Professional Performances and Dance Events Fall 2017 Modern Dance Performances: 1) 9x22 Dance/Lab: September 2017 Bryant Lake Bowl Theater Sept 27 at 8pm $6-$15 http://www.bryantlakebowl.com/ (612) 825-8949 2) Malpaso Dance Company with Special Guest Zenon Dance Company Carlson Family Stage in the Northrop Memorial Auditorium Oct 10 at 7:30pm $21-$41 (Call to ask about possible student rush tickets) www.northrop.umn.edu 3) Rosie Herrera Dance Theater The O’Shaughnessy at St Catherine University Oct 13 at 7:30pm $16-$30 http://oshag.stkate.edu/events/ 651-690-6700 4) Salva Sanchis and Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker/Rosas: A Love Supreme McGuire Theater at the Walker Art Center Oct 12-13 at 8pm $25 ($20 Walker members) www.walkerart.org/ticketed-events 612-375-7600 5) Diavolo presents L.O.S.T The Ordway Music Theater Oct 25 at 7:30pm $18-$50 ((2) rush tickets usually available with valid student ID) https://ordway.org/performances/ 651-224-4222 6) ODC/Dance Carlson Family Stage in the Northrop Memorial Auditorium Nov at 7:30pm $21-$41 (Call to ask about possible student rush tickets) www.northrop.umn.edu 612-624-2345 7) The Karen L Charles Threads Dance Project: Uncertain Reality The Cowles Center Nov 3-4 at 7:30pm $24-$29 (Call to ask about possible $15 student rush tickets) www.thecowlescenter.org/calendar-tickets 612-206-3600 8) The Velveteen Rabbit Carlson Family Stage in the Northrop Memorial Auditorium Nov at 1:30pm $21-$41 (Call to ask about possible student rush tickets) www.northrop.umn.edu 612-624-2345 9) Matthew Janczewski’s ARENA DANCES: The Architect The Cowles Center- Tek Box Theater Nov 3-4 at 8:00pm $18 (Call to ask about possible $15 student rush tickets) www.thecowlescenter.org/calendar-tickets 612-206-3600 10) Zenon Dance Company The Cowles Center Nov 10-11 and 17-18 at 7:30pm, Nov 19 at 2:00pm $34 (Call to ask about possible $15 student rush tickets) www.thecowlescenter.org/calendar-tickets 612-206-3600 11) TU Dance The O’Shaughnessy at St Catherine’s University Nov 17-18 at 8pm, Nov 19 at 2pm $18-$30 http://oshag.stkate.edu/events/ 651-690-6700 12) Choreographers’ Evening: Curated by Megan Mayer McGuire Theater Nov 25 at 7:30pm and 9:30pm $25 ($20 Walker members) www.walkerart.org/ticketed-events 612-375-7600 **Other performances may come up as the semester continues Some other performance venues to check periodically during the semester include: Red Eye Theater, Intermedia Arts, The Southern Theater, and the Bryant Lake Bowl.** Ballet Performances: 1) Minnesota Dance Theater The Cowles Center Oct 27, 28 at 7:30pm, Oct 29 at 2:00pm $24-$36 (Call to ask about possible $15 student rush tickets) www.thecowlescenter.org/calendar-tickets 612-206-3600 2) New York City Ballet Moves Carlson Family Stage in the Northrop Memorial Auditorium Oct 28 at 7:30pm $49-$69 (Call to ask about possible student rush tickets) www.northrop.umn.edu 612-624-2345 3) James Sewell Ballet The O’Shaughnessy at St Catherine’s University Nov 3-4 at 8pm, Nov at 2pm $16-$28 http://oshag.stkate.edu/events/ 651-690-6700 4) Swan Lake presented by Russian Grand Ballet The State Theatre Nov 14 at 7pm $34-$89 (Call to ask about possible student rush tickets) https://hennepintheatretrust.org/events/ 1-800-982-2787 5) St Paul Ballet, Clara’s Dream from the Nutcracker The O’Shaughnessy at St Catherine’s University Dec 1-2 at 7:30pm, Dec at 1pm, Dec at 2pm $30 http://oshag.stkate.edu/events/ 651-690-6700 6) Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker Orpheum Theater Dec at 3pm and 7pm $32-$102 (Call to ask about possible student rush tickets) https://hennepintheatretrust.org/events/ 1-800-982-2787 Groups of 10 or more call 612-373-5665 7)* Ballet Minnesota—the Classic Nutcracker The O’Shaughnessy at St Catherine’s University Dec 15-16 at 7:30pm, Dec 16-17 at 2pm $21 http://oshag.stkate.edu/events/ 651-690-6700 8)* Nutcracker (not so) Suite The Cowles Theater Dec 15-16 at 7:30pm, Dec 17 at 2:00pm, Dec 21-23 at 7:30pm, Dec 27-30 at 7:30pm $30-$50 (Call to ask about possible $15 student rush tickets) www.thecowlescenter.org/calendar-tickets 612-206-3600 9)* Loyce Houlton’s Nutcracker Fantasy presented by the Minnesota Dance Theatre The State Theater Dec 15, 22-23 at 7:30pm, Dec 16-17, 23 at 3:00pm $30-$75 (Call to ask about possible student rush tickets) https://hennepintheatretrust.org/events/ 