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DANCING ANIMALS
premiered JUNE 20 - 28, 2025
SOUTHERN THEATER | MINNEAPOLIS
created by the company
directed by Connor Berkompas
Seven speakers assemble before an audience.
Is this an artist talkback? A town hall meeting? A nightclub?
When did we start dancing?
Where do we go from here?
On this night, with this audience, what is the conversation that only we can have? Through a series of startling images, direct asks, and communal movement, DANCING ANIMALS invites audiences to imagine new ways of being together.
In their Minneapolis debut, critically acclaimed ensemble Nervous Theatre brings an explosive new dance-theatre work to the historic Southern Theater.
Production History
DANCING ANIMALS premiered June 20, 2025 at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis.
A work-in-progress performance commissioned by Arena Dances was presented at the CANDY BOX Dance Festival.
This project was supported, in part, by Marcela Michelle, a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant, and YoungArts.
This production is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Yukina Sato, Alexandra Bodnarchuk, and Connor Berkompas in rehearsals for DANCING ANIMALS. image: Bill Cameron
Runtime: Approximately 60 minutes, no intermission
THE COMPANY
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