BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10905 DTSTART:20130504T113000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130929 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/f6/ f6094efa6f9db928b0966a64d43253a6.jpg DESCRIPTION:Join a tour guide for an in-depth look at sculptures in the Mi nneapolis Sculpture Garden. Meet by the steps at the Vineland Place entran ce to the Garden. LOCATION:Minneapolis Sculpture Garden\n SUMMARY:Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Tours URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/minneapolis-sculpture-garden-to urs-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10855 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130523 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130908 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/94/ 94b1e01700240cc861413d304ed8520f.jpg DESCRIPTION:To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden\, the Walker delivers a fresh round of mini golf. Garden gnomes ma squerading as foosball strikers\, a scale model of a French chateau\, maze s\, gopher holes\, and contours mapped from the course at the legendary Au gusta National Golf Club are just a few ingredients going into the 2013 ed ition of the artist-designed course. And purists\, worry not: at least one hole includes a kitschy\, oversize watering can. \nFor the two eight-ho le courses\, winning proposals from a group that included architects\, art ists\, engineers\, machinists\, and mini-golf aficionados were selected in January from an open call. Two more holes were designed and produced by s tudents from a public sculpture class at the University of Minnesota\, led by artist Chris Larson. \nWalker on the Green: Artist-Designed Mini Golf is copresented by mnartists.org.\nCourse Status Updates\nFor weather-relat ed and course closure information\, call 612.375.7697.\nFree Mini Golf for New Members\nJoin the Walker as a new member and receive a free round of artist-designed mini golf for everyone included in the membership.\nPrivat e Party Reservations\nFor information about private parties and facility r entals\, please contact events@walkerart.org or call 612.253.3540. \nFor information about accessibility\, please contact access@walkerart.org or call 612.375.7564. \nNew this Summer: The Dog House\nThursday–Saturday\, 11 am–7 pm \nSunday–Wednesday\, 11 am–5 pm \nStop by the Mi nneapolis Sculpture Garden to enjoy the newest “pup” in town at the Do g House\, featuring a selection of hot dogs on soft pretzel buns. If you ’re in the mood for something cool and refreshing\, try a Talenti gelato pop or a cold beer. LOCATION:Minneapolis Sculpture Garden\n SUMMARY:Walker on the Green: Artist-Designed Mini Golf TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/walker-on-the-green-artist-desi gned-mini-golf END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11033 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130610 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130719 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/PNG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/7f/7 fe9c6978318cd443036a581a85dcb7e.png DESCRIPTION:Share a personal photo on Facebook of your favorite sculpture in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and help us celebrate the 25th anniver sary of the Twin Cities' most-loved sculpture park. Tell us why this sculp ture represents a special memory or simply explain why you like that parti cular one the best.\nA public vote will determine the winning photo and ca ption. The winner will receive two Silver Key tickets ($200 value) to the Avant Garden party\, the Walker Art Center’s Annual Benefit.\nTo enter\, visit the Avant Garden Facebook page.\nContest Timeline\n\n\nEnter Photos in the Favorite Sculpture Contest: June 10–July 7 \n\n\nPublic Votin g: July 8–July 19 \n\n\nWinner Announced: Week of July 22 \n\n LOCATION:Minneapolis Sculpture Garden\n SUMMARY:Call for Entries: Favorite Sculpture Contest TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/call-for-entries-favorite-sculp ture-contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10999 DTSTART:20130621T190000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/40/ 405742d132ba1fca6c832af672f8f096.jpg DESCRIPTION:Take a tour of the exhibitions Painter Painter and Abraham Cr uzvillegas: The Autoconstrucción Suites\, followed by discussion\, light snacks\, and drinks from the cash bar.\nPainter Painter presents new work by 15 artists from the US and Europe in a focused survey of recent develop ments in abstract painting and studio practice. It is the Walker’s first group show to focus exclusively on painting in more than a decade. \nOn e of the most important conceptual artists to come out of the vibrant cont emporary art scene in Mexico\, Abraham Cruzvillegas has developed a body o f work that investigates what he calls autoconstrucción\, or "self-constr uction\," featuring assemblage sculptures made of found objects and buildi ng materials. This is the first major presentation to shed light on Cruzvi llegas's unique vision and multifaceted practice. \nRSVP: membership@walke rart.org\, 612.375.7655\, or members.walkerart.org. LOCATION:Target and Friedman Galleries\n SUMMARY:A Think &\; A Drink: Abraham Cruzvillegas and Painter Painter URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/think-drink-cruzvillegas END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10811 DTSTART:20130625T110000 DTEND:20130625T110000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/2b/ 2b4366af7353ea48389ad0aa88df681d.jpg DESCRIPTION:What do hip kids and their (possibly) cooler parents do to spa rk creativity? Attend Arty Pants: Your Tuesday Playdate\, featuring progra ms for adults and youngsters ages 3 to 5. Join us each month on the second and fourth Tuesdays for art projects and other adventures. \n\nMay and Ju ne: Home Sweet Home\nSee ordinary things in playful ways. Investigate ever yday items found in your home and put them together to make something unex pected. LOCATION:Walker Art Center\n SUMMARY:Arty Pants: Your Tuesday Playdate URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/arty-pants-your-tuesday-playdat e-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10907 DTSTART:20130706T100000 DTEND:20130706T150000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/79/ 7963f6a5054ca85e98d1ae3b281af507.jpg DESCRIPTION:How do we nurture our city and make it a sustainable place to live? Join us for a day that brings people together to talk about our envi ronment\, share solutions\, and learn ways to make an impact. Participate in workshops\, demonstrations\, and art-making that will inspire the human itarian in everyone. \nGallery admission is free for everyone on the first Saturday of each month from 10 am to 5 pm\, with a variety of family acti vities scheduled from 10 am to 3 pm. LOCATION:Walker Art Center / Minneapolis Sculpture Garden SUMMARY:Free First Saturday: Urban Green URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/free-first-saturday-july-tbd END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10935 DTSTART:20130709T110000 DTEND:20130709T130000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/f0/ f09c54404a6dcf3efc0b2e19243ef0a8.jpg DESCRIPTION:What do hip kids and their (possibly) cooler parents do to spa rk creativity? Attend Arty Pants: Your Tuesday Playdate\, featuring progra ms for adults and youngsters ages 3 to 5. Join us each month on the second and fourth Tuesdays for art projects and other adventures. \nJuly and A ugust: Garden Matters\nGet immersed the scents\, sounds\, texture\, and ta stes of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden through fun hands-on activities. You and your tot will listen to stories under the trees and make art outdo ors\, then cool off inside with films and gallery games. LOCATION:Walker Art Center\n SUMMARY:Arty Pants: Your Tuesday Playdate URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/arty-pants-your-tuesday-playdat e-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10949 DTSTART:20130711T170000 DTEND:20130711T210000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/6e/ 6e801e59646b5c26a41e045405482492.jpg DESCRIPTION:Thursday evenings at Gather by D’Amico feature $5 small plat es and drink specials\, and limited-edition dishes from a roster of stella r guest chefs who share tastings each month. \nThe featured chef in Jul y is Daniel del Prado of Burch Steak and Pizza Bar. Join him at the Walker as he shares tastes from his small plates menu\, exclusively at Gather th is month. LOCATION:Gather by D’Amico\n SUMMARY:Tastings with Chef-in-Residence Daniel del Prado URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/tastings-chef-residence-daniel- del-prado END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10819 DTSTART:20130711T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/53/ 5372c0c949194a7fdf0626e7ff04d087.jpg DESCRIPTION:Now in its tenth edition\, Momentum offers a snapshot of Minne sota’s dance landscape\, illuminating the skill and passion of the next generation’s most promising choreographers. \nFeaturing two companies ea ch evening\, Momentum showcases new voices and ideas that speak to the lat est combinations in dance while solidifying the Twin Cities as a hotbed of fresh\, experimental\, and sought-after talent. Each company will present work commissioned by the Walker and presented in association with the Sou thern Theater.\nSuperGroup with Rachel Jendrzejewski &\; Leslie O’Nei ll\nJuly 11–13 \nSuperGroup\nSuperGroup is an artistic collaboration between Jeffrey Wells\, Sam Johnson\, and Erin Search-Wells. Combining tex t with movement\, their works challenge audiences to “dream\, imagine ne w realities\, think inventively\, and make connections between broadly dis parate ideas.” \nit’s [all] highly personal\, SuperGroup’s lat est interdisciplinary work in collaboration with playwright Rachel Jendrze jewski\, explores the subtle changes that shape us and the contradictory h uman need for ritual and risk. Combining text and movement\, the performan ce layers abstract and symbolic gestures with weaving narratives\, multipl ying patterns\, and elusive signals to tell the complex story of everyday life. \nLeslie O’Neill\nAn accomplished performer and a 2010 recip ient of a McKnight Fellowship for Dancers\, Leslie O’Neill captivates au diences with astounding grace and a commanding stage presence. As a choreo grapher\, she has been working primarily in solo form\, creating such piec es as Trigger\, which was mentioned in the Star Tribune’s “Top 5 Dance Events of 2009.” O’Neill is currently a member of Zenon Dance Company and was nominated for a 2009 Sage Award for her performances with Black L abel Movement and Zenon. \nFortress is a duet featuring Laura Selle Virtucio and Erika Hansen in which private histories take the form of a th ird character in their relationship. The players hold onto secrets that ar e transparent to the audience\, while the setting and their interactions e stablish motivations and divisions that influence each of their moments to gether. \nPramila Vasudevan/Aniccha Arts &\; Jennifer Arave\nJuly 18– 20 \nPramila Vasudevan\nPramila Vasudevan has had training in interacti ve media\, Bharatanatyam\, and contemporary Indian dance and has performed with Minneapolis-based companies Ananya Dance Theatre and Ragamala Dance. Since 2003\, her choreographic work has received support from the Jerome Foundation\, Minnesota State Arts Board\, Metropolitan Regional Arts Counc il\, and others. With her company Aniccha Arts\, she recently presented In Habit: Living Patterns—a nine-hour\, site-specific installation compose d of 16 dance vignettes—at the 2012 Northern Spark Festival. \nF6\, na med after the “best” seat in the house\, is an episodic series of move ment-based installations in which the relationship between artists and aud ience is reversed. The group choreography\, solo\, and video homage create a space between the dancers and the viewers that is political as well as poetic\, while their magnetic actions both attract and evade. \nJennifer Arave\nTrained as a director in traditional theater\, Jennifer Arave began to explore more experimental forms\, which led to integrating movement an d dance into her work. \nCanon\, a movement solo for dancer Mary Ann Bra dley with drummer Charles Gehr\, mines the legacy of punk rock gestures an d aggressive expression. The physical language arising from the counter-cu lture of disenfranchised youth is used to illustrate a feminist perspectiv e within a historically male-driven experience. The piece equates punk roc k’s Iggy and Wendy O. to modern dance’s Merce and Martha. LOCATION:Southern Theater\n SUMMARY:Momentum: New Dance Works 2013 URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/momentum-new-dance-works-2013 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10997 DTSTART:20130711T193000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/12/ 12b1e9c3a9536d48a6942aef7d9090b9.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“A rare coming-of-age film.” —Film Stage \n\nAdapted f rom Tim Tharps’s novel\, The Spectacular Now captures the insecurity and confusion of adolescence without looking for tidy truths. The film tells the story of a high school senior and effortless charmer (Miles Teller) wh o unexpectedly falls in love with “the good girl” (Shailene Woodley). What begins as an unlikely romance becomes a sharp-eyed\, straight-up snap shot of the heady confusion and haunting passions of youth. \nWritten by S cott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (500 Days of Summer)\, the film follo ws director James Ponsoldt’s 2012 hit Smashed. Featuring wonderful suppo rting turns from Brie Larson\, Kyle Chandler\, Jennifer Jason Leigh\, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. 2013\, DCP\, 95 minutes. LOCATION:Walker Cinema\n SUMMARY:The Spectacular Now URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/spectacular-now END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11025 DTSTART:20130711T210000 DTEND:20130711T233000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/79/ 799501fce53a2481d8afc93f032a3a5b.jpg DESCRIPTION:It’s dusk. You’re walking through the Minneapolis Sculptur e Garden and see the outlines and shadows of trees and sculptures. But wha t are those things? Mason jars\, and they’re glowing. As you walk up and peer at one\, you see it contains swerving wire filaments that look like the trails of fireflies. As you move closer\, light patterns pulse and bec ome more lively. Suddenly\, the “fireflies” escape their glass confine s and take flight\, swirling to the top of the Target Corporation building and joining the colored lights created there by other emancipated lightni ng bugs. \nDesigned by Target for the Garden’s 25th anniversary\, this i nteractive display will be available for ooh-ing and ahh-ing on Target Fre e Thursday Nights in July. LOCATION:Minneapolis Sculpture Garden\n SUMMARY:Target Thursday Lights URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/target-thursday-lights END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10837 DTSTART:20130712T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/53/ 5372c0c949194a7fdf0626e7ff04d087.jpg DESCRIPTION:Now in its tenth edition\, Momentum offers a snapshot of Minne sota’s dance landscape\, illuminating the skill and passion of the next generation’s most promising choreographers. \nFeaturing two companies ea ch evening\, Momentum showcases new voices and ideas that speak to the lat est combinations in dance while solidifying the Twin Cities as a hotbed of fresh\, experimental\, and sought-after talent. Each company will present work commissioned by the Walker and presented in association with the Sou thern Theater.\nSuperGroup with Rachel Jendrzejewski &\; Leslie O’Nei ll\nJuly 11–13 \nSuperGroup\nSuperGroup is an artistic collaboration between Jeffrey Wells\, Sam Johnson\, and Erin Search-Wells. Combining tex t with movement\, their works challenge audiences to “dream\, imagine ne w realities\, think inventively\, and make connections between broadly dis parate ideas.” \nit’s [all] highly personal\, SuperGroup’s lat est interdisciplinary work in collaboration with playwright Rachel Jendrze jewski\, explores the subtle changes that shape us and the contradictory h uman need for ritual and risk. Combining text and movement\, the performan ce layers abstract and symbolic gestures with weaving narratives\, multipl ying patterns\, and elusive signals to tell the complex story of everyday life. \nLeslie O’Neill\nAn accomplished performer and a 2010 recip ient of a McKnight Fellowship for Dancers\, Leslie O’Neill captivates au diences with astounding grace and a commanding stage presence. As a choreo grapher\, she has been working primarily in solo form\, creating such piec es as Trigger\, which was mentioned in the Star Tribune’s “Top 5 Dance Events of 2009.” O’Neill is currently a member of Zenon Dance Company and was nominated for a 2009 Sage Award for her performances with Black L abel Movement and Zenon. \nFortress is a duet featuring Laura Selle Virtucio and Erika Hansen in which private histories take the form of a th ird character in their relationship. The players hold onto secrets that ar e transparent to the audience\, while the setting and their interactions e stablish motivations and divisions that influence each of their moments to gether. \nPramila Vasudevan/Aniccha Arts &\; Jennifer Arave\nJuly 18– 20 \nPramila Vasudevan\nPramila Vasudevan has had training in interacti ve media\, Bharatanatyam\, and contemporary Indian dance and has performed with Minneapolis-based companies Ananya Dance Theatre and Ragamala Dance. Since 2003\, her choreographic work has received support from the Jerome Foundation\, Minnesota State Arts Board\, Metropolitan Regional Arts Counc il\, and others. With her company Aniccha Arts\, she recently presented In Habit: Living Patterns—a nine-hour\, site-specific installation compose d of 16 dance vignettes—at the 2012 Northern Spark Festival. \nF6\, na med after the “best” seat in the house\, is an episodic series of move ment-based installations in which the relationship between artists and aud ience is reversed. The group choreography\, solo\, and video homage create a space between the dancers and the viewers that is political as well as poetic\, while their magnetic actions both attract and evade. \nJennifer Arave\nTrained as a director in traditional theater\, Jennifer Arave began to explore more experimental forms\, which led to integrating movement an d dance into her work. \nCanon\, a movement solo for dancer Mary Ann Bra dley with drummer Charles Gehr\, mines the legacy of punk rock gestures an d aggressive expression. The physical language arising from the counter-cu lture of disenfranchised youth is used to illustrate a feminist perspectiv e within a historically male-driven experience. The piece equates punk roc k’s Iggy and Wendy O. to modern dance’s Merce and Martha. LOCATION:Southern Theater\n SUMMARY:Momentum: New Dance Works 2013 URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/momentum-new-dance-works-2013 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10838 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130713 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/53/ 5372c0c949194a7fdf0626e7ff04d087.jpg DESCRIPTION:Now in its tenth edition\, Momentum offers a snapshot of Minne sota’s dance landscape\, illuminating the skill and passion of the next generation’s most promising choreographers. \nFeaturing two companies ea ch evening\, Momentum showcases new voices and ideas that speak to the lat est combinations in dance while solidifying the Twin Cities as a hotbed of fresh\, experimental\, and sought-after talent. Each company will present work commissioned by the Walker and presented in association with the Sou thern Theater.