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Mathew Janczewski’s ARENA DANCES

Founded in 1995 by Mathew Janczewski, ARENA's mission is to create and perform original choreography by Janczewski and to promote understanding and appreciation of modern dance. ARENA is one of the area's premiere modern dance companies.

Reviewing for MNARTISTS.ORG, Lightsey Darst called Janczewski's work "...physically brilliant yet emotionally intimate, dramatic, widely varied, witty and heartfelt."

In addition to performing nationally and internationally, the company conducts residencies in schools throughout Minnesota. In 2008, Dance Magazine named Janczewski and ARENA as one of its "25 to Watch".

ARENA DANCES, resides in the newly renovated The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts.

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March 2 – 3, 2012 The Goodale Theater at The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts 528 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis Friday, March 2, 8:00 pm (Q&A to follow) Saturday, March 3, 8:00 pm TICKETS: 612‐206‐3600 or www.thecowlescenter.org $28 (does not include $4 ticket handling fee) ARENA DANCES closes its 16th Season in the Twin Cities [...]

Matador

Dancing the drama of the bullfight Article by: CAROLINE PALMER , Special to the Star Tribune Updated: November 7, 2011 – 9:23 AM Bullfighting is a blood sport in which survival depends on the demise of another living being. The question of what goes on in the mind of someone who embraces such a brutal [...]