prem | love: an occupation
october 10–11 & 15–17
the southern theater
Rise in Courage
rise in protection
rise in movement
We are the sudden blossoms of the Revolution
PREM | Love: An Occupation unfolds against the backdrop of recent crises in the Twin Cities, from the Uprising following the murder of George Floyd to Operation Metro Surge. Weathering chaos, horror, and exhaustion, we enter the flow of an energetic rhythm that sustains an ever-shifting, ever-responding network of care, spilling over with a deep, collective love. The work explores the internal texture of our experiences in these traumatic times, reaching toward transformation through practices of public love, care, and defiant joy that celebrate people power. PREM is our love letter to the Twin Cities’ history of resolute resistance, penned in Ananya Dance Theatre’s powerful, urgent, and timely contemporary dance form.
Ananya Dance Theatre’s work is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund and generous individual donors.
This activity is made possible by the Bridge Fund for Dance program through the City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs Department.
This work is funded in part by Minnesota Humanities Center with money from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
This project was made possible with the support of the Imagine Fund Annual Faculty Research Grants through the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota.
Concept & Choreography
Ananya Chatterjea
Dramaturgy/Writing
Dr. Nia Witherspoon (INYOSI Sebenzekhaya)
director
Dipankar Mukherjee
Composer/Sound Design
Greg Schutte
rehearsal associate
Alexandra Eady
costume design
Annie Cady
Scenic/Props Design
Mina Kinukawa
film design
Darren Johnson/Northern Dawn Media
Luzia Stern
lighting design
Mike Grogan
Guest performer
Mankwe Ndosi
dancers
Mariadela Belle Alvarez, Lizzette Chapa, Ananya Chatterjea, Kealoha Ferreira, Davente Gilreath, Juliet Irving, Vy Nguyen, Phoebe West, Alessandra Williams
CO-production manager
Jay Claire
PRODUCTION Stage Manager
Margaret Jumonville
RESOURCES
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Coming soon.
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Coming Summer 2026.