In This Issue:

A service of the Southern Theater for the Twin Cities' dance community, supported in part by a generous donation from Sally Rousse. 

IMPORTANT REMINDER -
The long-standing deadline for submissions has changed to MONDAY AT NOON.
Thank you for your help with this change.

We thank you for your patience as we continue to improve our system. Sincere apologies to anyone whose email submission was 'lost' or not received for this week's newsletter.

The Theatre & Dance Department at Winona State University, Winona, MN has a
full-time fixed term appointment, for an Instructor of Dance beginning
August 2008.

An MFA in Dance, Evidence of successful university teaching and choreography
experience is required. Preferred qualifications include: collaborative
style, interdisciplinary focus, Laban Movement Analysis Certification,
improvisation, and professional performance and choreography experience.

For a complete job description, see http://www.winona.edu/humanresources
, e-mail rdelong@winona.edu or call
(507) 457-5639. Review of applications begins immediately and will continue
until the position is filled. Position available pending budgetary
approval. WSU is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
System and is an equal opportunity educator and employer. Women, minorities
and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

www.winona.edu/thad

When We Look

April 3-6, and April 10-13, 2008
Thursday through Sunday at 8:00 PM
Panel discussions after both Saturday evening performances on April 5th and 12th.

Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408

Tickets: General $18, Students and Seniors, $13, Groups of 10 or more, $15
Reservations: 612-871-4444

When We Lookusesmovement, storytelling, and live music to tell stories of real women who have survived war and civil strife to emerge survivors and leaders in rebuilding their communities.

When we don't change the channel, when we don't turn the page,
When We Look
We see who really pays the price for war

Women are often the 'collateral damage' in wars and genocides. Rape and other forms of gender-based violence tear societies apart, destroy identity, marginalize women, and create lives filled with such fear and dread that they are beyond our imagination. Using poetry, song, movement, and music, "When We Look" examines the four roles in genocide and other mass atrocities - victims; perpetrators; bystanders; and upstanders. Stories of women from Rwanda, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Guatemala are told along with the
story of an American female veteran from the first Gulf War. The performance uses Elie Wiesel's words to encourage us to take action: "What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor but the silence of the bystander."

Ensemble: Julie Kastigar Boada, Margo Abdo O'Dell, Esther Ouray, Ellena Schoop, Laurie Witzkowski
Musicians: Jocko MacNelly, Tim O'Keefe, Maryam Yusefzadeh

April 10 to 13
Live Action Set and The Southern Theater
present
The Piano Tuner

"A family spirals dangerously out of tune...
...and the unassuming master craftsman is pulled into their drama of discord..."

www.liveactionset.org
www.thesoutherntheater.org
Reserve your tickets now, one weekend only!

The Southern Theater
1420 Washington Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN
Box Office: 612-340-1725

Or Buy Tickets online
www.southerntheater.org

April 10-13
8 pm Thursday - Saturday
7 pm Sunday
Tickets $18, plus $2 building preservation fee
($5 off for Fringe button holders)

Join in on some Post-show action:
April 10 - Opening Reception at the Southern
April 11th - Happy Hour at Town Hall, starting at 10 pm
April 12th - Talkback with the creators of The Piano Tuner, followed by drinks at Town Hall
June 17th - Strike! Volunteer now to help with strike and we'll give you snacks!


Also Coming Up...
Live Action Set Birthday Bowling Bash!
Please join us for the celebration of our first birthday! We will have a birthday cake (spanking machine optional) and unlimited bowling for you and your loved ones. The restaurant will also be open if you desire more refreshments.

Live Action Set Birthday Bowling Bash
Saturday, April 26
2-5 pm
Park Tavern Bowling Center
3401 Louisiana Ave S
St. Louis Park, MN
Minimum donation: $10 for adults, $5 for children under 12
(includes unlimited bowling, the balls, and shoes!)
Please RSVP to davesha@gmail.com

GYROKINESIS MASTER CLASS
WITH MAGALI MESSAC

AT ALIGN PILATES

Wednesday, April 16th
9:00a.m.-10:15a.m.

