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Akram Khan Company | National Ballet of China

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Wayne McGregor | Random Dance

ENTITY “it looks like nothing else on earth.” The Independent

British!multi-award!winning!choreographer!Wayne!McGregor!sets! the!tone!of!the!season!with!his!groundbreaking!project#!Entity#! combining!neuroscience#!physically-testing!choreography#!and! technology$!Based!on!collaborative!research!with!psychologists#! neuroscientists#!and!so%ware!engineers#!Entity!breathtakingly! portrays!the!relationship!between!the!brain!and!the!moving!body$

Known!for!their!fierce!and!visceral!movement#!ten!of!McGregor’s! hyper-limber!dancers!move!to!the!beat!of!two!of!the!ho&est!new! musical!talents!working!today!–!Jon!Hopkins!and!Joby!Talbot$! Talbot!(The!Divine!Comedy#!Chroma)!has!wri&en!a!propulsive! string!quartet!pitched!against!the!sonic!extremes!of!Hopkins’! (Massive!A&ack#!Coldplay)!electronic!melody$!Linbury!awardwinning!set!designer!Patrick!Burnier!has!created!a!multi-screen! installation!with!film/video!by!Ravi!Deepres#!and!lighting!by! the!award-winning!Lucy!Carter$!Entity!is!truly!an!emotionally! astonishing!piece!that!breaks!boundaries!and!defines!McGregor’s! legacy!of!conveying!the!“cu&ing!edge”!of!contemporary!culture$

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Funding!provided!in!part!by!a!grant!from!the!Minnesota!State!Arts! Board"!through!an!appropriation!by!the!Minnesota!State!Legislature"!a! grant!from!the!National!Endowment!for!the!Arts!and!private!funders# Funded!in!part!by!the!National!Dance!Project!of!the!New! England!Foundation!for!the!Arts"!with!lead!funding!from!the! Doris!Duke!Charitable!Foundation!and!additional!funding!from! the!Ford!Foundation"!the!Andrew!W#!Mellon!Foundation"!and!the! Community!Connections!Fund!of!the!MetLife!Foundation# This!presentation!is!supported!by!the!Performing!Arts!Fund"!a! program!of!Arts!Midwest!funded!by!the!National!Endowment!for! the!Arts"!which!believes!that!a!great!nation!deserves!great!art"! with!additional!contributions!from!the!Minnesota!State!Arts!Board"! General!Mills!Foundation"!and!Land!O’Lakes!Foundation# Sponsored!in!part!by!the!University!of!Minnesota!Institute!for!Advanced! Study!at!the!University!of!Minnesota!and!the!University!of!Minnesota!Imagine! Fund$!Supported!by!a!Generous!Donation!from!the!McKnight!Foundation# Special!support!provided!by!the!University!of!Minnesota!Medical!Foundation#

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VIRSKY

Royal Winnipeg Ballet

Ukrainian National Dance Company From!the!Carpathian!Mountains!to!the!cosmopolitan!city!of! Kiev"!Ukraine!is!a!bastion!of!folklore"!popular!dance"!and!music#! It!has!remained!one!of!the!last!strongholds!of!traditional! culture!in!all!of!Eastern!Europe#!It!was!only!fi$ing!a%er!nearly! &'!years!that!the!“Virskys”!valiantly!return!to!Northrop!with!a! program!that!celebrates!the!cultural!traditions!of!this!amazing! country!and!brings!forth!new!choreography!by!the!next! generations!of!artists# Named!a%er!national!icon!Pavlo!Virsky"!the!troupe!takes! pride!in!their!homeland"!embracing!the!beauty!of!its!native! country!through!folkloric!tradition"!humor"!and!optimism#!Using! elevated!passion!and!romance"!each!performance!overflows! with!vivid!colors"!acrobatic!athleticism"!and!exuberant!speed! exemplifying!the!exciting!and!quintessential!world!of!Ukraine#! With!numerous!bravura!solo!performances!and!unifying! cadences"!the!artistic!stature!of!the!company!shares!the! wisdom!of!its!people# Myroslav!Vantukh"!Artistic!Director

“Even in a crowded ballet season, one company remains a must for any dance lover: the Virsky Ukrainian Nation Ballet Company.”

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MOULIN!ROUGE THE!BALLET

World Premiere!

Anna Kisselgoff, New York Times

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Funding!provided!in!part!by!a!grant!from!the!Minnesota! State!Arts!Board"!through!an!appropriation!by!the! Minnesota!State!Legislature"!a!grant!from!the!National! Endowment!for!the!Arts!and!private!funders# Special!support!given!by!Tapestry!Folkdance!Center"!Ethnic! Dance!Theatre"!and!Ukrainian!Event!Center#

