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Early giving is open! This is the time to support all the non-profit organizations you love! ARENA has set a big goal of $25,000 for the 2024 Give to the Max Campaign on November 21. While this may seem ambitious, ARENA DANCES has big visions and dreams for the future, needing to raise $100k by May to be able to announce! We invite you to be a part of this journey with us.

Explore all that ARENA has to offer with our upcoming performances, educational outreach, and community initiatives on our GiveMN page.

If you would like to assist in avoiding all the GiveMN fees to ARENA or other organizations, we encourage you to donate directly to those you support. For ARENA DANCES, you can donate here.

Cheers,
Mathew Janczewski

Collide Theatrical’s 24/25 Season

Tickets are now on sale for Collide Theatrical Dance Company’s 11th Season, which will feature an exciting lineup of innovative dance theater! All shows this year will be at the Luminary Arts Center.

In the fall, watch America’s most notorious outlaw couple come to life in our electrifying production of Bonnie & Clyde. These two small town kids were a pair of daring bank robbers and fugitive lovers destined for a date with death.

Collide’s “exhilarating adaptation” of Romeo & Juliet returns in February 2025 with fresh faces. Witness the intoxicating high of passion descend into brutal chaos in the greatest romance of all time. 

And taking off from last year’s sold-out limited run, the second installment of Broadway Dancin’ will feature new dances from some of Broadway’s biggest hits, including Pippin, Chicago, Carousel, An American in Paris…and more!

Collide will also bring back its hit production of Wonderland and tour the mental health–themed production to middle and high schools throughout Minnesota, in addition to having a gala performance in November.

Individual tickets are on sale now. Get your season tickets, save money and get amazing perks like free ticket exchanges and invitations to special events! For questions, please email grace@collidetheatrical.org or call 651-395-7903, ext. 1.

Collide Theatrical’s 24/25 Season

Tickets are now on sale for Collide Theatrical Dance Company’s 11th Season, which will feature an exciting lineup of innovative dance theater! All shows this year will be at the Luminary Arts Center.

In the fall, watch America’s most notorious outlaw couple come to life in our electrifying production of Bonnie & Clyde. These two small town kids were a pair of daring bank robbers and fugitive lovers destined for a date with death.

Collide’s “exhilarating adaptation” of Romeo & Juliet returns in February 2025 with fresh faces. Witness the intoxicating high of passion descend into brutal chaos in the greatest romance of all time. 

And taking off from last year’s sold-out limited run, the second installment of Broadway Dancin’ will feature new dances from some of Broadway’s biggest hits, including Pippin, Chicago, Carousel, An American in Paris…and more!

Collide will also bring back its hit production of Wonderland and tour the mental health–themed production to middle and high schools throughout Minnesota, in addition to having a gala performance in November.

Individual tickets are on sale now. Get your season tickets to save money and get amazing perks like free ticket exchanges and invitations to special events! For questions, please email grace@collidetheatrical.org or call 651-395-7903, ext. 1.

Introducing the MN Dance Task Force

The Minnesota Dance Task Force (MNDTF) emerged from the momentum generated during several community gatherings convened following the announced closure of the Cowles Center for Dance in February 2024. Led by the Minnesota Dance Community (MNDC), two of the meetings were supported by the Minneapolis Department of Arts and Cultural Affairs, with participation from Minneapolis City Council members, Mayor Jacob Frey, and staff from local foundations. Additional meetings were organized by the MN Arts Coalition (MNAC) to advocate for inclusion and equity in meetings/gatherings moving forward.

Officially launched in July 2024, the MNDTF holds bi-weekly meetings open to all community members.

Focus and Intent
MNDTF is focused on generating a framework and implementation steps for the creation of a service organization to support Minnesota dance artists and intentionally move toward an equitable dance ecosystem.

Core Values and Principles

  • Support: Provide the local dance community with a trustworthy, accessible, and equitable support ecosystem.
  • Advocacy: Advocate for and encourage the growth of dance, of a variety of genres, throughout MN. This includes uplifting the voices, ideas, and experiences of youth, underrepresented communities (like LGBTQIA2S+, disabled persons, BIPOC, low-income individuals, and others), underrepresented traditional and cultural dance genres, smaller organizations, companies, and leaders currently doing the work.
  • Transparency and Inclusion: All efforts are committed to openness and inclusivity, ensuring that every voice in the community is heard.

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Collide Theatrical’s 24/25 Season

Tickets are now on sale for Collide Theatrical Dance Company’s eleventh season, which will feature an exciting lineup of innovative dance theater! All shows this year will be at the Luminary Arts Center.

In the fall, watch America’s most notorious outlaw couple come to life in our electrifying production of Bonnie and Clyde. These two small-town kids were a pair of daring bank robbers and fugitive lovers destined for a date with death.

Collide’s “exhilarating adaptation” of Romeo and Juliet returns in February 2025 with fresh faces. Witness the intoxicating high of passion descend into brutal chaos in the greatest romance of all time. 

And taking off from last year’s sold-out limited run, the second installment of Broadway Dancin’ will feature brand new pieces from some of Broadway’s biggest hits, including Pippin, Chicago, Carousel, An American in Paris, and more!

Collide will also bring back its hit production of Wonderland and tour the mental health-themed production to middle and high schools throughout Minnesota, in addition to having a gala performance in November.

Individual tickets are on sale now, as well as season tickets. Season subscribers save money and get amazing perks like free ticket exchanges and invitations to special events!

For questions, please email grace@collidetheatrical.org or call 651-395-7903, ext. 1.