$25

sign up by phone, email, or online under workshops.
(space is limited)

708 N. 1st Street #150
Mpls, Mn. 55401

612-343-7400
info@alignpilates.com

www.alignpilates.com

Magali Messac has over 20 years of experience teaching the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® as both a trainer and educator. She was one of the first appointed Master Trainers in the world, and has been educating trainers since 1989. Magali now holds the title of "Authorized Master Trainer" giving her the responsibility to teach GYROTONIC® final Certification Courses. She is also a Master Trainer for GYROKINESIS® and all "Specialized Equipment". Ms. Messac has experienced the evolution of Juliu Horvath's revolutionary work from its origins, and because of this, she not only has a great love of and appreciation for the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®, she also has a unique understanding and mastery of this work. She is in demand for courses nationally and internationally, and her enthusiastic teaching style is well known for its clarity and generosity.
In 1987, Magali brought the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® to the Pacific Northwest where she has created a thriving Gyrotonic community and still directs her studio, GYROTONIC® Seattle.
Magali was born in the south of France. She comes to this work from a longstanding and prominent dance career as a Principal Ballerina with major dance companies in Europe and the US, including the prestigious American Ballet Theatre.

Dance Studio Looking for Modern Teacher and Hip-Hop Teacher or a Dance Company

South metro are dance studio is looking to expand their curriculum. We would like to partner with a Modern and a Hip-Hop artist/s and/or dance company to build a long term program for youth and adult; presenting pieces in professional shows and community events.
• Summer classes would be a teaser for fall program. 3/3 week sessions offering 1/60 minute -Teen/Adult class, 1/60 minute class-ages 9-12 and 1/30 minute class-ages 5-8 once a week for three weeks during each session.
• Fall program to be a leveled program for youth ages 5-17, plus an adult class. Classes would begin in September and go through May.
• Rate of pay negotiable and will rise as the program grows; Artist also to receive free rehearsal space for any personal projects, and dancewear/shoes at wholesale.

Please send resume and teaching references to info@dancecamp.org

The annual Wesley Balk Opera Music Theatre Insitute has offered singers, stage directors and music directors a powerful and effective, integrated approach to practicing their arts for thirty years. This year we invite you, if you are a dancer/choreographer who is particularly interested in working with singers, to join the program as a student movement coach for singers.

In this capacity you would participate in all of the classes, and work as movement coach/choreographer in several short scenes.

FFI email Marilyn Habermas-Scher at ryugin@visi.com.

For details regarding Institute please also check website at

"like a movie i saw once"

Choreographed by: LAURIE VAN WIEREN
With: Anna Marie Shogren and Megan Mayer, Michelle Kinney, Diana Grasselli and Paula Mann
April 9-12, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
all shows at 8PM
The Ritz Theater
345 13th Avenue NE, Minneapolis MN 55413
Tickets available at the Ritz Box Office or by phone: 612-436-1129
Tickets: $22 Adult, $18 Student/Senior; Wednesday April 9: Pay-As-Able
www.ritztheaterfoundation.org

This work is a part of: UNBRANDED, a performance event of alternative work by local iconoclasts. You will also see the work of these artists: Michelle Kinney of Jelloslave, Paula Mann and Steve Paul of Time Track Productions and Charles Campbell, Gülgün Kayim and Sean Kelley-Pegg of Skewed Visions.

Time Track Productions and the Ritz Theater present:

UNBRANDED

New music/performance/movement/media inspired by conversations between artists:
Flaneur Productions: Jim Bovino, Skewed Visions: Charles Campbell, Gulgun Kayim, Sean Kelly Pegg, Jelloslave: Michelle Kinney, Time Track Productions: Paula Mann/Steve Paul and Laurie Van Wieren

April 9-12th Wednesday-Saturday 8pm
The Ritz Theater, 345 13th Avenue NE Minneapolis MN 55413.
Tickets: $22 Adult, $18 Student/Senior; Wednesday April 9: Pay-As-Able
Box office: 612.436.1129 or www.ritztheaterfoundation.org

Unbranded encourages dialogue between interdisciplinary artists about the challenges of making art in a market-ready, commodity-driven society and will culminate in a presentation of work created specifically for this project. This conversation encourages artists to consider how breaking free of pre-conceived notions about their work (brands) frees their creative process and uproots audience expectations.

Ragamala Music and Dance Theater premieres Sva (Vital Force), May 1st- 4th at the Southern Theater

Co-artistic directors Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy and international composers present three world premieres that unfold the beauty, elegance, poetry and driving rhythmic complexities of Bharatanatyam, the ancient classical dance of southern India. Sva is an explosive evening of new work that continues the company's signature style of bringing Bharatanatyam into conversation with diverse influences from around the world.

