Dancer in jump holding moon.

Reality and fantasy collide in a contemporary retelling of William Shakespeare’s spellbinding A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Under the moonlight in an altered reality, witness the chaos and absurdity of desire come to life as lovers are driven by mistaken identity and enchantment. Inspired by astrological and environmental themes, we invite you to linger with us in the mayhem until dawn.

Choreographed by: Christian Warner
Performed by: The Company of Ballet Co.Laboratory

Friday, April 5 at 7:00pm
Saturday, April 6 at 7:00pm
Sunday, April 7 at 2:00pm

Location Info

Luminary Arts Center
700 N 1st St
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401

website

Contact Info

Rachel Koep
rkoep@balletcolaboratory.org
651.313.5967

Saturday, April 6
12:00-2:00pm
RSVP is appreciated.

This April Floorwork will continue the March 4, 2024 Dance Town Hall conversation with emphasis on creating a specific advocacy group for the dance community! Please come prepared with topics and action steps in response to the recent survey, March 4 Dance Town Hall, and previous Floorwork discussions.

Floorwork: a communal conversation and shared meal. 
Conversation will be held over a communal meal – bring your own dish to share in our potluck! ARENA DANCES will supply beverages, plates, napkins, and utensils. Floorwork was developed to hold conversations, knowledge-sharing, and a supportive space for dance artists and people who like to move. Attendees are asked to fill out a new RSVP form for each monthly Floorwork event.

Can’t attend, but would like to join in the conversation?
Join us via Zoom Meeting.
Meeting ID: 811 5083 8698
Passcode: 738155

Location Info

The Arena
711 W. Lake Street
Studio 308
Minneapolis, MN 55408

website

Contact Info

Mathew Janczewski
arenadances@gmail.com
Imagec created by Valerie Oliveiro

MOVO is experimenting with a biennial sharing structure! Using an open call format to all who participate and are in community at MOVO, artists are invited to share work at any creative stage.

In our inaugural offering, artists Rachel Lieberman, Anat Shinar, Marcela Michelle and Megan Mayer take focus in a shared evening of performance work at Red Eye on April 13, 2024, at 7:00pm, while Morgan Thorson extends her own choreographic inquiry with Alex Beaumont and Dienae Hunter, and offers an open rehearsal on April 10.

Tickets for April 13 are by donation, cash/Venmo at the door.

MO-SHO is supported by a Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Organizations grant, made possible through appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature.

Location Info

Red Eye Theater
2213 Snelling Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612-870-0309
website

Contact Info

Valerie Oliveiro
movospace@gmail.com

April 12 at 7:30pm
April 13 at 2:00pm

A blossoming initiative to recognize and elevate Asian creatives working in ballet, this program of Asian and Asian American choreography—co-curated by Final Bow for Yellowface’s Phil Chan—features The Washington Ballet, BalletMet, and Oakland Ballet Company. These performances celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of Singaporean choreographer Choo San Goh (1948-1987) who brought The Washington Ballet international acclaim, plus works by BalletMet’s Edwaard Liang—the first Asian Artistic Director for a major American ballet company—Phil Chan and Caili Quan for Oakland Ballet Company, and the Minnesota debut of choreographer Brett Ishida.

Program
Fives by Choo San Goh, The Washington Ballet
when shall we three meet again by Brett Ishida, The Washington Ballet
Ballet des Porcelaines by Phil Chan, Oakland Ballet Company
Layer Upon Layer by Caili Quan, Oakland Ballet Company
Finding Light pas de deux by Edwaard Liang, BalletMet

A Sensory Friendly Lounge equipped with sensory supports and staffed by trained volunteers will be available to all guests who are seeking a safe and soothing atmosphere during this and other select performances. Learn more on the Accessibility Services page.

Location Info

Northrop
84 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-624-2345
website

Contact Info

Gabrielle Jore
northrop@umn.edu
612-624-2345

Featured are the highly-anticipated choreographies of two guest choreographers and old friends of the company. Shohei Iwahama (former James Sewell Ballet dancer and current member of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo) brings an expansive group work that emanates curiosity, play, and kinship. Michael Walters returns with his fourth choreographic commission for James Sewell Ballet with a passionate duet, at moments both gritty and gentle.

