Archive: Other Dance News

TU Dance is one of four dance companies participating in the pilot program The O’Shaughnessy Dance Cohort. THREAT is an evening-length work choreographed by TU Dance Guest Artist Yusha-Marie Sorzano.

THREAT is a concert dance theater work that aims to provoke an interrogation of the roles we play as individuals and communities in hierarchies. The work posits that hierarchies have the power to control our behavior and infiltrate our thoughts, even when no authority is present to enforce the rules. Using a physical language and soundscape that fuses multicultural traditions and styles of the West and the African Diaspora, this social exploration invites audiences into a modern narrative that speaks to the universal experience of authority, obedience, and rebellion.

Friday, April 26, 2024 at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 7:30pm

Purchase tickets here!

Tickets
Adult: $40
Student/Senior: $30
St. Kate’s Student: $5
Subscription information can be found here.

Premiere of Erased Steps at Saint Paul Union Depot – August 24-25, 2023
Erased Steps is an abstract dance theater work, taking place at Union Depot in Saint Paul, MN, August 24-25, 2023. The work features an original score by local composer Zack Baltich and 15 dancers whose relationships are gradually revealed through the works’ deft abstraction, incorporating dance, visual symbolism and imaginative staging. Shining a light on both personal and societal expectations, Erased Steps exposes themes of the past and the present; what things seem like on the surface versus what they might actually be. Learn more about Erased Steps.

snowBIRD Creative Residency in Palm Springs, CA – January 2024
In early 2024, ARENA will be heading to sunny Palm Springs, California to participate in a creative residency with snowBIRD, focusing time to create with Twin Cities dancers Dustin Haug, Javan Mngrezzo, and Leslie O’Neill while we also offer classes to the community.

Mathew Janczewski and Taja Will’s collaboration of MERGE in March at The Cowles – March 23-24, 2024
Mathew Janczewski and Taja Will join choreographic and creative forces in their commissioned collaboration through The Cowles Center for MERGE in March, premiering March 23-24, 2024 on the Cowles Center’s mainstage. This year’s MERGE pairs Mathew Janczewski’s high-intensity, super-charged movements with Taja Will’s nuanced, emotive, and improvisational boldness. Their collaboration will culminate in an evening of performance, which includes ARENA repertory favorite, Judged House, and the premiere of a haunting new solo by Will. Described as a “club-like atmosphere of daring ecstasy, collective revolt, and personal reclamations.” 2023/24 Cowles Center Season Announcement

The 8th Annual CANDY BOX Dance Festival – April 22-27, 2024
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 late April 2024 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, with full program announcement coming January 2024. Learn more about CANDY BOX.

This week a new contemporary dance company has launched into the community! Ruby Josephine Dance Theater, or RJDT, is founded by choreographer and contemporary dance artist Ruby Josephine Smith. Through its emotional, fluid and often narrative work, this company aims to bring dance to its organic roots of connecting people through rhythm, flow, and exuberant expression. It digs deep into themes of human emotion, existence, and a connection to the intangible, exploring common threads and resonant stories.

While grounded in the movement vocabulary of the artistic director, it will frequently weave in the perspectives and voices of its dancers and international collaborators. This company will offer full-length productions, company classes and workshops, collaborations with Ruby’s web of international dancers and artists, and local community gatherings and events.

To learn more, support and get involved with this new company and stay up to date with all of these offerings, you can:
-Check out the RJDT website: https://www.rubyjosephine.com/
-Become a founding funder of the company: https://www.rubyjosephine.com/support
-Subscribe to our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/ds6RZT
-Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rjdtco/

Thank you to the amazing Twin Cities dance community for creating the space and support for new companies and endeavors – RJDT would not be possible without it! Special thanks and shout-outs to Hothouse Minneapolis, Zenon Dance School, and Karen Charles of Threads Dance Company for their constant support of Ruby’s work.

Keep an eye out for more soon!

Collide Theatrical Dance Company’s Tenth Anniversary Season will feature an exciting lineup of innovative dance theater.

The 2023/2024 season opens in September with The Great Gatsby. Originally produced by Collide in 2018, the company will present an updated version this year. Re-imagined through a modern lens, this timely tale explores the dark underbelly of the American dream, a story no less poignant a century later.

In February 2024, Collide will stage the world premiere of Hollywood, which tells the compelling and hopeful story of a Hollywood starlet and a political eco-activist struggling for survival in a climate-ravaged near-future California.

The final show in Collide’s tenth season will be a high-energy cabaret in which Collide dancers will take you on a journey through the history of Broadway’s most famous dance musicals. Broadway Dancin’ will feature numbers from some of your favorite Broadway hits, including Chicago, Cabaret, A Chorus Line, 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.

On Saturday, December 2, 2023, Collide will celebrate its Tenth Anniversary with a fundraising gala. The evening will feature silent and live auctions, cocktails, and heavy appetizers, and will culminate with a performance highlighting favorite dance excerpts from the past decade.

Season subscriptions are available for purchase now, as are tickets for individual shows.