\nSuperGroup with Rachel Jendrzejewski &\; Leslie O’Nei ll\nJuly 11–13 \nSuperGroup\nSuperGroup is an artistic collaboration between Jeffrey Wells\, Sam Johnson\, and Erin Search-Wells. Combining tex t with movement\, their works challenge audiences to “dream\, imagine ne w realities\, think inventively\, and make connections between broadly dis parate ideas.” \nit’s [all] highly personal\, SuperGroup’s lat est interdisciplinary work in collaboration with playwright Rachel Jendrze jewski\, explores the subtle changes that shape us and the contradictory h uman need for ritual and risk. Combining text and movement\, the performan ce layers abstract and symbolic gestures with weaving narratives\, multipl ying patterns\, and elusive signals to tell the complex story of everyday life. \nLeslie O’Neill\nAn accomplished performer and a 2010 recip ient of a McKnight Fellowship for Dancers\, Leslie O’Neill captivates au diences with astounding grace and a commanding stage presence. As a choreo grapher\, she has been working primarily in solo form\, creating such piec es as Trigger\, which was mentioned in the Star Tribune’s “Top 5 Dance Events of 2009.” O’Neill is currently a member of Zenon Dance Company and was nominated for a 2009 Sage Award for her performances with Black L abel Movement and Zenon. \nFortress is a duet featuring Laura Selle Virtucio and Erika Hansen in which private histories take the form of a th ird character in their relationship. The players hold onto secrets that ar e transparent to the audience\, while the setting and their interactions e stablish motivations and divisions that influence each of their moments to gether. \nPramila Vasudevan/Aniccha Arts &\; Jennifer Arave\nJuly 18– 20 \nPramila Vasudevan\nPramila Vasudevan has had training in interacti ve media\, Bharatanatyam\, and contemporary Indian dance and has performed with Minneapolis-based companies Ananya Dance Theatre and Ragamala Dance. Since 2003\, her choreographic work has received support from the Jerome Foundation\, Minnesota State Arts Board\, Metropolitan Regional Arts Counc il\, and others. With her company Aniccha Arts\, she recently presented In Habit: Living Patterns—a nine-hour\, site-specific installation compose d of 16 dance vignettes—at the 2012 Northern Spark Festival. \nF6\, na med after the “best” seat in the house\, is an episodic series of move ment-based installations in which the relationship between artists and aud ience is reversed. The group choreography\, solo\, and video homage create a space between the dancers and the viewers that is political as well as poetic\, while their magnetic actions both attract and evade. \nJennifer Arave\nTrained as a director in traditional theater\, Jennifer Arave began to explore more experimental forms\, which led to integrating movement an d dance into her work. \nCanon\, a movement solo for dancer Mary Ann Bra dley with drummer Charles Gehr\, mines the legacy of punk rock gestures an d aggressive expression. The physical language arising from the counter-cu lture of disenfranchised youth is used to illustrate a feminist perspectiv e within a historically male-driven experience. The piece equates punk roc k’s Iggy and Wendy O. to modern dance’s Merce and Martha. LOCATION:Southern Theater\n SUMMARY:Momentum: New Dance Works 2013 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/momentum-new-dance-works-2013 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11000 DTSTART:20130717T170000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/c1/ c177eecce494751e2c997a7907e3a172.jpg DESCRIPTION:Get together for an evening of fun on our artist-designed mini -golf course in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.\nRSVP: membership@walker art.org\, 612.375.7655\, or members.walkerart.org. LOCATION:Minneapolis Sculpture Garden\n SUMMARY:Member Night: Artist-Designed Mini Golf URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/member-night-mini-golf END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11017 DTSTART:20130718T170000 DTEND:20130718T210000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/58/ 58360ce0414bc654a2b9edcbd6c78916.jpg DESCRIPTION:If the whole world listens\, what will it hear? Find out at th e Walker’s observance of World Listening Day\, where you can contemplate the sonic environment of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden through a range of aural experiments\, including a listening meditation\, a sound scaveng er hunt\, and an opportunity to hear how pop music sounds to a fish. LOCATION:Minneapolis Sculpture Garden\n SUMMARY:World Listening Day URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/world-listening-day END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10839 DTSTART:20130718T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/53/ 5372c0c949194a7fdf0626e7ff04d087.jpg DESCRIPTION:Now in its tenth edition\, Momentum offers a snapshot of Minne sota’s dance landscape\, illuminating the skill and passion of the next generation’s most promising choreographers. \nFeaturing two companies ea ch evening\, Momentum showcases new voices and ideas that speak to the lat est combinations in dance while solidifying the Twin Cities as a hotbed of fresh\, experimental\, and sought-after talent. Each company will present work commissioned by the Walker and presented in association with the Sou thern Theater.\nSuperGroup with Rachel Jendrzejewski &\; Leslie O’Nei ll\nJuly 11–13 \nSuperGroup\nSuperGroup is an artistic collaboration between Jeffrey Wells\, Sam Johnson\, and Erin Search-Wells. Combining tex t with movement\, their works challenge audiences to “dream\, imagine ne w realities\, think inventively\, and make connections between broadly dis parate ideas.” \nit’s [all] highly personal\, SuperGroup’s lat est interdisciplinary work in collaboration with playwright Rachel Jendrze jewski\, explores the subtle changes that shape us and the contradictory h uman need for ritual and risk. Combining text and movement\, the performan ce layers abstract and symbolic gestures with weaving narratives\, multipl ying patterns\, and elusive signals to tell the complex story of everyday life. \nLeslie O’Neill\nAn accomplished performer and a 2010 recip ient of a McKnight Fellowship for Dancers\, Leslie O’Neill captivates au diences with astounding grace and a commanding stage presence. As a choreo grapher\, she has been working primarily in solo form\, creating such piec es as Trigger\, which was mentioned in the Star Tribune’s “Top 5 Dance Events of 2009.” O’Neill is currently a member of Zenon Dance Company and was nominated for a 2009 Sage Award for her performances with Black L abel Movement and Zenon. \nFortress is a duet featuring Laura Selle Virtucio and Erika Hansen in which private histories take the form of a th ird character in their relationship. The players hold onto secrets that ar e transparent to the audience\, while the setting and their interactions e stablish motivations and divisions that influence each of their moments to gether. \nPramila Vasudevan/Aniccha Arts &\; Jennifer Arave\nJuly 18– 20 \nPramila Vasudevan\nPramila Vasudevan has had training in interacti ve media\, Bharatanatyam\, and contemporary Indian dance and has performed with Minneapolis-based companies Ananya Dance Theatre and Ragamala Dance. Since 2003\, her choreographic work has received support from the Jerome Foundation\, Minnesota State Arts Board\, Metropolitan Regional Arts Counc il\, and others. With her company Aniccha Arts\, she recently presented In Habit: Living Patterns—a nine-hour\, site-specific installation compose d of 16 dance vignettes—at the 2012 Northern Spark Festival. \nF6\, na med after the “best” seat in the house\, is an episodic series of move ment-based installations in which the relationship between artists and aud ience is reversed. The group choreography\, solo\, and video homage create a space between the dancers and the viewers that is political as well as poetic\, while their magnetic actions both attract and evade. \nJennifer Arave\nTrained as a director in traditional theater\, Jennifer Arave began to explore more experimental forms\, which led to integrating movement an d dance into her work. \nCanon\, a movement solo for dancer Mary Ann Bra dley with drummer Charles Gehr\, mines the legacy of punk rock gestures an d aggressive expression. The physical language arising from the counter-cu lture of disenfranchised youth is used to illustrate a feminist perspectiv e within a historically male-driven experience. The piece equates punk roc k’s Iggy and Wendy O. to modern dance’s Merce and Martha. LOCATION:Southern Theater\n SUMMARY:Momentum: New Dance Works 2013 URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/momentum-new-dance-works-2013 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11026 DTSTART:20130718T210000 DTEND:20130718T233000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/79/ 799501fce53a2481d8afc93f032a3a5b.jpg DESCRIPTION:It’s dusk. You’re walking through the Minneapolis Sculptur e Garden and see the outlines and shadows of trees and sculptures. But wha t are those things? Mason jars\, and they’re glowing. As you walk up and peer at one\, you see it contains swerving wire filaments that look like the trails of fireflies. As you move closer\, light patterns pulse and bec ome more lively. Suddenly\, the “fireflies” escape their glass confine s and take flight\, swirling to the top of the Target Corporation building and joining the colored lights created there by other emancipated lightni ng bugs. \nDesigned by Target for the Garden’s 25th anniversary\, this i nteractive display will be available for ooh-ing and ahh-ing on Target Fre e Thursday Nights in July. LOCATION:Minneapolis Sculpture Garden\n SUMMARY:Target Thursday Lights URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/target-thursday-lights END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10840 DTSTART:20130719T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/53/ 5372c0c949194a7fdf0626e7ff04d087.jpg DESCRIPTION:Now in its tenth edition\, Momentum offers a snapshot of Minne sota’s dance landscape\, illuminating the skill and passion of the next generation’s most promising choreographers. \nFeaturing two companies ea ch evening\, Momentum showcases new voices and ideas that speak to the lat est combinations in dance while solidifying the Twin Cities as a hotbed of fresh\, experimental\, and sought-after talent. Each company will present work commissioned by the Walker and presented in association with the Sou thern Theater.\nSuperGroup with Rachel Jendrzejewski &\; Leslie O’Nei ll\nJuly 11–13 \nSuperGroup\nSuperGroup is an artistic collaboration between Jeffrey Wells\, Sam Johnson\, and Erin Search-Wells. Combining tex t with movement\, their works challenge audiences to “dream\, imagine ne w realities\, think inventively\, and make connections between broadly dis parate ideas.” \nit’s [all] highly personal\, SuperGroup’s lat est interdisciplinary work in collaboration with playwright Rachel Jendrze jewski\, explores the subtle changes that shape us and the contradictory h uman need for ritual and risk. Combining text and movement\, the performan ce layers abstract and symbolic gestures with weaving narratives\, multipl ying patterns\, and elusive signals to tell the complex story of everyday life. \nLeslie O’Neill\nAn accomplished performer and a 2010 recip ient of a McKnight Fellowship for Dancers\, Leslie O’Neill captivates au diences with astounding grace and a commanding stage presence. As a choreo grapher\, she has been working primarily in solo form\, creating such piec es as Trigger\, which was mentioned in the Star Tribune’s “Top 5 Dance Events of 2009.” O’Neill is currently a member of Zenon Dance Company and was nominated for a 2009 Sage Award for her performances with Black L abel Movement and Zenon. \nFortress is a duet featuring Laura Selle Virtucio and Erika Hansen in which private histories take the form of a th ird character in their relationship. The players hold onto secrets that ar e transparent to the audience\, while the setting and their interactions e stablish motivations and divisions that influence each of their moments to gether. \nPramila Vasudevan/Aniccha Arts &\; Jennifer Arave\nJuly 18– 20 \nPramila Vasudevan\nPramila Vasudevan has had training in interacti ve media\, Bharatanatyam\, and contemporary Indian dance and has performed with Minneapolis-based companies Ananya Dance Theatre and Ragamala Dance. Since 2003\, her choreographic work has received support from the Jerome Foundation\, Minnesota State Arts Board\, Metropolitan Regional Arts Counc il\, and others. With her company Aniccha Arts\, she recently presented In Habit: Living Patterns—a nine-hour\, site-specific installation compose d of 16 dance vignettes—at the 2012 Northern Spark Festival. \nF6\, na med after the “best” seat in the house\, is an episodic series of move ment-based installations in which the relationship between artists and aud ience is reversed. The group choreography\, solo\, and video homage create a space between the dancers and the viewers that is political as well as poetic\, while their magnetic actions both attract and evade. \nJennifer Arave\nTrained as a director in traditional theater\, Jennifer Arave began to explore more experimental forms\, which led to integrating movement an d dance into her work. \nCanon\, a movement solo for dancer Mary Ann Bra dley with drummer Charles Gehr\, mines the legacy of punk rock gestures an d aggressive expression. The physical language arising from the counter-cu lture of disenfranchised youth is used to illustrate a feminist perspectiv e within a historically male-driven experience. The piece equates punk roc k’s Iggy and Wendy O. to modern dance’s Merce and Martha. LOCATION:Southern Theater\n SUMMARY:Momentum: New Dance Works 2013 URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/momentum-new-dance-works-2013 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10841 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130720 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/53/ 5372c0c949194a7fdf0626e7ff04d087.jpg DESCRIPTION:Now in its tenth edition\, Momentum offers a snapshot of Minne sota’s dance landscape\, illuminating the skill and passion of the next generation’s most promising choreographers. \nFeaturing two companies ea ch evening\, Momentum showcases new voices and ideas that speak to the lat est combinations in dance while solidifying the Twin Cities as a hotbed of fresh\, experimental\, and sought-after talent. Each company will present work commissioned by the Walker and presented in association with the Sou thern Theater.