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2008 Stories by Caroline Palmer

• ARENA Dances: waterBRIDGE

  published May 7, 2008

  Choreographer Mathew Janczewski first unveiled this full-length dance work for his ARENA Dances troupe in 2002, and it certainly deserves a second... More >>

• Film Highlight: The Edge of Heaven

  published April 23, 2008

  THE EDGE OF HEAVEN St. Anthony Main, Friday at 5 p.m. Fatih Akin's masterful... More >>

• Border Crossing

  published April 23, 2008

  The Arizona/Mexico border is a wild, controversial, and sometimes dangerous place; particularly for a young girl following in the footsteps of... More >>

• Queerographers' Evening

  published April 16, 2008

  Patrick's Cabaret and the University of Minnesota Dance Program team up to present the second annual "Queereographer's Evening," a celebration of... More >>

• Zenon's 25th Anniversary Spring Program

  published April 16, 2008

  The local modern and jazz repertory company continues to celebrate its 25th year with a spring concert featuring a host of new and favorite works... More >>

• Marc Bamuthi Joseph

  published April 9, 2008

  Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a National Poetry Slam champ, a Broadway vet, a hip-hop theater star, and an agile dancer with a light touch reflecting... More >>

• Live Action Set: The Piano Tuner

  published April 9, 2008

  Live Action Set—a collaborative movement-theater troupe formed by Megan Odell, Noah Bremer, Galen Treuer, and Vanessa Voskuil—is... More >>

• James Sewell Ballet: Social Movements

  published April 2, 2008

  The 15th season of the Minneapolis-based company offers a variety of movement perspectives. Among the highlights is "Social Movements," a... More >>

• Cassandra and Jawaahir Dance Company: Girls Night In

  published March 19, 2008

  Cassandra Shore has shared her love of Middle Eastern dance and music with Minnesotans for many years; her commitment to bridging the... More >>

• Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater: The Ends of Love

  published March 19, 2008

  This month we get a double dose of the always inspiring Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater; a two week run featuring a national premiere and a... More >>

• Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater: Ways to Be Hold

  published March 19, 2008

  This month we get a double dose of the always inspiring Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater; a two week run featuring a national premiere and a... More >>

• Beyond Ballroom Dance Company

  published March 12, 2008

  Ballroom dance has a huge audience these days thanks to the popularity of reality show competitions, but this isn't the first time tripping the... More >>

• William Yang: Shadows

  published March 12, 2008

  William Yang has a deceptively simple approach to performance. A noted photographer from Australia, he relies on a slide show to tell his... More >>

• Jon Ferguson: You're My Favorite Kind of Pretty

  published February 27, 2008

  Director and performer Jon Ferguson is among Minnesota's most versatile directors, an artist who freely injects a keen sense of text flow and... More >>

• SCUBA Touring Network

  published February 20, 2008

  The name sounds aquatic, but this dance series uniting a trio of local and national choreographers is all about new work created on the terra... More >>

• Romeo Castellucci and Societas Raffaello Sanzio: Hey Girl

  published February 13, 2008

  This is a rare opportunity to see Italian director Romeo Castellucci and Socîetas Raffaello Sanzio perform stateside. The Italian visual... More >>

• Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker: Fase

  published February 6, 2008

  Steve Reich's musical compositions are deceptively simple in their repetition, but spend a while with them and you soon discover a structure... More >>

• Zhauna Franks's Dream Channel

  published February 6, 2008

  Choreographer Zhauna Franks has come up with a way for us to dream with our eyes open, a treat for all who are growing weary of the long winter... More >>

• Dance Revolutions

  published February 6, 2008

  The University of Minnesota's dance department continues to hone a stellar national rep through its outstanding faculty as well as the Cowles... More >>

• The Crimes and Confessions of Kip Knutzen: A Hockey Way of Knowledge

  published January 30, 2008

  Deke Weaver may perform internationally these days, but he grew up in Minnetonka and still has a soft spot in his heart for hockey. This... More >>

• Out There 20: David Neumann and the Advanced Beginners Group

  published January 30, 2008

  The Super Bowl, that annual commercial fest with a few football plays thrown in for tradition's sake, will kick off on February 3. So perhaps... More >>

• Out There 20: Claude Wampler

  published January 23, 2008

  Claude Wampler is going to take the stage at Walker Art Center, and yes, there will be a performance, even though that concept is stricken from... More >>

• Iguan Dance Theatre

  published January 23, 2008

  Established in 1995 in St. Petersburg, Iguan Dance Theatre began as a collaboration between Nina Gasteva and Michail Ivanov in the avant-garde... More >>

• Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble

  published January 23, 2008

  Kevin Locke is a multitalented artist who is known worldwide for playing the indigenous Northern Plains flute, hoop dancing, and storytelling.... More >>

• Film Highlight: A Walk into the Sea

  published January 16, 2008

  Andy Warhol's Factory produced many cultural icons, including Edie Sedgwick and the Velvet Underground, but the... More >>