The BodyCartography Project: Exploring Kinesthetic Empathy
The newest installment of TALK DANCE with Justin Jones highlights the upcoming world premiere and Walker commission of Super Nature by the BodyCartography Project with music by Zeena Parkins. Not only...
View ArticleHofesh Shechter: Dance, Politics, and Apolitical Dance
On the heels of what may be considered a crucial election, Hofesh Shechter Company comes to Minneapolis with Political Mother. In the newest installment of TALK DANCE, local dancer and choreographer...
View ArticleChoreographers’ Evening: A Celebration of 40 Years
On Saturday, the Walker will present its 40th installment of Choreographers’ Evening. To celebrate this milestone, co-curators Aparna Ramaswamy and Patrick Scully chose works that represented the Twin...
View ArticleDeborah Hay: “Genius Rug-Puller”
The other night, I was telling my husband about this show that he will be going to see next weekend, and after we chatted about it for a while, he seemed unsure and said, “Is it going to be old?” I...
View Article8-Ball: Choreographer/Author Trajal Harrell
In the third weekend of Out There 25, choreographers/authors Trajal Harrell, Cécilia Bengolea, François Chaignaud, and Marlene Monteiro Freitas, bring their work (M)imosa to the Walker. It is the...
View Article(M)imosa: In the Ballroom, You Can Be Anything You Want
“What would have happened in 1963, if someone from the voguing dance tradition had come downtown from Harlem to Greenwich Village to perform alongside the early postmoderns?” This is the question at...
View ArticleI Am the Real Mimosa: A SpeakEasy for (M)imosa
A SpeakEasy is an informal audience discussion facilitated by a Walker Art Center tour guide and a local performer or choreographer. Today’s edition highlights themes shared during a conversation on...
View ArticleThe Evolution of a Symbol: A SpeakEasy for Ganesh Versus the Third Reich
A SpeakEasy is an informal audience discussion facilitated by a Walker Art Center tour guide and a local performer or choreographer. Today’s edition highlights themes shared during a conversation on...
View ArticleKyle Abraham: Basketball, Hip Hop, and on Being Real
Most of us can say that at one point in our lives, we didn’t fit in. But how did we know that we didn’t fit in? Kyle Abraham knew because people told him so: My dad, he was a big basketball coach, and...
View ArticleLook Who’s Looking Now: How We Watch, What We Think, and Why It Matters
Dance and the Body Look Who’s Looking Now: How We Watch, What We Think, and Why It Matters is a four-part series on watching dance. Discussions are divided into sections on the body, space, time, and...
View ArticleMomentum: The Processes, Challenges, and Expectations of Emerging Artists
On Thursday, the 10th installment of Momentum: New Dance Works premieres at the Southern Theater. Since 2001, the Walker and the Southern have been co-presenting cutting-edge work by local, emerging...
View ArticleLook Who’s Looking Now: Perceiving and Measuring Time
On Dance and Time Eiko & Koma performing “Naked,” 2010 Look Who’s Looking Now: Perceiving and Measuring Time is the second part of a series on watching dance. Discussions are divided into sections...
View ArticleChoreographers’ Evening 2014: Audition Announcement!
Photo: Gene Pittman The Walker Art Center and Guest Curator Kenna-Camara Cottman are seeking choreographers to be presented as part of the 42nd Annual Choreographers’ Evening. Choreographers’ Evening...
View ArticleChoreographers’ Evening 2015 Auditions Announcement!
Photo: Gene Pittman The Walker Art Center and Guest Curator Justin Jones are seeking choreographers to be presented as part of the 43rd Annual Choreographers’ Evening. All forms of dance are welcome!...
View ArticleAudition Announcement! Choreographers’ Evening 2016
Rosy Simas. Photo: Gene Pittman The Walker Art Center and Guest Curator Rosy Simas are seeking dance makers of all forms to be presented in the 44th Annual Choreographers’ Evening. Rosy Simas, an...
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