\nSuperGroup with Rachel Jendrzejewski &\; Leslie O’Nei ll\nJuly 11–13 \nSuperGroup\nSuperGroup is an artistic collaboration between Jeffrey Wells\, Sam Johnson\, and Erin Search-Wells. Combining tex t with movement\, their works challenge audiences to “dream\, imagine ne w realities\, think inventively\, and make connections between broadly dis parate ideas.” \nit’s [all] highly personal\, SuperGroup’s lat est interdisciplinary work in collaboration with playwright Rachel Jendrze jewski\, explores the subtle changes that shape us and the contradictory h uman need for ritual and risk. Combining text and movement\, the performan ce layers abstract and symbolic gestures with weaving narratives\, multipl ying patterns\, and elusive signals to tell the complex story of everyday life. \nLeslie O’Neill\nAn accomplished performer and a 2010 recip ient of a McKnight Fellowship for Dancers\, Leslie O’Neill captivates au diences with astounding grace and a commanding stage presence. As a choreo grapher\, she has been working primarily in solo form\, creating such piec es as Trigger\, which was mentioned in the Star Tribune’s “Top 5 Dance Events of 2009.” O’Neill is currently a member of Zenon Dance Company and was nominated for a 2009 Sage Award for her performances with Black L abel Movement and Zenon. \nFortress is a duet featuring Laura Selle Virtucio and Erika Hansen in which private histories take the form of a th ird character in their relationship. The players hold onto secrets that ar e transparent to the audience\, while the setting and their interactions e stablish motivations and divisions that influence each of their moments to gether. \nPramila Vasudevan/Aniccha Arts &\; Jennifer Arave\nJuly 18– 20 \nPramila Vasudevan\nPramila Vasudevan has had training in interacti ve media\, Bharatanatyam\, and contemporary Indian dance and has performed with Minneapolis-based companies Ananya Dance Theatre and Ragamala Dance. Since 2003\, her choreographic work has received support from the Jerome Foundation\, Minnesota State Arts Board\, Metropolitan Regional Arts Counc il\, and others. With her company Aniccha Arts\, she recently presented In Habit: Living Patterns—a nine-hour\, site-specific installation compose d of 16 dance vignettes—at the 2012 Northern Spark Festival. \nF6\, na med after the “best” seat in the house\, is an episodic series of move ment-based installations in which the relationship between artists and aud ience is reversed. The group choreography\, solo\, and video homage create a space between the dancers and the viewers that is political as well as poetic\, while their magnetic actions both attract and evade. \nJennifer Arave\nTrained as a director in traditional theater\, Jennifer Arave began to explore more experimental forms\, which led to integrating movement an d dance into her work. \nCanon\, a movement solo for dancer Mary Ann Bra dley with drummer Charles Gehr\, mines the legacy of punk rock gestures an d aggressive expression. The physical language arising from the counter-cu lture of disenfranchised youth is used to illustrate a feminist perspectiv e within a historically male-driven experience. The piece equates punk roc k’s Iggy and Wendy O. to modern dance’s Merce and Martha. LOCATION:Southern Theater\n SUMMARY:Momentum: New Dance Works 2013 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/momentum-new-dance-works-2013 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10936 DTSTART:20130723T110000 DTEND:20130723T130000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/f0/ f09c54404a6dcf3efc0b2e19243ef0a8.jpg DESCRIPTION:What do hip kids and their (possibly) cooler parents do to spa rk creativity? Attend Arty Pants: Your Tuesday Playdate\, featuring progra ms for adults and youngsters ages 3 to 5. Join us each month on the second and fourth Tuesdays for art projects and other adventures. \nJuly and A ugust: Garden Matters\nGet immersed the scents\, sounds\, texture\, and ta stes of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden through fun hands-on activities. You and your tot will listen to stories under the trees and make art outdo ors\, then cool off inside with films and gallery games. LOCATION:Walker Art Center\n SUMMARY:Arty Pants: Your Tuesday Playdate URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/arty-pants-your-tuesday-playdat e-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11016 DTSTART:20130725T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/b3/ b350b21a3855b44a72187f686ef904fc.jpg DESCRIPTION:Every summer the performance company Mixed Precipitation prese nts a special blend of classical music\, horticulture\, and food during it s signature community garden tour event\, Picnic Operetta. This year’s o ffering is Agent Fidelio. Catch a sneak peek in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and join the ensemble in a collective sing-along. LOCATION:Minneapolis Sculpture Garden\n SUMMARY:Mixed Precipitation: Picnic Operetta Preview and Sing-along URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/mixed-precipitation-picnic-oper etta-preview-a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11027 DTSTART:20130725T210000 DTEND:20130725T233000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/79/ 799501fce53a2481d8afc93f032a3a5b.jpg DESCRIPTION:It’s dusk. You’re walking through the Minneapolis Sculptur e Garden and see the outlines and shadows of trees and sculptures. But wha t are those things? Mason jars\, and they’re glowing. As you walk up and peer at one\, you see it contains swerving wire filaments that look like the trails of fireflies. As you move closer\, light patterns pulse and bec ome more lively. Suddenly\, the “fireflies” escape their glass confine s and take flight\, swirling to the top of the Target Corporation building and joining the colored lights created there by other emancipated lightni ng bugs. \nDesigned by Target for the Garden’s 25th anniversary\, this i nteractive display will be available for ooh-ing and ahh-ing on Target Fre e Thursday Nights in July. LOCATION:Minneapolis Sculpture Garden\n SUMMARY:Target Thursday Lights URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/target-thursday-lights END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11002 DTSTART:20130729T190000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/92/ 92e483b03b6e1e2febce8db2c9a93fdf.jpg DESCRIPTION:Music: Prissy Clerks\; DJ Barb Abney\n\n“The quintet is stee ped in fractured\, reverb-heavy guitar work à la ’90s indie-rock bands such as Sebadoh and Pavement ... and lyrics with timeless\, universal appe al.” —Star Tribune \n\nBounding between punchy power pop and dreamy lo w-fi\, Clara Salyer (Total Babe) joins forces with Howard Hamilton\, Dylan Ritchie\, Tim Leick\, and Emily Lazear for a modern take on new pop for n ow people. Bristling with talent\, this band is fuzzed out\, tuned in\, an d ready to rip with crunchy guitar\, bouncy beats\, and shimmering melodie s. \nMovie: The Hawks and the Sparrows (Uccellacci E Uccellini)\nDirect ed by Pier Paolo Pasolini \nThis comic fable stars the beloved stone-f aced clown Toto as an Italian everyman on an adventure with his good-natur ed but empty-headed son. With a wisecracking crow as a counterpoint\, the human travelers progress down the road of life\, two delightful innocents caught\, like many Italians in 1964\, between the church and Marxism. 1964 \, video\, in Italian with English subtitles\, 88 minutes. LOCATION:Loring Park. In case of rain\, events will be moved to the Walker Cinema. Seating is first-come\, first-served. SUMMARY:Prissy Clerks with The Hawks and the Sparrows URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/prissy-clerks-_the-hawks-and-sp arrows END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11021 DTSTART:20130731T193000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/51/ 51d088a8b1dd9c5fd5b7498702ff5a1c.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“I have not seen a film as powerful\, surreal\, and fright ening in at least a decade. The Act of Killing is unprecedented in the his tory of cinema.” —Werner Herzog \n\nIn this chilling and inventive documentary\, filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer examine Indonesia’s communis t purge of 1965\, in which more than one million leftists\, intellectuals\ , and ethnic Chinese were killed. Leaders of the death squads continue to be celebrated as heroes\, and the director challenged them to reenact thei r real-life killings in the style of the American movies that inspired the ir methods. The result is a cinematic fever dream\, an unsettling journey deep into the imaginations of mass murderers and the shockingly banal regi me of corruption and impunity they inhabit. \nShaking audiences at the 201 2 Toronto and Telluride film festivals and winning an Audience Award at th e 2013 Berlin International Film Festival\, The Act of Killing is an unpre cedented film that “could well change how you view the documentary form ” (Los Angeles Times). Executive producers are Errol Morris and Werner H erzog. 2012\, DCP\, in Indonesian with English subtitles\, 116 minutes. Op ens August 2 at the Landmark Theatres. LOCATION:Walker Cinema\n SUMMARY:The Act of Killing (Theatrical Version) URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/the-act-killing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11022 DTSTART:20130801T190000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/51/ 51d088a8b1dd9c5fd5b7498702ff5a1c.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n"Essential and enraging." —Variety \n\nOppenheimer spent n early a decade making The Act of Killing. This rare screening of the full director’s cut gives Minnesota audiences the chance to experience the fi lm in its most terrifying\, dreamlike\, and intimate form. 2012\, DCP\, in Indonesian with English subtitles\, 159 minutes. LOCATION:Walker Cinema\n SUMMARY:The Act of Killing (Director’s Cut) URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/the-act-killing_-directors-cut END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10950 DTSTART:20130801T170000 DTEND:20130801T210000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/99/ 9958dc068f4bfed84c0f6a341a379108.jpg DESCRIPTION:Thursday evenings at Gather by D’Amico feature $5 small plat es and drink specials\, and limited-edition dishes from a roster of stella r guest chefs who share tastings each month. \nIn August\, we welcome c hef-in-residence Dennis Leaf-Smith of 112 Eatery. Join him at the Walker f or tastes from his small plates menu\, exclusively at Gather this month. LOCATION:Gather by D’Amico\n SUMMARY:Tastings with Chef-in-Residence Dennis Leaf-Smith URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/tastings-chef-residence-daniel- del-prado-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10908 DTSTART:20130803T100000 DTEND:20130803T150000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/54/ 54bf65b010c748a76878b9debb1d5555.jpg DESCRIPTION:Our creative\, social\, and family networks shape who we are a nd the places we live. This daylong extravaganza features dance performanc es and collaborative crafting--including a giant crocheted rug--as part of a festival of locally grown talent. \nGallery admission is free for ever yone on the first Saturday of each month from 10 am to 5 pm\, with a varie ty of family activities scheduled from 10 am to 3 pm. LOCATION:Walker Art Center / Minneapolis Sculpture Garden SUMMARY:Free First Saturday: Grassroots URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/free-first-saturday-august-tbd END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11006 DTSTART:20130803T110000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/68/ 68f4c1b8a5c4e25cd3ee5a0f51894cdf.jpg DESCRIPTION:Now it its 10th edition\, the Momentum: New Dance Works series introduces the next generation’s most promising choreographers and offe rs a snapsot of Minnesota’s contemporary dance landscape. In celebration of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden’s 25th anniversary\, three Momentum alumni perform dances newly commissioned by the Walker as part of the Fre e First Saturday festivities. \nKenna Cottman presents a group dance an d drum performance based on Senegalese “lutte” wrestling and the chore ographed ceremony around the fight spectacle. Chris Schlichting\, named Ci ty Pages’ 2012 choreographer of the year\, offers a follow-up to his ac claimed Matching Drapes. Kaleena Miller creates a percussive piece with li ve music and tap dance. \nIn case of rain\, the event moves indoors to the McGuire Theater. LOCATION:Minneapolis Sculpture Garden\n SUMMARY:MTM@10 URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/mtm10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11007 DTSTART:20130803T140000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/68/ 68f4c1b8a5c4e25cd3ee5a0f51894cdf.jpg DESCRIPTION:Now it its 10th edition\, the Momentum: New Dance Works series introduces the next generation’s most promising choreographers and offe rs a snapsot of Minnesota’s contemporary dance landscape. In celebration of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden’s 25th anniversary\, three Momentum alumni perform dances newly commissioned by the Walker as part of the Fre e First Saturday festivities. \nKenna Cottman presents a group dance an d drum performance based on Senegalese “lutte” wrestling and the chore ographed ceremony around the fight spectacle. Chris Schlichting\, named Ci ty Pages’ 2012 choreographer of the year\, offers a follow-up to his ac claimed Matching Drapes. Kaleena Miller creates a percussive piece with li ve music and tap dance. \nIn case of rain\, the event moves indoors to the McGuire Theater. LOCATION:Minneapolis Sculpture Garden\n SUMMARY:MTM@10 URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/mtm10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11023 DTSTART:20130803T120000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/51/ 51d088a8b1dd9c5fd5b7498702ff5a1c.jpg DESCRIPTION:The relationship between cinema\, trauma\, and memory underlie this intense look at the complex process of directing The Act of Killing over the course of more than a decade. Filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer discus ses his "documentary of the imagination" and ways that fiction can be used to excavate truth as well as help people escape it. \nOppenheimer's artic ulation of the ethical and political issues involved with making and relea sing The Act of Killing is a must for anyone interested in the ethics of d ocumentary cinema. Copresented with IFP-Minnesota. Program length 2 hours. LOCATION:Walker Cinema\n SUMMARY:Master Class with Joshua Oppenheimer URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/master-class-joshua-oppenheimer END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11003 DTSTART:20130805T190000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/7d/ 7d7368b5f2811927a3c63e62374c9fb3.jpg DESCRIPTION:Music: Roe Family Singers + Charlie Parr\; DJ Bill DeVille\n\n “Charlie Parr is one of the greatest musicians and human beings I know. … He has brought wonder and excitement to this music.” —Alan Sparhaw k (Low) \n\nKick off your shoes for this old-time jubilee in the summer sun. The Roe Family Singers unpack their saws\, jugs\, and banjos and dip into a refreshing distillation of traditional folk and country. Legend-in -the-making Charlie Parr then takes the stage with his “pulse-quickening \, riveting Americana rooted in Depression-era folk” (Sunday Herald Sun\ , Australia). The set ends with a rollicking all-player jamboree. \nMov ie: Cochochi\nDirected by Israel Cárdenas and Laura Ameilia Guzmán \n Evaristo and Tony\, brothers from the Sierra Tarahumara in northwest Mexic o\, have just completed elementary school and start their summer vacation. A stolen horse and a trip to their grandfather’s village on the other s ide of the canyon soon lead them on a journey into unexpected worlds. Coch ochi premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2007 and won numerous festiv al awards around the world. 2007\, video\, in Spanish with English subtitl es\, 87 minutes. LOCATION:Loring Park. In case of rain\, events will be moved to the Walker Cinema. Seating is first-come\, first-served. SUMMARY:Roe Family Singers + Charlie Parr with Cochochi URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/roe-family-singers-charlie-parr -with-cochochi END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11019 DTSTART:20130808T170000 DTEND:20130808T210000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/9e/ 9e857bbdfb01380c7daab9077d7c0846.jpg DESCRIPTION:Join artist Fritz Haeg and local gardeners\, artists\, and foo d producers for an evening of festivities that link his projects Foraging Circle in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Domestic Integrities A05\, which is presented in a new exhibition that culminates his artist-in-resid ence project. \nTake part in performances\, knitting circles\, bread-makin g\, and other homespun activities. At 7 pm\, catch a short documentary abo ut Haeg’s Edible Estate #15: Twin Cities\, for which a Woodbury househol d worked with the artist\, neighbors\, friends\, and volunteers to transfo rm their yard into an organic edible garden. The artist will be on-site in the Garden and galleries for various endeavors throughout the month of Au gust. \nBe Part of the Exhibition\nIf you live in the Twin Cities metro ar ea and have an edible garden in your front yard\, take a picture and e-mai l it to ecp.intern@walkerart.org along with your name (optional)\, your lo cation\, and a brief description of what you’re growing. Your photo and information will be included in the exhibition. LOCATION:Walker Art Center / Minneapolis Sculpture Garden SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening: Fritz Haeg: At Home in the City URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/exhibition-opening-fritz-haeg-a t-home-in-the END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11004 DTSTART:20130812T190000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/d1/ d1a841224509bb02d258972806123576.jpg DESCRIPTION:Music: The Chalice\; DJ Jill Riley\n\n“A group like this is something local music fans have been waiting on for some time. … The Cha lice has already won the hearts of many supporters thanks to their fun and feminine approach to hip-hop. …” —City Pages \n\nQuench your hip-ho p thirst with the Chalice\, the bad-ass female trio that’s poised on the cusp of national notoriety. Emcees Lizzo\, Sophia Eris\, and Claire de Lu ne make noise\, act sweet\, and kill beats with laid-back rhymes and an el ectric party energy paired with an unbound collection of sounds from old-s chool hip-hop\, soul\, funk\, R&\;B\, and reggae. \nMovie: In the Pit (En el Hoyo)\nDirected by Juan Carlos Rulfo \nFor every bridge b uilt\, warns a Mexican proverb\, the devil demands one soul. A lyrical and compassionate documentary\, In the Pit delves into the personal struggles behind the construction of a massive elevated freeway—Mexico City’s P eriferico Beltway\, a spectacular modern architectural design that comes w ith a human cost. This film won awards at festivals around the world\, inc luding the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. 