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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:


Freshwater Dance Collective presents

The Dances on the Lakewalk

Duluth, MN – 

  • What: Two FREE outdoor dance performances

  • Where: Gichi-Ode' Akiing (Lake Place Park)

  • When: Friday July 12th & Saturday July 13th, 2024; 7 pm

Kinetic Evolutions will present a new dance this summer. 
We hope to see you at the show!

More information coming soon



Ray Terrill Dance Group presents ...

22nd Annual Dances at the Lake Festival 

Minneapolis, MN – 

  • What: Two FREE outdoor concerts

  • Where: Rose Garden at Lake Harriet

  • When: Friday July 19 & Saturday July 20, 2024; 7 pm​

The Rose Garden is located at Lyndale Park Gardens, 4124 Roseway Road, Minneapolis, 55409.


More information avaliable at: 
https://www.dancesatthelakefestival.com/



PAST PERFORMANCES:


CHRISTOPHER WATSON DANCE COMPANY presents ALIGHT, a showcase of dance works.

Friday & Saturday, March 1 & 2, 2024
Friday at 7:30pm
Saturday at 2pm & 5pm

General admission tickets are $20 and are available via thecowlescenter.org/calendar-tickets

Performances are at:

the TEK BOX at the Cowles Center
528 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN

Guest artists include Kinetic Evolutions Dance Company, KASM Dance Collective, Ray Terrill Dance Group, Thern Anderson and Erin Thompson.
Dance works on the program are choreographed by Christopher Watson, Becky Heist, Jennifer Mack, Sarah LaRose-Holland (Kinetic Evolutions Dance Company), Sarah Hauss (KASM Dance Collective), Ray Terrill (Ray Terrill Dance Group) and Thern Anderson and Erin Thompson.
Some of the dances are abstract works centered on kinetic energy, the body in motion and the connections between dancers moving in space. Other dances honor fellow artists and address themes of the intricacies of relationships.

The wide-ranging accompaniment for the dances includes selections from Antonin Dvorak, Gabriel Faure, Yo-Yo Ma, J.S. Bach, local singer/songwriter Matt Marka of Ada Jane, “punk poet laureate” Patti Smith and poetry by Muriel Rukeyser.

Christopher Watson Dance Company embraces the diverse and multigenerational composition of its artists whose ages range from 20-something to 70-something. This is the company’s 33rd season of performances.


CWDC photo by Bill Cameron

Photo of Kinetic Evolutions Dance Company

Photo by Stan Waldhauser

Ray Terrill Dance Group presents ...

21st Annual Dances at the Lake Festival 

Minneapolis, MN – 

  • What: Two FREE outdoor concerts

  • Where: Rose Garden at Lake Harriet

  • When: Friday July 14 & Saturday July 15, 2023; 7 pm

The Rose Garden is located at Lyndale Park Gardens, 4124 Roseway Road, Minneapolis, 55409.

More information available at: www.dancesatthelakefestival.com/artists

The Freshwater Dance Collective presents Dances on the Lakewalk 2023 

A Festival of Dance in Duluth with two free outdoor dance concerts at Gichi-Ode’ Akiing, formerly Lake Place Park, at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday July 7 and 8, 2023. 

This year, choreographers from Duluth and the Twin Cities gather to share dances expressing relationships of all kinds. This journey through relationships of abstract patterns races to the relations of romance, friends, and family with dash of jazz, folk, modern, and lyrical dance. New this year is the Tamarack Dance Association following the show with audience interactive folk-dance lesson.  Audience members are invited up to Gichi-Ode’ Akiing to enjoy outdoor dances along the stunning background of Lake Superior and the Sculpture Garden. This production is partially supported by contributions to Dances on the Lakewalk through a GoFundMe at  https://gofund.me/67c0dd33

The Freshwater Dance Collective is dedicated to the mission of expanding the artistic boundaries of contemporary dance by presenting the choreography of regional and national artists.  The company was formed in 1989 to create and produce quality professional modern dance in Northeastern Minnesota through public performances and special events.  The company collaborates with musicians, visual artists, writers, and other choreographers to provide the company with opportunities to present the widest possible range of choreography, music, art and subject matter to area audiences.

Kinetic Evolutions Dance Company will perform a new dance called "Carving Space" in the performance. We hope to see you at the show in Duluth!






Christopher Watson Dance Company presents "Resurgence", a concert of new dances by a variety of local choreographers.

Friday February 24, 2023 at 7:30PM
Saturday February 25, 2023 at 2pm & 7:30PM

TEK BOX Theater
at the Cowles Center for Dance
528 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN

General admission tickets are $20 and are available via thecowlescenter.org/calendar-tickets.

Resurgence features dances by Christopher Watson, Becky Heist, Anne-Marie Wittenberg, Sarah LaRose-Holland, Jennifer Mack, Genevieve Waterbury and guest choreographers Thern Anderson and Erin Thompson. The dances address themes of the intricacies of relationships, resilience in the face of challenge, and reconnecting in a world changed by the pandemic.

Musical accompaniment includes selections from J.S. Bach, Handel’s Water Music, contemporary composers George Hurd and Kerry Muzzey, local music by singer/songwriter Matt Marka of Ada Jane, and music icons Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin and George Michael. 
The concert also includes a dance film by Becky Heist inspired by an old tree trunk and a young red bird. The multi-generational 19-member cast includes company members Anne-Marie Wittenberg, Genevieve Waterbury, Christopher Watson, Leeah Schuhwerck, Hai Dang Nguyen, Catlin Murphy, Lori Mercil, Jennifer Mack, Sarah LaRose-Holland, Becky Heist, Kaitlyn Hawkins, Gerry Girouard, Kendall Edstrom, and Megan Bridges, and guest artists Thern Anderson, McKayla Murphy Zelaya, Alys Ayumi Ogura, Allison Retterath and Erin Thompson.

Christopher Watson Dance Company embraces the diverse and multi-generational composition of its artists whose ages range from 20-something to 70-something. This is the company’s 32nd season of performances.

More information at: www.thecowlescenter.org/tickets/resurgence


THE CHOREOGRAPHERS

CHRISTOPHER WATSON began his dance studies at the age of 24 at the Houston Ballet Academy. He trained with the Chicago Moving Company and at the Merce Cunningham and Joffrey Ballet studios in New York and holds a Master of Fine Arts in dance from the University of Michigan. Christopher was a founding member of the New Dance Ensemble of Minneapolis and performed with the Chicago Moving Company, Harbinger Dance Company of Detroit, and Joanna Haigood’s Zaccho company in San Francisco. He founded the Christopher Watson Dance Company in California in 1991 and since has created more than 70 dances and dance films in collaboration with many artists including composers and visual artists. In 2007 Christopher earned a Ph.D. in educational psychology and recently retired from a position as a researcher at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

BECKY HEIST has been fortunate in finding opportunities to dance with four Minnesota-based dance companies following a 35-year stint directing and teaching in the Dance Program at Macalester College. In addition to choreographing for and dancing in Christopher Watson’s dance company she has worked with Young Dance, Off-Leash Area and Paula Mann. Her dance film, “Life Drawings,” was commissioned by Su Love and presented in a series of poetry readings. Retirement has brought new breath into her life through master yoga classes with Faye Berton and Colleen Dooley, and Jinza Thayer keeps her dancing body afloat.