This remarkable evening includes two Sewell works: a new sextet that blends classical and contemporary ballet within Bach’s Concerto for Violin & Oboe; and a remount of Doo-Be-Doo, which combines high-energy playful antics with stunning technical feats.

Saturday, April 13 at 7:30pm
Sunday, April 14 at 2:00pm

Location Info

The O’Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University
2004 Randolph Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105
612-672-0480
website

Contact Info

Deirdre Murnane
deirdre@jsballet.org
612-672-0480

Expand your 10,000 Dreams experience—purchase a ticket to Northrop’s Encore Gala, an insider post-show cocktail party with the performers! Mingle under the chandeliers with artists and dancers from The Washington Ballet, BalletMet, and Oakland Ballet Company following their matinee performance on the Northrop Stage. Bid on silent auction items and enjoy sumptuous hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and live music. Proceeds from this fundraiser support the creation of new works by preeminent artists through the Northrop Centennial Commissions project. 

Saturday, April 13
4:00pm

Tickets are $55; a $15 donation is included in your ticket price.

Location Info

Northrop
84 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-624-2345
website

Contact Info

Gabrielle Jore
northrop@umn.edu
612-624-2345
RDC - GAIA; Earth Embodied

Rochester Dance Company is excited to announce that tickets are available for the spring show, GAIA: Earth Embodied. 

GAIA: Earth Embodied is inspired by the elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. This production will feature brand-new choreography as well as recycled and restaged works. GAIA will showcase the delicate and serious relationships that humans have with the planet we call our home. It will educate dancers and audiences alike about the impact we have on ecosystems, both locally and globally. Paired with creative costuming and technical elements, this show will highlight the wonder of our planet and explore the importance of honoring and protecting the powerful beauty of Mother Nature.

Friday, April 19 at 7:00pm
Saturday, April 20 at 1:00pm and 4:00pm
At Rochester Civic Theatre.

Tickets available online. 

Location Info

Rochester Civic Theatre
30 Civic Center Dr SE
Suite 100
Rochester, MN 55904

website

Contact Info

Rochester Dance Company Board of Directors
rochesterdancecompanymn@gmail.com

Escalade
Friday, April 19

Nic Lincoln, Gemma Isaacson, Venus de Mars

We’re back for another dance and music performance celebrating human rights. This performance dives into themes circulating around bodily autonomy, and community. Art! Conversation! Community! You’ll walk away inspired.

Tickets will be “pay as able” with a suggested donation of $25-$35 per ticket.

On street parking. Use the building entrance on Main Street (follow the signs). The show will take place in the Performance Hall on the main floor – walk to the right after entering the building. Our host will welcome you!

Show runs approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Location Info

A-Mill Artist Lofts
Performance Hall
315 SE Main St
Minneapolis, MN 55414

website

Contact Info

Nic Lincoln
popartseeker@gmail.com
Event Flyer

Join the concert fundraiser for Paj Nag Tshiab Dance Company!

Saturday, April 20
8:00pm-12:00am
At White Dragon Hall in St. Paul.

The event is being hosted at White Dragon Hall to raise funds to bring our team to Norco, California to perform on the largest stage at the second annual Sabaidee Festival!

Paj Nag Tshiab Dance Company (New Rain Flower Dance Company) was established in November 2023 and consists of 9 dancers and 5 instructors. Learn more about us on our website. 

Feel free to connect with PNTDC or donate to our team to help us reach our goal of $12,000!

Location Info

White Dragon Hall
1600 White Bear Ave
St. Paul, MN 55106

website

Contact Info

Jessica Yang
pajnagtshiabdc@gmail.com
6513541087

Join us for Reel Imaginings, a presentation of short films created by MotionArt director/choreographer Pam Gleason in collaboration with cinematographers Guy Wagner, Nate Gebhard, Adam Tapper, and the many multi-generational movers of MotionArt! Whether exploring humor in the mundane, suspending disbelief in unfolding absurdities, or meandering down a waterway, these films offer a fun and captivating viewing experience for people of all ages.

Total film time: 70 minutes. Informal reception to follow the films. Refreshments and special treats provided by Little Bettina’s.

