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GUEST ARTISTS<\/a>
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SEPTEMBER 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

INFORMATION SESSION FOR FIRST YEAR STUDENTS WANTING TO BE INVOLVED IN THE DANCE DEPARTMENT COMPANIES (COMPANYDANCE AND VESELICA)
September 9 from 5-6pm in CAD Wagner Bundgaard Studio 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DANCE COMPANIES (COMPANYDANCE AND VESELICA) INFORMATION SESSION FOR AUDITIONS
September 11 from 3:45-4:45pm in CAD Wagner Bundgaard Studio 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DANCE COMPANIES (COMPANYDANCE AND VESELICA) AUDITIONS FOR JUNIORS & SENIORS
September 14 from from 3:45-5:45pm in CAD Wagner Bundgaard Studio 1<\/strong>
Auditions forthe Dance Companies (Companydance and Veselica) are open to all students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DANCE COMPANIES (COMPANYDANCE AND VESELICA) AUDITIONS FOR SOPHOMORES & FIRST YEARS
September 15<\/strong> from 3-5pm in CAD Wagner Bundgaard Studio 1
Auditions for the Dance Companies (Companydance and Veselica) are open to all students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OCTOBER 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BUSKING FOR REPARATIONS
Saturday, October 3 at 4:00 p.m. in front of the Center for Art and Dance at St. Olaf College<\/strong>
The project brings together artists\u00a0Trista Marie McGovern<\/a>\u2014poet, photographer, author;\u00a0Gabriel Rodreick<\/a>\u2014musician, teacher, choreographer; and St. Olaf College Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance\u00a0Brian J. Evans\u00a0<\/a>for an afternoon of performance and conversation exploring reparations and repair through the framework of busking\u2014using public performance, exchange, and dialogue as ways into a much larger conversation about what a world would look like if we had the means and the political will to spend our time and energy in repairing the harms we\u2019ve collectively caused. Using art to hold the urgency surrounding the emotional container when discussing atrocities so as to locate the dialogue necessary to move the ball forward, so to speak. This project is made possible by a grant from The Gimse Endowment at St. Olaf College.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NOVEMBER 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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FRESH SPACE – Fall Concert
November 7 at 2pm and 7:00pm in CAD Wagner Bundgaard Studio 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fresh Space is a returning annual concert displaying the works of St. Olaf students, student organizations, staff and faculty, as well as groups from the greater Northfield area and Carleton College! It\u2019s an open show intended to bring area dancers and creators together to share a performance in The Wagner Bundgaard Studio on the St. Olaf Campus.<\/span>
Livestream Link for 2pm Concert
Livestream Link for 7:00pm Concert<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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FIRST YEAR DANCE PROJECT INFORMAL SHARING
November 18 at 5pm in<\/strong> CAD Wagner Bundgaard Studio 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come join us for an informal sharing of several dance works that have been created and restaged on the First Year Dance Project. Come see what we have created and hear more about our process and the community created in FYDP. 
About First Year Dance Project (FYDP)<\/em>
First Year Dance Project (FYDP) is part of the Dance Companies (Companydance and Veselica), which provides dance performance and creative opportunities for St. Olaf College students. FYDP enables students new to the College and\/or new to the Dance Companies to get to know one another and build a community in a movement setting. During the span of one semester, FYDP dancers and the Dance Department faculty and staff become acquainted with one another by working together on the creation of new dance work, the restaging of existing dance works, and the teaching of master classes in various dance styles and genres. A range of movement and creative aesthetics, styles and philosophies are explored during this process, which results in an end of the semester sharing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DECEMBER 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

SENIOR DANCE CONCERT 2026
December 10, 11, 12 at 7:00pm <\/strong>in Kelsey Theater.
Senior dance majors present their senior dance capstone projects. Come join us for the 2026 Senior Dance Concert featuring the senior dance capstone projects of Senior Dance Majors Ivy Anderson, Lee Christianson, Delaney Dresser, Owen Erickson, Bryn Fitzgerald-Wells, Sara Griffith, Amaija Grussing-Neitzel, Sofia Knudson, and Emma Linder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you need accessible seating, please contact Ali Flannery<\/a>, AAA for the Dance Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following Friday’s performance there will be a reception in the main hallway of the Center for Art and Dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live stream<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DANCE 231 CHOREOGRAPHY & IMPROV SHOWING
December 16 at 7:00pm in CAD Wagner Bundgaard Studio 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come see the creative research of students in Dance 231: Choreography & Improvisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MAY 202<\/strong>7<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

SPRING DANCE CONCERT
May 6, 7, 8 at 7:00pm in Kelsey Theater in the Theater Building<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please join us for <\/strong>our SPRING DANCE CONCERT, the culmination of a year-long exploration by the Dance Department into the theme of Collective Sustainability by St. Olaf\u2019s two distinct dance ensembles: Companydance<\/strong>, with its focus on a diverse range of contemporary explorations, and the Veselica International Dance Ensemble<\/strong>, which brings the rich traditions and global perspectives of folk and character dance. This collaboration showcases that collective sustainability treats human capacity as a shared, interconnected resource through cooperative structures, workload distribution, and supportive environments, ensuring that human energy is preserved, renewed, and equitably balanced across the entire collective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featuring physically compelling, visually captivating, aurally stirring, and thought-provoking choreography by faculty members Dr. Andrea Conger, Brian J. Evans, and Heather Klopchin, guest artists and by current St. Olaf students .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets for the general public cost $10.00. St. Olaf College faculty, staff, and retirees receive two free tickets per production. St. Olaf students receive one free ticket per production with a valid student ID number. Tickets go on sale April 19. Please use the links below for ticket purchases (links available in April). For ADA accommodations, please call 507-786-3096 or email Ali Flannery<\/a>.
Tickets for Thursday Performance
Tickets for Friday Performance
Tickets for Saturday Performance
Livestream<\/a> link<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CELEBRATORY SHOWING
May 14 at 4:00pm in<\/strong> CAD Wagner Bundgaard Studio 1<\/strong>
An opportunity for students to present work or a different form of their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DANCE 374: ADVANCED CHOREOGRAPHY SHOWING
May 19 at 7:00pm in<\/strong> CAD Wagner Bundgaard Studio 1<\/strong>
Come see the final projects of the Dance 374: Advanced Choreography class.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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