For more information, including show dates and locations, please visit Collidetheatrical.org.

TU Dance is one of four dance companies participating in the pilot program The O’Shaughnessy Dance Cohort. THREAT is an evening-length work choreographed by TU Dance Guest Artist Yusha-Marie Sorzano.

THREAT is a concert dance theater work that aims to provoke an interrogation of the roles we play as individuals and communities in hierarchies. The work posits that hierarchies have the power to control our behavior and infiltrate our thoughts, even when no authority is present to enforce the rules. Using a physical language and soundscape that fuses multicultural traditions and styles of the West and the African Diaspora, this social exploration invites audiences into a modern narrative that speaks to the universal experience of authority, obedience, and rebellion.

Friday, April 26, 2024 at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 7:30pm

Purchase tickets here!

Tickets
Adult: $40
Student/Senior: $30
St. Kate’s Student: $5
Subscription information can be found here.

Collide Theatrical Dance Company announces its Tenth Anniversary Season, featuring an exciting lineup of innovative dance theater.

The 2023/2024 season opens in September with The Great Gatsby. Originally produced by Collide in 2018, the company will present an updated version this year. Re-imagined through a modern lens, this timely tale explores the dark underbelly of the American dream, a story no less poignant a century later.

In February 2024, Collide will stage the world premiere of Hollywood, which tells the compelling and hopeful story of a Hollywood starlet and a political eco-activist struggling for survival in a climate-ravaged near-future California.

The final show in Collide’s 10th season will be a high-energy cabaret in which Collide dancers will take you on a journey through the history of Broadway’s most famous dance musicals. Broadway Dancin’ will feature numbers from some of your favorite Broadway hits, including Chicago, Cabaret, A Chorus Line, 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.

On Saturday, December 2, 2023, Collide will celebrate its Tenth Anniversary with a fundraising gala. The evening will feature silent and live auctions, cocktails, and heavy appetizers, and will culminate with a performance highlighting favorite dance excerpts from the past decade.

Season subscriptions are available for purchase now, as are tickets for individual shows.

For more information, including show dates and locations, please visit Collidetheatrical.org.

Ballet Co.Laboratory is a professional ballet company and school located in Saint Paul, MN. Our organization works to re-imagine how ballet is taught, created, and presented – moving the art form forward by fostering unique collaborations and advancing equity in the classical arts. Since our inaugural season in 2018, more than 22,000 individuals have experienced the art of dance with us through a performance, class, or free community outreach event.

Ballet Co.Laboratory is committed to the creation of new dance works which takes ballet out of the 1800s and places it into the 21st century. Through the presentation of five large-scale productions each season, we empower creativity and engage our community in new ways of thinking, learning, and moving.

Our 2023/24 season will have you dancing through the pages as we present novel notions that will have you reading between the lines. Join us to experience our sixth season cover-to-cover by purchasing tickets at balletcolaboratory.org or by calling our box office at 651.313.5967.

Tickets now on sale here.

Be the first to grab the best seat in the house for our 2023/24 season productions! From the Fall Forward Festival to our annual MERGE in March program, there is something on our calendar for every type of dance-lover. Group discounts and Pay As You Are (PAYA) options are available for every show this season!

Fall Forward Festival
October 21–November 5, 2023
Featuring Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music, and Arts Company, Concerto Dance, Kaleena Miller Dance, Ballet Folklorico Mexico Azteca,
STRONGmovement, Yuki Tokuda, Katha Dance Theatre, Shapiro & Smith Dance, and Alternative Motion Project.

Rhythm Street Movement: Who Brought The Humbug?
December 14–17, 2023
*Tickets on sale Tuesday, September 26

Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre: The Conference of the Birds
February 10–11, 2024

Crash Dance Productions: Domino
March 2–3, 2024

MERGE In March: Mathew Janczewski’s ARENA DANCES & Taja Will
March 23–24, 2024

James Sewell Ballet: Pointed Humor
April 6–7, 2024

The Cowles Center and Northrop Present BRKFST Dance Company
April 27–28, 2024

Ragamala Dance Company: Avimukta: Where the Seeker Meets the Sacred
May 4–5, 2024

TU Dance is one of four dance companies participating in the pilot program: The O’Shaughnessy Dance Cohort. THREAT is an evening-length work choreographed by TU Dance Guest Artist Yusha-Marie Sorzano.

THREAT is a concert dance theater work that aims to provoke an interrogation of the roles we play as individuals and community in hierarchies. The work posits that hierarchies have the power to control our behavior and infiltrate our thoughts, even when no authority is present to enforce the rules. Using a physical language and soundscape that fuses multicultural traditions and styles of the West and the African Diaspora, this social exploration invites audiences into a modern narrative that speaks to the universal experience of authority, obedience, and rebellion.

Friday, April 26, 2024 at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 7:30pm

Purchase tickets here!

Tickets
Adult: $40
Student/Senior: $30
St. Kate’s Student: $5
Subscription information can be found here.