Featuring live music by New Delhi-based composers/musicians Shubhendra Rao (sitar) and Saskia Rao-de Haas (cello), live drumming by Taiko group Wadaiko Ensemble Tokara of Nagano, Japan, lighting design by Jeff Bartlett, and drawings by New York-based visual artist Terry Rosenberg.

Performances:
Thursday, May 1st, 8pm
Friday, May 2nd, 8pm
Sunday, May 4th, 2pm and 7pm
Tickets $24

Gala Celebration: Saturday, May 3rd, 5 pm performance followed by dinner, open bar and a silent auction at the Weisman Art Museum

JAMES SEWELL BALLET PERFORMS!!!
April 4-5, 11-13
THE O'SHAUGHNESSY

WHAT: James Sewell Ballet continues to celebrate its 15th season by offering the Minneapolis/St. Paul premiere of composer Steve Heitzeg's "Social Movements," a ballet in four movements that explores some of the major issues of our time: war, global warming, population displacement and human rights. The program will also bring to the stage the Twin Cities premier of a new improvisational work by James, If This Then What, Penelope Freeh's Table Waltz, and Sally Rousse's By the Gypsy River Banks.

WHEN: Friday, April 4, and Saturday, April 5, 8 pm**
Friday, April 11, 8pm**, and Saturday, April 12, 11am* & 8pm**
Sunday, April 13, 2pm ***
*First Chance Dance program (60 mins./$10)
**Pre-performance talks begin at 7:30pm. ASL interpreted on 4/12.
***Post-performance Q&A with James Sewell

WHERE: The O'Shaughnessy, The College of Saint Catherine
2004 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, MN
TICKETS: 651-690-6700
The April 4-5 pre-performance talks will include Anne Morrison Welsh, wife of Norman Morrison, a Quaker who immolated himself in front of the Pentagon in the 1970s to protest the Vietnam War. Composer Steve Heitzeg used that story as inspiration for the first section of Social Movements.

The O'Shaughnessy presents Ethnic Dance Theatre in First Love: A Bulgarian Tale, April 18-20 in St. Paul.

Everybody's talking about Tudora and Kolyo and Ivan. Ivan loves Tudora. Tudora loves Kolyo. And Kolyo loves...who? Find out at "First Love," a full-length dance drama featuring the vibrant music, haunting songs and breathtaking dance of exotic Bulgaria. Directed by Ethnic Dance Theatre's Donald LaCourse with Bulgarian guest choreographer, Petur Iliev, Chicago. Live music by the EDT Folk Orchestra and musical guests, Mila Vocal Ensemble.

Shows F-Sat at 8 PM; Sun at 2 PM at O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, 2004 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105.
Tickets through O'Shaughnessy at 651-690-6700 or 651-989-5151 or online at: www.ticketmaster.com
$25 Adult, $20 Student/Senior, $12 under 12, $9 CSC Student; group discounts available.

What are you doing this Sunday from 5 - 7 pm?

Come fly, ride, trip, laugh, rest, watch, swing, sway, swig water, and sweat
at the Sunday Improv Jam Revival hosted by Tamin and Dustin at
Fall Out Art Center (big white Jimmy Jingle building SE corner of 26th and 2nd Ave S)

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2601+2nd+Ave+S,+Minneapolis,+MN+55408,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title

Emphasiszing community and the joyful connections shared through dancing. All ages, abilities, and experiences welcome to participate.Participants make a small donation of $3-5 to help cover space rental. Any proceeds will be donated to local organizations.

Spring schedule follows:

April 6th 5-7pm
April 13th 3-5pm
April 27th 3-5pm
May 4th 3-5pm

May 11th 3-5pm

May 25th 3-5pm
June 1st 3-5pm

Please contact us with any further questions.

Hoping to see you soon,

Tamin Totzke and Dustin Haug

tamintotzke@gmail.com

dustin.haug@gmail.com

The Southern Theater Box Office is happy to announce the introduction of online ticket sales!

Now you can conveniently purchase your tickets at our website, www.southerntheater.org.

You many even use the e-ticket option to print your tickets at home and skip the box office!

For more information, visit our website or call 612.340.1725.

Try our online ticketing this week and receive a special web-only discount of 10% off your purchase for Live Action Set's The Piano Tuner. Discount code: PIANO WEB.