NORTHROP2019-20 SEASON

DANCE SERIES

Pittsburgh Ballet TheatreThe Great Gatsby

Sat, Sep 28, 7:30 pm

Northrop and the Twin Cities Tap Festival PresentDorrance DanceMyelination

Sat, Oct 19, 7:30 pm

Walker Art Center and Northrop PresentTeaċ Damsa Swan Lake/Loch na hEala Thu, Oct 24-Sat, Oct 26, 8:00 pm & Sun, Oct 27, 2:00 pm

Black Grace Mixed repertory Thu, Nov 7, 7:30 pm

Mark Morris Dance GroupPepperland

Sat, Jan 25, 7:30 pm

Ballet WestJewels

Sat, Feb 22, 7:30 pm &Sun, Feb 23, 2:00 pm

Northrop and Walker Art Center PresentA.I.M by Kyle AbrahamMixed repertory Sat, Feb 29, 7:30 pm

Paul Taylor Dance CompanyThe Celebration Tour

Sat, Mar 21, 7:30 pm

Martha Graham Dance CompanyThe EVE Project

Sat, Apr 4, 7:30 pm

The State Ballet of Georgia Mixed repertory Wed, Apr 29, 7:30 pm

MUSIC SERIES

Branford Marsalis, saxophone, and Jean-Willy Kunz, pipe organTue, Oct 1, 7:30 pm

The Chenault DuoA Holiday Program of Organ Duets

Tue, Dec 3, 7:30 pm

Minnesota Orchestra Featuring Organist Cameron Carpenter with Conductor Akiko FujimotoFri, Mar 27, 8:00 pm& Sat, Mar 28, 8:00 pm

SPECIAL EVENTS

U of M School of Music Presents58th Annual Marching Band Indoor ConcertSat, Nov 23, 7:00 pm & Sun, Nov 24, 2:00 pm

U of M School of Music Presents In Concert: University Organist Dean Billmeyer Tue, Apr 21, 7:30 pm

2019-20 NORTHROP SEASON

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ACCOMMODATING SPECIAL NEEDS

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to allow for a comfortable and enjoyable experience.

Wheelchair and companion seating, American Sign Language interpreters,

hearing-impaired listening systems, and large-print programs are available

with advance request.

Please contact the box office at UMNTIX@UMN.EDU five business days

before a performance with any requests, or at any time with questions

or concerns.

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PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRESat, Sep 28, 7:30 pm Carlson Family Stage

The Great Gatsby WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA

Choreography by Jorden Morris

Music by Carl Davis

Northrop audiences fell in love with Pittsburgh

Ballet Theatre’s Mozart in Motion program last

fall. We’re delighted to welcome them back

with their latest creation, a new ballet based on

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s acclaimed novel The Great

Gatsby. Jorden Morris’ choreography (last seen

here in Moulin Rouge) and Carl Davis’ score

celebrate all the revelry and recklessness of that

Jazz-age summer on Long Island when married socialite Daisy Buchanan rekindles her romance

with the mysterious Jay Gatsby.

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NORTHROP AND THE TWIN CITIES TAP FESTIVAL PRESENT

DORRANCE DANCESat, Oct 19, 7:30 pmCarlson Family Stage

MyelinationWITH LIVE MUSIC

Jungle BluesThree to OneMyelination

After their triumphant Northrop debut in 2015

with The Blues Project, Michelle Dorrance and

her remarkable company of dancers return to

dispel all of our pre-conceived notions about

tap dance and fill the Northrop stage with rhythm and joy! Springing from Dorrance’s

prodigious imagination and embodied by an

ensemble of dancers as diverse and multi-faceted

as tap dance itself, Myelination provides a fitting climax to this year’s Twin Cities Tap Festival.

