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08//2009

Tue, Aug 11 | 7:30PM

Whirling Dervishes of Rumi

Rumi - His Life and Universal Thoughts

Mevlana who is also known as Rumi, was a philosopher and mystic of Islam who advocated unlimited tolerance, positive reasoning, goodness, charity and awareness through love.

05//2009

Sat, May 9 | 9:30PM

Jason Moran and The Big Bandwagon In My Mind: Monk at Town Hall 1959

Copresented with The Walker Art Center

In 2005, the Walker commissioned pianist/composer Jason Moran to create his acclaimed music-theater work MILESTONE.

04//2009

Fri, Apr 24 | 8:00PM
Photo courtesy of Ardani Studios

Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg

Onegin

Eifman Ballet, based in St. Petersburg, has revolutionized the concept of Russian classical dance—with its rigor, purity and exquisite line—by fusing those traditions with expressive modern investigations of narrative and character.

03//2009

Thu, Mar 19 | 8:00PM
Limón Dance Company

Limón Dance Company

Into My Heart's House, The Traitor, Missa Brevis

In 1958, Mexican-born choreographer José Limón created his masterpieceMissa Brevis, in response to war and the indomitable spirit of humanity.

02//2009

Fri, Feb 20 | 8:00PM

"Dedicated To You" Kurt Elling Sings: Coltrane/Hartman featuring Ernie Watts, ETHEL, and The Laurence Hobgood Trio

Kurt Elling brings Ernie Watts and the Ethel String Quartet aboard for “Dedicated To You,” Elling’s creative reimagining of John Coltrane’s collaboration with “romantic balladeer” Johnny Hartman.

Wed, Feb 18 | 8:00PM

Batsheva Dance Company

Shalosh (Three)
Copresented with The Walker Art Center

Founded in 1964 by the Baroness Batsheva De Rothschild and Martha Graham, the Tel Aviv-based company has flourished under Naharin’s direction.

01//2009

Fri, Jan 30 | 8:00PM

Russian National Ballet Theatre

Sleeping Beauty

Founded in Moscow during Perestroika in the late 1980s, the Russian National Ballet is a vibrant company dedicated to the timeless traditions of classical Russian ballet and the invigoration of dance as an art form in Russia.

12//2008

Sat, Dec 6 | 8:00PM
Photo by Michael DiDonna

Yusef Lateef with Douglas Ewart, Roscoe Mitchell, and Adam Rudolph

Nearly 50 years ago, Lateef was one of the first musicians to deeply study global musical traditions, stirring them into his own compositions with abandon and leading the way for many of today’s world music fusions. 

Fri, Dec 5 | 8:00PM

Lar Lubovitch Dance Company

Forty years ago, Lar Lubovitch started his own modern-dance company in New York City, and continues to enjoy popular and critical acclaim around the globe.

11//2008

Sat, Nov 8 | 8:00PM

Royal Winnipeg Ballet

Carmina Burana, Concerto Barocco

Founded in 1939, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet holds the triple distinction of having a royal title (bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II), enjoying its status as Canada’s premier ballet company, and being the longest continuously operating ballet company in North America.

10//2008

Tue, Oct 7 | 8:00PM
Photo by Jesús Vallinas

Compañia Flamenco José Porcel

Alma Flamenco

Born in Seville, José Porcel began performing the passionate folkloric dances of his Spanish ancestors at the age of 13.

09//2008

Sat, Sep 27 | 8:00PM
Photo by Thomas Dorn

Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra with Special Guest Carla Bley

Copresented with The Walker Art Center

For more than four decades, Charlie Haden has been widely recognized as one of the most inventive and respected bass players, composers, and bandleaders in all of jazz.

Thu, Sep 11 | 8:00PM

Merce Cunningham Dance Company

Ocean

Experience Merce Cunningham and John Cage's monumental Ocean like never before--on the floor of Rainbow granite quarry 100 feet below the earth's surface. 

08//2008

Sat, Aug 9 | 8:00PM

05//2008

Sat, May 3 | 8:00PM
Mike Vax

Mike Vax Big Band

Featuring alumni of the Stan Kenton Orchestra

Featuring alumni from the 1952-1978 Stan Kenton Orchestra, the Mike Vax Big Band performs some of Stan Kenton Orchestra’s best music along with fresh new material written by members of the band.

04//2008

Fri, Apr 25 | 8:00PM

Trisha Brown Dance Company

Copresented with The Walker Art Center

Trisha Brown Dance Company has presented the work of its legendary artistic director for more than 37 years.

03//2008

Fri, Mar 14 | 8:00PM
The State Ballet of Georgia

The State Ballet of Georgia

The establishment of the Georgian Ballet Theater in Tbilisi was initiated by Count Mikhail Vorontsov, a Russian governor of Georgia, in 1852.

02//2008

Sat, Feb 2 | 8:00PM
Ramsey Lewis

The Gospel According to Ramsey Lewis

Featuring Ramsey Lewis (piano), Larry Gray (bass), Leon Joyce (drums), William Kilgore (organ), Eleanor Hampton (vocalist)

Representing the great musical diversity of his hometown of Chicago, composer, pianist, and jazz legend Ramsey Lewis is most notably referred to as “the great performer.”

01//2008

Thu, Jan 31 | 7:30PM

Estampas Porteñas

Estampas Porteñas performs Buenos Aires’ hottest tango show, Tango Fire which combines the art of spicy jazz and the flirtatious flamenco, Argentina’s two century long-companions.