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Faux-French Fun

Fun is the theme at French Twist, the newest production of the Flying Foot Forum.

May 2008

by Lightsey Darst

A Step Forward

Shapiro & Smith Dance company performs Miniatures--a series of heightened, intimate vignettes.

April 2008

A Physical Wreck

A Physical Wreck

Black Label Movement artistic director Carl Flink's new piece, "Wreck," is a rough, dangerous work that imagines what it's like to be trapped in an ore boat sinking to the bottom of Lake Superior.

January 2008

Ballet dancer

Fantastically Nutty

Behind the scenes, a lot happens in this forty-three-year-old Nutcracker production that you would never guess from watching the show.

December 2007

Zenon Dance Company

Crazy Energy

Zenon Dance Company has survived for twenty-five years by knowing who is going to be hot in modern dance well before the rest of us.

November 2007

Ugly, Big, and Beautiful

Ugly, Big, and Beautiful

Local dancer Mathew Janczewski’s ambitious “Ugly” examines our country’s ingrained attitudes toward beauty and behavior.

October 2007

Deep Dance

Deep Dance

New works by Deborah Jinza Thayer and Vanessa Voskuil explore the meaning and fragility of life.

September 2007

Festival of Lies

Festival of Lies

African dancer Faustin Linyekula caps off his performances with a six-hour marathon of movement.

September 2007

Houston Ballet

Fall Arts: More Dance

From ethnic to ballet to traditional, dance is all over the Twin Cities this fall.

September 2007

Hip-Hop with Heart

Hip-Hop with Heart

It’s that time of year: The Minnesota Fringe Festival is August 2–12.

August 2007

Artistic Alchemy

Artistic Alchemy

Ideas and artists collide to push the limits of collaboration in Momentum: New Dance Works.

July 2007

Collaborative Chemistry

Husband-and-wife creative team Paula Mann and Steve Paul meld dance and multimedia in their upcoming show.

June 2007

Circus or Art?

Xelias aerial performers push their physical and artistic limits in a new collaboration.

May 2007

Minnesota Dance Theatre’s Sam Feipel

Starting Over

Minnesota Dance Theatre lost several standout dancers, but gained young talent.

April 2007

William Forsythe’s company at work

Ballet Two Ways

American Ballet Theatre and William Forsythe celebrate the classical and the avant-garde.

March 2007

The Ends of Love

Dance That's Different

Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater offers something for the heart and mind.

February 2007

Bridging the Gap

Bridging the Gap

Penelope Freeh talks about dancing, writing, and her life.

January 2007

Barbie’s Fairy World

After three years off, it’s back—the Ballet of the Dolls’ nutty Nutcracker (not so) Suite.

December 2006

Katha Dance Theatre

Storied Dances

Katha Dance Theatre celebrates the art and poetry of Sufism.

November 2006

Anna Sokolow’s Rooms

Historic Rooms

Dance pioneer Anna Sokolow’s masterpiece comes to the Twin Cities.

October 2006

Mathew Janczewski

In Good Company

Mathew Janczewski's Arena Dances celebrates ten years this fall.

September 2006


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