A%er!the!wild!enthusiasm!of!last!season’s!presentation!of! the!Royal!Winnipeg!Ballet"!the!Canadian!company!returns! with!the!world!premiere!of!their!original!production!of! Moulin"Rouge"–"The"Ballet#!Nothing!captures!the!imagination! like!the!glamour"!decadence"!and!brilliance!of!the!Moulin! Rouge!!–!a!traditional!cabaret!or!nightclub"!located!in! the!red-light!district!of!Pigalle!near!Montmartre"!Paris"! France#!Drawn!to!Paris!by!the!city’s!passion"!Ma$hew!and! Nathalie!tempt!the!fates!as!they!seek!love!and!destiny# Unveiling!the!story!of!the!most!celebrated!cabaret!in! history"!Canadian!Jorden!Morris’s!Moulin"Rouge"–"The"Ballet! is!the!most!highly!anticipated!event!of!the!ballet!season#! Northrop’s!stage!will!transform!with!the!signature!RWB! cinematic!panache!that!recreates!the!passion!of!Paris!in!a! time!when!pomp!and!excess!ran!hand-in-hand!with!poverty! and!hardship!and!where!the!heady!elixir!of!personal!freedom! bred!lifestyles!that!were!o%en!reckless!and!addictive#! André!Lewis"!Artistic!Director! Jorden!Morris"!Choreographer Saturday"!October!#'"!(%&&!pm Northrop ())"!(,&"!('&"!(+' -------------------------------

Funding!provided!in!part!by!a!grant!from!the!Minnesota!State!Arts!Board"! through!an!appropriation!by!the!Minnesota!State!Legislature"!a!grant! from!the!National!Endowment!for!the!Arts!and!private!funders# Special support provided by the Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis. In the spirit of the Moulin Rouge of Paris, Moulin Rouge® is a registered trademark of Moulin Rouge S.A.

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Martha Graham Dance Company

CLYTEMNESTRA

“One of the seven wonders of the artistic universe.” Alan M. Kriegsman, Washington Post

Demonstrating!Graham’s!pioneering!approach!to!time!and! space!on!stage"!the!Martha!Graham!Dance!Company!returns! with!the!psychodrama!Clytemnestra!–!deemed!a!masterpiece!of! $%th!Century!American!modernism&!Fi'y!years!a'er!its!premiere! at!the!Adelphi!Theater!in!New!York!City!in!()*+"!Graham’s! only!full-evening!work!is!reconstructed"!taking!full!advantage! of!the!latest!in!stagecra'!and!technical!innovation&!Using!her! longtime!collaborator"!Isamu!Noguchi!-a!legend!in!Japanese/ American!sculpture."!the!shapes!and!structures!of!the!set!evoke! the!inner!spaces!of!mind!and!memory"!accentuating!dramatic! scenes!of!betrayal"!revenge"!murder"!and!reconciliation&!This! production!also!features!the!modernist!sounds!of!Egyptian! composer!Halim!El-Dabh!and!classic!lighting!by!Jean!Rosenthal&

Told!from!the!perspective!of!Clytemnestra"!the!Queen!of! Mycenae"!it!unfolds!like!the!rivers!of!blood!that!flowed!from! generation!to!generation!in!the!doomed!House!of!Atreus&!Only! Martha!Graham!could!bring!to!life!one!of!literature’s!most!reviled! women!with!modern!themes"!examining!religion"!politics"!and! social!conundrums!similar!to!what!can!be!found!in!the!world! today&!Its!cast!of!$(!dancers!brings!to!life!the!classic!characters"! Clytemnestra"!Agamemnon"!Electra"!Orestes"!Cassandra"! Iphigenia"!Helen!of!Troy"!and!the!timeless!plot!of!redemption& Janet!Eilber"!Artistic!Director Thursday"!November!#$"!%&'(!pm! Northrop /00"!/1$"!/*$"!/2* -------------------------------

Funding provided in part by a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature, a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and private funders. Clytemnestra was made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts’ American Masterpieces: Dance initiative, administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts. Special support provided by HGA Architects and Engineers.

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Moscow Festival Ballet

COPPÉLIA “an impressive performance of a classical ballet, energized with dramatic expression and sensational steps.”

The Chronicle; Durham, North Carolina

Created!by!the!infamous!Arthur!Saint-Leon!in!#$%&!for!the! Paris!Opera'!with!a!celebrated!score!by!Leo!Delibes'!the!story! of!Coppélia!has!become!one!of!the!most!beloved'!full-length'! classic!storybook!ballets!in!history(!Though!not!o)en!seen! in!the!Twin!Cities'!this!story!of!a!doll!that!comes!to!life!was! considered!one!of!the!first!comic!ballets!when!premiered!and! set!the!standard!for!many!ballets!of!generations!to!come(! Though!most!of!the!action!focuses!on!the!mysterious!and!faintly! diabolical!inventor!Doctor!Coppélius'!the!story!ultimately!rests! on!the!love!story!between!the!classic!role!of!Swanhilda!and!her! true!heart’s!desire'!Franz(!Founded!in!#*$*!by!legendary!Bolshoi! Ballet!principal!dancer!Sergei!Radchenko'!the!Moscow!Festival! Ballet!a+ains!the!highest!classical!elements!derived!from!the! great!Bolshoi!and!Kirov!Ballet!companies(!This!production!will! showcase!all!of!the!hallmarks!of!Russian!ballet,!gorgeous!bodies'! beautiful!technique'!and!stunningly!dramatic!interpretation( Sergei!Radchenko"!artistic!director! Arthur!Saint-Leon"!choreographer Leo!Delibes"!composer Thursday"!January!$%"!&'()!pm! Friday"!January!$*"!+'))!pm Northrop -..'!-/0'!-10'!-21 -------------------------------

