Past public field trips
Field trip number: FT#24578
Title: Animal Dance
Location: Children's Theatre Company — 2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Date: Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 10:30am
Cargill Stage
What do kids (baby goats) and kids (not-so-baby people) have in common? World-renowned choreographer and performance artist Ann Carlson will dance her way to the answer with the help of some curious goats and their animal buddies in this brand-new piece developed specifically with preschoolers’ interests and attention spans in mind. It’s a story of the similarities we share with our...
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Field trip number: FT#25009
Title: AXIS Dance Company
Location: The Cowles Center for Dance and Performing Arts — 528 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Date: Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 10:30am - 11:30am
AXIS Dance Company exists to change the face of dance and disability and has become one of the world’s most acclaimed and innovative ensembles of performers with and without disabilities. Founded in 1987, AXIS has paved the way for a powerful contemporary dance form called physically integrated dance. AXIS collaborates with world-class choreographers and composers to create completely new and...
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Field trip number: FT#24650
Title: Hanggai
Location: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts — 345 Washington St, St Paul, MN 55102
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Registration for this event has closed, but a limited number of tickets are still available (as of Mar 1, 2016). You may call the Ordway Education Sales office directly at 651-282-3115 to obtain seats for your family.
From the steps of Mongolia by way of Beijing, Hanggai blends traditional folk music, Mongolian throat singing, and modern punk rock to create an exciting genre like no other....
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Field trip number: FT#24577
Title: Animal Dance
Location: Children's Theatre Company — 2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - 10:30am
Cargill Stage
What do kids (baby goats) and kids (not-so-baby people) have in common? World-renowned choreographer and performance artist Ann Carlson will dance her way to the answer with the help of some curious goats and their animal buddies in this brand-new piece developed specifically with preschoolers’ interests and attention spans in mind. It’s a story of the similarities we share with our...
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Field trip number: FT#24590
Title: The Snow Queen
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 10:00am
The magical fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen that inspired Disney’s Frozen springs to life in this World Premiere ballet! When Gerda’s best friend Kai disappears she sets off on an epic journey to save his life. But can Gerda’s belief in their friendship break the Snow Queen’s enchantment before it’s too late? This timeless story is told through the art of dance and continues our popular...
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Field trip number: FT#24589
Title: The Snow Queen
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 - 10:00am
The magical fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen that inspired Disney’s Frozen springs to life in this World Premiere ballet! When Gerda’s best friend Kai disappears she sets off on an epic journey to save his life. But can Gerda’s belief in their friendship break the Snow Queen’s enchantment before it’s too late? This timeless story is told through the art of dance and continues our popular...
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Field trip number: FT#24833
Location: Rumriver Art Center — Old Milk Factory, Suite 102 , 2665 4th Ave, Anoka, MN 55303
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2016 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm
One in a series of monthly art workshops at Rumriver Art Center.
Using Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers series as inspiration, students will create their own painting using water soluble acrylic paint on canvas paper.
Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers series, created in Arles, France from 1888 to 1889, show bouquets of sunflowers in a vase. New innovations in pigments made possible a “...
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Field trip number: FT#24649
Location: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts — 345 Washington St, St Paul, MN 55102
Date: Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Classic and contemporary, SEOP Dance Company uses playfulness and theatricality in their piece A Man’s Requiem, an exquisite production that uses explores the theme of destiny and the afterlife. One of Korea’s finest dance companies, SEOP fuses Butoh, contemporary dance, and traditional Korean dance techniques to create a stunning display of sound, color and movement.
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Field trip number: FT#24951
Title: SEOP Dance Company
Location: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts — 345 Washington St, St Paul, MN 55102
Date: Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Classic and contemporary, SEOP Dance Company uses playfulness and theatricality in their piece A Man’s Requiem, an exquisite production that uses explores the theme of destiny and the afterlife. One of Korea’s finest dance companies, SEOP fuses Butoh, contemporary dance, and traditional Korean dance techniques to create a stunning display of sound, color and movement.
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Field trip number: FT#24576
Title: Snowy Day
Location: Children's Theatre Company — 2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Date: Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 10:30am
UnitedHealth Group Stage
The wonder of a fresh snowfall, the delight of that first successful whistle, the awe in finding a special treasure: Ezra Jack Keats had a gift for capturing the rapturous joy in a child’s day-to-day life. In this new staging of Keats’ beloved works with puppet design by Italy’s renowned Fabrizio Montecchi, director Peter C. Brosius brings the little boy in the red coat...
