This new site informed work by Dance Rec Pick Up League explores park spaces, aspects of recreation and play, community and congregation, and the environments of park offerings. This will be an inclusive experience for the audience where they can choose to play with us, alongside us, or enjoy as a spectator.
Friday, July 17 at 10:00am
At the southwest corner of Commons Park. Free!
This informal showing will be rain or shine. A few chairs and benches are on site. Otherwise, this will be a standing show with some potential audience participation. Feel free to bring your own lawn chair. There are games set up in the Commons; stay afterwards to play! Bring your own snacks or a ball, or stay and have lunch from a food truck on 4th Street. Port-a-potties are available on Park Ave.
Dance Rec Pickup League is Erika Hansen, Eva Mohn, Gabriel Anderson, Jamie Ryan-Karels, Leslie O’Neill, and Sarah Baumert—a group of friends who recreate together. We create proposals, scores, games, and questions as a way to make dances. This work has developed from weekly collaborative sessions at the Commons Park in Minneapolis. This activity is made possible by the Bridge Fund for Dance program through the City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs Department.
The most direct way to get to The Commons in downtown Minneapolis is by taking bus Routes 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 22, or the METRO C Line to the stops right next to U.S. Bank Stadium. The park sits directly across the street from the U.S. Bank Stadium LRT Station. On-street parking is available. The closest parking ramp is the Armory Parking lot at 500 South 6th St.