Minneapolis, Minn. February 22, 2012 The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts is elated to have Minnesota Dance Theatre back in The Goodale Theatre March 23rd through 25th. Minnesota Dance Theatre continues its 50th Anniversary Season with an evening of repertory featuring the regional premiere of master choreographer, Jirí Kyliáns wild La Cathédrale Engloutie (The Sunken Cathedral) with music by Claude Debussy. The New York Times commented dancers pulled one another across the floor, whirled one another about and, without apparent transition, soared from the floor into the air, only to plummet downward again. The evening also includes the restaging of founder, visionary Loyce Houltons Ancient Air with music by George Crumb (including a cycle of songs on texts by Federico Garcia Lorca), and the reprise of Lise Houltons playful Point of Departure set to music by Franz Joseph Haydn.

Celebrate half a century of great ballet in the Twin Cities with MDT at The Cowles Center March 23 & 24 at 8pm or March 25 at 2pm. Tickets range between $20 and $32 plus handling fees and can be purchased at www.thecowlescenter.org, in person or over the phone at 612.206.3600 Tuesday Friday 11:00am to 5:00pm.

About Minnesota Dance Theatre

Loyce Houlton, one of the first American women to gain international recognition as a choreographer, teacher and producer, founded Minnesota Dance Theatre (MDT) in 1962. In doing this she embarked on an artistic journey that would change the Twin Cities artistic landscape and have a lasting impact on the world of dance. National recognition for its innovative performances helped established MDT as the flagship dance company in Minnesota. In 1995, Lise Houlton was appointed artistic director, having recently retired from an acclaimed international performing career that included Stuttgart Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.

About The Cowles Center

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. www.thecowlescenter.org.

Minnesota Dance Theatre

Repertory Concert

Friday, March 23 8pm (Opening Night)

Saturday, March 24 8pm

Sunday, March 25 2pm

Single tickets - $20-32

Location: The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts

528 Hennepin Avenue South at 6th Street, Minneapolis

Tickets: The Cowles Center Box Office

612.206.3600

11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday Friday and Saturday & Sunday two hours prior to performances Online anytime at www.thecowlescenter.org Group discounts are available

MARCH AT THE COWLES CENTER

Mathew Janczewskis ARENA DANCES

in the ARENA

Friday, March 2 8pm (Opening Night)

Saturday, March 3 8pm

Single tickets - $28

Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater

We, The Others

Friday, March 9 8pm (Opening Night)

Saturday, March 10 8pm

Sunday, March 11 7pm

Single tickets - $20

Cantus

The Singing Revolution: Songs from the Baltic Awakening

Friday, March 15 7:30pm

Single tickets - $10-25

Flying Foot Forum and The New Standards

20th Anniversary

Friday, March 16 8pm (Opening Night)

Saturday, March 17 8pm

Single tickets - $25

Minnesota Dance Theatre

La Cathédrale Engloutie & Ancient Air

Friday, March 23 8pm (Opening Night)

Saturday, March 24 8pm

Sunday, March 25 2pm

Single tickets - $20-32

B-boy J-Sun presents Hip-Hop?

Friday, March 30 8pm (Opening Night)

Saturday, March 31 8pm

Single tickets - $12-18

Contact: Andrea Tonsfeldt

612.206.3631

atonsfeldt@thecowlescenter.org

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