Photo of Jennifer Mack and Leeah Schuhwerck by Bill Cameron


THE CHOREOGRAPHERS (continued)


SARAH LAROSE-HOLLAND is the Artistic Director of Kinetic Evolutions Dance Company, a modern/contemporary dance company formed in 2006 that performs virtuosic, dynamic and emotionally engaging work. Sarah began her dance career in Florida and has been part of the Minneapolis dance community since the mid-90s. She has performed with CWDC since 1996. She has worked with numerous dance companies and individual choreographers over the course of her career. In 2004, Sarah founded the Kinetic Kitchen & Kinetic Playground dance series presenting regional choreographers and dance schools. The Kinetic Kitchen dance series ran for 10 seasons. In recent years, Sarah has produced multiple collaboration performances with renowned jazz pianist Butch Thompson. She is currently on the Steering Committee for DanceMN & was a board member and curator at Patrick’s Cabaret. Sarah’s website is www.KineticEvolutions.yolasite.com
In the upcoming CWDC performance, Sarah will present “Shift//Transformation”. This work, choreographed and performed by the Kinetic Evolutions dance company, delves into the ever-changing landscape and dynamics we all face as humans. “Shift//Transformation” explores the concepts of adapting and forging ahead as both individuals and as a community. “Shift//Transformation” is performed to the baroque music of Johann Sebastian Bach as recorded by Simone Dinnerstein.

JENNIFER MACK is enjoying her 9th season with CWDC, 1st season with Kinetic Evolutions and also looking forward to appearing in Honeyworks/Berit Alghren's newest work, Cedarbacke. She most recently choreographed for MN Opera's An Anonymous Lover (2022), Flight (2020) and An Opera Theater's Lucretia (2022), The Consul (2019, 2020) and appeared in Honeyworks/Hatch Dance LDV (2021), Offleash Area's Mulier Dierem (2021), and Right Here, Right Now Showcase in Jess Forest's film. Previous performing credits span 23 years in the US & Europe including: principle/soloist roles with Alternative Motion Project, Collide Dance Theater, Continental Ballet, Eclectic Edge Ensemble, St. Paul City Ballet & Szeged National Ballet, guest roles w/ Curio Dance, Dwight Rhoden, James Sewell Ballet, Jagged Moves, Jodi Melnick, Live Action Set, MN Opera, Rosy Simas Dance Project, commercial work w/ Aveda, Cost Cutters & Sherwin Williams Paint, & over 50 plus independent choreographers. Her choreography credits include those for more than 75 dance companies, festivals, university programs & schools, plus a few music videos & films. Jennifer graduated Magna Cum Laude from UW-Stevens Point with a BFA in Dance, BS in Arts Administration & International Studies where she received a Bukolt Scholarship. She currently resides in North Minneapolis with her fiancé and 9-year-old daughter who both greatly inspire her. Many thanks to the CWDC family & her own family for so many things that make this all possible.

ANNE-MARIE WITTENBERG holds an MFA from the University of Michigan, and a BA from the College of the Holy Cross. A native of Boston, she danced with many of the area’s choreographers including Paula Hunter, Julie Ince Thompson and Daniel McCusker. She has taught at Granite State Ballet, and worked at an independent school outside of Boston as both a dance and English teacher. While living in Rochester, MN Anne-Marie taught dance to children as well as adults, choreographed, and served on the advisory board of the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. She has also taught at St. Mary’s University and Winona State University. Anne-Marie has also had the pleasure of performing in an evening length work by Paula Mann. She currently lives in Saint Paul in a newly empty nest with her husband, Keith and looks forward to visits from her three adult sons.

GENEVIEVE WATERBURY is a performing artist living in the Twin Cities. Originally from Colorado, she spent her childhood in the mountains and the studios at Boulder Ballet before studying dance at Colorado State University. Genevieve then joined Nevada Ballet Theatre in Las Vegas where she collaborated annually with Cirque du Soleil. These years sparked an interest in dance theater prompting her move to New York City. In New York, Genevieve worked across many genres including a Butoh residency at Kaatsbaan with Joan Laage, a lead dancing role in the original cast of RED, a New Musical by Lawrence Dandridge, dancing and modeling in New York Fashion Week for JAHNKOYxPUMA, as well as several seasons as a company member with nathantrice/RITUALS. Genevieve made her choreographic debut in the Twin Cities at Sher Demeter’s River’s Edge series and has since shown work in conjunction with Helen Hatch and Berit Ahlgren’s LDV, LIVE @ The Shed, collaborated with Melody Gilbert as dancer/choreographer for her documentary Judy’s Thoughts, and choreographed Lunar Lullaby, Danse Macabre, and Dirty Dancing for Ballet Co.Laboratory. Genevieve has performed with Honeyworks, Jagged Moves, Hatch Dance, Ballet Co.Laboratory, and Sod House Theater since moving to Minnesota and is thrilled to be dancing and sharing her piece On the Bank of Snake River as part of her first performance with Christopher Watson Dance Company.



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20th Annual Dances at the Lakes Festival
Friday July 15 & Saturday July 16, 2022 at 7 pm


Rose Garden at Lake Harriet
Lyndale Park Gardens
4124 Roseway Road
Minneapolis, 55409

The festival features a variety of dance forms performed by both professional adult and youth companies. The “stage” for the shows is the large grassy area between the two fountains near the Rose Garden at Lyndale Park Garden. Audience members are invited to bring a lawn chair or blanket and some snacks, drinks or a picnic and enjoy the unique opportunity of seeing dance performed at the Rose Garden.

2022 Artist Line-Up:
* Anda Flamenco Company and School
* Ashley Ballet Arts Academy
* Christopher Watson Dance Company
* eMartin Dance
* Freshwater Dance Collective
* Jawaahir Dance Company
* Kinetic Evolutions
* One Dance Company
* Open Door Project
* Plymouth Youth Dance Program
* Ray Terrill Dance Group
* Sansei Yonsei Kai Japanese Dance Group
* Tiyumba African Drum and Dance
* Youth Dance Ensemble




Kinetic Evolutions will be performing in Duluth along Lake Superior in July! We hope to see you at one of the shows

Dances on the Lakewalk
presented by Freshwater Dance Collective

July 8 & 9, 2022 at 7pm

Duluth, MN
at Gichi-ode' Akiing at Lake Place Park



#pause: motion in pause   -   March 4 & 5, 2022 7PM



#pause: motion in pause

Friday & Saturday March 4 & 5, 2022 at 7PM

Center for Performing Arts, studio 105W
3754 Pleasant Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55409

*This is a COVID safe event. Masks and proof of vaccination and/or a negative test are required.*

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Student $15
Ages 17 and younger $10

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Kinetic Evolutions and Rushe Dance Project are co-producing a modern contemporary dance concert.

The concept for this collaboration began in late 2019. Rehearsals started and had to abruptly end early spring 2020. All rehearsals were cancelled and the performers went into a pause. 

This performance features a progression of dances created primarily during the course of the pandemic. Some choreography was developed through virtual rehearsals or in outdoor environments. Recently rehearsals have been held in person in a dance studio.

A focus was put on interactions and different ways of connecting with each other. Partnering became a health risk and taboo. Physical touch is something the companies have had to rediscover.

The past couple of years have influenced our work and artistic choices. We want to offer a space for everyone to pause from the heaviness of the world and to witness in our shared experience.

#pause: motion in pause features choreography by Sarah LaRose-Holland, Samantha Heggem, John Surber and guest choreographer Sarah Hauss.

