A play about a play—and the artists who risked everything to tell it. Inspired by the true story of Sholem Asch’s seminal Yiddish work, God of Vengeance, and its infamous 1923 obscenity trial, INDECENT is a haunting, klezmer-infused play with music that traces the turbulent journey of a troupe determined to stage a work deemed “indecent.”...
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Lara/Larissa is a misfit in rural South Dakota—half-Native and half-White, weighed down by physical limitations. She takes beginner ballet class for physical therapy and hates it—until the story of Osage prima ballerina Maria Tallchief inspires her to pursue a professional dance career. Based on the author’s own story, Fancy Dancer is a rich, multigenerational experience that speaks to the...
Lara/Larissa is a misfit in rural South Dakota—half-Native and half-White, weighed down by physical limitations. She takes beginner ballet class for physical therapy and hates it—until the story of Osage prima ballerina Maria Tallchief inspires her to pursue a professional dance career. Based on the author’s own story, Fancy Dancer is a rich, multigenerational experience that speaks to the...
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McKnight Dancer Fellowship: SOLO
Each year three exceptional Minnesota dance artists receive the coveted honor of a McKnight Dancer Fellowship. To celebrate them, we commission a solo dance for each of them from a choreographer of their choice. The 2024 & 2025 Dancer Fellows have selected an outstanding group of local, national and international dance artists to bring their...
A profound exploration of humanity Beneath a lonely tree on a country road, two companions wait for the mysterious Godot. As time moves along, Vladimir and Estragon fill their day circling the largest of questions: Why are we here? What are we here for? Who are we to be? Samuel Beckett’s tragicomedy uses wit and poignant dialogue...
A profound exploration of humanity Beneath a lonely tree on a country road, two companions wait for the mysterious Godot. As time moves along, Vladimir and Estragon fill their day circling the largest of questions: Why are we here? What are we here for? Who are we to be? Samuel Beckett’s tragicomedy uses wit and poignant dialogue...
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The Great Gatsby
Please note: This performance is currently waitlist only. In this famous Jazz Age story, Nick Carraway, a young man from Minnesota, moves to New York in the summer of 1922. As he navigates the unfamiliar social scene, he is invited to a lavish party thrown by the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby, who is trying to...
A play about a play—and the artists who risked everything to tell it. Inspired by the true story of Sholem Asch’s seminal Yiddish work, God of Vengeance, and its infamous 1923 obscenity trial, INDECENT is a haunting, klezmer-infused play with music that traces the turbulent journey of a troupe determined to stage a work deemed “indecent.”...
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ARENA Dances – Deluxe
DELUXE launches ARENA Dances’ 31st Season with an evening of bold contemporary dance that celebrates artistic collaboration, innovation, and the power of live performance. The program features four compelling works that showcase the breadth of dance: One Room – An evocative remount of an excerpt from Executive Director Mathew Janczewski’s repertory. An acclaimed trio, set to the...
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ARENA Dances – Deluxe
DELUXE launches ARENA Dances’ 31st Season with an evening of bold contemporary dance that celebrates artistic collaboration, innovation, and the power of live performance. The program features four compelling works that showcase the breadth of dance: One Room – An evocative remount of an excerpt from Executive Director Mathew Janczewski’s repertory. An acclaimed trio, set to the...
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Paul Taylor Dance Company
The vigorous program showcases three contrasting works that explore the complexities of the human condition through Paul Taylor’s signature theatricality. It opens with the physically demanding dynamic geometry of Taylor’s “Brandenburgs” (Opus 88, 1988), an exuberant, gallant piece set to Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3 and 6. Following “Brandenburgs” is a sensational new work by critically acclaimed...
Sanford Middle School students can sign up to audition at the Project Success bulletin board at school! All Sanford students are eligible to audition for the cast or apply for the tech crew! We encourage students of all abilities and experiences with musicals to apply! For the audition, students will learn a short song and...
