Bridge Fund for Dance 25-26 grantee Northrop and UMN Department of Theatre Arts & Dance present Minnesota Moves: American College Dance Association Welcome Performance

The University of Minnesota (UMN) Dance Program and Northrop welcome their communities from across Minnesota, as well as college and university dance programs throughout the region, to Minnesota Moves, a showcase of dance artists who make their artistic home in the Twin Cities. The performance samples the breadth and depth of concert dance created in Minnesota, from contemporary to Krump, pulsing with currents of community and social justice.

• Date: Sunday, March 8

• Time: 7:30 p.m.

• Location: Northrup, 84 Church St SE, Minneapolis

• Pay what you wish tickets: https://www.northrop.umn.edu/events/minnesota-moves-acda-welcome-performance-2026

Performance includes:
“The Edge (An Excerpt)” by Vie Boheme; “Selections from MAGIC GIRL,” created and performed by Emily Michaels King; “Arose from the Concrete: The Sound of the Abundance of Rain" by Tumelo Khupe performed by CULᐧTIᐧVATE, a TU Dance Trainee Program; "The Chilling Effect" by Kaz Sherman; "This Bleeding Heart..." by Carl Flink performed by Black Label Movement; "Dust/Fire" by Ananya Chatterjea performed by Ananya Dance Theater; and "Ferdouganal" created and performed by Joanie Smith and Shapiro & Smith Dance.

This Bridge Fund for Dance activation is funded by the City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs Department.