Performers include:

Kinetic Evolutions dancers: Sarah LaRose-Holland (Artistic Director), Sarah Hauss, Samantha Heggem, 
Catlin Murphy, Hai Dang Nguyen, John Surber.

Rushe Dance Project dancers: Samantha Heggem (Co-Director), John Surber (Co-Director), Kadie Habana.







July 9 & 10, 2021 at 7PM

Dances on the Lakewalk 2021

A Festival of Dance in Duluth, MN

Gichi-Ode’ Akiing (Lake Place Park) is located at 214 East Superior Street, Duluth MN 55802

Freshwater Dance Collective presents Dances on the Lakewalk 2021, A Festival of Dance in Duluth—two FREE dance concerts at Gichi-Ode’ Akiing (formerly Lake Place Park) at 7pm on Friday and Saturday July 9 and 10.

This year we highlight emerging and professional choreographers and dancers from Duluth, Two Harbors, Minneapolis and Los Angeles who together to perform a variety of concert dance styles ranging from ballet to modern dance. Audience members are invited up to Gichi-Ode’ Akiing (Lake Place Park) to enjoy outdoor dances along the stunning background of Lake Superior and the Sculpture Garden. Dances on the Lakewalk Choreographer:

  • Duluth/Los Angeles choreographer: Freshwater Dance Collective
  • Duluth choreographers: Alex Loch, Andrea Miller, Brianna Hall, Doris Ressl, Jennifer Chladek, Kayla Schiltgen, Minnesota Ballet, Naomi Christenson & Amber Burns
  • Two Harbors choreographer: Sterling Dance – Renee Moe
  • Los Angeles choreographers: Amy Michele Allen, Marco A Carreon
  • Minneapolis choreographers: Sarah Hauss, Kinetic Evolutions - Sarah LaRose-Holland

Park for free at the Sheraton Hotel parking garage on 1st St. and walk down 1 block to Superior. The park entrance is next to Zeitgeist.

For more information:www.facebook.com/freshwaterdancecollectivewww.twitter.com/freshwaterdance

Freshwater Dance Collectiveis dedicated to the mission of expanding the artistic boundaries of contemporary dance by presenting the choreography of regional and national artists.The company was formed in 1989 to create and produce quality professional modern dance in Northeastern Minnesota through public performances and special events. The company collaborates with musicians, visual artists, writers, and other choreographers toprovide the company with opportunities to present the widest possible range of choreography, music, art, and subject matter to area audiences. This production is supported by contributions towww.gofundme.com/f/dances-on-the-lakewalk-2021-freshwater-dance.




Due to the Covid-19 pandemic. All 2020 performances were cancelled. We truly missed having opportunities to share our work with audiences in a face-to-face setting. The dance company has been meeting primarily through Zoom for over a year, and we recently began to dance together in person again, and it's been wonderful!!!  We invite you to watch a dance film created in 2020 in the link below.

We miss our supporters and look forward to seeing you in person when you're ready and we have our next performances. Stay safe and healthy, and thank you for supporting Kinetic Evolutions!





Go on a dance escape with Kinetic Evolutions to the Woodlake Nature Center. This dance film was created in 2020 by Sarah LaRose-Holland with company dancers Johnathan Surber and Samantha Heggem. Available to view on Facebook here:




DANCES AT THE LAKES FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES

July 5 & 6, 2019 at 7pm

FREE!

Ray Terrill Dance Group presents

the 18th annual Dances at the Lake Festival 2019

Lake Harriet Rose Garden

4124 Roseway Road, Minneapolis, MN 55409



Two FREE concerts on Friday, July 5th and Saturday, July 6th, at 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

This annual festival brings together professional and youth dance companies and independent artists performing a variety of concert dance styles. Audience members are invited to arrive early, enjoy the garden, soak up the ambiance, bring a blanket or portable lawn chair and picnic baskets welcome!

Performing artist line-up:
• Anda Flamenco Company and School, Minneapolis
• Bollywood Dance Scene, Minneapolis
• DanceWorks Performing Arts Center, Lakeville
• Duniya Drum & Dance, Minneapolis
• Freshwater Dance Collective, Duluth
• Jawaahir Dance Company, Minneapolis
• Jennifer Mack, Minneapolis
• Kayla Schiltgen, Two Harbors
• Kinetic Evolutions, Minneapolis
• Out on a Limb Dance Theater Company, Falcon Heights
• Plymouth Youth Dance Program, Plymouth
• Ray Terrill Dance Group, St. Paul
• Sarah Hauss, Minneapolis
• Youth Dance Ensemble, Burnsville




Directions to Ballet Co.Laboratory: Take 94 to 52 - exit at Plato Blvd. but do not turn onto Plato - go straight off the exit to Eaton - turn left on Eaton and just under the bridge turn left again onto the Lafayette Frontage Rd. - turn right into the parking lot at the Wellington Management sign.

Christopher Watson Dance Company presents:
Collective Unfolding - an informal sharing of works in progress

Sunday, April 28, 2018
3 PM

Ballet Co. Laboratory
276 East Lafayette Frontage Road, St. Paul 55107

Admission - $5

Christopher Watson Dance Company hosts an informal showing of works in progress at the new Ballet Co.Laboratory studios in St. Paul. Dances by Christopher Watson, John Surber, Jennifer Mack, Becky Heist and Sarah Hauss (for Kinetic Evolutions Dance Company) will be previewed with opportunities for Q and A and audience feedback. Refreshments will be served.

Christopher Watson’s piece "Come Back" explores human connectedness— and the loss of it— through gestures, bold movement and partnering. This abstract sextet is set to the music of contemporary British composer Nils Frahm, whose composition has the unlikely name of "For — Peter — Toilet Brushes." During a portion of the piece Frahm pounds the grand piano strings with toilet brushes, producing a melodic/percussion sound. The dancers move to the relentless pulse of the music, joining, separating and joining together again.

Five dancers romp, roll, slide and shake to John Adams’ composition, Gnarly Buttons. In her latest choreography Becky Heist creates a field of playful competition and synchronous partnerships.

Sarah Hauss, Guest Choreographer for Kinetic Evolutions Dance Company, blurs the lines between nature and humanity with her new dance. This Underside of Growth creates cascading images of open skies and swaying dark forests; at times reverberating within the human psyche as it evolves and unfolds.

Christopher Watson Dance Company members include: Catlin Murphy, Anne-Marie Wittenberg, Lori Mercil, Sarah LaRose-Holland, Becky Heist, Sarah Hauss, John Surber, Kelsey Charlotte and Jesse Neumann-Peterson.

Kinetic Evolutions Dance Company members include: Sarah LaRose-Holland, Artistic Director & Dancer; Sarah Hauss, Choreographer; with company dancers: Johnny Bates, Samantha Heggem, Catlin Murphy, and John Surber.


Dances on the Lakewalk - a Festival of Dance

Freshwater Dance Collective continues the tradition of Dances on the Lakewalk under the artistic direction of Doris Ressl and featuring the works of Duluth, Minneapolis, and Los Angeles choreographers.

Lake Place Park in Duluth

Friday and Saturday
July 13 & 14, 2018 @ 7pm

Open to the Public at no charge


DANCES AT THE LAKES FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES

July 6 & 7, 2018 at 7pm

FREE!