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WALKER ART CENTER AND NORTHROP PRESENT

TEAĊ DAMSAThu, Oct 24-Sat, Oct 26, 8:00 pm & Sun, Oct 27, 2:00 pm Walker Art Center

Swan Lake/Loch na hEala

WITH LIVE MUSIC

Choreography by Michael Keegan-Dolan

From the imagination of Michael Keegan-Dolan—

one of Ireland’s foremost dance and theater-makers—comes this new, contemporary adaptation of the world’s most famous ballet.

With a cast of eight dancers, two actors, and

three musicians (Dublin-based band Slow

Moving Clouds) playing an original score of

traditional Irish and Nordic folk music, ancient Irish mythology meets modern Ireland head-on. The result is a world of magical realism, with a

beauty as fierce and rugged as the landscape of Ireland itself.

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Supported by Culture Ireland

BLACK GRACE Thu, Nov 7, 7:30 pmCarlson Family Stage

Artistic Director Neil Ieremia

Pati PatiMethodDeep FarE Toa, E ToaCrying MenAs Night Falls

Influenced by their Pacific Island heritage, Black Grace’s unique fusion of contemporary

and traditional movement has earned acclaim

from audiences and critics across the globe.

Their first Northrop appearance will feature a wide variety of works that are eloquent, yet

elemental; athletic, yet spiritual; accompanied

by body percussion and live drumming. In Crying Men, artistic director Neil Ieremia explores the impact of colonization and the

loss of matriarchal balance in Pacific culture, with a focus on the concept of masculinity.

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MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUPSat, Jan 25, 7:30 pmCarlson Family Stage

PepperlandWITH LIVE MUSIC

Created for the City of Liverpool to honor the

50th anniversary of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s

Lonely Hearts Club Band, Pepperland is a joyous

display of Mark Morris’ choreographic wit and

musicality. Ethan Iverson’s original score reimagines selections from the iconic 1967

album in bold new arrangements performed by

a lively jazz ensemble of trombone, theremin,

vocals, sax, keyboards, and percussion. Morris’

dancers—dressed in a riot of Carnaby Street colors—demonstrate why this dancemaker is noted as “the most successful and influential

choreographer alive, and indisputably the most

musical” (New York Times). It’s a “can’t miss” evening for lovers of contemporary dance

AND music!

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BALLET WESTSat, Feb 22, 7:30 pm &Sun, Feb 23, 2:00 pm Carlson Family Stage

JewelsWITH LIVE ORCHESTRAChoreography by George Balanchine

Created in 1967, and considered the first abstract full-length ballet, George Balanchine’s Jewels

is a masterpiece—and a master class—on the history, beauty, and diversity of ballet technique.

The French Romanticism of Emeralds, danced to

Fauré’s dreamy score; Stravinsky’s driving, jazzy

energy for Rubies that seems to suggest urban

America; and Tchaikovsky’s regal, glittering

evocation of the imperial court of Russia in Diamonds all combine to create a treasure chest

of dance, performed by one of America’s most

vibrant companies.

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NORTHROP AND WALKER ART CENTER PRESENT

A.I.M BY KYLE ABRAHAMSat, Feb 29, 7:30 pmCarlson Family Stage

state | INDY | Strict Love | DriveMeditation: A Silent Prayer

One of today’s most in-demand choreographers,

Kyle Abraham has been commissioned to create work on companies such as Alvin Ailey American

Dance Theater, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and most recently, New York City Ballet. Born into the hip-hop culture of the late 1970s and

incorporating his experience with classical cello,

piano, and the visual arts into his work, Abraham

has been described as “the best and brightest

creative talent to emerge…in the age of Obama”

(OUT Magazine). His company, A.I.M,  makes its Northrop debut with a diverse range of works,

including Abraham’s first major solo in nearly a decade, INDY.

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PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANYSat, Mar 21, 7:30 pmCarlson Family Stage

The Celebration Tour

MIXED REPERTORY TO INCLUDE

Esplanade Last Look

Promethean Fire

When Paul Taylor died in 2018 at age 88, he left

behind a legacy of masterworks unrivaled by any

other modern dance artist. Northrop is pleased

to join other presenters across the United States

and the world to celebrate the dancemaker—an opportunity to revisit the greatest works of

the Taylor repertoire, performed by many of

the dancers who completely embody his style.

