2017//18 SEASON NORTHROP ACROSS CAMPUS

Academic Engagement through the Arts WELCOME Experience

Northrop Across Campus encourages University of Minnesota faculty and staff to bring entire classes of students to performances in the Northrop Dance Season, incorporating the work shown on stage with the curriculum in the classroom. We provide complimentary a season of tickets for your students based on availability. This program exemplifies Northrop’s commitment to enriching the student experience, promoting engagement beyond the classroom, and creating opportunities for cross- disciplinary dialogue. We believe that attending live performances and cultural events can deepen curriculum innovative, in unique and exciting ways, and can offer an experience unlike any other on campus.

This guide provides information about the curricular connections for each of the performances in the 2017//18 Northrop Dance Season, which will bring artists from all over the world to the Carlson Family Stage. Descriptions exuberant, and of the performances are accompanied by key topics and themes that link to areas of academic inquiry.

If you would like your class to attend a performance as part of Northrop Across Campus, please contact our Student Engagement Team at [email protected]. We are happy often fearless to walk you through the process, discuss the academic connections, and help you craft meaningful experiences for your students.

We invite you to take a look at the possibilities available this academic year, and to engage with all that Northrop has to offer. We look forward to working with you! performances

1 ACADEMIC DIRECTORY *

American History and Americana Environmental Studies Psychology New York City Ballet MOVES, pg. 7; Hubbard Alonzo King LINES Ballet, pg. 21 Malpaso Dance Company, pg. 5; Street Dance Chicago, pg. 11; KEIGWIN + New York City Ballet MOVES, pg. 7; Les Ballets COMPANY, pg. 19 Film and Photography de Monte-Carlo in Romeo and Juliet, pg. 13; ODC/Dance, pg. 9 Company Wang Ramirez, pg. 15; Artistic Collaboration in , pg. 17 All Performances Folktales Houston Ballet in Swan Lake, pg. 17 Spirituality and Healing Athletics Malpaso Dance Company, pg. 5; Malpaso Dance Company, pg. 5; New York City Gender Studies ODC/Dance, pg. 9; Alonzo King LINES Ballet, pg. 21 Ballet MOVES, pg. 7; ODC/Dance, pg. 9; Hubbard New York City Ballet MOVES, pg. 7; Les Ballets de Street Dance Chicago, pg. 11; Company Wang Monte-Carlo in Romeo and Juliet, pg. 13; Houston Theater Production Ramirez, pg. 15; KEIGWIN + COMPANY, pg. 19; Ballet in Swan Lake, pg. 17 ODC/Dance, pg. 9; Hubbard Street Dance Alonzo King LINES Ballet, pg. 21 Chicago, pg. 11; Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, pg. Immigration/International Relations 13; Company Wang Ramirez, pg. 15; Houston Biology Malpaso Dance Company, pg. 5; Les Ballets de Ballet, pg. 17; Alonzo King LINES Ballet, pg. 21 Alonzo King LINES Ballet, pg. 21 Monte-Carlo, pg. 13; Company Wang Ramirez, pg. 15 Theatrical Storytelling Cuban History and Culture New York City Ballet MOVES, pg. 7; Hubbard Malpaso Dance Company, pg. 5 Kinesiology Street Dance Chicago, pg. 11; Les Ballets de All Performances Monte-Carlo, pg. 13; Houston Ballet, pg. 17; Cultural Exchange KEIGWIN + COMPANY, pg. 19 Malpaso Dance Company with Zenon Dance Landscape Architecture Company, pg. 5; Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, pg. ODC/Dance boulders and bones, pg. 9 Visual Art 13; Company Wang Ramirez, pg. 15 New York City Ballet MOVES, pg. 7; Music/Music History ODC/Dance, pg. 9; Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Dance History All Performances pg. 13; Alonzo King LINES Ballet, pg. 21 New York City Ballet MOVES, pg. 7; Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, pg. 11 Nature and the Environment Zoology and Animal Studies ODC/Dance, pg. 9; Hubbard Street Dance Alonzo King LINES Ballet, pg. 21 Ecology Chicago in Jardí Tancat, pg. 11; Alonzo King LINES ODC/Dance boulders and bones, pg. 9; Alonzo Ballet, pg. 21 King LINES Ballet, pg. 21 *The Academic Directory serves as a starting point for Political Science curricular connections, however, it is not all-encompassing. English and Literature/Shakespeare Malpaso Dance Company, pg. 5; Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo in Romeo and Juliet, Company Wang Ramirez, pg. 15 pg. 13

2 ARTS ADVANCE EDUCATION

Attending live performances is a communal experience that can move and challenge students in a way that no classroom experience can. Experiencing dance can develop critical thinking and questioning, while fostering creativity and connection.

