In C​

(2024)

Named one of the "Top 10 Twin Cities Dance Performances of 2024" -Star Tribune 

​​​​17 of the Twin Cities most versatile and creative dance artists and 6 musicians led by jazz pianist Joseph Strachan navigate the world of Terry Riley’s In C. The musical score, made up of 53 short cells and the simple instruction for musicians to repeat as many times as they wish before moving forward, gives full agency to the musicians and is therefore never played the same way twice. A new improvisational dance score, crafted by Ahlgren and Hatch, both follows and departs from the framework of the music, creating a non-hierarchical microcosm in which the consequences of complicity and dissension unfold in real time. With all performers having equal power in shaping what the work becomes – all are the “conductor” or “choreographer” at any given time – each moment is completely alive. No two performances will be alike.

 

Co-Production with HoneyWorks

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Creatively led by Berit Ahlgren and Helen Hatch

 

Music Composed by Terry Riley

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Music Director: Joe Strachan

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Sound Engineers: Brandon Musser and Alex Proctor

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Dance score created in collaboration with and performed by:

​Adeline Beck, Jeremy Bensussan, Non Edwards, Kaitlyn Hawkins, Gemma Isaacson, Annika Johansson, Juliana Johnson, Kendall Kramer, Jordan Lovestrand, Hannah MacKenzie-Margulies, Sarah McCullough, Colin Myles Edwards, Blake Nellis, Arcelia Rivera, Amanda Sachs, Joe Tennis, and Genevieve Waterbury

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Musicians:

 Joseph Strachan, Ernest Bisong, Pat Horigan, Michelle Kinney, Trevor Peterson, and Stephanie Wiesler

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Duration: approximately 65 minutes

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​In C by Terry Riley presented under license from G. Schirmer Inc. and Associated Music Publishers, copyright owners.​

 

Premiere: June 14th, 2024

Additional Performances: June 15th and 16th

 

The Minneapolis Club parking ramp 

729 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55402.​​​