2006\, video\, in Spanish with En glish subtitles\, 84 minutes. LOCATION:Loring Park. In case of rain\, events will be moved to the Walker Cinema. Seating is first-come\, first-served. SUMMARY:The Chalice with In the Pit URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/chalice-_in-pit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10937 DTSTART:20130813T110000 DTEND:20130813T130000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/f0/ f09c54404a6dcf3efc0b2e19243ef0a8.jpg DESCRIPTION:What do hip kids and their (possibly) cooler parents do to spa rk creativity? Attend Arty Pants: Your Tuesday Playdate\, featuring progra ms for adults and youngsters ages 3 to 5. Join us each month on the second and fourth Tuesdays for art projects and other adventures. \nJuly and A ugust: Garden Matters\nGet immersed the scents\, sounds\, texture\, and ta stes of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden through fun hands-on activities. You and your tot will listen to stories under the trees and make art outdo ors\, then cool off inside with films and gallery games. LOCATION:Walker Art Center\n SUMMARY:Arty Pants: Your Tuesday Playdate URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/arty-pants-your-tuesday-playdat e-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11029 DTSTART:20130815T190000 DESCRIPTION:Join 2012–2013 McKnight Photography Fellows Jenn Ackerman\, Teri Fullerton\, Jason Pearson\, and Katherine Turczan for a discussion ab out their work and recent trends in contemporary photography. LOCATION:Walker Cinema\n SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: McKnight Artist Fellowship for Photographers URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/discussion-mcknight-artist-fell owship-photogr END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11005 DTSTART:20130819T190000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/3a/ 3af4cd7d951615a6fd5ede13f51733df.jpg DESCRIPTION:Music: Zoo Animal + Aby Wolf + Grant Cutler\; DJ David Campbel l\n\n“It’s going to be an experiment. New music\, classics\, epic shit . Two hyper-talented women and 1\,000 ideas—come hear Zoo Animal\, Aby\, and me knock it out of the park.” —Grant Cutler \n\nA modern-day h ootenanny with a cast of Minneapolis’ most innovative music-makers. Equa l parts exploration and celebration\, this 70-minute sonic survey features avant-pop favorites from Zoo Animal and Aby Wolf\, in addition to the new electro-pop collaborations Weird Visions (Cutler and Zoo Animal) and Wolf Lords (Cutler and Wolf). Anything could\, and should\, happen …\nMovie: Pee Wee’s Big Adventure\nDirected by Tim Burton \nAfter his beloved new bicycle is stolen\, the happy-go-lucky Pee Wee Herman goes on a wild c ross-country journey—after a fortuneteller informs him that his bike is in the basement of the Alamo—and discovers an America filled with truck stops\, waitresses\, and runaway convicts. This comedy is Tim Burton’s f irst feature and a nod to Vittorio De Sica’s neorealist classic The Bicy cle Thief. Written by Paul Reubens (Pee Wee) and Phil Hartman. 1985\, vide o\, 95 minutes. LOCATION:Loring Park. In case of rain\, events will be moved to the Walker Cinema. Seating is first-come\, first-served. SUMMARY:Zoo Animal + Aby Wolf + Grant Cutler with Pee Wee’s Big Adventur e URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/zoo-animal-aby-wolf-grant-cutle r-_pee-wees-bi END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10998 DTSTART:20130822T193000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/a3/ a37e3ae962caa64cdd141f7271008b8a.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“James Broughton’s epitaph says about all you need to kn ow about him: ‘Adventure—not predicament.’” —SXSW Review\n\nA li vely documentary celebrates the 100th anniversary of poet and experimental filmmaker James Broughton (1913–1999)\, a central figure in San Francis co’s art world who played a role in creating the indie film scene that f lourishes today. The entertaining collage of animated bits and excerpts fr om Broughton's diaries\, poems\, and experimental films includes interview s with various people who knew him best\, including his wife\, son\, long- time male lover\, and former Film in the Cities director Sally Dixon. 2013 \, DCP\, 82 minutes. \nPreceded by a new print of Broughton’s The Bed (1 968\, 16mm\, 20 minutes). LOCATION:Walker Cinema\n SUMMARY:Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/big-joy-the-adventures-of-james -broughton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11028 DTSTART:20130822T180000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/PNG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/20/2 0c695b2994651b3b05fc4f5bb4495ff.png DESCRIPTION:Express your hedonism in 20 seconds or less! In celebration of the film Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton\, join some blissed-o ut writers in the Garden Café and compose short poetic snippets that reli sh all that’s good about life\, love\, sex\, summer\, and more. Don’t worry\, our featured writers will help you fit your boundless glee into a small package. A bit later\, you could be invited to read your brief refle ction on the Walker Cinema stage before the screening. Copresented by Rain Taxi Review of Books. LOCATION:Garden Café SUMMARY:Social/Brief: Big Joy URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/socialbrief-_big-joy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10938 DTSTART:20130827T110000 DTEND:20130827T110000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/f0/ f09c54404a6dcf3efc0b2e19243ef0a8.jpg DESCRIPTION:What do hip kids and their (possibly) cooler parents do to spa rk creativity? Attend Arty Pants: Your Tuesday Playdate\, featuring progra ms for adults and youngsters ages 3 to 5. Join us each month on the second and fourth Tuesdays for art projects and other adventures. \nJuly and A ugust: Garden Matters\nGet immersed the scents\, sounds\, texture\, and ta stes of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden through fun hands-on activities. You and your tot will listen to stories under the trees and make art outdo ors\, then cool off inside with films and gallery games. LOCATION:Walker Art Center\n SUMMARY:Arty Pants: Your Tuesday Playdate URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/arty-pants-your-tuesday-playdat e-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10898 DTSTART:20130828T190000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/4e/ 4e07ae1ba853419f064dadad2a527896.jpg DESCRIPTION:Last year's first-ever Internet Cat Video Festival was conceiv ed at the Walker as a modest celebration to bring online communities toget her in the real world. The #catvidfest became its own viral phenomenon\, d rawing a crowd of more than 10\,000 fans to the Walker’s Open Field. The event caught the attention of local\, national\, and international audien ces and media and spawned “copy-cat” festivals--and a touring program- -around the country. \nFor its second edition\, the Internet Cat Video Festival 2013 screens at the Great Minnesota Get-Together: the State Fair Grandstand. Bringing along the same spirit of community and collaboration \, this year's showcase of feline hijinks includes music\, special guests\ , community art projects\, and booths hosting local animal resource nonpro fits. Bonus: #catvidfest 2013 concludes with fireworks! \nWatch for up dates and details as summer approaches\, and follow #catvidfest on Faceboo k and Twitter. \nTickets on Sale: Minnesota State Fair Box Office\n\nPu rchase tickets online at mnstatefair.org. \nOrder by phone at 800.514.3 849. \nPurchase tickets in person at the State Fairgrounds Box Office. (Regular box office hours will begin in early June.) \n\nNominations\nC heck your bookmarks\, ask your friends\, and put in some quality time for online “research”—then share your favorite Internet cat clips. Unvei l a new talent or nominate an old favorite and help shape the 2013 lineup. Nominate a Minnesota feline for a chance to be featured in the festival. Eligible entries must be publicly available on YouTube or Vimeo. \nThe 2 013 nomination form is now online. Deadline: June 1\, 2013. \nThe Golden K itty and MN Cat-on-a-Stick\nWhich video will walk away with the #catvidfes t hardware? Last year\, Will Braden’s now iconic Henri Le Chat Noir #2 t ook the coveted Golden Kitty as the People’s Choice Best of Festival. \nThe top award for 2013 will be decided via online voting this summer —along with new prizes for each cat-egory\, including MN Cat-on-a-Stick for kitties residing in the Land of 10\,000 Lakes. \nBraden will return to present the Golden Kitty to this year’s winner and to debut a new Henri video exclusively for the festival. \nFestival T-Shirts\nInternet Cat V ideo Festival logo T-shirts are available from the Walker Shop. \nMedi a Contact\nRachel Joyce\, Assistant Director\, Public Relations \nrachel. joyce@walkerart.org LOCATION:Minnesota State Fair Grandstand SUMMARY:Internet Cat Video Festival 2013 URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/internet-cat-video-festival-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11018 DTSTART:20130829T190000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/33/ 336a21a4a9cf12d35ae280dbb0ab5c09.jpg DESCRIPTION:Since the debut of the Internet Cat Video Festival at the Walk er last summer\, interest in the phenomena continues to grow. On the day a fter second festival at the State Fair\, join video creators Will Braden ( Henri\, le Chat Noir)\, Maddie Kelly (Kittens Inspired by Kittens)\, Paul Klusman and TJ Wingard (An Engineer’s Guide to Cats)\, and Internet Cat Video producer Scott Stulen for a discussion on their experiences and the universal appeal of felines. And fear not: the program includes videos. LOCATION:Walker Art Center\n SUMMARY:Going Viral: Life as a Cat Video Creator URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/going-viral-life-cat-video-crea tor END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10951 DTSTART:20130905T170000 DTEND:20130905T210000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/00/ 00d624b6e09d654f661a68ef2fa7c3ac.jpg DESCRIPTION:Thursday evenings at Gather by D’Amico feature $5 small plat es and drink specials\, and limited-edition dishes from a roster of stella r guest chefs who share tastings each month. \nIn September\, join chef -in-residence Peter Ireland of The Lynn on Bryant\, who shares tastes from his small plates menu\, created exclusively for Gather and featured throu ghout the month. LOCATION:Gather by D’Amico\n SUMMARY:Tastings with Chef-in-Residence Peter Ireland URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/tastings-chef-residence-dennis- leaf-smith END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10989 DTSTART:20130905T190000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/db/ dbb7fd05611355e0db7ce65368eb2051.jpg DESCRIPTION:Join Philip Bither\, McGuire Senior Curator of Performing Arts \, to hear about the groundbreaking music\, dance\, and theater events tha t make up the Walker’s exciting new season. A storyteller who holds audi ences rapt with his descriptions of discovering new performances each year \, Bither explains why every show he presents is his favorite. LOCATION:McGuire Theater\n SUMMARY:Performing Arts Season Preview 2013/2014 URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/performing-arts-season-preview- 20132014 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10909 DTSTART:20130907T100000 DTEND:20130907T150000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/8e/ 8ebfbaed30614a71323e845d4057d048.jpg DESCRIPTION:It’s a harvest festival and a birthday party rolled into one ! With the 25th anniversary of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and the cl osure of the Foraging Circle project by artist Fritz Haeg\, we celebrate a n end of the season with gifts\, cupcakes\, and stories about the garden. \nGallery admission is free for everyone on the first Saturday of each month from 10 am to 5 pm\, with a variety of family activities scheduled f rom 10 am to 3 pm. LOCATION:Walker Art Center / Minneapolis Sculpture Garden SUMMARY:Free First Saturday: From the Garden with Love URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/free-first-saturday-garden-love END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11009 DTSTART:20130921T203000 DTEND:20130921T230000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/7f/ 7f460dd0329b1ed8b9c5e318928f28b7.jpg DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the end of summer with an even bigger and better Ava nt Garden as we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Minneapolis Sculpt ure Garden and the opening of the exhibition \nClaes Oldenburg: The Sixtie s. Experience a transformed Garden full of music\, art\, gourmet fare\, an d cocktails at this stylish affair. Mingle with friends\, hit the dance fl oor\, bid on one-of-a-kind auction items\, and round out the evening at th e After Party on a most singular night out. \nProceeds from Avant Garde n support the Walker’s award-winning artistic and educational programmin g.\nTickets on Sale May 31\nTickets go on sale Friday\, May 31. For more i nformation\, call 612.375.7642 or e-mail donors@walkerart.org. \nA preview of live and silent auction items will be available online in the coming w eeks. To stay up to date\, like Avant Garden on Facebook. \nGold Key\n6 –11 pm \n$500 \n($394 tax deductible) \n\nComplimentary cocktails\, hors d’oeuvres\, and other delectables catered by Modern Events by D’A mico\nLive and silent auctions featuring one-of-a-kind artworks and curios ities\nAll the benefits of Silver Keyholders\n\nPlatinum Key\n6–11 pm \ n$10\,000 \n($7\,940 tax deductible) \n\nAn exclusive experience fo r 10 guests\nA copy of Siah Armajani’s Bridge Book\, a signed and number ed limited-edition artist’s book with original woodcuts\, valued at $1\, 000\nAll the benefits of Gold and Silver Keyholders \n\nSilver Key\ n8:30–11 pm \n$100 \n($60 tax deductible) \n\nAmazing views of the M inneapolis Sculpture Garden from the garden lounge and dance floor \nLa te-night sweets and savories\, plus two free drink tickets \nOpportunit y to participate in the silent auction \n\nAfter Party\n11 pm–1 am \nPlatinum\, Gold\, and Silver Keyholders also have access to a VIP Loun ge during the After Party\, located in Gather by D’Amico. Enjoy complime ntary appetizers and a private cash bar. \n\nAvant Garden 2013 Committee\ n\nLisa Denzer and Monica Nassif\, co-chairs\n\nGold Key Host Committee\n\ nAmy Kern and Wim Stocks\, co-chairs\n\nSilver Key Host Committee\n\nJori Miller and Lindsay Pohlad\, co-chairs\n\nSponsorship Committee\n\nAndrew H umphrey and Terry Rasmussen\, co-chairs \n\nAuction Committee\n\nCarol Bemis and Debby Christakos\, co-chairs\n\nMarketing Committee\n\nSally Bla nks and Michelle Fitzgerald\, co-chairs\n LOCATION:Minneapolis Sculpture Garden\n SUMMARY:Avant Garden 2013 URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/avant-garden-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10857 DTSTART:20130921T180000 DTEND:20130921T230000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/7f/ 7f460dd0329b1ed8b9c5e318928f28b7.jpg DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the end of summer with an even bigger and better Ava nt Garden as we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Minneapolis Sculpt ure Garden and the opening of the exhibition \nClaes Oldenburg: The Sixtie s. Experience a transformed Garden full of music\, art\, gourmet fare\, an d cocktails at this stylish affair. Mingle with friends\, hit the dance fl oor\, bid on one-of-a-kind auction items\, and round out the evening at th e After Party on a most singular night out. \nProceeds from Avant Garde n support the Walker’s award-winning artistic and educational programmin g.\nTickets on Sale May 31\nTickets go on sale Friday\, May 31. For more i nformation\, call 612.375.7642 or e-mail donors@walkerart.org. \nA preview of live and silent auction items will be available online in the coming w eeks. To stay up to date\, like Avant Garden on Facebook. \nGold Key\n6 –11 pm \n$500 \n($394 tax deductible) \n\nComplimentary cocktails\, hors d’oeuvres\, and other delectables catered by Modern Events by D’A mico\nLive and silent auctions featuring one-of-a-kind artworks and curios ities\nAll the benefits of Silver Keyholders\n\nPlatinum Key\n6–11 pm \ n$10\,000 \n($7\,940 tax deductible) \n\nAn exclusive experience fo r 10 guests\nA copy of Siah Armajani’s Bridge Book\, a signed and number ed limited-edition artist’s book with original woodcuts\, valued at $1\, 000\nAll the benefits of Gold and Silver Keyholders \n\nSilver Key\ n8:30–11 pm \n$100 \n($60 tax deductible) \n\nAmazing views of the M inneapolis Sculpture Garden from the garden lounge and dance floor \nLa te-night sweets and savories\, plus two free drink tickets \nOpportunit y to participate in the silent auction \n\nAfter Party\n11 pm–1 am \nPlatinum\, Gold\, and Silver Keyholders also have access to a VIP Loun ge during the After Party\, located in Gather by D’Amico. Enjoy complime ntary appetizers and a private cash bar. \n\nAvant Garden 2013 Committee\ n\nLisa Denzer and Monica Nassif\, co-chairs\n\nGold Key Host Committee\n\ nAmy Kern and Wim Stocks\, co-chairs\n\nSilver Key Host Committee\n\nJori Miller and Lindsay Pohlad\, co-chairs\n\nSponsorship Committee\n\nAndrew H umphrey and Terry Rasmussen\, co-chairs \n\nAuction Committee\n\nCarol Bemis and Debby Christakos\, co-chairs\n\nMarketing Committee\n\nSally Bla nks and Michelle Fitzgerald\, co-chairs\n LOCATION:Minneapolis Sculpture Garden\n SUMMARY:Avant Garden 2013 URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/avant-garden-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10856 DTSTART:20130921T180000 DTEND:20130921T230000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/7f/ 7f460dd0329b1ed8b9c5e318928f28b7.jpg DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the end of summer with an even bigger and better Ava nt Garden as we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Minneapolis Sculpt ure Garden and the opening of the exhibition \nClaes Oldenburg: The Sixtie s. Experience a transformed Garden full of music\, art\, gourmet fare\, an d cocktails at this stylish affair. Mingle with friends\, hit the dance fl oor\, bid on one-of-a-kind auction items\, and round out the evening at th e After Party on a most singular night out. \nProceeds from Avant Garde n support the Walker’s award-winning artistic and educational programmin g.