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Review: THE JINKX & DELA HOLIDAY SHOW at Northrop


by Jared Fessler - December 12, 2023

What did our critic think of THE JINKX & DELA HOLIDAY SHOW at Northrop? The Queens of Christmas' are back in Minneapolis, and their latest edition of 'The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show' is nothing short of a festive delight! Heralded as the must-see queens of the season by Entertainment Weekly, Jinkx Mo...

Interview: Isabelle Lacon of 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE… BY CIRQUE DU SOLEIL at Northrop


by Jared Fessler - November 29, 2023

It’s the holidays, and this year, things are different. For years, Isabella and her father have read “A Visit from Saint Nicholas” “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” together. But this year Isabella feels like she’s outgrown the family tradition. But then the magic of the poem comes to life, and Isa...

Photos: First Look at Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme in THE JINKX & DELA HOLIDAY SHOW


by Blair Ingenthron - November 11, 2023

Get a first look at photos of Drag Race stars Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme in THE JINKX & DELA HOLIDAY SHOW, now touring the US, UK, and Canada....

Jinkx Monsoon & BenDeLaCreme to Embark on Holiday Tour


by Michael Major - July 17, 2023

Monsoon, who broke box office records starring in Chicago on Broadway earlier this year, and BenDeLaCreme will embark on a 30-city international tour, marking the duo’s biggest tour yet, featuring more cities, more shows, and even bigger theaters (including the iconic Dolby Theatre)....

Ragamala Dance Company Announces 30th Anniversary Celebration and International 22/23 Season


by Blair Ingenthron - September 18, 2022

Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy's Ragamala Dance Company, now in its 30th year, announces their 22/23 Season, which features seven performances in Kerala, India, and culminates with a 30th Anniversary Gala Celebration in July 2023....

Northrop ENCORE 2022 Gala Celebrates Centennial Commissions Project Supporting the Creation of New Dance Works


by A.A. Cristi - May 13, 2022

Northrop invites audiences to ENCORE 2022, its annual gala to support Northrop Centennial Commissions for the creation of new dance works, elevating artists, and bringing extraordinary presentations to Northrop stages. ...

Maestro Hector Olivera Makes His Northrop Debut Following World Premiere Of THE NORTHROP ORGAN: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE


by A.A. Cristi - May 09, 2022

Internationally acclaimed organ virtuoso Hector Olivera makes his Northrop debut in a program that features works by Meyerbeer, Elmore, Franck, Vierne, and more. ...

Third Coast Percussion Joins Forces with Movement Art Is


by Marissa Tomeo - April 09, 2022

Third Coast Percussion joins forces with the groundbreaking choreography of Movement Art Is for an intimate, evening-length program that explores the duality of human nature. At once intensely personal and fiercely virtuosic, two disparate styles of street dance blend seamlessly with new music by Jl...

Martha Graham Dance Present Regional Debut Of COMMISSION At Northrop


by A.A. Cristi - March 04, 2022

The Martha Graham Dance Company has been a world leader in the evolving art form of modern dance since its founding in 1926. Today, the Company is embracing a new programming vision that showcases masterpieces by Graham alongside newly commissioned works by contemporary artists. ...

Northrop Presents Paul Taylor Dance Company Next Month


by Stephi Wild - January 28, 2022

Now under the leadership of Artistic Director Michael Novak the company continues to be one of  most famous and dynamic modern dance ensembles of our time. In this program, the Company premieres a new work by Peter Chu, a Northrop Centennial Commission, paired with two classic Taylor works, the subl...

Past Shows

10,000 Dreams: A Celebration of Asian Choreography


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 ...

Giselle
Giselle
3/23 - 3/24/2024


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 ...

Jazba 2024: A National Bollywood-Fusion Dance Competition


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 Dancing Beethoven


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 ...

Student Matinee: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (Livestream)


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 ...

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago


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 ...

Online Open Rehearsal with BalletMet & Yue Yin


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 ...

Student Matinee: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago


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 ...

Alonzo King LINES Ballet Deep River


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 ...

Student Matinee: Step Afrika! Drumfolk (Livestream)


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 ...

Step Afrika! Drumfolk


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 ...

Student Matinee: Step Afrika! Drumfolk


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 ...

Student Matinee: Step Afrika! Drumfolk


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 ...

Ayodele Casel Rooted
Ayodele Casel Rooted
9/27 - 9/29/2023


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 ...

Community Roundtable with Ayodele Casel and Torya Beard


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 ...

The State Ballet of Georgia


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 ...

Pilobolus: BIG FIVE-OH!


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. ...

Sensory Friendly Matinee: Pilobolus Rules @ Play


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

Student Matinee: Pilobolus Rules @ Play


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 ...

Student Matinee: Pilobolus Rules @ Play


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. ...

Lemi Ponifasio: Love to Death (Amor a la muerte)


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 ...

Ashwini Ramaswamy: Invisible Cities


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 ...

Ashwini Ramaswamy and Kevork Mourad: Invisible Cities


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 ...

The Joffrey Ballet


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 ...

The Joffrey Ballet


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 ...

Limón Dance Company


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 ...

Student Matinee: Limón Dance Company


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 ...

Student Matinee: 61st Annual Marching Band Indoor Concert


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 ...

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham


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
PaviElle
9/21


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, ...

Socaholix
Socaholix
9/14


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 ...

Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue


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 ...

Nur-D
Nur-D
9/2


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 ...

DeTrell Melodies


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 ...

Tango Society of Minnesota


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


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 ...

Amplifying Solidarity: LA Buckner & BiG HOMiE


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 ...

Suzy Plays Guitar


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 ...

Annie Mack
Annie Mack
6/15


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. ...

ENCORE 2022


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 ...

Videos


Ugly Lies the Bone in Minneapolis / St. Paul Ugly Lies the Bone
Commonweal Theatre Company (4/13 - 7/6)
The Outsider - Preview in Minneapolis / St. Paul The Outsider - Preview
Commonweal Theatre Company (5/18 - 5/24)
Come From Away in Minneapolis / St. Paul Come From Away
Ordway Music Theater (6/7 - 6/16)
Doubt: A Parable - Preview in Minneapolis / St. Paul Doubt: A Parable - Preview
Commonweal Theatre Company (9/7 - 9/13)
Hamlet
Great River Shakespeare Festival (6/27 - 7/27)
The Spitfire Grill at Jungle Theater in Minneapolis / St. Paul The Spitfire Grill at Jungle Theater
Ten Thousand Things (5/23 - 6/2)
Til Beth Do Us Part in Minneapolis / St. Paul Til Beth Do Us Part
Day Trippers Dinner Theatre (4/17 - 5/25)
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