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The Minnesota Shubert Center and Zenon Dance Company Present
Men In Motion: A Dance Journey
What Really Goes On Backstage
MINNEAPOLIS, (March, 2008) – The Minnesota Shubert Performing Arts and Education Center is taking audiences “behind the curtain” beginning Monday March 24 through April 18 with its online, Follow the Creative Process Program, Men In Motion: A Dance Journey. In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, Zenon Dance Company is commissioning New York choreographer Seán Curran to create a modern dance for the male dancers of Zenon. The Minnesota Shubert Center will be there from the first rehearsal to the final performance, revealing what it really takes to develop a new performance.
Video interviews, demonstrations, photos and interactive technology, allow viewers to observe the creative process as if they were on the creative team. Every Monday and Wednesday, viewers will hear from Artistic Director Linda Andrews, Choreographer Seán Curran, the lighting designer and costume designer by logging on to the program website MEN IN MOTIONafter Monday, March 24.
On Fridays, viewers get to peek into the studio where they will see the ups and downs as the dancers and choreographer rehearse. All interviews will also address the life of these careers addressing universal challenges, advice and gives a clear picture of the world in which dancers live.
An Ask the Artist feature allows participants to ask questions online and have them answered directly by the artistic team. All program content is FREE to the general public by logging on MEN IN MOTION after Monday, March 24.
“What excites me about Men In Motion is its incredible scope.” Says choreographer Sean Curran. “This program will reach so many people and not just people who are dancers or choreographers. People from all over the world will participate. I’ve always felt that teaching is such an important part of being an artist and to me, Men In Motion is art doing its job.”
Visit MEN IN MOTIONbeginning this Monday!
THE MINNESOTA SHUBERT ARTS AND EDUCATION CENTER
The Minnesota Shubert Arts and Education Center is a home for dance and music that honors tradition, nurtures innovation, encourages exploration and presents programs that delight and inspire. The Minnesota Shubert Center will be a new flagship center for dance in Downtown Minneapolis dedicated to providing a performance, rehearsal and administrative home to more than 15 Minnesota arts organizations and educational resources statewide. Integral to the Center’s mission is providing high-quality arts education to students throughout the State of Minnesota.
Minnisota Shubert
ZENON DANCE COMPANY
Since its first performance in 1983, Zenon Dance Company has grown to be one of the nation's premiere repertory dance companies. Working with trendsetting choreographers from Minnesota to New York, Zenon Dance Company’s eclectic blend of modern and jazz dance has thrilled its audiences locally, nationally and internationally for 25 years. Zenon’s choreographers and performers have earned rave reviews from the New York Times, Village Voice, Dance Magazine, Minneapolis Star Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press, and City Pages.
ZENON DANCE
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