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PILOBOLUS Pilobolus!began!in!"#$"!as!an!outsider!dance!company%!and! quickly!became!renowned!for!its!imaginative!and!athletic! exploration!of!creative!collaboration&!Nearly!'(!years!later%! it!has!evolved!into!a!pioneering!American!cultural!institution! of!the!)"st!century&!The!mass!appeal!of!Pilobolus!has! stemmed!from!their!physical!vocabulary!that!blends!art!with! transforming!acrobatics%!molding!it!into!a!rousing!poetry&! Their!unique!multi-bodied!weight!sharing!and!creation!of! clever!visual!illusions!are!the!hallmarks!of!this!group!that!will! simply!blow!your!mind&

“Pilobolus is a mind-blowing troupe of wildly creative and physically daring dancers who leap, fly, intertwine and break all the rules…Audiences should expect the unexpected with Pilobolus.” NYC Newsday

Named!a+er!a!feisty!fungus%!the!multi-award!winning! Pilobolus%!has!received!a!Primetime!Emmy!Award%!Berlin! Critic’s!Prize%!the!Brandeis!Award%!and!numerous!other! awards!for!their!collaborative!choreographic!approach! with!an!executive!director%!three!artistic!directors%!and! seven!contributing!dancers&!The!famed!group!will!return!to! Northrop!with!two!separate!performances!featuring!classic! mind-morphing!programs&! Mixed!Repertoire!,Different!programs!for!each!show. Friday"!February!#$"!%&''!pm*! Saturday"!February!#("!$&''!pm Northrop /0"%!/01%!/')%!/22 -------------------------------

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Akram Khan Company | National Ballet of China

BAHOK The!anticipated!work!of!London-based!choreographer! and!dancer#!Akram!Khan#!bahok!depicts!what!it!means!to! be!a!nomad$!Uniting!eight!dancers!from!different!parts! of!the!world#!Khan!highlights!the!challenges!of!speaking! different!languages!and!making!sense!of!their!personal! migrations$!The!relationship!formed!between!classical! ballet!and!contemporary!dancers!reveals!their!deepest#! most!intimate!side#!and!carries!a!poetic!message!about! a!sense!of!home!and!belonging!in!a!globalized!world$!

“Through this ultimately powerful piece, Khan captures both the exhilaration and the desolation of a world on the move.” The Guardian

In!collaboration!with!Walker!Art!Center#!we’re!indulging! the!Twin!Cities!art!scene!with!the!internationally!acclaimed! choreographer!Akram!Khan’s!modern!interpretation! of!being!“lost!in!translation$”!The!contemporary!work! embodies!many!different!styles!of!Khan’s!company#! fusing!traditional!South!Asian!dance!with!modern! movement!and!includes!original!music!by!composer!Nitin! Sawney$!The!blended!performers!take!us!through!their! journey!of!creating!a!utopian!project!despite!speaking! disparate!languages!of!tongue!and!movement$! Wednesday!"March"#!"$%&&"pm Northrop Copresented!with!Walker!Art!Center &'(#!&')#!&*+#!&,, -------------------------------

Funding!provided!in!part!by!a!grant!from!the!Minnesota!State!Arts!Board"! through!an!appropriation!by!the!Minnesota!State!Legislature"!a!grant! from!the!National!Endowment!for!the!Arts!and!private!funders# The!presentation!of!bahok!was!made!possible!by!the!MetLife!Community! Connections!Fund!of!the!National!Dance!Project"!a!program!administered!by! the!New!England!Foundation!for!the!Arts#!Major!support!for!the!National!Dance! Project!is!also!provided!by!the!Doris!Duke!Charitable!Foundation!with!additional! support!from!the!Ford!Foundation!and!the!Andrew!W#!Mellon!Foundation#

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The Suzanne Farrell Ballet

BALANCHINE “This enlightened restoration of the most neglected and personal of [Balanchine’s] full-length works is not just news but an experience that takes us deep into the soul of genius.” The Los Angeles Times

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Classic Balanchine !Friday"#An#evening#of#classic#and#rare$#full– company#works#including#their#latest#piece#from#The#Balanchine# Preservation#Initiative$#the#newly#reconstructed#and#rarely#performed# Haieff"Divertimento& Haieff"Divertimento#!'())"#*##Music#by#Alexei#Haieff Pas"d’Action#from#Divertimento"No#"$%#!'(,-"#*#Music#by#Wolfgang#Amadeus#Mozart Contrapuntal"Blues"Pas"de"deux#from#Clarinade#!'(-)"#*#Music#by#Glenn#Gould Béjart&#Scene"d’Amour#from"Romeo"and"Juliet#!'(--"#*#Music#by#Hector#Berlioz Agon#!'(,."#*#Music#by#Igor#Stravinsky

The Balanchine Couple#!Saturday"#A#unique#program#of#nine#classic# Balanchine#duets#with#live$#onstage#narration#by#Suzanne#Farrell& Apollo#!'(;