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Minnesota Ballet’s 60th Anniversary performance, Retrospective, is a special mixed repertory celebration honoring six decades of artistic excellence. This milestone program features a dynamic blend of audience favorites from past seasons alongside exciting new works, showcasing the company’s versatility and creative evolution. Audiences can expect a rich variety of dance styles — from classical ballet to contemporary and modern — highlighting the depth and range of Minnesota’s largest professional dance company. Retrospective offers a powerful tribute to the Ballet’s legacy while looking boldly to the future. Performances at 7:00 pm, April 17–18 2026, in the Depot Theatre.
Grab your pals, put on a ridiculously fun outfit, and get ready to dance your ass off. 💃🕺 Dance TV’s Spring Fling Dance Party is Saturday, April 18 at The Flame Duluth! ✨ What’s going down: 🎤 Host: Alex Loch 💃 Special performance by the cast of Dance TV 🎧 Beats by The Water Boyz (DJ ADUBS + Jesse Jaze) 🏆 Prizes for Best Dressed, Best Dancer & Best Dance Partners Dance TV’s mission to create infectiously joyful theatrical experiences that empower and celebrate the uniqueness of all people is more important now than ever. Join us for an epic night on the dance floor! 🎟️ Tickets on sale now at dancetvstudios.com.
Zeitgeist Minnesota Film Festival (ZMFF) returns April 22–26, 2026, in Duluth, MN, with in-person screenings at Zeitgeist and surrounding venues. The festival showcases local, national, and international films, filmmaker Q&As, industry events, educational workshops, and a Pitch Competition with cash prizes. The festival focuses especially on Midwest and community-rooted filmmakers, innovative storytelling, and creative expression. Early Bird Passes are on sale NOW! Join us this spring – where local and global stories come together at Zeitgeist.
Ritual Marketplace Presents: The Seance – A Parody. Written by Nathan Sykes and Cori Zastera. Join us for the dinner theater event that will have you questioning the universe and reality as you laugh ’til you levitate! (18+) Dates: Friday, February 13th and Saturday, February 14th, 2026 Times: 2 shows per day. Matinee at 12:30 pm and Evening at 6:30 pm Tickets are limited to 30 per show and are 18+. Early Bird & Standard Pricing Includes: Lunch or Dinner, a beer, wine or seltzer (NA options), dessert and the interactive play. Cash Bar available. Early bird pricing until January 31st: $50/ticket + tax and fees. Standard pricing from February 1st – 12th: $60/ticket + tax and fees. VIP Pricing: $100 (limited to only 3 spots per show). Includes: Lunch or Dinner, a beer, wine or seltzer (NA options), dessert and the interactive play. Enjoy a spirit led guidance and…
See what happens with no rehearsal, no director, a different actor each night and a script waiting in a sealed envelope on the stage. Written by Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour, White Rabbit Red Rabbit was conceived when he was barred from leaving the country for refusing military service. The play became a “message in a bottle,” communicating the lived experiences of an entire generation under harsh censorship. Since its premiere in 2011, this wild, utterly original play has been translated into more than 30 different languages and performed over 3000 times by some of the biggest names in theatre and film including actors John Hurt, Whoopi Goldberg, Nathan Lane, Michael Sheen, and Dominic West.
PARADISE, created in collaboration by choreographer Helen Hatch and theater visionary Jon Ferguson, combines movement, physical theater, clown, and music to evoke joy through a journey beyond the everyday. The 70 minute all ages performance features original music by Seth Conover and Joe Strachan, lighting by Karin Olson, sets by Ashley Mary, and rich contribution from the ensemble: Artemis Brown, Juliana Johnson, Kendall Kramer, Genevieve Waterbury, Remi Blakesley, and Connor Simone. Presented for the first time since it’s premiere in 2023, PARADISE celebrates wonder, connection, and finding warmth together during winter, when we all could use some light. “The show knocked my socks off. I can’t say why exactly, and it doesn’t really matter, but I was deeply moved. I cried several times and felt changed afterwards. Lighter, more hopeful.” – PARADISE audience member
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