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8-Ball: Choreographer/Author Trajal Harrell
The Green Room
Jan 24
In the third weekend of Out There 25, choreographers/authors Trajal Harrell, Cécilia Bengolea, François Chaignaud, and Marlene Monteiro Freitas, bring their work (M)imosa to the Walker. It is the medium version of Harrell’s series of seven (sized XS-XL, Jr., and made-to-measure) titled Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at the Judson Church. The series is […]
In the third weekend of Out There 25, choreographers…
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Years of Dying Together – A SpeakEasy for She She Pop
The Green Room
Jan 23
A SpeakEasy is an informal audience discussion facilitated by a Walker Art Center tour guide and a local performer or choreographer. Today’s edition highlights themes shared during a conversation on Saturday, January 19, about She She Pop’s Testament. This SpeakEasy was led by tour guide Mary Dew and local arts and culture guru from Salon […]
A SpeakEasy is an informal audience discussion facilitated…
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8-Ball: Bill Morrison
Crosscuts
Jan 23
Bill Morrison, experimental film director and miner of archival moving images, arrives Thursday for a three day, nine film program in the Walker Cinema as part of this year’s Expanding the Frame. Bill will be on hand at all screenings to discuss his work, but he was kind enough to answer a few questions that inquire just a […]
Bill Morrison, experimental film director and miner of archival moving images…
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Negotiating Spaces
Field Guide
Jan 22
What does a welcoming entrance look like? How do people in wheelchairs maneuver around the Sculpture Garden or the galleries? Can other sensory elements like smell and touch be part of a space where art is viewed and experienced? These are some of the questions asked by 12 artists from Partnership Resources, Inc. (PRI). In […]
What does a welcoming entrance look like? How do people in wheelchairs maneuver…
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Our Modest Utopia: Seeing She She Pop’s Testament with my Real-Life Father
The Green Room
Jan 18
To spark discussion, the Walker invites local artists and critics to write overnight reviews of our performances. The ongoing Re:View series shares a diverse array of independent voices and opinions; it doesn’t reflect the views or opinions of the Walker or its curators. Today, Shanai Matteson, Co-producer of Salon Saloon shares her perspective on Thursday night’s performance of Testament by […] To…
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Artists Respond to the Growing Crisis in Mali
The Green Room
Jan 18
Fatoumata Diawara—who is coming Minneapolis on April 12 in a Walker and Cedar copresentation—brought together over 40 of Mali’s top singers and musicians to form Voices United for Mali. They recorded “’Mali-ko’ (Peace / La Paix)” to bring attention to the current political crisis in Mali. Diawara is joined by such stars as Amadou and […]
Fatoumata Diawara—who is coming Minneapolis on April 12 in a Walker…
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Looking Back: Photos and Notes from 25 Years of Out There
The Green Room
Jan 16
This winter’s edition of Out There marks 25 years of the annual boundary-expanding performance festival. Although each season what is considered “out there” varies, consistent is a commitment to asking the difficult questions: What is performance? What are the relationships between audience and artist? How is a good story told? How can it be told differently? […]
This winter’s edition of Out There marks 25…