Each Works In Progress Resident will contribute several blog posts over the course of their residency. This first post addresses the central question of the project each is building during the residency, and discusses aspects of their creative process. Ben’s project explores the intersection of gender and
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Saturday, March 24, 2018 7:30 pm Guided by La Pocha Nostra co-artistic director Saúl García-López This event is the culminating presentation of the CFPA Mpls-hosted workshop, “Exercises for Rebel Artists.” García-López will present concepts from his upcoming book, A Handbook for the Rebel Artist in a Post-Democratic Society,
Read more →CFPA Minneapolis is excited to announce the three artists selected for our 2018 New Work Residency for Works in Progress of all Media (Theatre, Dance, Visual Art, Music, Film and New Media) to make a new piece that in some way addresses identity. The Works in Progress
Read more →With Saúl García-López Performance artist, radical performance director, pedagogue, PhD candidate, and Co-Artistic Director of La Pocha Nostra Join us for a 2-day intensive exploring the toolkit of exercises, rituals, and games developed by La Pocha Nostra Radical Pedagogy. García-López will share techniques (physical, perceptual, conceptual, and
Read more →Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 7:30 pm An evening to engage with and reflect on works created by Tru Ruts artists E.G. Bailey and Shá Cage. Light refreshments. Free admission. Among the works to be presented: Short Film: New Neighbors (Official
Read more →On Thursday, January 11th, Executive Director Jackie Hayes sat down with Catherine Keating, Manager of Programs and Services at the Dispute Resolution Center of MN, and with CFPA Managing Director (and freelance theater director) Jennie Ward, about their ongoing project pairing staged readings of challenging plays with
Read more →On Thursday, January 11th, 2018, playwright Kristin Idaszak joined CFPA Executive Director Jackie Hayes and Managing Director Jennie Ward in a conversation over webcam to discuss the upcoming reading of Kristin’s play, “Strange Heart Beating” (Saturday, January 20th, 7:30 pm at CFPA Mpls.) Kristin is a two-time
Read more →***Check out our interview with playwright Kristin Idaszak here.*** Saturday, January 20, 2018 7:30 pm Staged Reading of Strange Heart Beating, by Kristin Idaszak. Discussion facilitators through a partnership with the Dispute Resolution Center of MN. Immediately following the reading, audience members form small groups, led
Read more →Three-month Residency for Works in Progress of all Media (Theatre, Dance, Visual Art, Music, Film and New Media) CFPA will choose THREE ARTISTS – of any media and at any stage in their career – to make a new piece that in some way addresses identity. Application
Read more →Take A Breath . . . We are so excited that some of CFPA’s body workers are able to join us at the Pop-Up Art Sale, to provide free, 5-minute chair massages/healing sessions. Gift certificates will also be available for purchase. Therapists will rotate throughout the day.
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