This critical and creative thinking is an enormously valuable life skill that can aid students in problem solving during their University of Minnesota experience and well beyond graduation. Creativity and the skills that come with it offer students a unique perspective to help them strengthen and contribute to the world around them.

At a University that celebrates discovery, it is important to expose students to artists that address global themes and challenges through a creative lens, stimulating new solutions and critical thinking about the world in which we live. Northrop Across Campus allows students to expand their learning beyond the classroom walls, experiencing new forms, with the goal of stimulating further conversations and lines of questioning.

3 STRENGTHENING STUDENT OUTCOMES

The student experience is all about discovery. The » Seeing performances can encourage dialogue University of Minnesota creates research opportunities with other students, as there will be varying and community engagement experiences that opinions about about what was seen and prepare students to be leaders, innovators, and experienced. global citizens. The Office for Student Affairsexpects students at the University of Minnesota to APPRECIATION OF DIFFERENCES participate in experiences both inside and outside » By presenting a wide array of international of the classroom, which allow them to develop and artists, Northrop exposes students to demonstrate skills and characteristics for success different cultures. during their college years and beyond. Students who » Each artist presented has a unique voice, engage in opportunities outside the classroom not only offering students a chance to see many develop these skills, but also perform better and feel a different forms of expression. stronger sense of campus community. » Dance performances are a true

demonstration of collaborative work in The University of Minnesota’s Student Learning and support of a singular vision. Development Outcomes are meant to encapsulate what students should learn in and out of the TOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY classroom. These outcomes provide a framework » Each individual audience member takes for students and help guide faculty and staff as they away his or her own perception and develop courses and degree programs. understanding of what was seen and experienced in the theater. There is no Northrop programs allow students to achieve “right” or “wrong” explanation of what Student Learning and Development Outcomes in happened on stage. many ways. Attending a Northrop performance directly strengthens the following outcomes: » Dance can be abstract, pushing students to read and comprehend non- SELF AWARENESS verbal communication. » Attending a performance offers students an enriched » In the work presented on stage, artists understanding of his or her own sense of self by ask questions that may not inherently witnessing or experiencing artistic expression, have answers. examining their responses to it, and viewing the world through a new lens. » Performances can stimulate an emotional response that leads to self-reflection.

4 Coming Home by Osnel Delgado, performed by Zenon Dance Company MALPASO Indomitable Waltz by Aszure Barton Ocaso by Osnel Delgado DANCE Why You Follow by Ronald K. Brown

COMPANY Young Cuban choreographer Osnel Delgado first came to Minnesota in 2014, when he was awarded a McKnight International Fellowship with special guest Zenon Dance Company to create a work for Minneapolis’s Zenon Dance Company, Zenon Dance then had the experience of travelling to Cuba to perform with Tue, Oct 10 // 7:30 pm Delgado’s ­own Havana-based company, Malpaso. Both companies will open the Northrop season in a program that celebrates this international collaboration. There are 4 works on the program: two pieces by Osnel Delgado include the baseball-inspired dance he created for Zenon, called Coming Home, and the duet Ocaso; Aszure Barton’s Indomitable Waltz, a work that explores the soul and its ability to persevere and recover in intense and dark situations. Ronald K. Brown’s Why You Follow, an Afro-Cuban fusion, rounds out the program.