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Field trip number: FT#24709
Title: DIY Workshop: Bookbinder
Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts — Open Book Building , 1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Bookbinders create tomes of all shapes and sizes. With just a pile of paper, some thread, and a dab of glue, create masterpieces that last for years!
$118 covers all 6 DIY Workshops and includes all materials for 7 different books, the completion of 8 DIY Challenges, and an embroidered DIY skill patch. The cost breaks down to less than $10/hour.
This series of six monthly DIY Workshop is limited...
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Field trip number: FT#24613
Title: Snowy Day
Location: Children's Theatre Company — 2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 10:30am
UnitedHealth Group Stage
The wonder of a fresh snowfall, the delight of that first successful whistle, the awe in finding a special treasure: Ezra Jack Keats had a gift for capturing the rapturous joy in a child’s day-to-day life. In this new staging of Keats’ beloved works with puppet design by Italy’s renowned Fabrizio Montecchi, director Peter C. Brosius brings the little boy in the red coat...
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Field trip number: FT#24660
Title: Ragamala Dance Company
Location: The Cowles Center for Dance and Performing Arts — 528 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Now in its 23rd year, Ragamala Dance Company was born out of the creative vision of Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy. As choreographers and performers, they explore the dynamism of Bharatanatyam, from its ancient roots to its contemporary possibilities. Ranee and Aparna have created their own specific sub-genre that combines a contemporary Western aesthetic with an Indian ethos. Ragamala...
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Field trip number: FT#24832
Location: Rumriver Art Center — Old Milk Factory, Suite 102 , 2665 4th Ave, Anoka, MN 55303
Date: Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm
One in a series of monthly art workshops at Rumriver Art Center.
Create a colorful octopus out of polymer clay.
Students learn about different techniques for working with polymer clay. Polymer clay comes in bright non-fading colors, is easy to work with and is baked at studio the same day.
Visit the Rumriver Art Center's Facebook Album to see octopi from past classes and camps.
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Field trip number: FT#24588
Title: Bear Snores On
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 10:00am
Warm-up this winter as Bear and all his friends cozy up in our imaginative new musical! On a cold, stormy winter night, one by one, a whole host of animals venture into Bear's cave to warm up. But even after the tea has been brewed and the corn has been popped, Bear just snores on! Come see what happens when he finally wakes up and finds them having a party without him!
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Field trip number: FT#24709
Title: DIY Workshop: Bookbinder
Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts — Open Book Building , 1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Bookbinders create tomes of all shapes and sizes. With just a pile of paper, some thread, and a dab of glue, create masterpieces that last for years!
$118 covers all 6 DIY Workshops and includes all materials for 7 different books, the completion of 8 DIY Challenges, and an embroidered DIY skill patch. The cost breaks down to less than $10/hour.
This series of six monthly DIY Workshop is limited...
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Field trip number: FT#24587
Title: Bear Snores On
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 10:00am
Warm-up this winter as Bear and all his friends cozy up in our imaginative new musical! On a cold, stormy winter night, one by one, a whole host of animals venture into Bear's cave to warm up. But even after the tea has been brewed and the corn has been popped, Bear just snores on! Come see what happens when he finally wakes up and finds them having a party without him!
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Field trip number: FT#24651
Title: Pericles
Location: Guthrie Theater — 818 S 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis
Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 10:30am - 12:50pm
Wurtele Thrust Stage
Incoming Artistic Director Joseph Haj makes his directorial debut at the Guthrie with his celebrated take on Shakespeare’s romance. Pericles, Prince of Tyre, sets out to woo a princess and sails headlong into harrowing adventure. Pursued by an evil king, Pericles is blown from port to exotic port. Along the way, he finds the love of his life, then loses her and their infant...
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Field trip number: FT#24575
Title: The Frog Bride
Location: Children's Theatre Company — 2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Date: Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 10:30am
Cargill Stage
When a king sends his three sons to find their brides, two return with fair ladies but the youngest returns with…A FROG?! Acclaimed storyteller David Gonzalez masterfully weaves this classic Russian folk tale with a rich, multimedia experience using video projections, live musicians and an original jazz-funk score. The Frog Bride has everything you need for a rousing tale – a royal...
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Field trip number: FT#24831
Location: Rumriver Art Center — Old Milk Factory, Suite 102 , 2665 4th Ave, Anoka, MN 55303
Date: Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm
One in a series of monthly art workshops at Rumriver Art Center.
Richard Holzschuh (1889–1968) was a gifted American illustrator captivated with goblins, wizards, trolls, elves, animals, and pathways amid craggy trees. His meticulously executed drawings are full of absorbing detail of the wondrous world of imagination.
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MIA Exhibition: Richard Holzschuh: Storybook January 30 - April...
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