Sanford Middle School students can sign up to audition at the Project Success bulletin board at school! All Sanford students are eligible to audition for the cast or apply for the tech crew! We encourage students of all abilities and experiences with musicals to apply! For the audition, students will learn a short song and...
Sanford Middle School students can sign up to audition at the Project Success bulletin board at school! All Sanford students are eligible to audition for the cast or apply for the tech crew! We encourage students of all abilities and experiences with musicals to apply! For the audition, students will learn a short song and...
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PREM | Love: An Occupation
Ananya Dance Theatre, a professional ensemble of transnational feminist dance artists, presents the world premiere of PREM | Love: An Occupation. Conceived and choreographed by Ananya Chatterjea, PREM emerges from the recent crisis of federal occupation in the Twin Cities, reaching toward transformation through practices of public love, care, and defiant joy. With ADT’s trademark power and percussive...
A powerful story of connection In post-apartheid South Africa, Lunga Kunene, a no-nonsense, Black caregiver with little patience for privilege or hubris, finds himself providing in-home care for Jack Morris, a celebrated (and stubborn) white actor facing a life-changing diagnosis as he rehearses for the title role in King Lear. The two men are different in every...
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown is the delightful, feel-good musical that brings the beloved Peanuts gang to life onstage! Featuring a cast of seasoned Twin Cities’ performers, the crew navigates the ups and downs of childhood in a series of hilarious and heartwarming vignettes. With catchy songs like “Happiness” and “Suppertime,” this charming show celebrates the simple joys, silly frustrations,...
When a struggling movie director learns that the studios have decided to stop making movie musicals, he refuses to let the genre disappear without one final celebration. With his cast of performers and only one night to prove that musicals still belong on the silver screen, they set out to create the greatest movie musical...
Visiting artist Navine Dossos of the collective VESSEL will host a free, drop-in art-making session for teens 13-19 focused on cultivating personal and communal agency through making. Participants will hand sew a simple, zero-waste loop bag using fabric designed by Dossos’ for a new, participatory artwork featured in the exhibition Design Triennial: Beyond Materialism. Looking...
A powerful story of connection In post-apartheid South Africa, Lunga Kunene, a no-nonsense, Black caregiver with little patience for privilege or hubris, finds himself providing in-home care for Jack Morris, a celebrated (and stubborn) white actor facing a life-changing diagnosis as he rehearses for the title role in King Lear. The two men are different in every...
Please note: This performance is currently waitlist only. Edward Tulane is an expensive toy rabbit made of china. He is loved by a little girl named Abilene, but Edward doesn’t care. He has no interest in anyone other than himself. On an ocean voyage, Edward is accidentally thrown overboard and sinks to the bottom of the sea. So...
A powerful story of connection In post-apartheid South Africa, Lunga Kunene, a no-nonsense, Black caregiver with little patience for privilege or hubris, finds himself providing in-home care for Jack Morris, a celebrated (and stubborn) white actor facing a life-changing diagnosis as he rehearses for the title role in King Lear. The two men are different in every...
Put on your favorite costume and invite a friend to join us for an evening of mischievous fun as we welcome famed trumpet soloist Caleb Hudson in his Northrop debut. Hudson and Northrop Organist Greg Zelek pair up for a spooky season-inspired concert. Featuring arrangements of haunted classics, the spine-tingling program includes both classical triumphs...
Middle schoolers, kick off Halloween with a free film, movie-inspired costume contest, and art-making. The screening of Edward Scissorhands begins at 1:00 pm, and drop-in art-making runs from noon to 4:00 pm. A costume contest will follow the film screening in the cinema. Wear any movie-inspired costume to participate and for a chance to win a prize. Middle School...
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Teen Maker Break hosted by WACTAC
Teens are invited to come hang out and make art inspired by the weird, experimental, poetic, and inventive works featured in the exhibition Design Triennial: Beyond Materialism. This session will be planned and hosted by members of the 2026-2027 Walker Art Center Teen Arts Council. Looking to make art and hang with friends? Each month,...