Rhythmically Speaking returns to the Southern Theater for our 17th annual Summer show!
Thursday, August 14 at 7:30pm
Friday, August 15 at 7:30pm – talkback following the show
Saturday, August 16 at 2:00pm – pay what you can
Saturday, August 16 at 4:00pm: Jazz Dance Films Screening – ticket holders for stage show get in free!
Saturday, August 16 at 7:30pm
Groovers & Makers 25′: 4 Takes on Jazz Dance is our newly rebranded annual Summer production, which this year includes a screening of exciting jazz dance films! Though the format and name of this program has shifted throughout the years, it has always delivered fresh, vibrant takes on staged works inspired by jazz and American social dance ideas from exciting movers and shakers in the field. The production continues our tradition of commissioning the creation of new work by local choreographers while providing opportunities for dance artists who are based outside of Minnesota to show their work here. The 17th installment of our annual Summer program features a cohort of excellent artists serving up rhythm-driven dance that will move you.
Choreographers:
Brandi Coleman – Visiting Artist from Dallas, Texas
Cynthia Gutierrez – Visiting Artist from Spokane, Washington
Erinn Liebhard – Rhythmically Speaking Artistic and Executive Director
Hannah MacKenzie-Margulies – Local Artist
From MacKenzie-Margulies’ contemporary concert dance take on swing and Coleman’s vocally-dynamic approach to grounded and driven jazz, to Gutierrez’s Latin jazz vibes and Liebhard’s groove and improvisation-forward perspective, the production will run a gamut of feelings while showing a breadth of what ‘jazz and American social dance-inspired’ can mean.
Dancers: Nieya Amezquita, Malia Craft, Jayde Grass, Doug Hooker, Amy Jones, Sara Karimi, Kelli Miles, Erinn Liebhard, Jake Nehrbass, Kathleen Pender, and Betsy Schaefer Roob
Screen ’25 Artists: Kimberly Cooper, Daniel Gurton, Cara Hagan, Martin and Facundo Lombard, Anthony Morigerato, Erika Randall, Vanessa Sanchez, Justin Stephenson, Sierra Tanji, and Karen Wood
Looking to reinvigorate your spirit? Join us. Curious about the state of jazz dance as art? Join us. Just need to feel some damn joy? Join us! See you at the show!