Dancers: Jules Bither, Dexter Carlson, Judith Howard, Eva Mohn, Margaret Ogas, Alys Oyumi Ogura, Anat Shinar, Jinza Thayer, Laurie Van Wieren.

In an improvisational research project, ten solos are performed simultaneously. As part of Tiger Balm at the Red Eye Theater, a shared evening with works by Emily Gastineau, Tumelo Khupe, and Carlo Antonio Villanueva.

Photo of jules bither, Laurie Van Wieren, Jinza Thayer, credit: Brian Lambert

Kaleena Miller and Laurie Van Wieren present and perform an improvised, sound-focused work.

Photo of Laurie Van Wieren, credit: Brian Lambert

Kaleena Miller and Laurie Van Wieren present and perform an improvised, sound-focused work.

Photo of Laurie Van Wieren, credit: Brian Lambert

Dancers: Judith Howard, Dexter Carlson, Kaleena Miller, Laurie Van Wieren, The Ewes of Gale Woods, Mardi Gras, & Tim Reese.

Yes, I know that being mostly a city person I am in awe of, and have even idolized, farms like this. I am now reorganizing my relationship to this romanticized image, as well as to the land, and all species in general. It's more important than ever that we all know where our food comes from. Gale Woods Farm, led by farmer Tim Reese, works daily against industrial farming destruction and climate change. I thank Jennifer Glaws for inviting us to this project. I feel very lucky to be working on this land, and acknowledge the debt, apology and reparations that we owe to those who came before us and are still here...the Dakhóta and Anishinaabeg peoples. I am hoping to bring a sincere curiosity to this project. The sheep and llama bring me to my knees and make me question everything. I don't know how to meet their sheepness, and their llama-ness. But we are trying. Judith Howard, Dexter Carlson and Kaleena Miller are immensely creative and generous humans. I am honored to be beginning to work with all of them in this way. Laurie Van Wieren. She/Her.

Photo of Laurie Van Wieren, credit: Bill Cameron

Dancers: Judith Howard, Dexter Carlson, Kaleena Miller, Laurie Van Wieren, The Ewes of Gale Woods, Mardi Gras, & Tim Reese.

Yes, I know that being mostly a city person I am in awe of, and have even idolized, farms like this. I am now reorganizing my relationship to this romanticized image, as well as to the land, and all species in general. It's more important than ever that we all know where our food comes from. Gale Woods Farm, led by farmer Tim Reese, works daily against industrial farming destruction and climate change. I thank Jennifer Glaws for inviting us to this project. I feel very lucky to be working on this land, and acknowledge the debt, apology and reparations that we owe to those who came before us and are still here...the Dakhóta and Anishinaabeg peoples. I am hoping to bring a sincere curiosity to this project. The sheep and llama bring me to my knees and make me question everything. I don't know how to meet their sheepness, and their llama-ness. But we are trying. Judith Howard, Dexter Carlson and Kaleena Miller are immensely creative and generous humans. I am honored to be beginning to work with all of them in this way. Laurie Van Wieren. She/Her.

Photo of Laurie Van Wieren, credit: Bill Cameron

Orchestra Hall, July 15, as a guest of Breakfast Dance Company. Michelle Kinney and Laurie Van Wieren will perform “ Tomorrow/Now”.

Photo of Michelle Kinney, Laurie Van Wieren, credit: Tom Corcoran

Southern Theater, (map)
Ticketing and information: Candy Box Festival

A structured improvisation and set choreography looking back on our lives and into the future. Ensemble: Anna Marie Shogren, Pramila Vasudevan, Jules Bither, Alys Aumi Ogora, Michelle Kinney, and Laurie Van Wieren

The Walker’s annual dance showcase celebrates over 50 years of works by Minnesota choreographers, offering an exciting glimpse into a vibrant and diverse community. For the 50th anniversary of Choreographers’ Evening, guest curators Alanna Morris and Judith Howard offer a program of works that honor and recognize the rich histories, vital contributions, and power of today’s movement innovators.

Photo of Aloe AoLiu, Alys Ayumi Ogura, J. H. Shuǐ Xiān, Laurie Van Wieren, Romeo Cannady, Averie Mitchell-Brown, Kayla Schiltgen, Colin Edwards, Kristin Van Loon, credit: Canaan Mattson for the Walker Art Center

The Walker’s annual dance showcase celebrates over 50 years of works by Minnesota choreographers, offering an exciting glimpse into a vibrant and diverse community. For the 50th anniversary of Choreographers’ Evening, guest curators Alanna Morris and Judith Howard offer a program of works that honor and recognize the rich histories, vital contributions, and power of today’s movement innovators.

Photo of Aloe AoLiu, Alys Ayumi Ogura, J. H. Shuǐ Xiān, Laurie Van Wieren, Romeo Cannady, Averie Mitchell-Brown, Kayla Schiltgen, Colin Edwards, Kristin Van Loon, credit: Canaan Mattson for the Walker Art Center