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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. 

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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.
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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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