\nTickets on Sale May 31\nTickets go on sale Friday\, May 31. For more i nformation\, call 612.375.7642 or e-mail donors@walkerart.org. \nA preview of live and silent auction items will be available online in the coming w eeks. To stay up to date\, like Avant Garden on Facebook. \nGold Key\n6 –11 pm \n$500 \n($394 tax deductible) \n\nComplimentary cocktails\, hors d’oeuvres\, and other delectables catered by Modern Events by D’A mico\nLive and silent auctions featuring one-of-a-kind artworks and curios ities\nAll the benefits of Silver Keyholders\n\nPlatinum Key\n6–11 pm \ n$10\,000 \n($7\,940 tax deductible) \n\nAn exclusive experience fo r 10 guests\nA copy of Siah Armajani’s Bridge Book\, a signed and number ed limited-edition artist’s book with original woodcuts\, valued at $1\, 000\nAll the benefits of Gold and Silver Keyholders \n\nSilver Key\ n8:30–11 pm \n$100 \n($60 tax deductible) \n\nAmazing views of the M inneapolis Sculpture Garden from the garden lounge and dance floor \nLa te-night sweets and savories\, plus two free drink tickets \nOpportunit y to participate in the silent auction \n\nAfter Party\n11 pm–1 am \nPlatinum\, Gold\, and Silver Keyholders also have access to a VIP Loun ge during the After Party\, located in Gather by D’Amico. Enjoy complime ntary appetizers and a private cash bar. \n\nAvant Garden 2013 Committee\ n\nLisa Denzer and Monica Nassif\, co-chairs\n\nGold Key Host Committee\n\ nAmy Kern and Wim Stocks\, co-chairs\n\nSilver Key Host Committee\n\nJori Miller and Lindsay Pohlad\, co-chairs\n\nSponsorship Committee\n\nAndrew H umphrey and Terry Rasmussen\, co-chairs \n\nAuction Committee\n\nCarol Bemis and Debby Christakos\, co-chairs\n\nMarketing Committee\n\nSally Bla nks and Michelle Fitzgerald\, co-chairs\n LOCATION:Minneapolis Sculpture Garden\n SUMMARY:Avant Garden 2013 URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/avant-garden-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10940 DTSTART:20130926T190000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/45/ 45158a36c590b26b2c23d9cb05151624.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“One of the most unforgettable adventures of my theater-go ing experience.” —New York Times \n\nThis deeply captivating and uproa rious new approach to American theater has toured Europe to great acclaim and now comes home for a Walker debut. \nBased wholly on a marathon phone conversation detailing the early life memories of an everyday person\, thi s work by Nature Theater of Oklahoma revels in the stimulating and the sil ly\, the mundane and the absurd—and above all\, the unpredictable contra dictions of life itself. The text\, at once funny\, intelligent\, and loop ingly hypnotic\, is sung entirely in a pop-meets-chamber-opera style witho ut cuts or corrections\, so one hears every hesitation\, incomplete though t\, and unconscious verbal habit. \nFinding a profound and poignant balanc e between grand and intimate\, this audacious (and lengthy) work is rigoro usly choreographed with Soviet inspiration and takes the next step in the progression of a new theatrical experience. \nBuy More\, Save More with a Season Package\nSave on a package of 5 events for $100. Call 612.375.7600 to take advantage of this special offer through September 17\, 2013. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Nature Theater of Oklahoma URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/nature-theater-oklahoma END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10941 DTSTART:20130927T190000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/45/ 45158a36c590b26b2c23d9cb05151624.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“One of the most unforgettable adventures of my theater-go ing experience.” —New York Times \n\nThis deeply captivating and uproa rious new approach to American theater has toured Europe to great acclaim and now comes home for a Walker debut. \nBased wholly on a marathon phone conversation detailing the early life memories of an everyday person\, thi s work by Nature Theater of Oklahoma revels in the stimulating and the sil ly\, the mundane and the absurd—and above all\, the unpredictable contra dictions of life itself. The text\, at once funny\, intelligent\, and loop ingly hypnotic\, is sung entirely in a pop-meets-chamber-opera style witho ut cuts or corrections\, so one hears every hesitation\, incomplete though t\, and unconscious verbal habit. \nFinding a profound and poignant balanc e between grand and intimate\, this audacious (and lengthy) work is rigoro usly choreographed with Soviet inspiration and takes the next step in the progression of a new theatrical experience. \nBuy More\, Save More with a Season Package\nSave on a package of 5 events for $100. Call 612.375.7600 to take advantage of this special offer through September 17\, 2013. LOCATION:McGuire Theater\n SUMMARY:Nature Theater of Oklahoma URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/nature-theater-oklahoma END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10942 DTSTART:20130928T190000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/45/ 45158a36c590b26b2c23d9cb05151624.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“One of the most unforgettable adventures of my theater-go ing experience.” —New York Times \n\nThis deeply captivating and uproa rious new approach to American theater has toured Europe to great acclaim and now comes home for a Walker debut. \nBased wholly on a marathon phone conversation detailing the early life memories of an everyday person\, thi s work by Nature Theater of Oklahoma revels in the stimulating and the sil ly\, the mundane and the absurd—and above all\, the unpredictable contra dictions of life itself. The text\, at once funny\, intelligent\, and loop ingly hypnotic\, is sung entirely in a pop-meets-chamber-opera style witho ut cuts or corrections\, so one hears every hesitation\, incomplete though t\, and unconscious verbal habit. \nFinding a profound and poignant balanc e between grand and intimate\, this audacious (and lengthy) work is rigoro usly choreographed with Soviet inspiration and takes the next step in the progression of a new theatrical experience. \nBuy More\, Save More with a Season Package\nSave on a package of 5 events for $100. Call 612.375.7600 to take advantage of this special offer through September 17\, 2013. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Nature Theater of Oklahoma URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/nature-theater-oklahoma END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10943 DTSTART:20131011T190000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/d0/ d02cc6ef9603dcd56685df1b6e66eb19.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Anyone familiar or unfamiliar with Fuller will be lucky t o experience his life’s work through the enthralling interpretation by G reen and Yo La Tengo.” —Filmmaker Magazine \n\nAcademy Award–nominat ed filmmaker Sam Green joins venerated indie rock band Yo La Tengo for an engaging and eye-opening “live documentary” on R. Buckminster Fuller\, the inventor\, architect\, futurist\, engineer\, and author most famously known for his creation of the geodesic dome. As a progenitor around such issues as sustainability and conservation\, he was also a proponent of rad ical societal change through design and architecture. \nLive music provide s the backdrop for Green’s charismatic in-person cinematic narration as he delves deep into projecting film clips\, photographs\, letters\, and bl ueprints from Fuller’s immense body of work. Yo La Tengo performs the li ve soundtrack that resonates between the sonically subtle and richly atmos pheric. \nThe Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller is a follow-up to Green ’s internationally acclaimed live film Utopia in Four Movements\, which was presented at the Walker in 2011. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Sam Green and Yo La Tengo URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/sam-green-and-yo-la-tengo END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10944 DTSTART:20131011T213000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/d0/ d02cc6ef9603dcd56685df1b6e66eb19.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Anyone familiar or unfamiliar with Fuller will be lucky t o experience his life’s work through the enthralling interpretation by G reen and Yo La Tengo.” —Filmmaker Magazine \n\nAcademy Award–nominat ed filmmaker Sam Green joins venerated indie rock band Yo La Tengo for an engaging and eye-opening “live documentary” on R. Buckminster Fuller\, the inventor\, architect\, futurist\, engineer\, and author most famously known for his creation of the geodesic dome. As a progenitor around such issues as sustainability and conservation\, he was also a proponent of rad ical societal change through design and architecture. \nLive music provide s the backdrop for Green’s charismatic in-person cinematic narration as he delves deep into projecting film clips\, photographs\, letters\, and bl ueprints from Fuller’s immense body of work. Yo La Tengo performs the li ve soundtrack that resonates between the sonically subtle and richly atmos pheric. \nThe Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller is a follow-up to Green ’s internationally acclaimed live film Utopia in Four Movements\, which was presented at the Walker in 2011. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Sam Green and Yo La Tengo URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/sam-green-and-yo-la-tengo END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10946 DTSTART:20131018T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/ef/ ef540e1007a4498d6955b959b1a92200.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“The missing link between the sombre undertones of Ennio M orricone and the unpredictability of John Cale.” —NME \n\n“Seattle p henom” (New Yorker) and “pop polymath” (New York Times) Jherek Bisch off is joined by an all-star cast of guest vocalists and instrumentalists\ , including Icelandic vocalist/songsmith Ólöf Arnalds\, celebrated Norwe gian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche\, Poliça's beguiling lead singer Cha nny Leaneagh\, Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier\, and some of the Twin Cities ’ finest classical instrumentalists. This special collaboration blends h igh and low\, contemporary classical pieces\, and new contributions to the American songbook. \nCopresented with the SPCO's Liquid Music series and in association with Minnesota Public Radio. \nTickets\nTickets to this ev ent can be purchased as part of a series package through the Walker box of fice at 612.375.7600. \nFor all other tickets inquiries\, contact the Fi tzgerald Theater box office or Ticketmaster outlets in person\, or phone 1 .800.982.2787. LOCATION:Fitzgerald Theater SUMMARY:Jherek Bischoff: Composed URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/jherek-bischoff END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10947 DTSTART:20131019T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/89/ 898a0ebdfa3ceb1a3afe452c0995533a.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“They have terrifyingly beautiful voices . . . their songs inexhaustibly multilayered\, fragile\, radiant.” —New York Times \n\n The bold and boundless art-folk duo CocoRosie makes a rare Minneapolis app earance with a full ensemble. Sisters Bianca (Coco) and Sierra (Rosie) Cas ady have developed an international following for their mystical fairy tal e world created through elaborate costumes\, sets\, and uncategorizable mu sic. \nShaped by Bianca’s arresting childlike tremor and Sierra’s clas sically trained operatic voice—and often using vintage\, toy\, and nontr aditional instruments—the duo swirls folk\, hip-hop\, opera\, and reggae into evocative pop songs. Their works are playful yet ominous\, with hard -hitting truths voiced through twinkling innocence. \nSounding “like two little Billie Holidays an octave higher if you were on acid in Tokyo in 1 926” (Jim Jarmusch)\, CocoRosie performs a clublike\, all-standing conce rt\, copresented with the Cedar. LOCATION:The Cedar SUMMARY:CocoRosie URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/cocorosie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10948 DTSTART:20131101T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/8c/ 8cb41d32689f6726e9f6b4860f526ea2.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“I have tried to convey in these pictures...the beauty and terror of early-21st-century America\, as it clings to past comforts and gropes for a more sensible future.” —Mitch Epstein\n\nAcclaimed contem porary cellist/composer Erik Friedlander collaborates with American photog rapher Mitch Epstein on a musical\, visual\, and oral exploration of what Epstein terms “our cultural relationship to energy.” \nDrawn from Epst ein's series of photographs taken on his 5-year\, 25-state investigation o f US energy production and consumption\, American Power combines new compo sitions for solo cello with evocative images projected in extremely high r esolution. Elegant yet spare\, this richly visual and acoustically superb work serves as metaphorical investigation into the notion of power itself and the overlap of electrical\, corporate\, civic\, religious\, environmen tal\, governmental\, and even artistic power. \nThe evening concludes with a new and poetic short film and music meditation by the collaborators on the impact of Hurricane Sandy. \nThis project follows Friedlander’s su ccessful and popular 2009 Walker-commissioned work Block Ice &\; Propan e. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Erik Friedlander and Mitch Epstein URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/erik-friedlander-and-mitch-epst ein END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10952 DTSTART:20131116T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/36/ 369609c7d661128abb457288b0622da7.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Few modern performers manipulate sound quite as aggressiv ely or effectively as Tim Hecker and Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never ).” —NPR\n\nTwo leading international electronic experimentalists shar e an aurally adventurous evening of light and shadow that dips deep into d rone\, ambient\, distortion\, and beyond. The show begins in near darkness with Tim Hecker’s physical and emotive exploration of noise\, dissonanc e\, and melody—“foreboding\, abstract pieces in which static and sub-b ass rumbles open up around slow moving notes and chords\, like fissures in the earth waiting to swallow them whole” (New York Times). A special co llaboration closes the night as Oneohtrix Point Never—known for lush and layered pieces formed by sound swatches and electronic washes punctuated with field recordings and sampled loops—joins forces with media artist N ate Boyce and his hallucinatory computer-generated films for an eye-poppin g and ear-opening investigation into sound and vision. \nCopresented with the SPCO’s Liquid Music series. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Tim Hecker + Oneohtrix Point Never URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/tim-hecker-oneohtrix-point-neve r END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10993 DTSTART:20131121T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/bd/ bd8375c08a6616870eb3c6929c619989.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“There is a kind of defiance\, a challenge to theatrical c onventions\, but even more so to social ones. … The form of the piece is incredibly simple. Watching it is anything but.” —Culturebot\n\nThrou gh three works over eight years\, acclaimed French conceptual performance star Jérôme Bel has challenged and charmed us. With Disabled Theater—h is deceptively straight-forward theatrical collaboration with Switzerland ’s Theater Hora company of disabled actors—Bel's work reaches a new he ights. Probing troubling questions around identity\, discrimination\, and the narrowness of our own preconceptions\, the show features 11 members of Theater Hora\, simply being themselves. Its carefully constructed tension is balanced with humor and life-affirming joy. \nSparking both debate and awe across Europe\, the work was the sensation at prominent theater festi vals such as Avignon and Brussel’s Kunsten-Arts as well as Germany’s D ocumenta visual art fair. Frieze praised its “simple\, stripped down con ceptual clarity” and its “90 minutes of uneasy\, preconception-probing estrangement and empathy.” And\, for New York Times’ chief visual ar t critic Roberta Smith\, it was simply “transcendent art.” LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Jérôme Bel/Theater Hora URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/jerome-beltheater-hora END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10994 DTSTART:20131122T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/bd/ bd8375c08a6616870eb3c6929c619989.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“There is a kind of defiance\, a challenge to theatrical c onventions\, but even more so to social ones. … The form of the piece is incredibly simple. Watching it is anything but.” —Culturebot\n\nThrou gh three works over eight years\, acclaimed French conceptual performance star Jérôme Bel has challenged and charmed us. With Disabled Theater—h is deceptively straight-forward theatrical collaboration with Switzerland ’s Theater Hora company of disabled actors—Bel's work reaches a new he ights. Probing troubling questions around identity\, discrimination\, and the narrowness of our own preconceptions\, the show features 11 members of Theater Hora\, simply being themselves. Its carefully constructed tension is balanced with humor and life-affirming joy. \nSparking both debate and awe across Europe\, the work was the sensation at prominent theater festi vals such as Avignon and Brussel’s Kunsten-Arts as well as Germany’s D ocumenta visual art fair. Frieze praised its “simple\, stripped down con ceptual clarity” and its “90 minutes of uneasy\, preconception-probing estrangement and empathy.” And\, for New York Times’ chief visual ar t critic Roberta Smith\, it was simply “transcendent art.” LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Jérôme Bel/Theater Hora URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/jerome-beltheater-hora END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10995 DTSTART:20131123T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/bd/ bd8375c08a6616870eb3c6929c619989.