Ray Terrill Dance Group presents

the seventeenth annual Dances at the Lake Festival 2018

Lake Harriet Rose Garden

4124 Roseway Road, Minneapolis, MN 55409



Two FREE concerts on Friday, July 6 and Saturday, July 7 at 7:00 p.m. This annual festival brings together professional and youth dance companies and independent artists performing a variety of concert dance styles. Audience members are invited to arrive early, enjoy the garden, soak up the ambiance, and bring a blanket or portable lawn chair—picnic baskets welcome!

Performing artist line-up:

Anda Flamenco, Minneapolis
Ashley Ballet Arts Academy (ABBA), Minneapolis
Christopher Watson Dance Company, Minneapolis
DanceCo, Minneapolis
DanceWorks, Lakeville
Freshwater Dance Collective, California and Duluth
Jennifer Mack, Minneapolis
Kinetic Evolutions, Minneapolis
Marco A. Carreon, Los Angeles
Plymouth Youth Dance Program, Minneapolis
Ray Terrill Dance Group, St. Paul
Ryan Parent, Minneapolis
Sarah Hauss, Minneapolis
Young Dance, Minneapolis
Youth Dance Ensemble, Burnsville

For more information visit:
http://dancesatthelakefestival.com
http://rayterrilldancegroup.com


Photo credit: Stan Waldhauser


Contact:
Ray Terrill- raymond.d.terrill@msn.com


 

Christopher Watson has created more than 60 dance works for his own company and as guest artist for other companies. Christopher was a member of the New Dance Ensemble of Minneapolis and has performed with the Chicago Moving Company, Harbinger Dance Company of Detroit, and Joanna Haigood's Zaccho company in San Francisco. Christopher received a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Coe College and a Master of Science degree in journalism from Northwestern University prior to beginning his dance training. He began dance study at the Houston Ballet Academy and subsequently trained with the Chicago Moving Company and at the Merce Cunningham and Joffrey Ballet studios in New York. Christopher earned a Master of Fine Arts in dance from the University of Michigan. As associate director of American Inroads and Theater Artaud in San Francisco, he produced a wide range of dance, music, and theater events, including the concert premiere of John Adam's Opera Nixon in China, a concert version of Phillip Glass' Liquid Days with Linda Ronstadt, and the first annual Black Choreographers Moving showcase, as well as performances by noted artists Bebe Miller, Susan Marshall, Stephen Petronio, and the Kronos Quartet, among many others. He founded the Christopher Watson Dance Company in Sacramento, CA in 1991 after performing as an independent choreographer and dancer for several years. Mr. Watson returned to Minneapolis in the fall of 1994.

A former member of the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Dance Alliance, Christopher has served on committees and panels for the Michigan Dance Association, Dance Bay Area in San Francisco, Sacramento Area Dance Alliance and the American College Dance Festival Association. He has served as a consultant for local arts agencies and organizations including the California Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. Christopher has served as a guest artist at Eastern Michigan University, California State University Sacramento, University of California at Davis, University of Minnesota Duluth, Lane Community College, the Sacramento Visual and Performing Arts High School, and the Pinole Valley Arts Magnet School in the San Francisco Bay area.

CHRISTOPHER WATSON DANCE COMPANY presents

the premiere of

DIVE

 

and 4 additional new dance works

 

TWO SHOWS ONLY

Saturday & Sunday, May 5 & 6, 2018

 

 

The Christopher Watson Dance Company presents the premiere of DIVE, a dance work exploring resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity, Saturday and Sunday, May 5 and 6 at the JSB TEK BOX Theater in the Cowles Center for Dance,

528 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis. Performances are Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 2:00 PM. Tickets are available via Brown Paper Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com/

 

The catalyst for the creation of DIVE was the passing of Michael Eastman, Christopher Watson’s husband of 40 years. The abstract work is a response to the process of reckoning with the cycle of life and death.

 

Other dance works on the program are by company choreographers Becky Heist, Sarah LaRose-Holland (Artistic Director of Kinetic Evolutions), and guest artist Daniel McCusker. The program will include screenings of two dance films: Catch and Release, by Christopher Watson and Close Reveal: An Homage to Hilary Harris by Becky Heist.

 

The Christopher Watson Dance Company is a diverse, multi-generational company with members who are in their 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. This is the company’s 27th season of performances.


16th Annual Dances at the Lakes 
July 7-8, 2017 at 7pm

Christopher Watson Dance Company 
and Ray Terrill Dance Group co-present 

The Sixteenth Annual Dances at the Lake Festival
July 7 and 8, 2017 at 7:00pm

FREE, open to general public
Lyndale Rose Garden at Lake Harriet
4124 Roseway Road,
Minneapolis, MN 55409

The festival features a variety of dance forms performed by both professional and student company dancers. The “stage” for the shows is the large grassy area between the two fountains near the Rose Garden at Lyndale Park Garden. Audience members are invited to bring a lawn chair or blanket and some snacks, drinks or a picnic and enjoy the unique opportunity of seeing dance performed at the Rose Garden. This year’s festival participants, originate from Minnesota, California and Budapest, Hungary.


INDIVIDUAL ARTIST AND DANCE COMPANY LINEUP:
Christopher Watson Dance Company, Minneapolis, MN
Marco A. Carreon, Los Angeles, CA
Ray Terrill Dance Group, St. Paul, MN
Young Dance, Minneapolis, MN—Justin Jones, Artistic Director
Youth Dance Ensemble, Burnsville MN - Dixie Rairamo, Artistic Director
Kinetic Evolutions, Minneapolis, MN—Sarah LaRose-Holland, Artistic Director
Freshwater Dance Collective, Duluth, MN/Long Beach, CA—Doris Ressl Acosta, Artistic Director
Anda Flamenco, Minneapolis, MN—Kristina de Sacramento, Artistic Director
Ashley Ballet Arts Academy (ABBA), Edina, MN—Ashley Burkland, Director
DanceCo, Minneapolis, MN—Brittany and Matthew Keefe, Artistic Director
Sarah Hauss, Minneapolis, MN—Sarah Hauss, Artistic Director
SEVEN DANCE, Minneapolis, MN— Rebecca Stewart, Allie Kalkman, Johnny Bates and Kelsey Charlotte, Co-Director
One Dance, Minneapolis, MN—Jenny Sung, Artistic Director
Ballare Teatro Youth Company, Minneapolis, MN—Artistic Director
Una Setia, Minneapolis, MN—Una Setia, Artistic Director
Kata Juhasz, Budapest, Hungary; produced in the USA by Link Vostok—Kata Juhasz, Artistic Director

 

KINETIC EVOLUTIONS & BUTCH THOMPSON

with guests

Karlovsky & Company Dance

Present:


RESILIENCE

 

JUNE 2 - 3, 2017 - 7:30pm

James Sewell Ballet Tek Box

The Cowles Center

528 Hennepin Ave #215

Minneapolis, MN 55403

 

Minneapolis premiere & collaboration performance!

 

Minneapolis, MN  - RESILIENCE is a concert of contemporary modern dance with original choreography by Kinetic Evolutions Dance Company's artistic director, Sarah LaRose-Holland performed to the beautiful music of Butch Thompson. Joining Kinetic Evolutions concert is guest choreographer Dawn Karlovsky and her company, Karlovsky & Company Dance from St. Louis. 


Tickets are $18/person and available for purchase at the door.


Make a reservation by emailing sarahlarose@hotmail.com



Louder Than Words

A collaborative dance concert

Kinetic Evolutions, Minneapolis
&
Karlovsky and Company Dance, St. Louis

May 19 & 20, 2017
7:30PM

Sun Theatre
Saint Louis, Missouri


Resilience

A collaborative dance concert

Kinetic Evolutions, Minneapolis
&
Karlovsky and Company Dance, St. Louis

June 2 & 3, 2017

JSB TekBok - The Cowles Center
Minneapolis, MN


Watch a video log of Kinetic Evolutions tour to Saint Louis in May 2016 here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=323Q64AcfOM







Help Kinetic Evolutions travel to St. Louis in May 2017 to perform!

Kinetic Evolutions is looking forward to a wonderful opportunity to perform in St. Louis, MO with Karlovsky Dance Company.  An online fundraiser is being held now.

You can help the dance company today by making an online donation:  


https://www.givemn.org/project/help-us-travel-to-st-louis-to-perform58f835d9d671a








 

Karlovsky & Company Dance with

Kinetic Evolutions:  


LOUDER THAN WORDS

 

MAY 19 & 20, 2017 - 7:30pm

The Sun Theatre

3625 Grandel Square

St. Louis 63103

 

Kranzberg Arts Foundation Resident Dance Company Presents St. Louis Premiere!

 

St. Louis, MO (April 3, 2017) - LOUDER THAN WORDS is a concert of contemporary modern dance with original choreography by Karlovsky & Company Dance’s artistic director, Dawn Karlovsky. Joining Karlovsky & Company Dance for the LOUDER THAN WORDS concert is guest choreographer Sarah LaRose-Holland and her company, Kinetic Evolutions Dance, from Minneapolis, along with local visual artist Venus Slick, and musician Tory Z Starbuck.


Karlovsky & Company Dance and Kinetic Evolutions

LOUDER THAN WORDS

Friday and Saturday, May 19 and 20, 2017 at 7:30pm

The Sun Theatre

$10-$20 general admission

            Tickets available through METROTIX at metrotix.com or call 314-534-1111


Featured works in this program includes choreography by Dawn Karlovsky, a 2015 RAC Artist Fellow.  

Karlovsky will present the premiere of her evening length work, LOUDER THAN WORDS, exposing the powerful subject of communication and non-verbal forms of personal, social, and cultural expression. This evening-length work exposes the use of non-verbal human interaction through direct and indirect articulations of gesture, touch, and body language. 


This concert collaboration and performance exchange between Karlovsky & Company Dance of St. Louis and Minneapolis-based Kinetic Evolutions Dance also features original choreography and artistic collaboration by both company artistic directors, Dawn Karlovsky and Sarah LaRose-Holland.  Together they share the stage with their unique choreographic voices offering stimulating, emotionally stirring, and athletically fluid dance! The two companies will perform in each other’s cities providing a way to strengthen the diversity of contemporary dance presented, and to deepen the artistic connection and recognition among dancers and other companies within the Midwest region.


For more information, contact Karlovsky & Company Dance: 

karlovskyandcompanydance@gmail.com

www.karlovskydance.org

Call:  314-283-1851


MORE…

“Dawn Karlovsky is one of St. Louis’s most intriguing choreographers,”

~  Alive Magazine


Karlovsky & Company Dance is a St. Louis based contemporary modern dance company and a new resident dance company of the .Zack Performing Arts Incubator Program and the Grandel Theatre supported by the Kranzberg Arts Foundation. The company is dedicated to exploring and nurturing the art of dance with innovative choreography and performance.  Artistic Director and Choreographer Dawn Karlovsky develops movement that stems from conceptual, emotional, and physical elements to generate dances that are visceral, poignant, and thought provoking. Through close collaboration with a diverse group of musicians, visual artists, and choreographers, Karlovsky & Company Dance performs vibrant, inventive works that articulate and illuminate, through movement, the relationships and experiences that reveal our humanity. Karlovsky & Company Dance reaches local, national, and international audiences through concert and informal performances, dance for the camera, site-specific dance, and dance education. Karlovsky & Company Dance is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Dawn Karlovsky is a recipient of a 2015 Artist Fellowship awarded by The Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.


Support for this event is made possible by the Missouri Arts Council - a state agency, the Regional Arts Commission,

the Kranzberg Arts Foundation, and KDHX.

www.karlovskydance.org








Photo of Butch Thompson by Amy Trayers

Kinetic Evolutions is having a fundraiser!

Friday April 28, 2016 at 8PM
during the Saint Paul Art Crawl

Carlton Artist Lofts
2285 University Ave W
St Paul, MN 55114

The fundraiser includes a dance performance by Kinetic Evolutions dance company members and collaborators. The dance performance begins at 8PM in the dance studio at Carlton Artist Lofts. Immediately after the performance, there will be a reception in the Community Room with food and beverages provided.    

Kinetic Evolutions looks forward to collaborating with musician Butch Thompson for this performance!

Suggested donation for the performance is $10.

If you are unable to attend the performance, you can still join us for the reception afterwards. Or you may make an online donation to support the dance company here:
https://www.givemn.org/project/help-us-travel-to-st-louis-to-perform58f835d9d671a

Funds raised at this event will help Kinetic Evolutions travel to Saint Louis, MO in May 2017 to perform with Karlovsky Dance Company.

Hope to see you at our fundraiser on April 28th!!


Dances on the Lakewalk

July 15 & 16, 2016 


Ressl Dance! presents Dances on the Lakewalk 2016

A Festival of Dance in Duluth — two FREE concerts at Lake Place Park at 7pm on Friday and Saturday July 15 and 16. This unique festival brings together professional choreographers and dancers from Duluth and Minneapolis performing a variety of concert dance styles. Audience members are invited up to Lake Place Park to enjoy outdoor dances along the stunning background of Lake Superior and the Sculpture Garden.

Dances on the Lakewalk Choreographers:
Naomi Christenson, Duluth
Alex Loch, Duluth
Erin Tope, Duluth
Sarah LaRose-Holland / Kinetic Evolutions, Minneapolis
Christopher Watson Dance Company, Minneapolis
Ressl Dance!, Duluth/California
Marco Carreon, California
Kenneth Walker, California

Lake Place Park is located above the Lakewalk at Superior Street and Lake Avenue with entrances either on Superior Street or from a staircase on the Boardwalk at the Corner of the Lake.

15th Annual Dances at the Lakes Festival

July 8-9, 2016

7:00 PM
Photo by Stan Waldhauser

The Christopher Watson Dance Company presents the 15th Annual Dances at the Lakes Festival—two free concerts at the Rose Garden at Lake Harriet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, July 8 and 9.

The Rose Garden is located at Lyndale Park Gardens, 4124 Roseway Road, Minneapolis 55409.

Join us for one of our free dance concerts held in the grassy area between the fountains at the Lake Harriet Rose Garden. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and snacks or a picnic dinner and settle in to experience a diverse evening of art in the outdoors.

