Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
Location
345 Washington St
St Paul, MN
55102
United States
Phone:
651-224-4222
44° 56' 40.4988" N, 93° 5' 51.5256" W
See map: Google Maps
A theater in St Paul showing a wide variety of plays, musicals and other performances. There are very affordable school performances at which homeschoolers are welcome. The Ordway is also home to the Flint Hills International Children's Festival, held every summer.
Parking Information: There are numerous parking ramps within easy walking distance. The closest ramps are The St. Paul, RiverCentre, Lawson Commons, Kellogg Street Ramp, and Landmark Towers. More detailed information about parking in Saint Paul can be found at www.smart-trips.org
Driving Directions: The Ordway is located in downtown Saint Paul at 345 Washington St. The entrance is on Washington St between W 5th St and Kellogg Blvd. The Ordway is directly across the street from Rice Park and is on the same block as River Centre, Xcel Eneergy Center, and the Roy Wilkins Auditorium as well as kitty-corner from The Landmark Center.
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Public field trips at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
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.
Study guides are posted...
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Due to unforeseen changes in their touring schedule, DanceBrazil will no longer be performing at the Ordway in January.
The award-winning contemporary dance company Ballet Hispanico will take their place. Ballet Hispanico creates work that is rooted in Latino culture and artistic traditions that is told through the lens of contemporary dance.
Ballet Hispanico engages students on a guided journey...
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
The award-winning contemporary dance company Ballet Hispanico creates work that is rooted in Latino culture and artistic traditions that is told through the lens of contemporary dance.
Ballet Hispanico engages students on a guided journey through Latin American dance forms and music, through the lens of contemporary dance. The high-energy performance features Latin music such as the conga,...
Thursday, October 29, 2015 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
This L.A.-based contemporary dance ensemble is known for contemporary modern dance works that reflect African-American history and culture. Lula Washington Dance Theatre returns to the Ordway for a third time with a program that will showcase work of award-winning Lula Washington and other renowned African-American choreographers.
Study guides are posted online 3 to 4 weeks prior the performance...
Thursday, October 29, 2015 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
This L.A.-based contemporary dance ensemble is known for contemporary modern dance works that reflect African-American history and culture. Lula Washington Dance Theatre returns to the Ordway for a third time with a program that will showcase work of award-winning Lula Washington and other renowned African-American choreographers.
Lula Washington Dance Theatre fuses ballet, modern and African...
Friday, April 17, 2015 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Leaping, flying and falling, Diavolo utilizes trust and imagination in a surreal architectural playground to create metaphors through dance about life, humanity, and community. Company members use a fusion of many different movement vocabularies including everyday movement, ballet, contemporary, acrobatics, gymnastics, martial arts, and hip-hop to demonstrate teamwork as they maneuver and fly...
Friday, February 6, 2015 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Dedicated to transforming the world through dance, the activist dance company CONTRA-TIEMPO takes Latin social dance to new heights by infusing elements of Salsa, Afro-Cuban, and urban dance styles. Full Still Hungry, the company’s newest work explores our relationship with food, along with its social, historical, and cultural impact through an invigorating blend of high-energy dance, live music...
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Widely considered one of contemporary African music’s most exciting talents, Dobet Gnahoré has astounded audiences with her thrilling stage presence, appealing melodies and powerful singing. Gnahoré’s diverse music composition moves from delicate ballads to upbeat African grooves. From Mandingue melodies to Congolese rumba, from Ivory Coast ziglibiti to Cameroon bikoutsi, from Ghanian High-Life...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Prepare to be blown away: hear the passionate melodies, wild harmonies and richly textured arrangements of these ten inspiring male and female vocalists. Because the choir members are descendants of Haitians, they sing much of their music in Creole, a language spoken by almost a million people in Cuba, as well as Spanish. Multiple award winners, this Grammy-nominated choir sings the vital music...
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Ignacio “Nachito” Herrera stunned Cuban audiences at the age of twelve in performing “Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 2” with the Havana Symphony Orchestra. Today Herrera continues to be at the forefront of an exciting renaissance in Cuban music and is known as one of the of the world’s great Cuban pianists. In collaboration with members of the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba and the Havana Jazz...
