Northern Spark 2015 Partner Projects Spotlight: University of Minnesota (Northrop, Weisman Art Museum and the Bell Museum of Natural History)

Via a May 29 e-newsletter from Northern Spark/NorthernLights.mn:

NORTHERN SPARK 2015

Head over to the University of Minnesota's East Bank by foot, bike, or the Green Line for a night of music, spectacular dance performances, and more wildlife than you can (or should!) shake a stick at. Our partners at the Weisman Art Museum, Northr0p, and the Bell Museum of Natural History are preparing some wonders for NORTHERN SPARK 2015. Including . . .

 

 

A 20 x 20 ft live iron pour of the Mississippi by the artist Tamsie Ringler on the lawn of the Weisman Art Museum. Focusing on the importance of the Mississippi watershed to the US---as essential as the iron in our bloodstreams. (project hashtag: #nspk50)

Inside the Weisman, 3 ensembles choreographed by Morgan Thorson will perform Still Life (#nspk53). These endurance-based dance segments play with time as a central theme to movement-based performances (9 pm-midnight, June 13th & 2:30-5:30 am, June 14th).

Besides an iron pour and powerful dancers, you'll also find live owls, picnics, and a chance to share your musical tastes with strangers! Learn more about projects at the Weisman here. 

 

Follow the beat over to Northrop for an all night performance by the Sumunar Gamelan Ensemble. Musicians perform a mix of traditional and contemporary Javanese gamelan music from dusk til dawn. 
The first half of the evening will also feature several pieces choreographed by dance director Tri Sutrisno and performed by the Sumunar Dance Ensemble (project hashtag: #nspk62).  With 10+ projects at Northrop alone, there's lots of discoveries to be made here. 

 

Animal, insect, and diorama lovers, this is your chance to live your fantasy, cross the UMN campus to the Bell Museum of Natural History to spend a night at the museum.

 

3 artist-in-residence (Miranda Brandon, Sam Easterson, and Diane Willow) present their work inspired by the natural world and the museum's collection. Find out more here.