Contact: Erin Harney
612.206.3630
eharney@thecowlescenter.org

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Off-Leash Area make Cowles Center Debut with Zany and Heartwarming Reprisal of Psst!

Minneapolis, Minn. May 14 , 2013 The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts is pleased to welcome Ivey Award winners Off-Leash Area as they reprise their popular Psst! June 2123 in The Goodale Theater. Inspired by the dead-pan characters of celebrated Norwegian graphic novelist JASON, Psst! is a show that
combines the zany rag-time of Betty Boop-era animation, with the sensational expressionism of the classic silent film Metropolis. The entire story is told in mask
and dance, with only a single spoken word: Psst! With a cast of 13 dancers, a fulllength original score, and an ingeniously interactive set that brings the 2-D world of the graphic novel to 3-D life, the Ivey and Sage Award Winning Off-Leash Area pulls out all the creative stops to tell a universal and poignant story about love and loss. Tickets are $1421 and can be purchased at www.thecowlescenter.org or by calling
612.206.3600.

When: June 2122 @ 7:30pm
June 23 @ 7pm
Where: The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts, The Goodale Theater,
528 Hennepin Avenue, Downtown Minneapolis
Tickets: $1421 (all fees included)

About Off-Leash Area

Now in its twelfth year, Off-Leash Area is one of the Twin Cities longest running and most recognized dance and theatre fusion companies. Off-Leash Area is led by Choreographer Jennifer Ilse and Scenic Designer Paul Herwig, and collaborates with many of the most well known dancers and dance makers in the Twin Cities, creating performance that neither surrenders to easy commercialism, nor indulges in confounding audiences.

The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts

The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts is the Twin Cities' newest arts center and the flagship for dance in Minnesota. Centrally located in downtown Minneapolis, The Cowles Center includes the newly refurbished 500-seat Goodale Theater; the Hennepin Center for the Arts, home to 20 leading dance and performing arts organizations; the state-of-the-art Target Education Studio, housing The Cowles Centers distance learning program; and the new U.S. Bank Atrium. The Cowles Center fills the need for a place that is a catalyst for the creation, presentation, education, enjoyment and celebration of dance and the performing arts in the Twin Cities. The Cowles Center is a 501(c)3 status non-profit organization. The Cowles Centers 2012/13 Season is presented by U.S. Bank with additional support from Ascent Private Capital Management and the Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank.

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