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  • Perpich Arts High School Dance Program presents “Liminal Spaces”

    December 12, 2022

    Perpich Arts High School Dance Program presented “Liminal Spaces” on December 8 and December 9, 2022. Their fall concert was the culmination of a semester of work. The dancers demonstrated their creativity, choreographic skills, and performance expertise in 12 student choreographed works,…

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  • Aiyana Sol Machado (Dance 2000) Speaks to Students During Common Experience

    Aiyana Sol Machado (Dance 2000) [right] with Mary Harding, Dance Instructor [left]December 5, 2022

    Perpich alum, Aiyana Sol Machado (Dance 2000), spoke with students during Common Ex on Monday, December 5th. Common Ex is a series of presentations where students hear…

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  • Mary Harding, Dance Instructor, Presents at National Dance Education Organization Conference

     Harding is pictured (center) with Dr. Betsy Maloney-Leaf (right), Lecturer in the Arts in Education program at the University of Minnesota and Rae Charles Harge (left), Minnesota Department of Education’s Arts & Equity Specialist.

    November 2, 2022

    Mary Harding, Perpich Dance Instructor…

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  • Perpich Arts High School Dance Program presents “The Dancing Bunch”

    May 16, 2022

    Perpich Arts High School Dance Program presented “The Dancing Bunch” on May 12 and May 13, 2022. Their spring concert was the culmination of a semester of work. The dancers demonstrated their creativity, choreographic skills, and performance expertise in student choreographed works,…

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  • Gabrielle Abram (Dance 2015) Speaks to Students During Common Experience

    March 2, 2022

    Gabrielle Abram (Dance 2015) with Mary Harding, Dance Instructor

    On Monday, February 28, Gabrielle Abram (Dance 2015) spoke to students during Common Ex. Common Ex is a series of presentations where students hear about the artistic life from practicing…

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  • 2022 Minnesota Dance Summit

     Participants and presenters for the 2022 Minnesota Dance Summit

    February 18, 2022

    The 2022 Minnesota Dance Summit brought dance instructors and dancers together at Perpich Center on February 12, 2022. This event was hosted by Perpich Center for Arts Education in collaboration…

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  • Perpich Dance Students Stretch Their Learning with Paul Taylor Dance Company Workshop

     Perpich Dance students with Michael Apuzzo, a company member and instructor from the Paul Taylor Dance Company.

    January 19, 2022

    When a dance company performs at Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota, typically only the ones performing a school matinee will…

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  • Perpich Dance Students Unite in “Convergence of 9 – A Dance Concert”

    December 6, 2021

    Perpich Dance students united to perform their fall concert, Convergence of 9 – A Dance Concert. The event was the culmination of a semester of work. The dancers demonstrated their creativity, choreographic skills, and performance expertise in 13 student-choreographed works, a faculty-choreographed…

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  • New Library Materials – Professional Dance Books – Fall 2021

    Choreographing Copyright: Race, Gender, and Intellectual Property Rights in American Dance – Anthea Kraut

    Choreographing Difference: The Body and Identity in Contemporary Dance – Ann Cooper Albright

    Contemporary Directions in Asian American Dance – edited by Yutian Wong

    Final Bow for Yellowface: Dancing between Intention and Impact…

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