Northrop’s program reveals the incredible

range of this legendary choreographer in

three masterfully crafted and emotionally

powerful works, demonstrating Taylor’s keen

understanding of “the light and the dark” of the

human experience.

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MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANYSat, Apr 4, 7:30 pmCarlson Family Stage

The EVE Project

MIXED REPERTORY TO INCLUDE

Appalachian Spring Suite by Martha GrahamChronicle by Martha Graham

Additional works by contemporary

female choreographers

As the oldest and most celebrated modern dance

company in America, the Martha Graham Dance

Company exemplifies its founder’s timeless and uniquely American style of dance—one that has influenced generations of artists and continues to captivate audiences worldwide. The EVE Project

celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 19th

amendment, which granted women the right

to vote in the United States. Along with Martha

Graham works featuring female protagonists,

the program spotlights work by some of today’s

most important female choreographers.

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THE STATE BALLET OF GEORGIANINA ANANIASHVILI, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Wed, Apr 29, 7:30 pmCarlson Family Stage

MIXED REPERTORY TO INCLUDE Concerto Barocco Symphony in CSagalobeli

Rarely do U.S. audiences have the opportunity to see The State Ballet of Georgia. They appeared

at Northrop in 2008, and Minneapolis is the only

city they will visit in 2020. Under the

artistic leadership of Nina Ananiashvili,

renowned as one of the greatest ballerinas

of all time, the company continues to flourish and expand its repertoire. They will share two of

George Balanchine’s greatest masterpieces:

Concerto Barocco and Symphony in C. The rousing

finale will be a work created especially for the company by Yuri Possokhov (choreographer of The Joffrey Ballet’s Anna Karenina), Sagalobeli,

danced to Georgian folk melodies.

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SBRANFORD MARSALIS AND JEAN-WILLY KUNZTue, Oct 1, 7:30 pmCarlson Family Stage

BRANFORD MARSALIS, SAXOPHONE,

AND JEAN-WILLY KUNZ, PIPE ORGAN

Combining saxophone and pipe organ may

seem like an improbable duo, but acclaimed

saxophonist Branford Marsalis, specialist of

both jazz and classical music, and Jean-Willy

Kunz, famed pipe organist and Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal’s first organist in residence, have created this crossover concert

full of surprising discoveries. All About Jazz

raves, “Multi-genre music is a global

phenomenon today. What singled out this

concert from the crowd were the extraordinary

virtuosity and rapport of Marsalis and Kunz on two infrequently paired instruments…and their

excellent choice of classical pieces that could be

readily appreciated by jazz fans.”

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STHE CHENAULT DUOTue, Dec 3, 7:30 pmCarlson Family Stage

A Holiday Program of Organ Duets

INCLUDING:

Eclogue by Richard Shephard

White Christmas by Irving Berlin

Nativity Scenes by Myron Roberts

Toccata on God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Robert Hobby

Sleighride by Leroy Anderson

For four decades, duo-organists Elizabeth and Raymond Chenault have been performing unique and refreshing repertoire in concerts across the

United States and Europe. Named “the World’s Premiere Duo-Organ Team” by the Atlanta

Journal and Constitution, the Chenaults have commissioned, arranged, and premiered more

than 60 organ duets, making “organ music for

four hands, four feet” synonymous with their name. Enjoy an evening of popular favorites featuring Northrop’s restored pipe organ for a

special holiday treat.