1-800-982-2787 *Performance falls after last day of classes Speak to your professor if you would like a performance to count for your outside performance requirement Africanist Dance Performances: 1)* Alarmél Valli: An Evening of Bharatanatyam The Cowles Center Sept 14 at 7pm and 16 at 7:30pm $15-$29 (Call to ask about possible $15 student rush tickets) www.thecowlescenter.org/calendar-tickets 612-206-3600 2)* Ananya Dance Theatre The O’Shaughnessy at St Catherine University Sept 15-16 at 7:30pm $15-$25 http://oshag.stkate.edu/events/ 651-690-6700 3) Malpaso Dance Company with Special Guest Zenon Dance Company Carlson Family Stage in the Northrop Memorial Auditorium Oct 10 at 7:30pm $21-$41 (Call to ask about possible student rush tickets) www.northrop.umn.edu 612-624-2345 4) Twin Cities Tap Festival The Cowles Center Oct 19-21 at 7:30pm $15-$30 (Call to ask about possible $15 student rush tickets) www.thecowlescenter.org/calendar-tickets 612-206-3600 6) Hip Hop Nutcracker The State Theatre Nov 21-22 at 7:30pm $28-$69 ((2) rush tickets usually available with a valid student ID) https://ordway.org/performances/ 651-224-4222 **Not specifically Africanist, but approved by Arneshia as an outside performance option Other Performances and Events: (Ranging from international dance, to dance film, dance-related panel discussions and more—always ask about whether they can count towards outside performance/extra credit) 1) Alarmél Valli: An Evening of Bharatanatyam The Cowles Center Sept 14 at 7pm and 16 at 7:30pm $15-$29 (Call to ask about possible $15 student rush tickets) www.thecowlescenter.org/calendar-tickets 612-206-3600 2) Ananya Dance Theatre The O’Shaughnessy at St Catherine University Sept 15-16 at 7:30pm $15-$25 http://oshag.stkate.edu/events/ 651-690-6700 3) Aparna Ramaswamy: THEY ROSE AT DAWN Weitz Center for Creativity at Carleton College Oct 10 at 7:30pm Free http://apps.carleton.edu/arts/events/?event_id=1462246&date=2016-10- 4) Rosie Herrera Dance Theater The O’Shaughnessy at St Catherine University Oct 13 at 7:30pm $16-$30 http://oshag.stkate.edu/events/ 651-690-6700 5) Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About (A Documentary) Best Buy Theatre at the Northrop Memorial Auditorium Oct 18 at 6:30pm Free and open to the public www.northrop.umn.edu 612-624-2345 6) “Ritu – The Seasons” by Kala Vandanam The O’Shaughnessy at St Catherine’s University 08 Oct 21 at 7:30pm $18 http://oshag.stkate.edu/events/ 651-690-6700 7) West Side Story Best Buy Theater at the Northrop Memorial Auditorium Oct 23 at4:30pm Free and Open to the Public www.northrop.umn.edu 612-624-2345 8) World of Dance LIVE The Orpheum Oct 26 at 7:30pm $39-$159 (Call to ask about possible student rush tickets) https://hennepintheatretrust.org/events/ 1-800-982-2787 9) Travis Wall’s Shaping Sound: After the Curtain The Ordway Music Theater Oct 28 at 7:30pm $26-$99 ((2) rush tickets usually available with a valid student ID) https://ordway.org/performances/ 651-224-4222 10) Boulders and Bones: A Discussion with ODC Dance Best Buy Theater Nov at 3:30pm Free and open to the public www.northrop.umn.edu 612-624-2345 11) Ali Chahrour: Leila’s Death Guthrie Theater Nov 11 at 7:30pm $45 ($36 Walker members), $40 ($32), $35 ($28), $30 ($24), $20 ($16) www.walkerart.org/ticketed-events 612-375-7600 12) Always check out the Orpheum for Broadway musicals containing music, dance, and theater https://hennepintheatretrust.org/events/ Regular Events: 1) Square Dance Eagles Club, Minneapolis, 1st and 3rd Mondays 7:30pm https://www.minneapoliseagles34.org/ 2) Folkdance Tapestry Dance Center A variety of ongoing classes in everything from Waltz Afternoons to International Dance Fridays, and Bollywood on Thursdays Free http://tapestryfolkdance.org/calendar/2017-01/ 3) Twin Cites Ballroom & Swing Dance Meetup A regularly occurring event https://www.meetup.com/go-dancing-twincities/ 4) Swing dance lessons/dancing http://www.uptownswing.net/ 5) Classic Country Dance and other kinds of social dance Lee's Liquor Lounge, Minneapolis http://www.leesliquorlounge.com/ 6) Swing Dancing and Lessons Wabasha Street Caves, Minneapolis Thursdays, 6:15 lesson, live music starts at 7pm http://www.wabashastreetcaves.com/ **This is by no means a comprehensive list—if you find other performances/events let your professors know**