HATCH
DANCE
Let Them Play!
Workshop with Jon Ferguson
Monday, Nov. 17th
Wednesday, Nov. 19th
Friday, Nov. 21st
10:00am-12:00pm
St. Paul Ballet Studios
655 Fairview Ave N, St. Paul, MN 55104
$20 for single day/$50 full workshop
cash or venmo
Scholarships available. Please email hatchdancemn@gmail.com for more information
Jon Ferguson is a theater and film director and maker. He has worked with some of the leading theater companies and practitioners in the UK and US including Hoipolloi & Shon Dale Jones, The John Wright Company, Told by an Idiot, Mary Zimmerman, Mark Rylance and The Guthrie Theater. Jon was named "2005 City Pages Artist of the Year", and his physical theater production Please Don’t Blow Up Mr. Boban, with Live Action Set, was chosen by the Minneapolis Star Tribune as the "Outstanding Experimental Theater Production of 2005" and named "Best Stage Production" by the Minneapolis City Pages - Best of the Twin Cities 2006. Other awards include: Sunday Times (UK) Ensemble Award, Time Out London Critic’s Choice and Victoria Fringe Festival “Best Comedy” Award, as well as numerous top 10 play of the year awards. Jon is the founder and Artistic Director of WLDRNSS for which he has directed and co-created all of their work since 2012 including; A Bun For a Door Handle (Forage Modern Workshop), The Brutes (The Machine Shop), Muy Very Authentic (Open Eye Figure Theater), The Big Show (Southern Theater), The Nature Crown (Guthrie Theater), Good Job Horses (Southern Theater) and The Venetian Twins (Southern Theater), When I Nod My Head You Hit it with The Hammer (Southern Theater). Selected previous work includes; Please Don't Blow up Mr. Boban (The Soap Factory and Loring Theater), We Are Ugly But We Have the Music (Bryant Lake Bowl), Ligustrum Vulgare (Bryant Lake Bowl), Or The White Whale (Southern Theater), You're my Favorite Kind of Pretty (Southern Theater), Animal Farm (Southern Theater), Super Monkey (Guthrie Theater), The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Red Eye Theater), Ubu Roi (CSB/SJU), Cymbeline (St. Olaf College), Rhinoceros (Concordia University). From 2018 to 2022 Jon resided in Bristol, England where he worked as a creative director at Screenology Film School and Production Company. His recently completed film The Cartographer won the Best Short Feature Award and Audience Choice at the 2022 Berlin Short Film Festival.
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Expansion: A Hatch Dance Intensive
August 11-14th, 2025
9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Hennepin Center for the Arts
528 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Tuition: $475
Join Hatch Dance for four immersive days of artistic expansion, designed for the next generation of dance artists ages 14–22.
Dancers will begin the day investigating ballet with Helen Hatch. Through a contemporary lens, Helen’s approach to ballet prioritizes the individual, inviting dancers to explore efficiency through coordination, expansion through energetic length, and precision through articulation. Students will be encouraged to take ownership of their technique and discover artistry through presence.
Following class, dancers will dive into the repertory of Hatch Dance. Known for rigorous movement that is technically complex, highly articulate, and musical, dancers will learn directly from Hatch Dance artists who performed in the works. After lunch, dancers will stretch their choreographic voices and creativity through workshops with theater artist Jon Ferguson, and HoneyWorks Artistic Director Berit Ahlgren, both frequent Hatch Dance collaborators.
Requirements: Minimum 4 years of ballet and contemporary/modern training.
Scholarships: Limited full and partial scholarships available. Email hatchdancemn@gmail.com for more information.