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MINNESOTA

ORCHESTRA

FEATURING ORGANIST

CAMERON CARPENTER

WITH CONDUCTOR

AKIKO FUJIMOTO

Fri, Mar 27, 8:00 pm & Sat, Mar 28, 8:00 pmCarlson Family Stage Winter Bells by Polina Nazaykinskaya Symphonie concertante for Organ and Orchestra by Joseph Jongen

Cinderella Suite by Sergei Prokofiev

The Minnesota Orchestra triumphantly performed

in their former home on campus last season and

spotlighted Northrop’s refurbished pipe organ.

They return in 2020 for a concert with guest soloist

Cameron Carpenter, one of the world’s most

dynamic organists.

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U OF M SCHOOL OF MUSIC PRESENTS

58TH ANNUAL MARCHING BAND INDOOR CONCERTSat, Nov 23, 7:00 pm &Sun, Nov 24, 2:00 pmCarlson Family Stage

An annual tradition for the entire family, don’t

miss the Pride of Minnesota’s lively, joyful, and

participatory indoor concert featuring halftime

favorites and more. One of the most exciting and

highly visible organizations on campus, the

University of Minnesota Marching Band, led by

Director Betsy McCann, provides enthusiastic

support to the University’s athletic programs, and

represents the University at events throughout

the year.

U OF M SCHOOL OF MUSIC PRESENTS

IN CONCERT: UNIVERSITY ORGANIST DEAN BILLMEYERTue, Apr 21, 7:30 pmCarlson Family Stage

University of Minnesota organist Dean Billmeyer

continues to shine a light on Northrop’s restored

pipe organ with a faculty concert featuring varied

works to showcase the color and power of this

historic instrument.

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PHOTO CREDITSCOVER Martha Graham’s Xin Ying in in Chronicle

Photo © Hibbard Nash Photography.2-3 A.I.M’s Marcella Lewis in Drive. Photo © Ian Douglas. 4-5 Paul Taylor Dance Company in Esplanade.

Photo © Paul B Goode.6-7 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre in The Great Gatsby.

Photo © Rich Sofranko8-9 Dorrance Dance’s Elizabeth Burke and Christopher

Broughton. Photo © Matthew Murphy10-11 Teaċ Daṁsa/Loch na hEala (Michael Keegan-

Dolan’s Swan Lake). Photo © Marie-Laure Briane12-13 Black Grace, Artistic Direction by Neil Ieremia.

Photo © Duncan Cole14-15 Mark Morris Dance Company’s Pepperland. Photo

© Gareth Jones.16-17 Artists of Ballet West in George Balanchine’s

Emeralds. Photo © Beau Pearson. 18-19 A.I.M’s Meditation: A Silent Prayer.

Photo © Steven Screiber.20-21 Paul Taylor Dance Company in Promethean Fire.

Photo © Paul B Goode.

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.

We extend a special thank you to our event sponsors, PNC Bank, RBC Wealth Management and HGA.

22-23 Martha Graham’s Leslie Andrea Williams in Chronicle. Photo © Hibbard Nash Photography.

24-25 The State Ballet of Georgia’s Symphony in C. Photo © Lado Vachnadze

26-27 Branford Marsalis Photo © Palma Kolansky Jean-Willy Kunz. Photo © Koralie Woodward.28-29 The Chenault Duo. Photo © Studio Chambers.30-31 Cameron Carpenter. Photo © Unknown32-33 58th Annual U of M Marching Band Indoor

Concert. Photo © Gopher Photo.34-35 Dean Billmeyer. Photo © Patrick O’Leary,

University of Minnesota.36-37 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre in The Great Gatsby.

Photo © Duane Rieder. 38-39 Black Grace, Artistic Direction by Neil Ieremia.

Photo © John McDermott.40-41 The State Ballet of Georgia’s Sagalobeli. Photo ©

Lado Vachnadze.42-43 Martha Graham Dance Company in Chronicle.

Photo © Melissa Sherwood.BACK Mark Morris Dance Company’s Pepperland. Photo

© Mat Hayward.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

WITH THANKSA special thank you to the following organizations for supporting

Northrop’s 2019-20 Dance Season!

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