MADROSA Unveils new Performance Art Production: off/on another tangent at The Southern Theater, January 22-25
Friday, January 9, 2026 at 1:24PMArticle by Becky Fillinger, photo provided
Mad (left) and Rosa
Mad Lenaburg and Rosa Raarup formed the Minneapolis-based creative practice MADROSA in 2023. They are interested in approaching performance art as a research project: gathering source material on topics of interest, conducting interviews, and crafting subsequent narratives. Where can you experience this type of creative work? Well, off/on another tangent will be performed at The Southern Theater, 1420 S Washington Avenue, January 22-25.
off/on another tangent will explore Minnesota foodways – and we were curious about exactly what we would experience. We asked Mad and Rosa to give us their top 5 reasons to experience their new production and here’s what we learned:
- You will experience a never-before, back-of-house, audio immersion tour of St. Paul restaurant Myriel and Minneapolis’ Laune Bread.
- You’ll view and hear a thoughtful, absurdly designed video mix with a live, custom musical score - all to encourage the audience to reflect on aspects of daily life in new and relatable ways.
- You will learn how our local Minnesota farmers are storing carbon to actively fight against the climate crisis.
- In MADROSA’s pre-show immersive lobby experience, play a community version of the game Paper Telephone with fellow food enthusiasts and theater goers.
- There may be a roving mime going about their daily routine. Will you encounter this participant?
Are you a food enthusiast? Performance art aficionado? Looking for something different? See you at off/on another tangent.
