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By popular demand, Twin Cities Ballet's (TCB) acclaimed A Minnesota Nutcracker returns to Northrop! Experience the beloved holiday classic with a Minnesota twist. TCB's A ...

‘Twas the Night Before … is Cirque du Soleil’s first holiday show, based on the classic poem “A Visit from Saint Nicholas” by Clement Clarke ...

Step into a century of genre-blending creativity with Trisha Brown Dance Company (TBDC) and Merce Cunningham Trust’s (MCT) Dancing with Bob: Rauschenberg, Brown & Cunningham ...

Since her early years of creating dances with the Judson Dance Theater, Trisha Brown has been captivated by the infinite ways movements can be manipulated, ...

Experience Encore Delights: Dinner, Dance, Dessert!   Dinner. 5:30 pm Join us for an intimate and delightful pre-show dinner with the artistic leaders of Ronald ...

Immerse yourself in the fluid eloquence and highly anticipated Northrop onstage debut of Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE. For this 40th anniversary celebration honoring Ronald K. Brown, ...

Free for UMN students; 1 ticket per valid UMN student ID.   FaceTime proudly presents the Annual Midwest Greek Step Show (MGSS), included in the ...

Choreographer Aszure Barton and award-winning composer Ambrose Akinmusire, two visionaries in their fields, created multidisciplinary, multidimensional A a | a B : B E N ...

Free for UMN students, faculty, and staff; registration required. One ticket per valid ID.  Celebrate Jazba Entertainment at the 11th-annual national Bollywood-Fusion Dance Competition, Jazba ...

Described as “soulful, imaginative, and rhythmically contagious” by The New York Times, Ragamala Dance Company presents the world premiere of Children of Dharma, a Northrop ...

In Children of Dharma, a Northrop Centennial Commission , Ragamala Dance Company creates a series of mesmerizing vignettes illustrated with poetic movement, lush visual imagery, ...

A singular presence in the ballet world, Dance Theatre of Harlem presents a powerful vision for ballet in the 21st century. This multiethnic company performs ...

A blossoming initiative to recognize and elevate Asian creatives working in ballet, this program of Asian and Asian American choreography—co-curated by Final Bow for Yellowface’s ...

Celebrate 25 years with Minneapolis and Saint Paul’s own Metropolitan Ballet and experience the romance and beauty of Giselle—the classical tale of a young peasant ...

Celebrate a decade of Jazba Entertainment at the 10th-annual national Bollywood-Fusion dance competition, Jazba 2024!   Jazba’s 10th anniversary hails teams from around the nation ...

Les Grands Ballets Canadiens returns to Northrop for the first time since 2006, dancing two monumental masterpieces. The iconic four-note opening of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony—said ...

Get inside a world-class dance experience with one of the most original forces in contemporary dance! Since 1977, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC) has brought ...

As The New York Times recently noted, “audiences haven’t seen Hubbard Street quite like this.” After 46 years, and under the leadership of newly appointed ...

Catch a glimpse into the creative process of professional artists during a livestreamed and on-demand rehearsal for Yue Yin's new work for BalletMet—a Northrop Centennial ...

Get inside a world-class dance experience with one of the most original forces in contemporary dance! Since 1977, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC) has brought ...

Submerge yourself in this deeply soulful, powerful new work that fuses Black and Jewish spiritual music with stunning dance. Set to a score by jazz ...

In 1739, Africans enslaved in South Carolina used their drums to start a revolt—a little-known event that forever transformed African American life and culture. When ...

In 1739, Africans enslaved in South Carolina used their drums to start a revolt—a little-known event that forever transformed African American life and culture. When ...

In 1739, Africans enslaved in South Carolina used their drums to start a revolt—a little-known event that forever transformed African American life and culture. When ...

In 1739, Africans enslaved in South Carolina used their drums to start a revolt—a little-known event that forever transformed African American life and culture. When ...

Tap artists and jazz musicians share the stage with a seated audience for an interactive performance that elevates the rich history of tap dancing. Born ...

What creative challenges are you working through? What’s the big dream? Join tap dancer and choreographer Ayodele Casel, and Director/Curator/Creative Producer, Torya Beard of Rooted ...

