Fall Arts: More Dance

Ananya Dance Theatre

When: Sept. 6–9

Where: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Ave. S., Mpls., 612-340-1725

Ananya Dance Theatre’s “Pipaashaa”—”thirst” in Bengali—centers on environmental devastation, but “thirst” could also describe the multi-ethnic company’s fierce drive to dance.

Mathew Janczewki

When: Oct 18–20

Where: Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Ave., Mpls., 612-375-7600

Mathew Janczewski’s sleek, modern choreography is anything but “Ugly”—the title of his new work investigating ideas of beauty. Electronic music innovator Morton Subotonick collaborates on this Walker commission.

Melissa Birch

When: Sept 2, 9, 16, and 23

Where: Bryant-Lake Bowl, 810 W. Lake St., Mpls., 612-825-8949

Cabaret mainstay Melissa Birch returns with her satirical dance-theater work “here it is here it is.” She promises an “American autobiography” featuring “road rage, gluttony, and other new oppressions.”

Houston Ballet

When: Oct. 20

Where: Northrop Auditorium, 84 SE Church St., Mpls., 612-624-2345

The exciting Houston Ballet returns to Northrop with a varied evening of graceful and inventive dance. Look for Melody Herrera, recently selected by Dance Magazine as one of its “25 to Watch.”

Zenon

When: Nov. 30–Dec. 2

Where: Guthrie Theater, 818 S. 2nd St., Mpls., 612-377-2224

Zenon celebrates twenty-five years of modern dance with a new work by Danny Buraczeski, old favorites by Bebe Miller and Susana Tambutti, and a surprise premiere.

Jerome Bel
When: Nov. 14–15
Where: Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Ave., Mpls., 612-375-7600
French innovation meets Thai traditional dance in Jerome Bel’s “Pichet Klunchun and Myself,” presented by the Walker Art Center. “It’s an educational, wide-eyed, often very funny, and ultimately very human experience,” says Walker’s Philip Bither.

Off Leash Area
When: Oct. 26–28; Nov. 2–4
Where: 3540 34th Ave. S., Mpls., 612-724-7372
Avant-garde dance/theater company Off-Leash Area’s first kids’ show, “A Gift For Planet BX63,” features a zany transdimensional space salesperson inside a Plexiglas box. Inspired by The Little Prince and The Gods Must Be Crazy, it offers acrobatic dancing and out-of-this-world theatrics.