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“There is a kind of defiance\, a challenge to theatrical c onventions\, but even more so to social ones. … The form of the piece is incredibly simple. Watching it is anything but.” —Culturebot\n\nThrou gh three works over eight years\, acclaimed French conceptual performance star Jérôme Bel has challenged and charmed us. With Disabled Theater—h is deceptively straight-forward theatrical collaboration with Switzerland ’s Theater Hora company of disabled actors—Bel's work reaches a new he ights. Probing troubling questions around identity\, discrimination\, and the narrowness of our own preconceptions\, the show features 11 members of Theater Hora\, simply being themselves. Its carefully constructed tension is balanced with humor and life-affirming joy. \nSparking both debate and awe across Europe\, the work was the sensation at prominent theater festi vals such as Avignon and Brussel’s Kunsten-Arts as well as Germany’s D ocumenta visual art fair. Frieze praised its “simple\, stripped down con ceptual clarity” and its “90 minutes of uneasy\, preconception-probing estrangement and empathy.” And\, for New York Times’ chief visual ar t critic Roberta Smith\, it was simply “transcendent art.” LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Jérôme Bel/Theater Hora URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/jerome-beltheater-hora END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10954 DTSTART:20131130T213000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/98/ 98c2fe0768d49820e59cd5eb288b9ea6.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Sometimes\, contemporary dance growls and barks at you. O ther times\, it wags its tail\, jumps up in your lap\, licks your face\, a nd pees on you a little bit.” —Twin Cities Daily Planet\n\nFor more th an 40 years\, Choreographers’ Evening has served as the major showcase f or the Twin Cities’ vital independent dance community. This fast-paced s uper-sampler of local talent features 10 companies\, all with just 7 minut es to unveil their latest work. Tweet your buds\, join the party\, and hel p us celebrate the remarkably diverse range of Minnesota dance. \nBrooklyn transplants (and husband and wife) Chris Yon and Taryn Griggs\, known for their witty and precise choreography\, team-curate this year’s installm ent. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Choreographers’ Evening URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/choreographers-evening-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10953 DTSTART:20131130T190000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/98/ 98c2fe0768d49820e59cd5eb288b9ea6.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Sometimes\, contemporary dance growls and barks at you. O ther times\, it wags its tail\, jumps up in your lap\, licks your face\, a nd pees on you a little bit.” —Twin Cities Daily Planet\n\nFor more th an 40 years\, Choreographers’ Evening has served as the major showcase f or the Twin Cities’ vital independent dance community. This fast-paced s uper-sampler of local talent features 10 companies\, all with just 7 minut es to unveil their latest work. Tweet your buds\, join the party\, and hel p us celebrate the remarkably diverse range of Minnesota dance. \nBrooklyn transplants (and husband and wife) Chris Yon and Taryn Griggs\, known for their witty and precise choreography\, team-curate this year’s installm ent. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Choreographers’ Evening URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/choreographers-evening-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10955 DTSTART:20131205T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/f2/ f27a070e5d30e93b146061ae536a206d.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“The genesis of the Twin Cities’ singular ‘downtown’ dance scene can be traced back at least to HIJACK. The duo—Kristin Van Loon and Arwen Wilder—planted postmodern concerns with movement and perf ormance into a largely ballet-and-modern-dance-oriented community\, where their influence has been profound.” —City Pages \n\nFearless and influ ential dance duo HIJACK returns to the Walker to celebrate a significant m ilestone. Not shying from the ugly underbelly of innovation and freely ind ulging in glitter and smoke-and-mirrors\, the new work redundant\, ready\, reading\, radish\, Red Eye mixes pure experimentation with a humorous exp loration of language\, printed matter\, and journalistic press and prose t empered by an earnest (and earned) DIY disposition. \nThe timely and cumul ative piece celebrates 20 years of duet choreography and features guests J ennifer Arave\, Leila Awadallah\, Emma Barber\, Tom Lloyd\, Morgan Thorson \, Craig VanTrees\, and Melissa Wendolek who will perform alongside HIJACK in expanded duets that include found sound and wardrobe. This Walker comm ission and premiere launches HIJACK’s national celebration tour. \nCopre sented with the National Performance Network (NPN). LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:HIJACK at 20 URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/hijack-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10956 DTSTART:20131206T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/f2/ f27a070e5d30e93b146061ae536a206d.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“The genesis of the Twin Cities’ singular ‘downtown’ dance scene can be traced back at least to HIJACK. The duo—Kristin Van Loon and Arwen Wilder—planted postmodern concerns with movement and perf ormance into a largely ballet-and-modern-dance-oriented community\, where their influence has been profound.” —City Pages \n\nFearless and influ ential dance duo HIJACK returns to the Walker to celebrate a significant m ilestone. Not shying from the ugly underbelly of innovation and freely ind ulging in glitter and smoke-and-mirrors\, the new work redundant\, ready\, reading\, radish\, Red Eye mixes pure experimentation with a humorous exp loration of language\, printed matter\, and journalistic press and prose t empered by an earnest (and earned) DIY disposition. \nThe timely and cumul ative piece celebrates 20 years of duet choreography and features guests J ennifer Arave\, Leila Awadallah\, Emma Barber\, Tom Lloyd\, Morgan Thorson \, Craig VanTrees\, and Melissa Wendolek who will perform alongside HIJACK in expanded duets that include found sound and wardrobe. This Walker comm ission and premiere launches HIJACK’s national celebration tour. \nCopre sented with the National Performance Network (NPN). LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:HIJACK at 20 URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/hijack-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10957 DTSTART:20131207T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/f2/ f27a070e5d30e93b146061ae536a206d.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“The genesis of the Twin Cities’ singular ‘downtown’ dance scene can be traced back at least to HIJACK. The duo—Kristin Van Loon and Arwen Wilder—planted postmodern concerns with movement and perf ormance into a largely ballet-and-modern-dance-oriented community\, where their influence has been profound.” —City Pages \n\nFearless and influ ential dance duo HIJACK returns to the Walker to celebrate a significant m ilestone. Not shying from the ugly underbelly of innovation and freely ind ulging in glitter and smoke-and-mirrors\, the new work redundant\, ready\, reading\, radish\, Red Eye mixes pure experimentation with a humorous exp loration of language\, printed matter\, and journalistic press and prose t empered by an earnest (and earned) DIY disposition. \nThe timely and cumul ative piece celebrates 20 years of duet choreography and features guests J ennifer Arave\, Leila Awadallah\, Emma Barber\, Tom Lloyd\, Morgan Thorson \, Craig VanTrees\, and Melissa Wendolek who will perform alongside HIJACK in expanded duets that include found sound and wardrobe. This Walker comm ission and premiere launches HIJACK’s national celebration tour. \nCopre sented with the National Performance Network (NPN). LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:HIJACK at 20 URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/hijack-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10959 DTSTART:20140109T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/8e/ 8e4949fa435e121760e244227f34dcf2.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Fresh and original ... [Wunderbaum] is political and raw\ , its actors also rockers.” —Los Angeles Times\n\nThe compelling\, dar kly funny\, and timely Hospital by vanguard Dutch theater collective Wunde rbaum and LA-based theatrical/social justice innovators LAPD (the Los Ange les Poverty Department) promises to be both a surreal cross-cultural theat rical examination and a “blood trash comedy.” \nCombining live action and film\, the piece is inspired by the Dutch absurdist horror television series The Kingdom by Lars von Trier\, American soap operas\, the real-lif e stories of (ex)addicts\, and the rough and tumble residents of skid row (a number of whom appear in the work). A hospital-themed black comedy unfo lds in real time onstage\, cutting between fantasy and documentary\, with multilayered tales on multiple screens as healthcare dependents and provid ers dance around each other in a macabre nightmare. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Wunderbaum and LAPD URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/wunderbaum-and-lapd END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10960 DTSTART:20140110T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/8e/ 8e4949fa435e121760e244227f34dcf2.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Fresh and original ... [Wunderbaum] is political and raw\ , its actors also rockers.” —Los Angeles Times\n\nThe compelling\, dar kly funny\, and timely Hospital by vanguard Dutch theater collective Wunde rbaum and LA-based theatrical/social justice innovators LAPD (the Los Ange les Poverty Department) promises to be both a surreal cross-cultural theat rical examination and a “blood trash comedy.” \nCombining live action and film\, the piece is inspired by the Dutch absurdist horror television series The Kingdom by Lars von Trier\, American soap operas\, the real-lif e stories of (ex)addicts\, and the rough and tumble residents of skid row (a number of whom appear in the work). A hospital-themed black comedy unfo lds in real time onstage\, cutting between fantasy and documentary\, with multilayered tales on multiple screens as healthcare dependents and provid ers dance around each other in a macabre nightmare. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Wunderbaum and LAPD URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/wunderbaum-and-lapd END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10961 DTSTART:20140111T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/8e/ 8e4949fa435e121760e244227f34dcf2.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Fresh and original ... [Wunderbaum] is political and raw\ , its actors also rockers.” —Los Angeles Times\n\nThe compelling\, dar kly funny\, and timely Hospital by vanguard Dutch theater collective Wunde rbaum and LA-based theatrical/social justice innovators LAPD (the Los Ange les Poverty Department) promises to be both a surreal cross-cultural theat rical examination and a “blood trash comedy.” \nCombining live action and film\, the piece is inspired by the Dutch absurdist horror television series The Kingdom by Lars von Trier\, American soap operas\, the real-lif e stories of (ex)addicts\, and the rough and tumble residents of skid row (a number of whom appear in the work). A hospital-themed black comedy unfo lds in real time onstage\, cutting between fantasy and documentary\, with multilayered tales on multiple screens as healthcare dependents and provid ers dance around each other in a macabre nightmare. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Wunderbaum and LAPD URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/wunderbaum-and-lapd END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10962 DTSTART:20140116T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/ad/ ad82196a53a2dc2baa6dd2755f41c996.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Kuro Tanino’s troupe is a one-man psychological trip in to the underbelly of our desires.” —Tokyo Stages\n\nThe spirit of Out There is alive and well in this demented yet inspired piece by Japan’s K uro Tanino of Niwagekidan Penino\, a psychotherapist turned director and o ne of the most original artistic voices in theater today. \nEqually enigma tic and erotic\, The Room\, Nobody Knows is a dreamlike\, psychologically twisted tale of two brothers and their secret desires. Phallus-laden layer s of abstraction fuel this claustrophobic and comically (psycho)analytical work replete with pig faces\, plastic heads\, and hidden compartments. Th is quizzical tall tale of people living in close quarters plays out in a m eticulously constructed miniature set placed on the McGuire stage. \nVery limited seating. Performed in Japanese with English surtitles. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Niwagekidan Penino URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/niwagekidan-penino END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10964 DTSTART:20140117T213000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/ad/ ad82196a53a2dc2baa6dd2755f41c996.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Kuro Tanino’s troupe is a one-man psychological trip in to the underbelly of our desires.” —Tokyo Stages\n\nThe spirit of Out There is alive and well in this demented yet inspired piece by Japan’s K uro Tanino of Niwagekidan Penino\, a psychotherapist turned director and o ne of the most original artistic voices in theater today. \nEqually enigma tic and erotic\, The Room\, Nobody Knows is a dreamlike\, psychologically twisted tale of two brothers and their secret desires. Phallus-laden layer s of abstraction fuel this claustrophobic and comically (psycho)analytical work replete with pig faces\, plastic heads\, and hidden compartments. Th is quizzical tall tale of people living in close quarters plays out in a m eticulously constructed miniature set placed on the McGuire stage. \nVery limited seating. Performed in Japanese with English surtitles. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Niwagekidan Penino URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/niwagekidan-penino END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10963 DTSTART:20140117T190000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/ad/ ad82196a53a2dc2baa6dd2755f41c996.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Kuro Tanino’s troupe is a one-man psychological trip in to the underbelly of our desires.” —Tokyo Stages\n\nThe spirit of Out There is alive and well in this demented yet inspired piece by Japan’s K uro Tanino of Niwagekidan Penino\, a psychotherapist turned director and o ne of the most original artistic voices in theater today. \nEqually enigma tic and erotic\, The Room\, Nobody Knows is a dreamlike\, psychologically twisted tale of two brothers and their secret desires. Phallus-laden layer s of abstraction fuel this claustrophobic and comically (psycho)analytical work replete with pig faces\, plastic heads\, and hidden compartments. Th is quizzical tall tale of people living in close quarters plays out in a m eticulously constructed miniature set placed on the McGuire stage. \nVery limited seating. Performed in Japanese with English surtitles. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Niwagekidan Penino URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/niwagekidan-penino END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10965 DTSTART:20140118T190000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/ad/ ad82196a53a2dc2baa6dd2755f41c996.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Kuro Tanino’s troupe is a one-man psychological trip in to the underbelly of our desires.” —Tokyo Stages\n\nThe spirit of Out There is alive and well in this demented yet inspired piece by Japan’s K uro Tanino of Niwagekidan Penino\, a psychotherapist turned director and o ne of the most original artistic voices in theater today. \nEqually enigma tic and erotic\, The Room\, Nobody Knows is a dreamlike\, psychologically twisted tale of two brothers and their secret desires. Phallus-laden layer s of abstraction fuel this claustrophobic and comically (psycho)analytical work replete with pig faces\, plastic heads\, and hidden compartments. Th is quizzical tall tale of people living in close quarters plays out in a m eticulously constructed miniature set placed on the McGuire stage. \nVery limited seating. Performed in Japanese with English surtitles. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Niwagekidan Penino URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/niwagekidan-penino END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10966 DTSTART:20140118T213000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/ad/ ad82196a53a2dc2baa6dd2755f41c996.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Kuro Tanino’s troupe is a one-man psychological trip in to the underbelly of our desires.” —Tokyo Stages\n\nThe spirit of Out There is alive and well in this demented yet inspired piece by Japan’s K uro Tanino of Niwagekidan Penino\, a psychotherapist turned director and o ne of the most original artistic voices in theater today. \nEqually enigma tic and erotic\, The Room\, Nobody Knows is a dreamlike\, psychologically twisted tale of two brothers and their secret desires. Phallus-laden layer s of abstraction fuel this claustrophobic and comically (psycho)analytical work replete with pig faces\, plastic heads\, and hidden compartments. Th is quizzical tall tale of people living in close quarters plays out in a m eticulously constructed miniature set placed on the McGuire stage. \nVery limited seating. Performed in Japanese with English surtitles. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Niwagekidan Penino URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/niwagekidan-penino END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10967 DTSTART:20140123T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/1c/ 1c7fe0d7c405c47eb5e1d9fa167081b9.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“One you should not miss. ... Clever and unpretentious.” —Cyprus Mail\n\nHumorous and conceptual\, this brilliant and brief solo by Clément Layes mixes performance art\, philosophy\, and dance with Cha plinesque virtuosity. Balancing a glass of water on his head for the durat ion of the performance\, Layes takes us on a contemplative journey involvi ng habit and expectation\, the absurdities of life\, and overlooked small moments of beauty. With a background in circus arts\, dance\, and philosop hy\, French/German physical theater artist Layes presents a remarkable phy sical feat and gives us an utterly charming piece that metaphorically mixe s visual arts\, choreography\, and deeper thinking around the daily life o f objects. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Clément Layes/Public in Private URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/clement-layespublic-private END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10968 DTSTART:20140124T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/1c/ 1c7fe0d7c405c47eb5e1d9fa167081b9.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“One you should not miss. ... Clever and unpretentious.” —Cyprus Mail\n\nHumorous and conceptual\, this brilliant and brief solo by Clément Layes mixes performance art\, philosophy\, and dance with Cha plinesque virtuosity. Balancing a glass of water on his head for the durat ion of the performance\, Layes takes us on a contemplative journey involvi ng habit and expectation\, the absurdities of life\, and overlooked small moments of beauty. With a background in circus arts\, dance\, and philosop hy\, French/German physical theater artist Layes presents a remarkable phy sical feat and gives us an utterly charming piece that metaphorically mixe s visual arts\, choreography\, and deeper thinking around the daily life o f objects. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Clément Layes/Public in Private URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/clement-layespublic-private END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10969 DTSTART:20140125T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/1c/ 1c7fe0d7c405c47eb5e1d9fa167081b9.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“One you should not miss. ... Clever and unpretentious.” —Cyprus Mail\n\nHumorous and conceptual\, this brilliant and brief solo by Clément Layes mixes performance art\, philosophy\, and dance with Cha plinesque virtuosity. Balancing a glass of water on his head for the durat ion of the performance\, Layes takes us on a contemplative journey involvi ng habit and expectation\, the absurdities of life\, and overlooked small moments of beauty. With a background in circus arts\, dance\, and philosop hy\, French/German physical theater artist Layes presents a remarkable phy sical feat and gives us an utterly charming piece that metaphorically mixe s visual arts\, choreography\, and deeper thinking around the daily life o f objects. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Clément Layes/Public in Private URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/clement-layespublic-private END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10970 DTSTART:20140130T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/cb/ cb8d34b51f4cc09be76e6003b998ea81.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“The experience is soul-crushing\, it shakes you to the co re.” —La Segunda \n\nReconstructing scenes from the past in order to u nderstand their future\, 11 young people born during the Pinochet dictator ship use photos\, letters\, tapes\, old clothes\, and personal stories fro m their families to uncover erased memories. Political and playful\, real and surreal\, the intertwined tales in Lola Arias’s The Year I Was Born toggle between reality and fiction to explore the endless variety of persp ectives from Chile’s most complex era. \nProbing humor\, telling truths\ , and live rock shape this moving piece about the unsteady balance between private lives and national identity. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Lola Arias URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/lola-arias END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10971 DTSTART:20140131T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/cb/ cb8d34b51f4cc09be76e6003b998ea81.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“The experience is soul-crushing\, it shakes you to the co re.” —La Segunda \n\nReconstructing scenes from the past in order to u nderstand their future\, 11 young people born during the Pinochet dictator ship use photos\, letters\, tapes\, old clothes\, and personal stories fro m their families to uncover erased memories. Political and playful\, real and surreal\, the intertwined tales in Lola Arias’s The Year I Was Born toggle between reality and fiction to explore the endless variety of persp ectives from Chile’s most complex era. \nProbing humor\, telling truths\ , and live rock shape this moving piece about the unsteady balance between private lives and national identity. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Lola Arias URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/lola-arias END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10972 DTSTART:20140201T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/cb/ cb8d34b51f4cc09be76e6003b998ea81.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“The experience is soul-crushing\, it shakes you to the co re.” —La Segunda \n\nReconstructing scenes from the past in order to u nderstand their future\, 11 young people born during the Pinochet dictator ship use photos\, letters\, tapes\, old clothes\, and personal stories fro m their families to uncover erased memories. Political and playful\, real and surreal\, the intertwined tales in Lola Arias’s The Year I Was Born toggle between reality and fiction to explore the endless variety of persp ectives from Chile’s most complex era. \nProbing humor\, telling truths\ , and live rock shape this moving piece about the unsteady balance between private lives and national identity. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Lola Arias URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/lola-arias END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10973 DTSTART:20140213T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/dc/ dcd9069f42c03d96ded9dad4bdffda33.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“With a background in classical piano and a love for every thing electronic\, Bell’s music is her own confection—a world of layer ed beats\, swirling synth textures\, and sometimes poppy\, sometimes haunt ing\, but always beautiful vocals.” —The Consequence of Sound \n\nFrom ancient folk traditions to modern club music\, Origin/Outcome is a celebr ation of the hot-blooded human vernacular—the music to which we dance\, eat\, grieve\, and revel. Moscow-born\, Brooklyn-based composer/performer Olga Bell (Dirty Projectors) unfolds a two-part evening of compelling new sounds featuring an international consort of vocalists\, a chamber ensembl e composed of Twin Cities– and Brooklyn-based musicians\, and dazzling p rojections by video artist Alejandro Crawford (MGMT). \nThe evening opens with the world premiere of Bell’s seven-movement song cycle Krai\, a ric hly imagined sonic love letter to her Russian homeland. The night also con tains the debut of Nothankyou\, her cross-Atlantic partnership with Britis h musician Tom Vek\, “a marvelous new pop star in the classical mold” (Guardian) whose self-coined “beat-rock” emphasizes angular compositio ns that groove. Respected vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Angel Deradoorian (former Dirty Projectors) contributes throughout.\nCopresented with the S PCO’s Liquid Music series and the American Composers Forum. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Olga Bell: Origin/Outcome URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/olga-bell-originoutcome END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11010 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140511 DESCRIPTION:\n“Music’s least likely supergroup has stumbled upon a wei rdly unique sound all its own.” —Paste Magazine\n\nInspired by the wor k of contemporary visual artist Jim Hodges\, rapper Serengeti\, composer/p roducer Son Lux\, and singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens will release their sophomore recording\, co-commissioned by the Walker Art Center and SPCO’ s Liquid Music series. The project is initiated in conjunction with the to uring exhibition Jim Hodges\, the artist's first comprehensive survey in t he United States. LOCATION:Galleries 1\, 2\, 3\, and the Perlman Gallery SUMMARY:S/S/S + Jim Hodges Retrospective Music Experience TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/sss-jim-hodges-retrospective-mu sic-experience END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10974 DTSTART:20140227T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/24/ 24d2b2e67cb947bb7928991205631a1b.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Wow. Luciana is a trip. From the dark and creepy exorcism s of Puro Deseo to the psychedelic freakout that is Feel … Form\, she kn ows how to make a scene.” —CultureBot\n\nJoin the provocatively concep tual and sensual Uruguayan choreographer luciana achugar as she enters the post-apocalyptic yet idiosyncratically beautiful world of Otro Teatro. As she works with her group of New York dancers as well as eight dancers fro m Zenon Dance Company (and a dozen more from the Twin Cities' rich dance c ommunity)\, achugar’s raw but rigorously formal aesthetic questions the “civilized” standard of beauty and investigates the origins of theater itself. Inspired by an image of a collapsed theater\, the visceral dance metaphorically rebuilds another theater (otro teatro) through ingeniously clever set design and live music by composer Michael Mahalchick. \nMolten Substance\, a short work by achugar\, was a spring 2013 hit for Minneapoli s' Zenon Dance Company: "Hooray for the audacious\, calculatingly inapprop riate and consistently intelligent work about women taking back power" (St ar Tribune).\nCopresented with the National Performance Network (NPN) and in partnership with Zenon Dance Company. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:luciana achugar URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/luciana-achugar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10975 DTSTART:20140228T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/24/ 24d2b2e67cb947bb7928991205631a1b.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Wow. Luciana is a trip. From the dark and creepy exorcism s of Puro Deseo to the psychedelic freakout that is Feel … Form\, she kn ows how to make a scene.” —CultureBot\n\nJoin the provocatively concep tual and sensual Uruguayan choreographer luciana achugar as she enters the post-apocalyptic yet idiosyncratically beautiful world of Otro Teatro. As she works with her group of New York dancers as well as eight dancers fro m Zenon Dance Company (and a dozen more from the Twin Cities' rich dance c ommunity)\, achugar’s raw but rigorously formal aesthetic questions the “civilized” standard of beauty and investigates the origins of theater itself. Inspired by an image of a collapsed theater\, the visceral dance metaphorically rebuilds another theater (otro teatro) through ingeniously clever set design and live music by composer Michael Mahalchick. \nMolten Substance\, a short work by achugar\, was a spring 2013 hit for Minneapoli s' Zenon Dance Company: "Hooray for the audacious\, calculatingly inapprop riate and consistently intelligent work about women taking back power" (St ar Tribune).\nCopresented with the National Performance Network (NPN) and in partnership with Zenon Dance Company. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:luciana achugar URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/luciana-achugar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10976 DTSTART:20140301T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/24/ 24d2b2e67cb947bb7928991205631a1b.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Wow. Luciana is a trip. From the dark and creepy exorcism s of Puro Deseo to the psychedelic freakout that is Feel … Form\, she kn ows how to make a scene.” —CultureBot\n\nJoin the provocatively concep tual and sensual Uruguayan choreographer luciana achugar as she enters the post-apocalyptic yet idiosyncratically beautiful world of Otro Teatro. As she works with her group of New York dancers as well as eight dancers fro m Zenon Dance Company (and a dozen more from the Twin Cities' rich dance c ommunity)\, achugar’s raw but rigorously formal aesthetic questions the “civilized” standard of beauty and investigates the origins of theater itself. Inspired by an image of a collapsed theater\, the visceral dance metaphorically rebuilds another theater (otro teatro) through ingeniously clever set design and live music by composer Michael Mahalchick. \nMolten Substance\, a short work by achugar\, was a spring 2013 hit for Minneapoli s' Zenon Dance Company: "Hooray for the audacious\, calculatingly inapprop riate and consistently intelligent work about women taking back power" (St ar Tribune).\nCopresented with the National Performance Network (NPN) and in partnership with Zenon Dance Company. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:luciana achugar URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/luciana-achugar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10977 DTSTART:20140312T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/5b/ 5b733acfe8bbb2ecd1c8ce2833477b4f.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“She took the everyday movement of our pedestrian lives an d gave it back to us new.” —New York Times\n\nWhile Trisha Brown’s u ncontested legacy as a choreographic maverick and the grande dame of postm odern dance will live on for future generations\, her company will soon be disbanding and its 40-year relationship with the Walker will no longer in clude staged works. Don’t miss the chance to catch highlights from Brown 's catalogue of iconic works by the exquisite dancers she has trained\, pa rt of the company’s must-see final tour. \nThe retrospective includes pe rformances of I’m going to toss my arms—if you catch them they’re yo urs (2011\; live music by Alvin Curran)\, one of Brown’s final pieces\; the beloved Set and Reset (1983\; music by Laurie Anderson)\, with relaxed \, playful choreography accented by black-and-white design and costumes\; If you couldn’t see me (1994\; music by Robert Rauschenberg) a seductive ly beautiful female solo never before performed in the Twin Cities\; and A stral Convertible (1989\; music by John Cage)\, featuring an interactive s ound and light set by Rauschenberg. \nCopresented with Northrop Dance. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Trisha Brown Dance Company URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/trisha-brown-dance-company-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10978 DTSTART:20140313T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/5b/ 5b733acfe8bbb2ecd1c8ce2833477b4f.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“She took the everyday movement of our pedestrian lives an d gave it back to us new.” —New York Times\n\nWhile Trisha Brown’s u ncontested legacy as a choreographic maverick and the grande dame of postm odern dance will live on for future generations\, her company will soon be disbanding and its 40-year relationship with the Walker will no longer in clude staged works. Don’t miss the chance to catch highlights from Brown 's catalogue of iconic works by the exquisite dancers she has trained\, pa rt of the company’s must-see final tour. \nThe retrospective includes pe rformances of I’m going to toss my arms—if you catch them they’re yo urs (2011\; live music by Alvin Curran)\, one of Brown’s final pieces\; the beloved Set and Reset (1983\; music by Laurie Anderson)\, with relaxed \, playful choreography accented by black-and-white design and costumes\; If you couldn’t see me (1994\; music by Robert Rauschenberg) a seductive ly beautiful female solo never before performed in the Twin Cities\; and A stral Convertible (1989\; music by John Cage)\, featuring an interactive s ound and light set by Rauschenberg. \nCopresented with Northrop Dance. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Trisha Brown Dance Company URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/trisha-brown-dance-company-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10979 DTSTART:20140314T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/5b/ 5b733acfe8bbb2ecd1c8ce2833477b4f.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“She took the everyday movement of our pedestrian lives an d gave it back to us new.” —New York Times\n\nWhile Trisha Brown’s u ncontested legacy as a choreographic maverick and the grande dame of postm odern dance will live on for future generations\, her company will soon be disbanding and its 40-year relationship with the Walker will no longer in clude staged works. Don’t miss the chance to catch highlights from Brown 's catalogue of iconic works by the exquisite dancers she has trained\, pa rt of the company’s must-see final tour. \nThe retrospective includes pe rformances of I’m going to toss my arms—if you catch them they’re yo urs (2011\; live music by Alvin Curran)\, one of Brown’s final pieces\; the beloved Set and Reset (1983\; music by Laurie Anderson)\, with relaxed \, playful choreography accented by black-and-white design and costumes\; If you couldn’t see me (1994\; music by Robert Rauschenberg) a seductive ly beautiful female solo never before performed in the Twin Cities\; and A stral Convertible (1989\; music by John Cage)\, featuring an interactive s ound and light set by Rauschenberg. \nCopresented with Northrop Dance. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Trisha Brown Dance Company URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/trisha-brown-dance-company-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10980 DTSTART:20140315T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/5b/ 5b733acfe8bbb2ecd1c8ce2833477b4f.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“She took the everyday movement of our pedestrian lives an d gave it back to us new.” —New York Times\n\nWhile Trisha Brown’s u ncontested legacy as a choreographic maverick and the grande dame of postm odern dance will live on for future generations\, her company will soon be disbanding and its 40-year relationship with the Walker will no longer in clude staged works. Don’t miss the chance to catch highlights from Brown 's catalogue of iconic works by the exquisite dancers she has trained\, pa rt of the company’s must-see final tour. \nThe retrospective includes pe rformances of I’m going to toss my arms—if you catch them they’re yo urs (2011\; live music by Alvin Curran)\, one of Brown’s final pieces\; the beloved Set and Reset (1983\; music by Laurie Anderson)\, with relaxed \, playful choreography accented by black-and-white design and costumes\; If you couldn’t see me (1994\; music by Robert Rauschenberg) a seductive ly beautiful female solo never before performed in the Twin Cities\; and A stral Convertible (1989\; music by John Cage)\, featuring an interactive s ound and light set by Rauschenberg. \nCopresented with Northrop Dance. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Trisha Brown Dance Company URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/trisha-brown-dance-company-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10981 DTSTART:20140327T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/94/ 944ed7f07981e5e08c87fc72940f07b5.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“The eight young men in this Brazilian hip-hop group are a lmost shocking in their individuality and physicality.” —Dance Magazin e\n\nFreely mixing urban street styles\, social dances\, and thought-provo king contemporary vocabulary\, the audacious and dynamic Companhia Urbana de Dança unleashes startlingly new forms for a truly moving experience. C omposed of eight immensely talented young men from the favelas of Rio de J aneiro on their first US tour\, this poetic and explosive company stuns wi th stamina-testing solos and jaw-dropping group movement that defies the l imits of physicality while retaining choreographic rigor. Alternately mesm erizing and rippling with adrenaline and raw energy\, these two works conc eived and choreographed by director Sonia Destri Lie explore the cultural roots of Brazil and the gritty life stories of the dancers themselves. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Companhia Urbana de Dança URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/companhia-urbana-de-danca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10982 DTSTART:20140328T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/94/ 944ed7f07981e5e08c87fc72940f07b5.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“The eight young men in this Brazilian hip-hop group are a lmost shocking in their individuality and physicality.” —Dance Magazin e\n\nFreely mixing urban street styles\, social dances\, and thought-provo king contemporary vocabulary\, the audacious and dynamic Companhia Urbana de Dança unleashes startlingly new forms for a truly moving experience. C omposed of eight immensely talented young men from the favelas of Rio de J aneiro on their first US tour\, this poetic and explosive company stuns wi th stamina-testing solos and jaw-dropping group movement that defies the l imits of physicality while retaining choreographic rigor. Alternately mesm erizing and rippling with adrenaline and raw energy\, these two works conc eived and choreographed by director Sonia Destri Lie explore the cultural roots of Brazil and the gritty life stories of the dancers themselves. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Companhia Urbana de Dança URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/companhia-urbana-de-danca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10983 DTSTART:20140329T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/94/ 944ed7f07981e5e08c87fc72940f07b5.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“The eight young men in this Brazilian hip-hop group are a lmost shocking in their individuality and physicality.” —Dance Magazin e\n\nFreely mixing urban street styles\, social dances\, and thought-provo king contemporary vocabulary\, the audacious and dynamic Companhia Urbana de Dança unleashes startlingly new forms for a truly moving experience. C omposed of eight immensely talented young men from the favelas of Rio de J aneiro on their first US tour\, this poetic and explosive company stuns wi th stamina-testing solos and jaw-dropping group movement that defies the l imits of physicality while retaining choreographic rigor. Alternately mesm erizing and rippling with adrenaline and raw energy\, these two works conc eived and choreographed by director Sonia Destri Lie explore the cultural roots of Brazil and the gritty life stories of the dancers themselves. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Companhia Urbana de Dança URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/companhia-urbana-de-danca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10991 DTSTART:20140408T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/03/ 033a0cb3fec76deb19a9078f9d82e26d.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau come from different worlds b ut the same species. ... At every turn\, whatever the song\, both musician s played with alert intelligence and deep sensitivity ... an exhilarating rush.” —New York Times\n\nRecently called “the most influential jazz pianist of the last 20 years” (New York Times)\, Brad Mehldau combines rigorous artistry\, eclectic music tastes\, and breathtaking improvisation al capabilities. Known for his singular\, intense live performances\, Mehl dau returns to the Walker for a two-day celebration that offers distinctly different sides of one of today’s most compelling music-makers. \nThe first evening features a US exclusive 2014 engagement of Mehldau's duo col laboration with Chris Thile\, star mandolinist and singer for the Punch Br others and Nickel Creek. Thile is known as one of the most exciting forces working not only in progressive bluegrass but also across the broader fol k-pop music realm. \nThe second evening showcases Mehldau’s highly intui tive trio (Larry Grenadier\, bass\; Jeff Ballard\, drums)\, whose expansiv e output since the mid-1990s often juxtaposes stripped down\, emotionally direct ballads with densely packed\, abstract compositions. \nIntuitive Ex pression: A Brad Mehldau Celebration\nBrad Mehldau and Chris Thile\nTuesda y\, April 8\, 8 pm \nBrad Mehldau Trio\nWednesday\, April 9\, 8 pm \nTicket Package\nSee both performances in the series for $55 ($50 Walker members). LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Intuitive Expression: A Brad Mehldau Celebration URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/intuitive-expression-brad-mehld au-celebration END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10992 DTSTART:20140409T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/03/ 033a0cb3fec76deb19a9078f9d82e26d.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau come from different worlds b ut the same species. ... At every turn\, whatever the song\, both musician s played with alert intelligence and deep sensitivity ... an exhilarating rush.” —New York Times\n\nRecently called “the most influential jazz pianist of the last 20 years” (New York Times)\, Brad Mehldau combines rigorous artistry\, eclectic music tastes\, and breathtaking improvisation al capabilities. Known for his singular\, intense live performances\, Mehl dau returns to the Walker for a two-day celebration that offers distinctly different sides of one of today’s most compelling music-makers. \nThe first evening features a US exclusive 2014 engagement of Mehldau's duo col laboration with Chris Thile\, star mandolinist and singer for the Punch Br others and Nickel Creek. Thile is known as one of the most exciting forces working not only in progressive bluegrass but also across the broader fol k-pop music realm. \nThe second evening showcases Mehldau’s highly intui tive trio (Larry Grenadier\, bass\; Jeff Ballard\, drums)\, whose expansiv e output since the mid-1990s often juxtaposes stripped down\, emotionally direct ballads with densely packed\, abstract compositions. \nIntuitive Ex pression: A Brad Mehldau Celebration\nBrad Mehldau and Chris Thile\nTuesda y\, April 8\, 8 pm \nBrad Mehldau Trio\nWednesday\, April 9\, 8 pm \nTicket Package\nSee both performances in the series for $55 ($50 Walker members). LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Intuitive Expression: A Brad Mehldau Celebration URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/intuitive-expression-brad-mehld au-celebration END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10984 DTSTART:20140426T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn0.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/d0/ d0d47e4eb57db16f4c821d15d1f39009.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“A fleet-footed big band\, sliding and swaggering through galactic R&\;B\, brawny jazz and electric funk like a Sun Ra-size spin on Miles Davis’ On the Corner band.” —Rolling Stone\n\nBurnt Sugar\, the 19-member Afrocentric jazz/funk collective\, lays claim to and subver ts the Steely Dan songbook in a program curated and conducted by guitar he ro Vernon Reid (Living Color). Of the wildly diverse palette and players i n the New York ensemble\, Arkestra leader Greg Tate says\, “Burnt Sugar got the nerve to claim Sly Stone\, Morton Feldman\, Billie Holiday\, Jimi Hendrix\, and Jean Luc Ponty as progenitors. Our player-ranks include know n Irish fiddlers\, AACM refugees\, Afro-punk rejects\, unrepentant be-bopp ers\, feminist rappers\, jitterbugging doo-woppers\, frankly loud funk-a-t eers\, and rodeo stars of the digital divide.” Look for heady and deeply funky remakes of Steely Dan classics such as “Pretzel Logic\,” “Hai tian Divorce\,” “Any Major Dude\,” “Black Cow\,” “Kid Charlema gne\,” and others. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Burnt Sugar—The Arkestra Chamber URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/burnt-sugar-arkestra-chamber END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10985 DTSTART:20140515T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/21/ 210cddc118923a8389e9f9d7662adbde.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Aparna Ramaswamy infuses the formal rigor of Bharatanatya m with fluid spontaneity and rock star allure.” —Dance Magazine\n\nTak ing inspiration from the transformative Bhakti poetry of medieval South In dia\, Song of the Jasmine is a profound and deeply beautiful combination o f innovation and tradition exploring notions of American identity\, global citizenship\, and the divine. \nChoreographer/director Aparna Ramaswamy\, in collaboration with her choreographic partner and co-artistic director Ranee Ramaswamy\, lead the storied Ragamala Dance in an inspired new work with New York’s award-winning jazz saxophonist/composer Rudresh Mahantha ppa. Heralded for his “roving intellect and a bladelike articulation” (New York Times)\, Mahanthappa heads a new quartet that features Rajna Swa minathan on mridangam (percussion)\, V. K. Raman on South Indian flute\, a nd Rez Abbasi on guitar. \nCommissioned by the Walker Art Center with supp ort provided by the William and Nadine McGuire Commissioning Fund\, the An drew W. Mellon Foundation\, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Co-co mmissioned by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (University of Mary land). In honor of Dale Schatzlein (1948–2006) and his important work in dance and jazz in the Twin Cities\, additional support is provided by Emi ly Maltz. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Ragamala Dance and Rudresh Mahanthappa URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/ragamala-dance-and-rudresh-maha nthappa END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10986 DTSTART:20140516T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/21/ 210cddc118923a8389e9f9d7662adbde.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Aparna Ramaswamy infuses the formal rigor of Bharatanatya m with fluid spontaneity and rock star allure.” —Dance Magazine\n\nTak ing inspiration from the transformative Bhakti poetry of medieval South In dia\, Song of the Jasmine is a profound and deeply beautiful combination o f innovation and tradition exploring notions of American identity\, global citizenship\, and the divine. \nChoreographer/director Aparna Ramaswamy\, in collaboration with her choreographic partner and co-artistic director Ranee Ramaswamy\, lead the storied Ragamala Dance in an inspired new work with New York’s award-winning jazz saxophonist/composer Rudresh Mahantha ppa. Heralded for his “roving intellect and a bladelike articulation” (New York Times)\, Mahanthappa heads a new quartet that features Rajna Swa minathan on mridangam (percussion)\, V. K. Raman on South Indian flute\, a nd Rez Abbasi on guitar. \nCommissioned by the Walker Art Center with supp ort provided by the William and Nadine McGuire Commissioning Fund\, the An drew W. Mellon Foundation\, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Co-co mmissioned by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (University of Mary land). In honor of Dale Schatzlein (1948–2006) and his important work in dance and jazz in the Twin Cities\, additional support is provided by Emi ly Maltz. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Ragamala Dance and Rudresh Mahanthappa URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/ragamala-dance-and-rudresh-maha nthappa END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10988 DTSTART:20140517T200000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/21/ 210cddc118923a8389e9f9d7662adbde.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Aparna Ramaswamy infuses the formal rigor of Bharatanatya m with fluid spontaneity and rock star allure.” —Dance Magazine\n\nTak ing inspiration from the transformative Bhakti poetry of medieval South In dia\, Song of the Jasmine is a profound and deeply beautiful combination o f innovation and tradition exploring notions of American identity\, global citizenship\, and the divine. \nChoreographer/director Aparna Ramaswamy\, in collaboration with her choreographic partner and co-artistic director Ranee Ramaswamy\, lead the storied Ragamala Dance in an inspired new work with New York’s award-winning jazz saxophonist/composer Rudresh Mahantha ppa. Heralded for his “roving intellect and a bladelike articulation” (New York Times)\, Mahanthappa heads a new quartet that features Rajna Swa minathan on mridangam (percussion)\, V. K. Raman on South Indian flute\, a nd Rez Abbasi on guitar. \nCommissioned by the Walker Art Center with supp ort provided by the William and Nadine McGuire Commissioning Fund\, the An drew W. Mellon Foundation\, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Co-co mmissioned by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (University of Mary land). In honor of Dale Schatzlein (1948–2006) and his important work in dance and jazz in the Twin Cities\, additional support is provided by Emi ly Maltz. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Ragamala Dance and Rudresh Mahanthappa URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/ragamala-dance-and-rudresh-maha nthappa END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10987 DTSTART:20140518T140000 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:http://cdn2.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/21/ 210cddc118923a8389e9f9d7662adbde.jpg DESCRIPTION:\n“Aparna Ramaswamy infuses the formal rigor of Bharatanatya m with fluid spontaneity and rock star allure.” —Dance Magazine\n\nTak ing inspiration from the transformative Bhakti poetry of medieval South In dia\, Song of the Jasmine is a profound and deeply beautiful combination o f innovation and tradition exploring notions of American identity\, global citizenship\, and the divine. \nChoreographer/director Aparna Ramaswamy\, in collaboration with her choreographic partner and co-artistic director Ranee Ramaswamy\, lead the storied Ragamala Dance in an inspired new work with New York’s award-winning jazz saxophonist/composer Rudresh Mahantha ppa. Heralded for his “roving intellect and a bladelike articulation” (New York Times)\, Mahanthappa heads a new quartet that features Rajna Swa minathan on mridangam (percussion)\, V. K. Raman on South Indian flute\, a nd Rez Abbasi on guitar. \nCommissioned by the Walker Art Center with supp ort provided by the William and Nadine McGuire Commissioning Fund\, the An drew W. Mellon Foundation\, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Co-co mmissioned by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (University of Mary land). In honor of Dale Schatzlein (1948–2006) and his important work in dance and jazz in the Twin Cities\, additional support is provided by Emi ly Maltz. LOCATION:McGuire Theater SUMMARY:Ragamala Dance and Rudresh Mahanthappa URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2014/ragamala-dance-and-rudresh-maha nthappa END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR