January 2020
ADT class schedule: January 18–May 30
Find rhythm, groundedness, and flow with dance classes at Ananya Dance Theatre's Shawngram Institute for Performance & Social Justice. No pre-registration or shoes necessary. First class: Always free! Drop-in class:…
Find out more »March 2020
Collective Dance of Solidarity with many Shaheen Baghs
How do we respond when violence splinters our hearts? Join us at the Shawngrām Institute, where we will hold space to grieve, breathe, regroup, brainstorm about how to veer our…
Find out more »Event Postponed to a date TBD: Tracing Hmong Aesthetics
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A DATE TBD. Hosted by Shawngram Institute for Performance & Social Justice and Ananya Dance Theatre. “Tracing Hmong Aesthetics”: A dialogue between Koua Mai…
Find out more »April 2020
Postponed to a date TBD: Our Boat: Notes on Senegal
Hosted by Shawngram Institute for Performance & Social Justice and Ananya Dance Theatre. Composer and Music Artist Dameun Strange will reflect on his recent journey to Senegal and share some…
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Shawngram Summer Intensive
For registration link: bit.ly/ADTSummer2020
Find out more »September 2020
Loving Deeply: A Conversation on Afro-Asian Aesthetic Authority
Sunday, September 13, 7pm This event will premiere on the East Side Freedom Library's Facebook page & YouTube channel. Alessandra Williams and Yuichiro Onishi explore the world of Ananya Dance…
Find out more »November 2020
Embodied Healing Summit
Ananya Dance Theatre's Shawngram Institute for Performance & Social Justice will host the online Embodied Healing Summit, Saturday, November 21, 2pm-5pm CST. Led by Marie Michael, Mankwe Ndosi, and Ananya…
Find out more »June 2021
Altars of Our Sacred Geometries
Join us as we perform again In Response! A series of artistic rejoinders to urgent issues in BIPOC, women, womxn, and femme communities. Altars of Our Sacred Geometries explores…
Find out more »Ananya Dance Theatre’s 2021 Buniyaad Summer Intensive
BUNIYAAD SUMMER INTENSIVE WITH LIVE MUSIC! June 14-26, 2021 | Monday-Friday, 10am-1pm CT Shawngram Institute for Performance & Social Justice, Saint Paul, Minnesota TWO WAYS TO PARTICIPATE (1) In-person,…
Find out more »Confluence :: Flow
ANANYA DANCE THEATRE & PENUMBRA THEATRE with FROGTOWN FARM & UA SI CREATIVE Members of the community are invited to meet us at Noon on June 26th, at one of…
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