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MALPASO DANCE COMPANY

circumstances. How did you see that portrayed CONNECT DISCOVER through the choreography and the performance This performance engages with topics and About the Company of the dancers? What were you feeling during themes such as: this piece, and could you relate these feelings to Star Tribune: “Zenon Dance Company’s Coming anything in your own life? » Baseball and athletics Home uses baseball moves” » Cuban history and culture History of the Company and dance in Cuba Why You Follow is a work by African-American » Political science Video about Indomitable Waltz and artistic choreographer Ronald K. Brown. He has explored collaboration the African diaspora through movement in many » Immigration of his works. How do you see that in relationship » Cultural and artistic exchange New York Times: “Making Rich Tales of Diaspora to Cuba, Cuban movement, and Cuban history? Take Flight” » Artistic collaboration Brown has said, “I wanted to create something » World music in which people would recognize themselves and » Spirituality and healing REFLECT see the human condition, rather than dancers focused on their physicality.” Could you see » Kinesiology Watching the piece Coming Home, how were yourself in the work, Why You Follow? the characteristic movements of baseball represented? Can you comment on how the What place do you think the arts and humanities FILM SCREENING common language of sports and dance might have in international relationships and bridge the cultural gap between countries? cultural exchange? What could come from Havana Curveball communicating and gathering together through Wed, Oct 4, 6:30 pm Indomitable Waltz explores ideas of the and for the arts? Best Buy Theater human psyche or soul in intense and extreme 6 New York City Ballet is one of the greatest ballet companies in the world, let alone the United States. NEW YORK CITY New York City Ballet MOVES is made up of 20 principals, soloists, corps dancers and musicians, from New York City Ballet. Their Northrop program features five different dances created by exceptional ballet choreographers, BALLET MOVES including the two founding choreographers of New York City Ballet: George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. In Sat, Oct 28 // 7:30 pm the Night is set to solo piano works by Chopin, and shows three different couples at a party, each in a different phase of their relationship. A multilayered work, the avant garde In the Night La Stravaganza by French choreographer Angelin Preljocaj, Choreography by Jerome Robbins juxtaposes 17th-century sensibility with modern culture Music by Frederic Chopin while contrasting classical and electronic accompaniment. La Stravaganza Balanchine’s Sonatine is a rarely-performed work of Choreography by Angelin Preljocaj polished simplicity and emotional interplay, created Music by Antonio Vivaldi, Evelyn Ficarra, in celebration of Ravel’s 100th birthday. Christopher Robert Normandeau, Serge Morand, Ake Parmerud Wheeldon’s After the Rain Pas de Deux is danced to Estonian composer Arvo Part’s spare and tender duet for Sonatine piano and violin, Spiegel im Spiegel. Justin Peck’s first ballet for NYCB, In Creases, is danced to a Philip Glass score, and Choreography by George Balanchine explores symmetry, magnetism, and geometry through Music by Maurice Ravel the athleticism of 8 dancers. After the Rain Pas de Deux Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon Music by Arvo Part In Creases Choreography by Justin Peck Music by Philip Glass

with live music

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the middle of the 20th Century) and works by CONNECT DISCOVER Wheeldon, Preljocaj and Peck—contemporary This performance engages with topics and About New York City Ballet choreographers working today. What similarities, themes such as: if any, did you see? What were the differences New York Times Article about Christopher you noticed? Which pieces told stories more » Classical music/Music history Wheeldon’s After the Rain clearly? Which were more abstract? » Visual art A dancer talks about the two different worlds represented in La Stravaganza The New York Times describes In the Night as a » Artistic collaboration Interview with Justin Peck, where he discusses piece of “unspoken drama.” What qualities do » Psychology of relationships combining athleticism with artistry (also you see in the movement, staging, lighting, and music that add to that dramatic storytelling? » Theatrical storytelling has a good explanation of how he works as a choreographer) What did you feel you understood about each of » Americana the couples as you watched the piece? Take a behind-the-scenes look at New York City » Kinesiology Ballet resident choreographer Justin Peck as he La Stravaganza was Preljocaj’s first work for sets his work In Creases on the Joffrey. NYCB, and he merged excerpts from Vivaldi with electronic music for the score. How did FILM SCREENING that element, as well as the visual elements you REFLECT observed, merge fantasy and reality? Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About All of the works on the program, except one, are Wheeldon has said of After the Rain that he performed with live musical accompaniment. Wed, Oct 18, 6:30 pm didn’t realize while he was creating it that What do you notice about the effect this has on Best Buy Theater it would have such a profound impact on the dancers? On the audience experience? audiences. Some see the work as being about love and longing, while others see it as a This program offered works created by Robbins depiction of death or loss. What did you see? and Balanchine (choreographers who worked in 8 ODC/DANCE Thu, Nov 2 // 7:30 pm boulders and bones with live music on stage

San Francisco’s groundbreaking ODC/Dance presents innovative, exuberant, and fearless contemporary choreography that fuses ballet with modern dance techniques. Widely recognized for athleticism, passion, and intellectual spark, ODC is also known for its trailblazing collaborations with composers, actors, visual artists, writers, and welders.

The company makes its Northrop debut with boulders and bones, a work inspired by visual artist Andy Goldsworthy and set to an original, live cello score composed by Zoë Keating. Dance, music, and cinematic scenic design come together in a dazzling multimedia orchestration portraying the chaos of creative process, and the glory of nature.

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CONNECT DISCOVER REFLECT This performance engages with topics and About ODC What did you notice about where the cello was themes such as: Huffington Post Review placed throughout the piece? How was this integration apparent in both the placement and » Collaborative process—both in the arts and in Article about the collaborative process behind engineering movement of the cello and the movement of the boulders and bones dancers around it? » Music—cello performance and electronic scores Work from Andy Goldsworthy, inspiration for » Nature and the environment the piece This piece was inspired by the work of Andy Goldsworthy, who creates elegant sculptures, » Sculpture making usually from materials from nature. They » Landscape architecture are grand and organic, but often times » Theater production impermanent, because of the materials they are made from. In what ways did you see these » Film, photography, and visual arts concepts reflected in this piece? Comment on » Kinesiology the use of patterns and natural occurrences in the movement? How did the dancers convey the FILM SCREENING idea of impermanence? Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy How did the use of film projection influence the work? Did it transport? Did it distract? Working with Time Wed, Oct 25, 6:30 pm 10 Best Buy Theater HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO Sat, Jan 27 // 7:30 pm

One Flat Thing, reproduced by William Forsythe Violoncello (a duet from Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness) by Nacho Duato Jardí Tancat by Nacho Duato The Golden Section by Twyla Tharp Georgia by Lou Conte The 40s by Lou Conte

Celebrating 40 years as a major force in American contemporary dance, Hubbard Street’s athletic and engaging dancers will return to Northrop with a selection of works from the company’s impressive history. Highlights will include the piece One Flat Thing, reproduced choreographed by William Forsythe, which involves intense dancing with and around 20 metal tables, as well as Twyla Tharp’s The Golden Section, “a rush of pirouettes, spins, twirls, and gymnastic epiphanies” (Chicago Tribune) created in the 1980s. The evening also contains works by Nacho Duato and Hubbard Street founder Lou Conte. 11 HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO

In One Flat Thing, reproduced, the dancers do CONNECT DISCOVER not have specific musical cues, yet the piece has This performance engages with topics and About the Company very distinct patterns and timing. How did the themes such as: dancers stay together without music? Could you Article about One Flat Thing, reproduced and notice what method they used? » Dance and dance history learning the work of Forsythe » American history Video clips of Jardí Tancat Jardí Tancat (Catalan for “Closed Garden”) is Chicago Tribune on The Golden Section based on Catalonian folk tales collected and » Philosophy sung by Maria del Mar Bonet, and choreographed » Folktales, music, and storytelling Biography of Lou Conte by Spanish choreographer Nacho Duato. What influences from the choreographer’s heritage or » Teamwork and collaboration region did you see in the work? » Kinesiology and athletics REFLECT This evening’s program was created to » Theatrical lighting and design This program featured works by American honor Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s 40th choreographers (Twyla Tharp and Lou Conte), anniversary. The program order goes backward in an American choreographer who did most of his time, starting with work that was more recently FILM SCREENING professional work in Europe (William Forsythe), set, and finishing with some of the company’s and a Spanish choreographer (Nacho Duato). earliest pieces. What did you notice about these A League of Their Own Did you see cultural differences reflected in the different works? How did the styles change Wed, Jan 17, 6:30 pm work? What did you find distinct about each? over time? What differences did you notice Best Buy Theater between the styles and general feeling of The 40s Forsythe is very interested in philosophy and compared with the first piece, One Flat Thing, studying actions in time. He never told the reproduced? Or even between Georgia and The dancers he was working with what the piece, One Golden Section? How did each work reflect the Flat Thing, reproduced was about. What might time period in which it was created? the benefits of this approach (allowing dancers to explore the movement without knowing the intention of the choreographer) be? 12 LES BALLETS DE MONTE-CARLO Tue-Wed, Feb 27-28 // 7:30 pm Romeo and Juliet By Jean-Christophe Maillot

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has inspired the world’s greatest composers, dance-makers and film-makers. The tale of young love and centuries-old hate is interpreted by French choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot through the lens of Friar Laurence. Re-creating this timeless masterpiece, Maillot chooses sleek and contemporary production elements, focusing on his exquisite company of dancers to bring to life the characters and draw all of the drama and emotion from the story through movement. This ballet is set to a score composed by Sergei Prokofiev—one of the best-known and well-loved of all ballet scores.

13 LES BALLETS DE MONTE-CARLO CONNECT DISCOVER REFLECT This performance engages with topics and About the Company What are the differences between this ballet themes such as: About the choreographer’s approach and other versions of Romeo and Juliet you’ve experienced, whether they be movies, literature, » Shakespeare studies, English and literature Watch a synopsis of Shakespeare’s Romeo and or drama? » Classical music and composition Juliet What elements of the movement expressed » Storytelling Learn more about various adaptations of Romeo and Juliet wordless emotion within the dramatic story? » Theater production How did that resonate with you? Were there » Kinesiology moments you specifically connected to? Were there moments you were confused by?

What did you notice about the staging and FILM SCREENING production values of this performance? How Miniatures did the more modern style work with the older, classic plotline? Wed, Feb 14, 6:30 pm Best Buy Theater Discuss the choreographer’s approach to seeing the story from Friar Laurence’s point of view.

14 Honji Wang, raised in Germany by Korean parents, was trained in ballet, but fascinated by hip-hop and martial arts. Sebastien Ramirez COMPANY was born in the South of France and catapulted from gifted b-boy to internationally known performer and choreographer. Together, they’ve created Company Wang Ramirez and they make their Northrop debut with Borderline, a dreamlike work that combines hip-hop, WANG contemporary dance, acrobatics, and the illusion of weightlessness. Inspired by their diverse backgrounds, this piece explores the idea of borders—culturally, geographically and otherwise. Bungee ropes and RAMIREZ aerial rigging allow the dancers new powers of movement, letting them defy gravity and struggle against the forces of restraint. To Sat, Mar 3 // 7:30 pm original music by lacrymoboy, these stunning technicians burst out flurries of looping, spiraling shapes with fluid control, using each other’s bodies as counterweights, balanced at impossible angles. Borderline

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imposed and how people are torn apart. Did CONNECT DISCOVER you see this mixing and merging of styles and This performance engages with topics and About the Company cultures in the choreography? What place do themes such as: you feel arts and culture have in international Article discussing the merging of dance forms in dialogue? » International relations Borderline » Immigration law and reform Contemporary Social Issues Translated into The piece uses elements like tableaux and » Theater production Dance lighting to tell stories and convey certain feelings Interview with Wang and Ramirez about and emotions. How do you see these elements » Meaning of democracy changing as the work goes on? What impact did Borderline » Contemporary music and composition that have on you as the viewer? » Artistic collaboration Aside from the theatrical effect, how did you » Circus, gymnastics, and acrobatics REFLECT see the use of fly lines being a part of the piece? » Kinesiology What imagery did they allow for? How did they Honji Wang comes from German and Korean impact the movement and the message? heritage and classical dance training while Sébastien Ramirez comes from a hip-hop The meaning of democracy is questioned heavily FILM SCREENING background with Spanish and French heritage. in this piece—who has a right to demonstrate Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour The piece Borderline provides a jumping-off and who gets the privilege to govern (control). point for conversation about borders between Wed, Feb 21, 6:30 pm What imagery or evidence of this did you see in countries and cultures: How boundaries are Best Buy Theater the performance? 16 HOUSTON BALLET Sat, Apr 7 // 7:30 pm Sun, Apr 8 // 1:30 pm Swan Lake with live orchestra

Houston Ballet, one of America’s most highly-regarded ballet companies, has long been a Northrop audience favorite. The dancers return with Artistic Director Stanton Welch’s production of Swan Lake, performed with a live orchestra playing Tchaikovsky’s emotionally-charged score. One of the greatest love stories in all of classical ballet, Swan Lake tells the story of Odette, a beautiful maiden transformed into a swan by an evil knight, and the Prince who swears his eternal love to her. Created especially for the company, Welch’s choreography imbues his characters with psychological complexity and gives the work a 21st-century pace.