* Anda Flamenco, Minneapolis, MN—Kristina de Sacramento, Artistic Director

* Ballare Teatro Performing Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN—Ann Williams, Director*

* Ballet Arts Youth Ensembles, Edina, MN—Ashley Burkland, Director

* Christopher Watson Dance Company, Minneapolis, MN

* Kinetic Evolutions, Minneapolis, MN—Sarah LaRose-Holland, Artistic Director

* Marco Carreon, Los Angeles, CA

* Matthew & Brittany Keefe, Minneapolis, MN

* One Dance, Minneapolis, MN—Jenny Sung, Artistic Director

* Ray Terrill Dance Group, St. Paul, MN

* Ressl Dance! Long Beach, CA—Doris Ressl, Artistic Director

* SEVEN DANCE, Minneapolis, MN—Kelsey Charlotte & Rebecca Stewart, Co-Directors

* Young Dance, Minneapolis, MN—Gretchen Pick, Artistic Director

* Youth Dance Ensemble, Burnsville, MN—Dixie Rairamo, Artistic Director

For more information, including map & directions: www.christopherwatsondance.org

CHRISTOPHER WATSON DANCE COMPANY PRESENTS
SOCIAL ANIMAL

Friday, May 20 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 21 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 22 @ 2:00 PM

JSB TEKBOX, Cowles Center for Dance, Minneapolis

Social Animal celebrates the 25th Anniversary of relating through dance.

The program will feature a wide array of dance pieces choreographed by current and former CWDC members and affiliated artists: Gerry Girouard, Becky Heist, Sarah LaRose-Holland, Sarah Hauss, Dawn Karlovsky, Jennifer Mack, Christine Maginnis Lori Mercil and Jill Patterson; as well as artistic director Watson.

This special concert will feature the following performers: Thern Anderson, Johnny Bates, Jeremy Bensussan, Megan Bridges, Patricia Brown, Gerry Girouard, Kelsey Hanstad, Becky Heist, Heidi Johnson, Sarah LaRose-Holland, Jennifer Mack, Christine Maginnis, Lori Mercil, Catlin Murphy, Ashely Narum, Una Setia, Ray Terrill, Christopher Watson, Anne-Marie Wittenberg, Emileah ZumBerge, and live performance of Shakuhachi (Japanese Bamboo Flute) by Leo Hansen.

$15 General Admission

For tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/

For map & directions: http://thecowlescenter.org/

For more information: dialdis@gmail.com or 763.438.3989











CWDC celebrates 25 years of relating through dance.


Photo by Stan Waldhauser
Crossing Rivers — A Collaborative Dance Concert

Karlovsky & Company Dance, St. Louis

and

Christopher Watson Dance Company, Minneapolis

October 2 & 3, 2015
7:30PM
at Patrick's Cabaret

The Christopher Watson Dance Company presents Crossing Rivers—A Collaborative Dance Concert at 7:30 PM on Friday and Saturday, October 2 and 3 at Patrick’s Cabaret, 3010 Minnehaha Avenue S., Minneapolis. The shared concert features the Minneapolis debut of guest company Karlovsky & Company Dance of St. Louis.

Crossing Rivers is a dance concert collaboration and exchange between Minneapolis-based Christopher Watson Dance Company and Karlovsky & Company Dance of St. Louis featuring original choreography in contemporary modern dance by both the company’s artistic directors, Dawn Karlovsky and Christopher Watson. Each director has set one of their dance pieces on the other’s company. Two shared concert programs, the October concert in Minneapolis and a March 2016 concert in St. Louis, bring the two companies together in each other’s cities as a way to strengthen the diversity of contemporary dance presented and to develop a deeper artistic connection and recognition among dancers and other companies within the Midwest region.

In addition to dances by Karlovsky and Watson, Crossing Rivers will include works choreographed by Christopher Watson Dance Company members and affiliated artists Sarah LaRose-Holland, Sarah Hauss and Jill Patterson.

Ressl Dance! presents Dances on the Lakewalk 2015

A Festival of Dance in Duluth — two FREE concerts at Lake Place Park at 7pm on Friday and Saturday July 17 and 18.

This unique festival brings together professional choreographers and dancers from Duluth and Minneapolis performing a variety of concert dance styles. Audience members are invited up to Lake Place Park to enjoy outdoor dances along the stunning background of Lake Superior and the Sculpture Garden.

Dances on the Lakewalk Choreographers:

Ressl Dance!, Duluth/California
Marco Carreon, California
Katz Harwood Dance, Duluth
Grace Holden & Erin Tope, Duluth
Karlovsky & Company Dance, St. Louis
Lisa McKhann, Duluth
Sarah LaRose-Holland / Kinetic Evolutions, Minneapolis
Christopher Watson Dance Company, Minneapolis

Lake Place Park is located above the Lakewalk at Superior Street and Lake Avenue with entrances either on Superior Street or from a staircase on the Boardwalk at the Corner of the Lake.


Join us for one of our free dance concerts held in the grassy area between the fountains at the Lake Harriet Rose Garden. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and snacks or a picnic dinner and settle in to experience a diverse evening of art in the outdoors.

This year’s festival showcases professional artists and youth dance groups from Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas and California:

- Anda Flamenco, Minneapolis, MN—Kristina de Sacramento, Artistic Director

- Ashley Ballet Arts Academy, Edina, MN—Ashley Burkland, Director

- Christopher Watson Dance Company, Minneapolis, MN

- Curio Dance, Mahtomedi, MN—Dario Mejia and Giselle Mejia*

- Diversity Street Dancers, Minnetonka, MN**

- Karlovsky & Company Dance, St. Louis, MO—Dawn Karlovsky, Artistic Director

- Kinetic Evolutions, Minneapolis, MN—Sarah LaRose-Holland, Artistic Director

- Marco Carreon, Los Angeles, CA**

- Maura Garcia Dance, Kansas City, KS

- Matthew & Brittany Keefe, Minneapolis, MN**

- Ray Terrill Dance Group, St. Paul, MN

- Ressl Dance! , Duluth—Doris Ressl, Artistic Director

- Young Dance, Minneapolis, MN—Gretchen Pick and Justin Jones, Artistic Directors

- Youth Dance Ensemble, Burnsville, MN—Dixie Rairamo, Artistic Director

* performing Friday only
** performing Saturday only

14th Annual Dances at the Lake Festival

7:00 pm Friday & Saturday, July 10 & 11, 2015


Photo by Stan Waldhauser

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

For more information, including map & directions: www.christopherwatsondance.org:


DANCE & DESSERTS

produced by Christopher Watson Dance Company

Sunday May 17, 2015

2PM


Tu Dance 

2121 University Ave, St Paul, MN  55114


Kinetic Evolutions will share 4 dancers from our show Captured Currents (bodies of water).  Butch Thompson will be performing with us on piano and clarinet.  Tickets are $20.


 

JAZZ88 KBEM 88.5 FM PRESENTS

Captured Currents (bodies of water)

Featuring the music of Butch Thompson, choreography of Sarah LaRose-Holland

and photography of Craig Blacklock

three performances

 Fri & Sat FEBRUARY 20 & 21, 2015 at 7:30pm

Sun FEBRUARY 22, 2015 at 3PM


THE LAB THEATER

700 N. 1st St., Minneapolis

TICKETS

Evening Shows: $20 General in advance, $25 at the door, $30 Table Seating (limited)

Matinee: $15 General in advance, $20 at the door, $25 Table Seating (limited)


RESERVE TICKETS at
http://jazz88.mpls.k12.mn.us/captured_currents_featuring_butch_thomspn_sarah_larose-holland_craig_blacklock-_february_20-22.html


or call 612-668-1735


This concert is made possible through funding provided by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

 


Three Minnesota artists --- Award - winning jazz pianist Butch Thompson, celebrated choreographer Sarah LaRose-Holland, and renowned nature photographer Craig Blacklock present their new collaboration Captured Currents (bodies of water) at The Lab Theater February 20 – 22. Captured Currents (bodies of water) is a confluence of live music, photography, and dance inspired by exquisite landscape photos taken by Craig Blacklock near bodies of water. Thompson and LaRose-Holland follow up their Sage award winning 2013 production of Destination Twin Cities with this new collaboration inviting into their work the inspiring photography of Craig Blacklock.