Concerto Barocco, George BalanchineMozartiana, George BalanchineSagalobeli, Yuri PossokhovFollowing a pandemic-induced postponement, and their gorgeous Northrop Centennial Commissioned film, Northrop is pleased to present the much-anticipated ...

For their 50th anniversary celebration, Pilobolus returns to Northrop to question its own givens, turn its traditions sideways, and bring its past into the future. ...

A sensory friendly show created by one of the worlds most creative dance companies. We usually view rules negatively, but Rules @ Play explores how ...

Apr 14 - Recommended for Grades 3-5In-personA lively, interactive show created specifically for a youth audience by one of the worlds most exciting dance companies. ...

Apr 13 - Recommended for Grades 6-12In-person / Livestream / On-demand through Apr 21A lively, interactive show created specifically for a youth audience by one ...

Advisory Warning: Full frontal female nudityThe voices, language, and bodies of Chilean artistsnative Mapuche singer and composer Elisa Avendao Curaqueo, and contemporary flamenco dancer Natalia ...

Bharatanatyam choreographer and dancer, Ashwini Ramaswamy (Ragamala Dance Company), deepens a choreographic methodology she began in 2019 with Let the Crows Comenamed Best of the ...

Bharatanatyam choreographer and dancer, Ashwini Ramaswamy (Ragamala Dance Company), deepens a choreographic methodology she began in 2019 with Let the Crows Comenamed Best of the ...

SerenadeOf Mice and MenThe Times Are RacingThe Joffrey Ballet returns to Northrop with a dynamic program of three works: Serenadethe first ballet George Balanchine created ...

SerenadeOf Mice and MenThe Times Are RacingThe Joffrey Ballet returns to Northrop with a dynamic program of three works: Serenadethe first ballet George Balanchine created ...

In celebration of their 75th anniversary, Artistic Director Dante Puleio leads the company in a program that reveals aspects of Jos Limns life and honors ...

Recommended for Grades 5-12On-demand through Dec 2Celebrate 75 years of Limn Dance Company! Learn how legendary dancer and choreographer, Jos Limn, impacted the modern dance ...

On-demand Nov 29-Dec 23What Students Will See & HearLive musicIncludes commentary between pieces and a Q&ARecommended for Grades 3-12See and hear The Pride of Minnesota ...

Requiem: Fire in the Air of the EarthVisionary Choreographer and MacArthur Fellow Kyle Abraham and pioneering producer/electronic music composer Jlin have come together to create ...

PaviElle is an Emmy Award-winning, interdisciplinary artist hailing from Rondoa historically Black neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota. Growing up in a family steeped in music, ...

The Socaholix is a high-energy Caribbean dance band that has been gracing Twin Cities stages since 2010. Members hail from the Caribbean, Africa, and the ...

The Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue (Precious Mother Earth) is a Kalpulli (learning community) of Indigenous people who perform traditional Aztec and Indigenous dances from Mexico. KetzalCoatlicue pursues ...

Voted Best New MN Artist and Best Live Concert (City Pages), Nur-D brings an explosion of energy every time he hits the stage. Headlining First ...

St. Paul-based singer/songwriter, DeTrell Melodies, writes and performs a mix of Soul, R&B, and Reggae music. Shortly after its release, his song Looking was played ...

The Tango Society of Minnesota is a member-supported, non-profit social club organized in 1999 to foster the genesis of Argentine Tango in the Twin Cities. ...

Funktion Junction is a dance band that specializes in recreating the sounds of the 70'severything from the Motown sound of the Temptations and Marvin Gaye ...

Get ready to experience a historic blend of jazz, Gospel, hip hop, and avant-funk. Reaching the #1 iTunes Jazz position within 24 hours with BiG ...

Minneapolis-based musicians Kelsey Wyrd and Tricia Schweitzer formed Suzy Plays Guitar in 2018. Lead guitarist, Kelsey Wyrd, has a tenacious musical background in piano and ...

Visionary blues and roots artist Annie Mack branches out on her new EP, Testify, mixing folk, rock, and country gospel into her unique soulful sound. ...

Join us for this celebratory event supporting Northrop Centennial Commissions for the creation of new dance works, elevating artists, and bringing extraordinary presentations to our ...