Saturday, April 20
7:00pm: Doors open
7:30pm: Film showing: Evergreen, Last Chance, Currents, Afloat
Tickets for Saturday

Sunday, April 21
2:30pm: Doors open
3:00pm: Film showing: Evergreen, Last Chance, Currents, Afloat
Tickets for Sunday

Tickets
General: $22
Seniors and Students: $17
Children: $12
Pay as you can is available by emailing us at info@motionartmn.org

At the Center for Performing Arts. Free on-street parking, and free parking in the lots of Lake Country School (3755 Pleasant Ave) and Venture Academy (3800 Pleasant Ave).

Location Info

Center for Performing Arts
3754 Pleasant Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55409
612-821-9202
website

Contact Info

Pam Gleason
info@motionartmn.org

April 22-27, 2024
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 22-27, 2024 at The Southern Theater. The CANDY BOX Dance Festival features both emerging and established choreographers, Happy Hour work-in-progress performances, and dance class offerings.

Dance Classes – April 22-26, 4:00-5:15pm on The Southern Theater stage.
Monday – Paula Mann
Tuesday- Sana Bangoura of Duniya Drum and Dance
Wednesday – jess pretty
Thursday – Tristan Koepke
Friday – Kaitlyn Hawkins

Happy Hour Showings – April 22-26, 5:30-6:30pm
Monday – Shannon Hartle Dolan, Kaitlyn Hawkins and Alicia Steeves
Tuesday – Kayla Schiltgen
Wednesday – Amez Dance
Thursday – Duniya Drum and Dance
Friday – Penelope Freeh

Featured Artists Performances – April 25-27, 7:30pm
Tristan Koepke
Paula Mann/Time Track Productions
jess pretty

Saturday, April 27 at 2:00pm is a pay-as-able matinee.

Location Info

The Southern Theater
1420 S Washington Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55454

website

Contact Info

Mathew Janczewski
arenadances@gmail.com

The Taja Will Ensemble presents:

Dearest Liberator, DISASTER! DISASTER! DISASTER! is a moment to metabolize climate catastrophe. Our queer Latine squad of contemporary avatars deliver a dark comedy, call to action, and awareness. We pack our “go bags” and practice all the survival strategies we’ve ever trained and retained. All the elemental energies are invited at once, WATER, AIR, FIRE, EARTH, moon, ghost, catastrophe, compost, restoration and diaspora ancestors. We call to action vibrational awareness of ecosystem solidarity, and elemental sovereignty.

Created and performed by Marisol Herling, Eric Gonzalez, Margaret Ogas and Taja Will

Performances
Wednesday, April 24 at 7:30
​Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 – ​with ASL interpretation
​Friday, April 26 at 7:30
Saturday, April 27 at 5:00
Doors open 20 minutes before performances.

Tickets
Our tickets ​have a sliding scale price of ​$15-50, with a suggested price of $25.

Location Info

Red Eye Theater
2213 Snelling Ave
Minneapolis, Minnesota

website

Contact Info

Taja Will
tajawill@gmail.com

We would like to invite the educators in our community and their students to attend this special event!

TU Dance is providing an educational performance featuring THREAT, a company project with choreography by Yusha-Marie Sorzano and other concepts and elements of the art form of dance. Our 10-dancers (including 5 dancers from TU Dance’s CULTIVATE, trainee program) welcome you to experience the connective power of dance. This educational performance is only available to students enrolled in schools throughout the district.

Thursday, April 25
10:30-11:25am
At The O’Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University.

Cost: $3.50

For more information about THREAT and to register, click here.

TU Dance educational performance featuring THREAT is provided thanks to a generous grant provided by the Saint Paul Foundation and Bigelow Foundation.

Location Info

The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University
2004 Randolph Ave
St. Paul, MN 55105

website

Contact Info

Canaan Mattson
canaan.mattson@tudance.org
651-724-9708

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 at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 27 at 7:30pm
Purchase tickets here!

Tickets
Adult: $40
Student/Senior: $30
St. Kate’s Student: $5
Subscription information can be found here. TU Dance is one of four dance companies participating in the pilot program The O’Shaughnessy Dance Cohort.

Location Info

O'Shaughnessy Auditorium
St. Kate's
2004 Randolph Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55105

website

Contact Info

Abdo Sayegh-Rodriguez
info@tudance.org
651-724-9708