Calendar & Tickets

Join us for an exhilarating performance of traditional Ukrainian folk dances! Spirit of Ukraine is a rich repertoire brimming with dances from diverse regions of Ukraine, authentic costumes and lively music. The culminating number, “Hopak,” is a crowd-pleasing favorite!

One of Minnesota’s most dynamic and adventurous dance companies, Black Label Movement (BLM), led by 2012 McKnight Fellow and City Pages Artist of the Year Carl Flink presents a feast of daringly physical dance, compelling design and original, live music.  BLM’s sixth Minnesota season features the world premiere of Flink’s Whack-A-Mole set to original music created by composer Greg Brosofske. The evening concludes with the return of Flink’s Field Songs accompanied live by Minnesota roots rock band the Jinnies on a grass-covered stage. 

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Join us Friday, September 6 for Dinner, Live Auction and Performance by the Golden Dragon Acrobats

Terry & Susan Dolan - Gala Chairs
Fred & Gloria Sewell - Honorary Chairs

Experience the Minnesota premier of David Seaman’s four-hour reduction of Richard Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle. The MINI-RING will feature eight of the biggest operatic names in the world, including Jane Eaglen, Jay Hunter Morris, and Richard Paul Fink, singing with a stellar 17-piece orchestra under the direction of Jonathan Khuner.

Venus and Adonis explores concepts of love and romance through the choreography of Myron Johnson, an experimental, multimedia stage production and the music of Kate Bush, Carole King, Tracy Chapman and more. 

Join the “premier vocal ensemble in the United States” (Fanfare) for their annual fall production in The Goodale Theatre. Cantus is recognized worldwide for its artistic excellence and musical versatility. 

James Sewell Ballet celebrates its 20th Anniversary Season with a retrospective of work that showcases the company's exceptional talent. JSB will bring back favorites that have been performed in the Twin Cities over the past 20 years.

Single tickets will be available early September. 

One dynamic company – three decades of modern and jazz dance performed with passion, perfection and panache.

Join Frank Theatre in their 4th Year presenting this alternative holiday classic! 

Celebrating their 25th Anniversary Season, Frank Theatre's production of The Santaland Diaries has been described by the Washington Post as "unforgettable, an autobiographical confession of a penniless, gay, would-be soap opera writer named Crumpet working as an elf at Macy's mega-department store on Herald Square in New York." 

Off-Leash Area's latest dance and theater fusion is Maggie's Brain, a performance about a young woman reeling from the onset of schizophrenia. It is a heartfelt exploration of the effects of mental illness on a young woman and her family who have not yet discovered the tools to cope with a situation over which they seem to have no control.

Inspired by the poem O Navio Negreiro by Antonio de Castro Alves, the work will explore that which chains and bonds us together. Alves’ profound writing and vivid imagery will incite fervent and sublime explorations of the company’s dynamic fusion of Afro-Brazilian dance, capoeira and contemporary dance.

Hip Hop. focuses on a variety of social issues, internal and external, with a wry sense of humor and concern. J-Sun mentors the next generation of breaking, house, funkstyles and rocking choreographers in the performance.

Acclaimed as the “premier vocal ensemble in the United States” (Fanfare), Cantus is recognized worldwide for its artistic excellence and musical versatility.  Based in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Cantus serves its audience with public and community concerts, educational residences, recordings and digital media.

Body & Soul will feature familiar audience favorites “Childless Mother” and “Memories”, along with the World Premiere of a new work set to the soulful harmonies and intricate rhythms of Sweet Honey In The Rock.  This show will touch your mind, body and your soul through movement and music.

MDT has launched its journey of the beginning of its second half of a century with energy, intrigue and inspiring dance, danced by inquisitive, exquisite dancers.

With the Dante Project, James Sewell Ballet will create a new full-length dance/theater performance piece – “Inferno” – inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy.  The piece will premiere at The Cowles Center as the centerpiece of James Sewell Ballet’s 20^th Anniversary Season.

Single ticket sales will be available early September.

Join the men of Cantus as they cover pop mega-hits and a few songs from the “B-side” as well.