September 2024
Northrop Open House
Discover Northrop when the doors are thrown open wide for an Open House! Have you always wanted to sneak a peek behind the scenes of a performance to see how it all comes together? Students, faculty, staff, our Twin Cities neighbors, and people who already love Northrop are all invited! Join us for performances by Minnesota-based artists and free opportunities to participate in movement and artmaking workshops for people of all ages and abilities. Take a backstage tour, gain insights…
Find out more »Northrop Open House
Discover Northrop when the doors are thrown open wide for an Open House! Have you always wanted to sneak a peek behind the scenes of a performance to see how it all comes together? Students, faculty, staff, our Twin Cities neighbors, and people who already love Northrop are all invited! Join us for performances by Minnesota-based artists and free opportunities to participate in movement and artmaking workshops for people of all ages and abilities. Take a backstage tour, gain insights…
Find out more »Northrop Organist Greg Zelek in Concert
Northrop Presents Northrop Organist Greg Zelek in Concert Thu, Sep 12, 7:00 pm In-Person / Livestream On-Demand through Sep 22 Carlson Family Stage Free for UMN students; registration required. Join us for an entertaining evening of organ virtuosity as we welcome newly appointed Northrop Organist Greg Zelek to his first concert in this role. Zelek will serve as a performer, educator, advisor, and resident artist, as well as oversee ongoing care of Northrop’s spectacular and historic Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ. This…
Find out more »October 2024
Kit Downes: Southern Bodies With Bill Frisell and Musicians of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Kit Downes, BBC Jazz Award winner and Mercury Music Award nominee, is a master keyboardist whose boundless musical curiosity has led to genre-defying collaborations with performers and composers around the world. Legendary jazz guitarist Bill Frisell joins him for the world premiere of Southern Bodies featuring Northrop's historic Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ. Rounding out the group is a small ensemble of virtuoso string players from The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra for a one-night only performance that tests what the organ can…
Find out more »Student Matinee: Ragamala Dance Company Children of Dharma
Northrop Presents Student Matinee: Ragamala Dance Company Children of Dharma Thu, Oct 31, 10:30 am CT In-Person / Livestream On-demand through Nov 8 Carlson Family Stage Recommended for Grades 5-12. In Children of Dharma, a Northrop Centennial Commission, Ragamala Dance Company creates a series of mesmerizing vignettes illustrated with poetic movement, lush visual imagery, and truthful emotion, transporting viewers into a mythic world of warfare, magic, and beauty. The show explores the concept of dharma, or “right action,” embodied through…
Find out more »November 2024
Sun Dogs: Filmmaker and Composer Pairings With Alarm Will Sound Presented by Northrop and Liquid Music
Featuring Alarm Will Sound; composers Devonté Hynes, Arooj Aftab, Daniel Wohl, and Rafiq Bhatia; and filmmakers Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Josephine Decker, Mati Diop, and Manon Lutanie An ongoing Liquid Music series, Sun Dogs brings together inspired composer and filmmaker pairs to create short-format films with new music for live orchestra, exploring how stories can be told (both musically and visually) from equal footing. These singular films are accompanied by the “unusually versatile, reliably exhilarating new-music ensemble" (The New York Times) Alarm…
Find out more »January 2025
Twyla Tharp Dance Diamond Jubilee Featuring Third Coast Percussion
Twyla Tharp celebrates her 60th anniversary with a groundbreaking evening of stellar dancing and phenomenal musicianship—including the world premiere of a new work that marks her six decades as a choreographer. An innovative dance set to Philip Glass’s Aguas da Amazonia, the new work has music arranged in close collaboration with Tharp and performed live by Third Coast Percussion on a unique collection of custom-designed percussion instruments. In addition, her Diabelli Variations, set to Beethoven’s intensely demanding masterpiece, reveals its…
Find out more »March 2025
Shamel Pitts | TRIBE Touch of RED
Touch of RED is a multidisciplinary duet performance inspired by the rapid-fire footwork of boxing, the African American jazz dance style Lindy-Hop, Gaga movement language, and nightlife culture. Set in a stylized “boxing” ring designed by the MacArthur Fellow Mimi Lien, with the audience seated onstage surrounding it, this powerful dance duet examines the way Black men are perceived and perceive themselves in contemporary society, and how masculinity and vulnerability can be reconsidered and reconciled in a non-combative, compassionate, and…
Find out more »BalletMet
Lauded for its versatility and innovative repertory, Columbus, OH-based BalletMet will grace the stage with a program featuring a stunning Northrop Centennial Commission and a joyful ode to music through dance. Timeless Tide brings swirling energy to depict the gravitational pull of time and the countless interactions that guide its continuous momentum. Set to an original score by Michel Banabila, it is the latest work from acclaimed artistic director, dancer, and choreographer Yue Yin. World-renowned choreographer Edwaard Liang’s Seasons, inspired…
Find out more »April 2025
The Passion of Joan of Arc: Silent Film With Live Music Featuring Filip Presseisen, organist
Free for UMN students; registration required. A transcendent masterpiece of the silent film era, The Passion of Joan of Arc is a vivid, immersive journey through the agonies of martyrdom. Carl Theodor Dreyer’s expressionistic, intimate techniques immerse viewers in the hours before Joan’s fateful trial. Classical music rising star Dr. Filip Presseisen will accompany the 1928 film on Northrop's historic Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ. Known for his ingenious use of the organ, the concert musician serves as head of the Instrumental…
Find out more »American Ballet Theatre Giselle
American Ballet Theatre—America’s National Ballet Company®—returns to Northrop for two performances of the beloved classic, Giselle. The epitome of Romantic ballet, this heart-rending tale of love, remorse, and forgiveness perfectly fuses live music, movement, and drama. The role of Giselle requires an exquisite dancer with daring dramatic and technical skills to create a compelling portrait of the innocent, noble village maiden. In this universally acclaimed production, ABT’s unrivaled roster of international ballet stars brings Giselle‘s mystery and ethereal beauty to…
Find out more »Encore Gala: Spring Cocktail Party With American Ballet Theatre Presented by Northrop
Celebrate with the dancers of American Ballet Theatre at Northrop’s annual Encore Gala! Following their performance, meet the artists at a festive social hour under the glittering chandeliers. Enjoy delectable appetizers, drinks, and live music at this exclusive event–while helping to keep the arts alive. Proceeds from your ticket purchase support the creation of new works by preeminent artists through the Northrop Centennial Commissions project. Tickets to the American Ballet Theatre performance sold separately.
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