The performance merges original music and choreography with still images of lakes, waterfalls, caves and other bodies of water found throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. Serene music and choreography echo projected images of aquatic landmarks.

Captured Currents (bodies of water) features Butch Thompson, Craig Blacklock, and Sarah LaRose-Holland's dynamic and engaging dance company Kinetic Evolutions in a new perspective of the area’s exquisite landscapes. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, February 20th and Saturday, February 21st, with a 3:00 pm matinee on Sunday February 22 at The Lab Theater in Minneapolis' warehouse district. Portions of the performances will be recorded for later broadcast on Jazz88fm.



Ressl Dance! Presents
Dances on the Lakewalk

When: Friday & Saturday, July 18 & 19 2014 at 7pm

Where: Lake Place Park, Duluth, MN
Entrance on Superior St. & Lake

Tickets: Open to the Public at No Charge

For more information: Contact Doris Ressl on Facebook

562-661-3243
. . . and follow us on Twitter — http://twitter.com/ressldance

Ressl Dance!, known for it’s site-specific dances along Lake Superior, returns to present Dances on the Lakewalk.

Dance performances on Duluth's Lakewalk with choreography by Laura Goodman, Erin Tope, Grace Holden and Doris Ressl from Duluth; Christopher Watson, Sarah Hauss and Sarah LaRose-Holland from Minneapolis; and Marco Carreon from Los Angeles.

For more information: Contact Doris Ressl:
dorismarieressl@gmail.com


13th Annual

 Dances at the Lakes Festival

7:00 pm Friday & Saturday, July 11 & 12, 2014

 Lake Harriet Rose Garden


FREE outdoor performance!

 
 

Join us for one of our free dance concerts held in the grassy area between the fountains at the Lake Harriet Rose Garden. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and some snacks or a picnic dinner and settle in to experience a diverse evening of art in the outdoors. The 13th Annual Dances at the Lakes Festival presented by the Christopher Watson Dance Company (CWDC) will showcase dance works created and performed by professional artists and young dancers from Minnesota and California communities, including:


Anda Flamenco, Minneapolis, MN—Kristina de Sacramento, Artistic Director

Ballare Teatro Performing Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN—Ann Williams, Director

Ballet Arts Youth Ensemble, Edina, MN—Ashley Burkland, Director

Christopher Watson Dance Company, Minneapolis, MN

Curio Dance, Mahtomedi, MN—Dario Mejia and Giselle Mejia

Elander Rosser, Minneapolis, MN

Brownbody, Vadnais Heights, MN—Deneane Richburg, Choreographer

Kinetic Evolutions, Minneapolis, MN—Sarah LaRose-Holland, Artistic Director

Marco Carreon—Los Angeles, CA

Ray Terrill Dance Group, St. Paul, MN

Ressl Dance! Long Beach, CA—Doris Ressl, Artistic Director

Young Dance, Minneapolis, MN—Gretchen Pick, Artistic Director

Youth Dance Ensemble, Burnsville, MN—Dixie Rairamo, Artistic Director

 

…and live music by local jazz musicians Reynold D. Philipsek and Matt Senjem from East Side Quartet and Mill City Hot Club

For more information: christopherwatsondance.org: 612.670.0839: cwdc1991@gmail.com

 

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

 

Photo Credit: ann schley, photographer highwood STUDIO

 

Kinetic Kitchen Dance Series celebrates it's 

10th Anniversary 

at Patrick's Cabaret

3010 Minnehaha Ave S - Minneapolis, MN

April 4th & 5th, 2014 

at 7:30PM

Tickets are $8 in advance from a performer or

$10 at the door

This performance features choreography by:

Maia Maiden's Conscious Spirit, Arturo Miles,

Christopher Watson Dance Company, Sarah LaRose-Holland,

Pramila Vasudevan, Sarah Hauss, & Jennifer Glaws.


Kinetic Kitchen


Friday & Saturday

September 20 & 21, 2013

7:30 pm


Join us for the Kinetic Kitchen performance at Patrick's Cabaret.  The performance features work by 
Kinetic Evolutions, Denise Armstead's DAdance, 
Lori Mercel, and Stacy Boeddeker.

KINETIC EVOLUTIONS will perform excerpts from 
our recent shows with Butch Thompson 
"Destination Twin Cities".  

TICKETS ~ $8 in advance from artists, 

$10 at the door (cash or check only) 


Patrick's Cabaret

3010 Minnehaha Ave S

Minneapolis, MN  55406



Ressl Dance!

presents the

Dances on the Lakewalk 2013 – A Festival of Dance




Duluth, MN – Ressl Dance! presents Dances on the Lakewalk 2013 – A Festival of Dance in

Duluth — two FREE concerts at Lake Place Park at 7pm on Friday and Saturday July 19 and 20.  This unique

festival brings together professional choreographers and dancers from Duluth and Minneapolis performing a

variety of concert dance styles.  Audience members are invited up to Lake Place Park to enjoy outdoor dances

along the stunning background of Lake Superior and the Sculpture Garden.

Doris Ressl & Ressl Dance!, Duluth/California

Rebecca Katz Harwood and Company, Duluth

Sarah LaRose-Holland / Kinetic Evolutions, Minneapolis

Christopher Watson Dance Company, Minneapolis

Lake Place Park is located above the Lakewalk at Superior Street and Lake Avenue with entrances either on

Superior Street or from a staircase on the Boardwalk at the Corner of the Lake.

For more information join us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2228886742/?fref=ts

 Or contact Doris Ressl: dorismarieressl@gmail.com



Ressl Dance! is dedicated to the mission of expanding the artistic boundaries of contemporary dance by presenting the choreography of regional and national artists.  Ressl Dance! was formed in 1989 to create and produce quality professional modern dance in Northeastern Minnesota through public performances and special events.  The company collaborates with musicians, visual artists, writers, and other choreographers to provide the company with opportunities to present the widest possible range of choreography, music, art, and subject matter to area audiences.  Ressl Dance! has received funding from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation, Duluth Public Arts Commission. Ressl Dance! is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.


This activity is made possible in part by a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council through an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature and in cooperation with the City of Duluth.




12th Annual Dances at the Lakes Festival

7:30 pm

Friday & Saturday, July 12 & 13, 2013


Join us for one of our free dance concerts held in the grassy area between the fountains at the Lake Harriet Rose Garden. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and some snacks or a picnic dinner and settle in to experience a diverse evening of art in the outdoors.


The 12th Annual Dances at the Lakes Festival presented by the Christopher Watson Dance Company (CWDC) will showcase dance works created and performed by professional artists and young dancers from a variety of Minnesota communities, including:

Amy Slater—Madison, WI & Stacy Pottinger—Milwaukee, WI
Anda Flamenco, Minneapolis—Kristina de Sacramento, Artistic Director (Fri. only)
Carol Oyanagi, Minneapolis
Christopher Watson Dance Company, Minneapolis
Dennis Yelkin, St. Louis Park, MN
Eclectic Edge Ensemble, Minneapolis—Karis Sloss, Artistic Director (Sat. only)
Kinetic Evolutions, Minneapolis—Sarah LaRose-Holland, Artistic Director
Oyin Dance Collective, Minneapolis
Ray Terrill Dance Group, St. Paul
Ressl Dance!, Long Beach, CA—Doris Ressl, Artistic Director
Young Dance, Minneapolis—Gretchen Pick, Artistic Director (Sat. only)
Youth Dance Ensemble, Burnsville—Dixie Rairamo, Artistic Director

This activity is made possible, in part, through sponsorship by the Linden Hills Neighborhood Council. Additional funding was provided by generous individual donors to the Christopher Watson Dance Company.