17 HOUSTON BALLET vvvvv CONNECT DISCOVER REFLECT This performance engages with topics and About the Company How are the dancers able to tell the story of themes such as: The Story of Swan Lake Swan Lake without using words? Were there » Music parts that were more difficult to understand? History of Swan Lake’s first performance Why? » Music history » Theater production In what ways did production elements like lighting, costumes, and set help your » Storytelling understanding of the story? » Artistic collaboration » Gender studies The story of Swan Lake has been reinvented and reimagined countless times through the » Kinesiology years. It has been adapted and referenced in film, music, and other forms of storytelling. The movie Black Swan is one example, and the FILM SCREENING music for Swan Lake is referenced in Beyonce’s music video, Lemonade. How do you think our Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake understanding of the story has changed as Wed, Apr 4, 6:30 pm the culture and context that it is performed in Best Buy Theater changes? Specifically, how is gender understood and performed in the story of Swan Lake?

18 Northrop celebrates Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday in a program that features our own University of Minnesota KEIGWIN + Symphony Orchestra and the dancers of KEIGWIN + COMPANY.

The University Symphony Orchestra takes center stage under the direction of Mark Russell Smith to treat the audience COMPANY to Bernstein’s quintessential melodies from “On the Town,” “On the Waterfront,” and more. The evening showcases CELEBRATES BERNSTEIN choreographer Larry Keigwin’s refreshing vision of dance—a blend of Broadway and club styles with contemporary wit, featuring the heart, and theatrical flair. With movement and music on stage together, this delightful program pays tribute to Bernstein’s University Symphony Orchestra impact on American dance and culture. Sat, Apr 14 // 7:30 pm

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CONNECT DISCOVER REFLECT This performance engages with topics and About the Company Leonard Bernstein has been called “America’s themes such as: About Larry Keigwin Musical Ambassador to the World.” Can you » Music comment on what it is that is so “American” About composer Leonard Bernstein about Bernstein’s music? And what kind of » Theater and musical theater dance cultural diplomacy might such music offer? » Music history Both Keigwin’s choreography and Bernstein’s » Artistic collaboration music have an element of theatricality to them. » Americana How did you see this relationship take place on » Kinesiology stage?

How did the orchestra being on stage impact the energy of the performance? Did you see the FILM SCREENING relationship between the musicians and the Leonard Bernstein: Larger than Life dancers in action? What did this look like? Wed, Apr 11, 6:30 pm Best Buy Theater

20 Called “riveting” by the San Francisco Chronicle, Alonzo King’s Biophony is a fascinating investigation of life on ALONZO KING Earth. Created in collaboration with natural soundscape artist Bernie Krause and composer Richard Blackford, the score draws from the rainforests of Borneo, a waterhole in Kenya, the Alaskan tundra, and a meadow high in the Sierra LINES BALLET Nevada mountains, echoing animal voices and imprints of habitats in peril. King’s visionary choreography, brought Tue, May 1 // 7:30 pm to life by the extraordinary LINES dancers, has an earthy and sensual feeling that imbues classical ballet with new, expressive potential. Dancers crawl, fly, elongate, flutter, and Biophony somersault to create composites of otherworldly creatures. With additional repertory

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CONNECT DISCOVER REFLECT This performance engages with topics and About the Company How did you see the sound of nature and animals themes such as: About Biophony represented in the dancers’ movements and choreography? » Music and sound design Review of Biophony » Environmental studies TedTalk exploring the act of listening to nature What did it feel like watching a piece with the sound primarily being noises from nature? » Composition The founder of LINES Ballet, Alonzo King, talks Did it begin to sound like music? Did you feel » Zoology and Animal studies about the limited scope in which we define transported to a different place? » Ecology ourselves—and speaks of a bold vision of life that loses its barriers. » Kinesiology What changed with the sounds from different types of environments? The sounds were collected and compiled from places all over the world and from many different types of FILM SCREENING creatures; was that shown in the movement? I Dream of Wires Wed, Apr 25, 6:30 pm Best Buy Theater

