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Upcoming Performances:
| 2/12/2010 to 2/14/2010 | One Long Right Now |
| The Christopher Watson Dance Company (CWDC) will perform the premiere of One Long Right Now, a concert of new and repertory dance works, Friday through Sunday, February 12-14, 2010 at Patrick’s Cabaret, 3010 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis. Seating is very limited for this concert. Performances are at 8 pm on Friday and Saturday and 2 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $15 at the door ($10 for children, students and seniors ages 65+) and may be reserved by calling 612.961.8639.
The concert will include three repertory dance pieces spanning 13 years of creative work, in addition to the premiere of One Long Right Now. New company members Jeremy Bensussan and Jill Patterson join Christopher Watson and returning CWDC dancers Megan Bridges, Bryan Gerber, Una Setia and Galen Treuer for this concert. |
| Location: | Patrick's Cabaret (link)
Minneapolis, MN
Patrick’s Cabaret is located at 3010 Minnehaha Avenue near the corner of Lake Street in South Minneapolis - look for the rainbow flag on top of the building. The Cabaret provides bike racks and encourages people to move their bodies while helping the environment. Patrick’s is very near the Lake Street / Midtown light rail station, and is on the 7, 21, 27, and 53 bus routes. Parking options include the parking lot on the north side of the building next to the police station, the parking lot on the south side of the building, and ample street parking. |
| 6/11/2010 | Dances at the Lakes |
| Two FREE performances of dance and music will enliven the Rose Garden at Lake Harriet at 7:30 p.m. on June 11 and 12, 2010, presented by the Christopher Watson Dance Company (CWDC). The program includes a combination of professional dancers and youth companies. "The young dancers really appreciate the opportunity to dance on a program with seasoned professionals," says festival director Christopher Watson. "And audiences love the combination of rising young talents and mature professional performers."
The festival has gained a loyal audience over the years. Watson encourages people to "come with friends and family, bring a lawn chair or blanket and some snacks or a picnic dinner to make it a celebration. Every year people tell us how much they enjoy the unique opportunity of seeing dance performed in the beautiful setting of the Rose Garden," says Watson.
In addition to CWDC, the performance features professional and youth artists including: Kinetic Evolutions, Ballareteatro Dance Center and Young Dance (Minneapolis), Ray Terrill Dance Group (St. Paul), and Youth Dance Ensemble (Burnsville). Out-of-town guests include Sterling Dance (Grand Marais, MN), Dawn Karlovsky (St. Louis, MO), Doris Ressl (Los Angeles, CA), Ethan Balcos, and Jodi Collova and musician Jane Anfinson (San Francisco, CA) performing with Heidi Geier (St. Paul). |
| Location: | Lyndale Park Garden at Lake Harriet (map | link)
Minneapolis, MN |
| 6/12/2010 | Dances at the Lakes |
| Two FREE performances of dance and music will enliven the Rose Garden at Lake Harriet at 7:30 p.m. on June 11 and 12, 2010, presented by the Christopher Watson Dance Company (CWDC). The program includes a combination of professional dancers and youth companies. "The young dancers really appreciate the opportunity to dance on a program with seasoned professionals," says festival director Christopher Watson. "And audiences love the combination of rising young talents and mature professional performers."
The festival has gained a loyal audience over the years. Watson encourages people to "come with friends and family, bring a lawn chair or blanket and some snacks or a picnic dinner to make it a celebration. Every year people tell us how much they enjoy the unique opportunity of seeing dance performed in the beautiful setting of the Rose Garden," says Watson.
In addition to CWDC, the performance features professional and youth artists including: Kinetic Evolutions, Ballareteatro Dance Center and Young Dance (Minneapolis), Ray Terrill Dance Group (St. Paul), and Youth Dance Ensemble (Burnsville). Out-of-town guests include Sterling Dance (Grand Marais, MN), Dawn Karlovsky (St. Louis, MO), Doris Ressl (Los Angeles, CA), Ethan Balcos, and Jodi Collova and musician Jane Anfinson (San Francisco, CA) performing with Heidi Geier (St. Paul). |
| Location: | Lyndale Park Garden at Lake Harriet (map | link)
Minneapolis, MN |
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