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University of Minnesota’s Dance Theatre is MOVES!

Featuring choreography by Dance Faculty jess pretty and Dance students Vy Nguyen and Hina Sasaki. Of her work, jess pretty writes “who we are is a direct reflection of who we are in relationship to. always and forever is the first chapter of a larger work that jess is making titled call and response, which … Continued

$8 – $18

Public Talk with Dr. Melissa Blanco Borelli

“Vivir Sabroso: Choreographies of Living in the Colombian Pacific” Dr Melissa Blanco Borelli is a critical dance studies scholar, choreographer, and cultural critic. She is an Associate Professor of Theatre and the Director of the Dance Program. She has been on faculty at MIT, University of Surrey (UK), Royal Holloway, University of London (UK) and … Continued

Free

Joanie Smith, Shapiro & Smith Dance Studio Shwoing

Joanie Smith’s Moonlight and Ferdouganal are companion pieces exploring the power of relationality and transformation. Moonlight delves into the support and intimacy of close relationships through physical connection. Ferdouganal is a community of individual voices uniting for a common goal. The music for Moonlight is Ludvig van Beetoven’s well-known first movement of the Moonlight Sonata. … Continued

Free

Jordan Demetrius Lloyd and Cast Studio Showing

Jordan is a dance artist based in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from The College at Brockport and grew up in Albany, NY. He has collaborated with and performed for Beth Gill, Netta Yerushalmy, Tere O’Connor, Karl Rogers, David Dorfman Dance, Joanna Kotze, Catherine Galasso, Monica Bill Barnes, and Tammy Carrasco. His teaching practice has brought … Continued

Free

Reach-School Show

The University Dance Theatre concert presented by University of Minnesota Department of Theatre Arts & Dance at the Cowles Center for Performing Arts offers a FREE matinee for students to see pre-professionals in the work of contemporary dance artists. The performance will be followed by a short Q&A with student performers who will speak about … Continued

Free
Event Series Reach

Reach

REACH features choreography by faculty member Joanie Smith and visiting artists Maria Bauman and Jordan Demetrius Lloyd, performed by University dance program students at The Cowles Center for Dance & Performing Arts. Mixing joy, sadness, and anger into one show, REACH sets the tone for the upcoming season. With themes such as bodily autonomy, reaching … Continued

$5 – $35
Event Series Reach

Reach

REACH features choreography by faculty member Joanie Smith and visiting artists Maria Bauman and Jordan Demetrius Lloyd, performed by University dance program students at The Cowles Center for Dance & Performing Arts. Mixing joy, sadness, and anger into one show, REACH sets the tone for the upcoming season. With themes such as bodily autonomy, reaching … Continued

$5 – $35