CANDY BOX Dance Festival 2025 Artists Announced

2025 CANDY BOX Dance Festival: April 21-26 at the Southern Theater

The CANDY BOX Dance Festival is a week-long dynamic sampling of featured performances, master classes, and in-progress showings, hosted by ARENA DANCES and presented April 21-26, 2025 at The Southern Theater. The CANDY BOX Dance Festival features both emerging and established choreographers, Happy Hour work-in-progress performances, and master class offerings.

Featured Artists
Doma Dance Theater
Flying Foot Forum
Cheng Xiong

Selected Happy Hour Artists
Yukina Sato
Nieya Amezquita and Kaitlyn Hawkins
NERVOUS THEATRE

with Happy Hour Guests
Eva Mohn
Shannon Hummel of Cora Dance

Panelists
Alexandra Bodnarchuk
Mathew Janczewski
Carlo Antonio Villanueva

Collide Theatrical’s 24/25 Season

Tickets are now on sale for Collide Theatrical Dance Company’s 11th Season, which will feature an exciting lineup of innovative dance theater! All shows this year will be at the Luminary Arts Center.

In the fall, watch America’s most notorious outlaw couple come to life in our electrifying production of Bonnie & Clyde. These two small town kids were a pair of daring bank robbers and fugitive lovers destined for a date with death.

Collide’s “exhilarating adaptation” of Romeo & Juliet returns in February 2025 with fresh faces. Witness the intoxicating high of passion descend into brutal chaos in the greatest romance of all time. 

And taking off from last year’s sold-out limited run, the second installment of Broadway Dancin’ will feature new dances from some of Broadway’s biggest hits, including Pippin, Chicago, Carousel, An American in Paris…and more!

Collide will also bring back its hit production of Wonderland and tour the mental health–themed production to middle and high schools throughout Minnesota, in addition to having a gala performance in November.

Individual tickets are on sale now, as well as season tickets. Season subscribers save money and get amazing perks like free ticket exchanges and invitations to special events!

For questions, please email grace@collidetheatrical.org or call 651-395-7903, ext. 1.

Grand Opening: Roots and Wings Institute for Embodied Wisdoms

Grand Opening!

Brooklyn-born and Twin Cities based dancer-choreographer, educator and artist organizer, opens the Roots and Wings Institute for Embodied Wisdoms with dance classes for children and movement practice for adults.

After 16 years of solid investment in her artistry both as an ensemble dancer with TU Dance from 2007-2017 and later as an independent artist excavating her own voice around narratives around archive, memory, performance, masquerade, self love,  pleasure, and Black liberation–through deeply courageous works of performance art (Dreams: A SOLO; “Yam, Potatoe and Fish!,” Black Light Research’s multi-year work and many other commissions for ensembles such as Minnesota Dance Theater, the Penumbra Theater, Springboard Danse Montréal, and TU Dance. )

After 16 years of creating pedagogy that develops the whole child through the creative arts– in dance schools, church ministries, street festivals, public schools, community centers, youth shelters, non profit organizations, corporations, community arts programs, colleges and universities.

After 16 years of building community through the arts (helping to establish community vision around the new 825 Arts) and delivering public arts workshops and retreats through her non profit, I A.M. Arts that resource BIPOC creatives.

Roots and Wings Institute for Embodied Wisdoms offers programming in partnership with at the Oshun Center for Intercultural Healing, located within the Family Tree Clinic in Minneapolis.

CANDY BOX Dance Festival 2025 Artists Announced

2025 Candy Box Dance Festival: April 21-26 at the Southern Theater

The CANDY BOX Dance Festival is a week-long dynamic sampling of featured performances, masterclasses, and in-progress showings, hosted by ARENA DANCES and presented April 21-26, 2025 at The Southern Theater. The CANDY BOX Dance Festival features both emerging and established choreographers, Happy Hour work-in-progress performances, and master class offerings.

Featured Artists
Doma Dance Theater
Flying Foot Forum
Cheng Xiong

Selected Happy Hour Artists
Yukina Sato
Nieya Amezquita and Kaitlyn Hawkins
NERVOUS THEATRE

with Happy Hour Guests
Eva Mohn
Shannon Hummel of Cora Dance

Panelists
Alexandra Bodnarchuk
Mathew Janczewski
Carlo Antonio Villanueva

Collide Theatrical’s 24/25 Season

Tickets are now on sale for Collide Theatrical Dance Company’s 11th Season, which will feature an exciting lineup of innovative dance theater! All shows this year will be at the Luminary Arts Center.

In the fall, watch America’s most notorious outlaw couple come to life in our electrifying production of Bonnie & Clyde. These two small town kids were a pair of daring bank robbers and fugitive lovers destined for a date with death.

Collide’s “exhilarating adaptation” of Romeo & Juliet returns in February 2025 with fresh faces. Witness the intoxicating high of passion descend into brutal chaos in the greatest romance of all time. 

And taking off from last year’s sold-out limited run, the second installment of Broadway Dancin’ will feature new dances from some of Broadway’s biggest hits, including Pippin, Chicago, Carousel, An American in Paris…and more!

Collide will also bring back its hit production of Wonderland and tour the mental health–themed production to middle and high schools throughout Minnesota, in addition to having a gala performance in November.

Individual tickets are on sale now, as well as season tickets. Season tickets save you money and offer amazing perks like free ticket exchanges and invitations to special events!

For questions, please email grace@collidetheatrical.org or call 651-395-7903, ext. 701.