Dance

Savion Glover’s PROjECt 9: A celebration of tap dance and musical collaboration

The atmosphere on the Dakota Club will pulse with the infectious rhythms and dynamic expressions of legendary tap dancer Savion Glover as he presents his latest show, PROjECt 9, on Oct. 10-11. Renowned for his progressive tap style and...

Curio Dance marks 10 years in Stillwater with latest space

Curio Dance’s latest 9,400-square-foot constructing in Stillwater features specialty sprung flooring, natural lighting and spacious studios. Nevertheless it’s the brand new laundry room and storage areas within the $2.4 million constructing which have Curio staff really excited. “We didn’t have...

Weekend picks: Holiday dance party on the Cedar; Annie and the Bang Bang at Cloudland; and ‘Completely satisfied Holi-Dane’ on the History Theatre

Clay sculptor Donna Ray shows her interactive artworks on the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery, in an exhibition that highlights women’s contributions to the world. Courtesy of MAAHMG Join to get Artscape in your inbox every Friday afternoon. It’s easy...

Weekend picks: ‘Dance Roots,’ a century of dance in Minnesota; Theon Cross’ genre-bending tuba work on the Dakota; and a grand opening for Huge...

“Dance Roots: Minnesota’s Movers and Shakers” runs through Jan. 24 on the Andersen Library. MinnPost photos by Sheila Regan Enroll to get Artscape in your inbox every Friday afternoon. It’s not too late to schedule in a Day of the Dead date...

Weekend picks: the Fall Sound Garden; a colourful international dance festival; and film premiere of ‘Tethered to the Ether’

Still from "Tethered to the Ether." Michael Thomsen Join to get Artscape in your inbox every Friday afternoon. With the autumn colours in full swing, there’s still time to soak up the season’s beauty on the Fall Sound Garden, a pop-up music...

Acclaimed dance company Step Afrika! to perform at Northrop Auditorium

With “Drumfolk,” Step Afrika! will give Minnesota audiences a wealthy, rhythmic. reverberating Black history lessons through a performance combining dance, drums, and movement. The Step Afrika! troupe will take the stage at Northrop Auditorium on the Twin Cities University of...

Weekend picks: Dance and humanities pedagogy exhibits at Public Functionary; SPCO’s season opening; and Chroma Zone Mural & Art Festival

In “Dhaanto,” filmmaker Yasmin Yassin documents the dance troupe based on the Somali Museum of Minnesota through film, photography and text. Public Functionary Join to get Artscape in your inbox every Friday afternoon. Public Functionary peers into the dance studio at two...

Weekend picks: The Jayhawks at Lake Harriet, Rhythmically Speaking dance and the Japanese Obon Festival

Several taiko drumming groups will probably be acting at the Japanese Obon Festival at Como Park. Jackie Scherer Photography Enroll to get Artscape in your inbox every Friday afternoon. There’s still time to reap the benefits of the fantastic thing that's Minnesota...

Dance City steps up: Northside dance troupe wins national championship

Earlier this 12 months, an area GoFundMe campaign helped to send a Northside dance team to the celebrated National Starpower Competition in Las Vegas. And never only did the ladies from Dance City show up within the desert last...

Thunder crashed this contemporary music and dance performance at Peavey Plaza

Mirage Performing Arts braved the rain with a program of music for lovers on Thursday evening, as a part of the Peavey Plaza Performing Arts Series sponsored by the nonprofit Green Minneapolis. Pianist Rie Tanaka and cellist Jesse Nummelin play...
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Family of 83-year-old St. Paul man killed in hit-and-run: ‘We’ll forgive you. … Please turn yourself in’

For 30 years, John Bidon took each day runs around Lake Phalen near his St. Paul home. He’d stretch it out to 5 miles...