CROON & SWOON, SHEN YUN, et al. Set for Upcoming Events at Hennepin Theatre Trust

The following events are set for the Hennepin Theatre Trust.

Croon and Swoon
Fine Line Music Cafe
Monday, August 22 at 7:00pm
On sale Wednesday, August 10 at 10:00am
$10.00
Join Hennepin Theatre Trust for the second installment of the SpotLight Cabaret Series, Croon and Swoon, featuring vignettes of love and betrayal set to the tune of jazz favorites. The SpotLight Cabaret Series is a new education initiative of Hennepin Theatre Trust designed to give students creative control over all aspects of the production, from directing and producing, to performing and marketing.

Shen Yun
Orpheum Theatre
March 9 - March 11
On sale Friday, August 12 at 10:00am
$54.00 to $154.00
Brilliant. Inspiring. Glorious. Shen Yun offers an exhilarating world-class production that celebrates the excellence and grandeur of classical Chinese dance and music. It draws inspiration from the legends, values, and spirit that defined traditional Chinese culture for centuries.

2011|12 Northrop Dance
Orpheum Theatre
These events are part of the Northrop Dance series. Individual tickets go on sale Monday, August 15 at 10:00am.
Oct 22, 2011
Scottish Ballet: Song of the Earth (1965), New Work (2011)
Nov 12-13, 2011
Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet: Wonderland (2011), Shawn Hounsell
Feb 18, 2012
Jin Xing Dance Theatre Shanghai: Shanghai Tango
Mar 23-24, 2012
Houston Ballet: ONE/end/ONE (2011), Rush (2003), Indigo (1999), In the Night (1970)
Apr 13-14, 2012
Ballet Preljocaj: Snow White (Blanche Neige)
May 1-2, 2012
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Revelations, Mixed Repertoire
Series package tickets will be sold through the Northrop ticket office at 612.624.2345.

Rhythmic Circus: Feet Don't Fail Me Now
Pantages Theatre
August 12 - August 13
$24.00 to $31.00
The Minneapolis Star Tribune said Minneapolis' own Rhythmic Circus "simply jam with plenty of style, athleticism and charm", and hailed the show was "flat out amazing". City Pages named their show, "Feet Don't Fail Me Now," as the Best Dance Performance of the Past 12 Months 2011, and described the show as "a raucous and fun-filled evening from a troupe that can boogie with the best of 'em." The group is celebrating the start of a new tour and a CD release.

Historic Theatre Tours
Meet at the Orpheum Theatre
Saturday, August 13 at 10:00am
$5.00
The Orpheum Theatre will be toured - meet at the Orpheum Theatre.
Hennepin Theatre Trust invites the public to take a peek into the historic playhouses of the Hennepin Theatre District.
Each walking tour visits one playhouse which may include the State, Orpheum or Pantages Theatre providing access to the theatres' interiors as well as details and a fascinating historical perspective that the general public seldom gets while attending a regular event. The tours are designed to give theatre patrons, historians, students or anyone else a personal introduction to these historic gems. Guides spotlight architectural, historic and fun facts about these landmarks, providing an insider's view to these majestic venues. Each tour lasts approximately one hour.

Chris Isaak
State Theatre
Saturday, August 13 at 8:00pm
$42.50 to $52.50
Originally from California, Isaak began performing after college with the band Silvertone and released a self-titled album in 1986. When the single "Wicked Game," from his third album "Heart Shaped World," was featured in David Lynch's 1990 movie "Wild at Heart," it reached the Top Ten on the Billboard charts. Another significant hit, "Somebody's Crying," from 1995's "Forever Blue," resulted in both the single and album being nominated for Grammy Awards.

For more information, visit online at www.hennepintheatretrust.org.

 

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