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NORTHROP STUDENT LOUNGE The Northrop Student Lounge is a dedicated space for U of M students to gather at Northrop season events. Students can enjoy complimentary snacks and beverages before the performance and during intermission. The Northrop Student Lounge is meant to foster community and create conversation among students. The lounge opens 45 minutes before each show and admission is free with U of M Student I.D.

PERFORMANCE PREVIEWS NORTHROP 2017//18 DANCE Gain insight into Northrop season performances SEASON FILM SERIES at in-depth conversations with choreographers Northrop presents a film series on Wednesday or artistic directors featured in that evening’s evenings in the Best Buy Theater that corresponds program. Performance Previews are free and open directly with our dance season. The films are meant to the public, and take place in the 4th floor Best to expand audiences’ knowledge of the work they Buy Theater at 6:15 PM on performance nights. will see and the companies performing. These (75 minutes before curtain time at matinees.) screenings are free and open to the public. For Performance Previews are a great starting point to specific information on the films, visit ourwebsite . introduce students to the dance works they will see. The format covers the artists’ background, provides context for the evening’s work, and allows time for AFTERTHOUGHTS BLOG audience questions. Students are invited to share their ideas on the Northrop Afterthoughts Blog following the POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONS performance. The Afterthoughts Blog is a public, online forum where audiences can share their Post-show discussions are a new addition to the thoughts and feelings about the works they have Northrop student experience this year. Join us after just seen, stimulating critical conversations about the show for light refreshments and conversations the work. with University staff, faculty, and student group leaders about the performance. The conversation will be casual and welcoming whether you are new to dance or have been dancing your whole life, and provides a space to reflect on the performance. With the goal of increasing arts literacy and stimulating more questions and critical thinking, these discussions are a great way to end the night. 23 northrop.umn.edu

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PHOTOS: Alonzo King LINES Ballet in SAND. Photo © R.J. Muna. Alonzo King LINES Ballet in Biophony. Photo © Quinn B. Wharton. Northrop patrons in Carlson Family Stage. Photo © Tim Rummelhoff, 2015. Alonzo King LINES Ballet. Photo © R.J. Muna. Malpaso Dance Company in Why You Follow. Photo © Bill Hebert. Malpaso Dance Company in Indomitable Waltz. Photo © Judy Ondrey. New York City Ballet’s Sean Suozzi and Ensemble in In Creases. Photo © Paul Kolnik. New York City Ballet in La Stravaganza. Photo © Paul Kolnik. ODC/Dance in boulders and bones. Photos © Marie-Pier Frigon. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s Jacqueline Burnett and Alice Klock in One Flat Thing, reproduced. Photo © Todd Rosenberg. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s Emilie Leriche and Kevin J. Shannon. Photo © Quinn B. Wharton. Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo in Romeo and Juliet. Photos © Alice Blangero. Company Wang Ramirez in Borderline. Photo © Agathe Poupeney. Company Wang Ramirez in Borderline. Photo © Frank Szafinski. Houston Ballet’s , Connor Walsh, and Artists in Swan Lake. Photo © Amitava Sarkar. Houston Ballet’s Karina Gonzalez, Simon Ball, and Artists in Swan Lake. Photo © Amitava Sarkar. KEIGWIN + COMPANY Celebrates Bernstein with Ashley Browne, Kile Hotchkiss, and Brandon Cournay. Photo © Kyle Manfredi. KEIGWIN + COMPANY’s Jaclyn Walsh and Brandon Cournay. Photo © Matthew Murphy; University Symphony Orchestra with Mark Russell Smith. Photo © Tim Rummelhoff, 2014. Alonzo King LINES Ballet in SAND. Photo © Chris Hardy. Alonzo King LINES Ballet in Biophony. Photo © Quinn B. Wharton. Best Buy Theater. Photo by Northrop.