This is a FREE performance.

For more info, email:

cwdc1991@gmail.com

JAZZ88 KBEM 88.5 FM PRESENTS

Butch Thompson & Sarah LaRose-Holland

"Destination Twin Cities"

at The Lab Theater

Minneapolis, MN

June 14 - 15, 2013


Two Minnesota artists -- choreographer Sarah LaRose-Holland and jazz pianist Butch Thompson — have collaborated to present "Destination Twin Cities," an impressionistic, time-traveling exploration of neighborhoods, landmarks, people and places that define urban life in Minnesota. Who were we, and who are we today? 

The performance includes images of Saint Paul's Swede Hollow neighborhood and iconic landmarks like the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis. Revisit the experience of the seedy Hennepin Avenue "strip" where jazz musicians provided the sound track and the counter-cultural antiwar lifestyle that emerged on Minneapolis' West Bank during the 1960s. This is just part of the story. 
"Destination Twin Cities" features Sarah LaRose-Holland's dynamically engaging dance company Kinetic Evolutions and renowned Grammy Award winning jazz pianist Butch Thompson. Performances are set for 7:30PM on Friday June 14th and 2PM and 7:30PM on Saturday June 15th at The Lab Theater in Minneapolis' warehouse district. 











 

http://www.butchthompson.com/



Friday, June 14th
 7:30 p.m. 
Saturday, June 15th  2:00 p.m. 
Saturday, June 15th  7:30 p.m.
                 
The Lab Theater
700 North 1st Street
Minneapolis, MN  55401 
 
EVENING SHOWS
$20 General (in advance)
$25 General (at the door)
  $30 Limited Table Seating

MATINEE
$15 General (in advance)
$20 General (at the door)
  $25 Limited Table Seating
         

The Lab Theater

700 North First Street

Minneapolis, MN  55401

Kinetic Evolutions dancers performing in this show include:

Jennifer Glaws

Renee Guittar

Sarah Hauss

Sarah LaRose-Holland (Director)

Sarah Jabar

Kasono Mwanza

Ashley Narum

Calder O'Doubhlain (apprentice)

Jenny Sung

Cecilia Grace Hauss Fawcett (guest performer)


BUTCH THOMPSON on Piano & Clarinet

Maud Hixson (guest singer)


This concert is made possible through funding
provided by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment Arts
and Cultural Heritage Fund.




Open Call Cabaret


Patrick's Cabaret
3010 Minnehaha Ave S
Minneapolis, MN


May 3 & 4, 2013
7:30PM



Kinetic Evolutions Dance Company will preview excerpts from their upcoming show Destination Twin Cities. 
Destination Twin Cities, an impressionistic, time-traveling exploration of neighborhoods, landmarks,
people and places that define urban life in Minnesota. Who were we, and who are we today?

Tickets may be purchased in advance from a performer or for $10 at the door.

www.PatricksCabaret.org

word/move

(a Sandbox Theatre production)


Inspired by Sandbox Theatre’s research on Beatnik Giselle, they decided to see how far poets and dancers could take their work together.  Sandbox sent out a simple call to poets, asking for the work they felt best expressed themselves.  Sandbox received over 270 entries from around the country and selected 12 poets whose work they felt could be turned into movement.  Now Sandbox has handed that work over to choreographers from the Twin Cities with only two instructions: (1) The entire poem must be heard or seen by the audience; and (2) the dance can last no longer than 5 minutes.  It’s a bold experiment, and we’re hoping for surprises.


KINETIC EVOLUTIONS performs in word/move at the SOUTHERN THEATER

Saturday, OCTOBER 20, 2012 at 5:00pm

ADMISSION IS FREE


Southern Theater | 3010 Minnehaha Ave S | Minneapolis, MN 55406


FEATURING CHOREOGRAPHY BY:

  • Sarah LaRose-Holland
  • Ruth Glaeser
  • Peter Heeringa & Theo Langason
  • James Kennedy
  • Janet Skidmore & Penny Freeh
  • Karen Gullikson
  • Jordan Klitzke
  • Sarah Jabar


Sarah LaRose-Holland’s KINETIC EVOLUTIONS DANCE COMPANY will be performing two new duets danced by company dancers Jenny Sung, Ashley Narum & Renee Guittar.  The duets were made specifically for this performance and are danced to original poems by Katharine Rauk.  For more info about Katharine, please visit her website:  http://blacklawrence.homestead.com/Rauk.html


For more info on this event, please visit:

http://www.sandboxtheatreonline.com/wordmove/


For the Facebook event invite, please visit:

http://www.facebook.com/events/153058674840915/

For more info on the Sandbox Theatre, please visit:

http://www.sandboxtheatreonline.com/

KINETIC KITCHEN

Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 7:30pm

Curated by Sarah LaRose Holland
www.KineticKitchen.org

Patrick's Cabaret | 3010 Minnehaha Ave S | Minneapolis, MN 55406

Tickets are $10 at the door or $8 in advance from the artists

FEATURING CHOREOGRAPHY BY:
Christopher Watson Dance Company
Kinetic Evolutions Dance Company
Poetry in Motion
Sarah Hauss
Joanie Mix

for more info, please visit:

http://www.patrickscabaret.org/cal/event.php?calendar=1&category=&event=8592&date=2012-09-22)

for the Facebook event invite, please visit:

http://www.facebook.com/events/405833559470273/


Sarah LaRose-Holland’s KINETIC EVOLUTIONS DANCE COMPANY will be sharing excerpts from a new production currently in the making in collaboration with renowned jazz and ragtime pianist Butch Thompson. Kinetic Evolutions is thrilled to be collaborating with the Grammy Award winning pianist and looks forward to their next live performance with Butch Thompson in 2013. The dance company will also premiere a new work created for performance this October at the Southern Theater with the Sandbox Theatre.  Kinetic Evolutions will also share an excerpt from their production of Going to the Soirée that debuted in 2011 at the Minnesota Fringe Festival and at Old Arizona Center for Performing Arts. Excerpts from Going to the Soirée were auditioned and chosen to be a part of this year’s Renovate performance at the Ritz Theater. The production of Going to the Soirée was made possible, in part, by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4th, 2008. Visit Kinetic Evolutions at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kinetic-Evolutions-Dance-Company/258843390826852

Kinetic Kitchen is a dance series produced by Sarah LaRose-Holland that showcases professional choreographers and dance companies at Patrick’s Cabaret. Please note that the Friday show will be different from the Saturday show. This is a new model starting this year in 2012. Since we can only do a few weekends of Kinetic Kitchen shows in 2012, we’re doing a different performance every night that we have a show. This way I can get through the long waiting list I’ve had and give choreographers a chance to perform in 2012. Performances take place a few times per year and generally showcase four or five choreographers in a given performance. For more info, please visit www.KineticKitchen.org or contact Sarah at sarahlarose@hotmail.com

Contact us here:  sarahlarose@hotmail.com

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