Inside the Ordway, performing artists from around the world take to the stage for two full days of shows for only $5 a person!
During the Family Weekend, downtown Saint Paul comes alive! The parks around the Ordway fill with free arts activities, arts exhibitions, and, of course, performances! Ordway proudly presents a startling array of Minnesota favorites on the Festival’s two stages, Target Alley and the World Stage, and walking around the parks... all for free. More information about 2012 artists will be available soon.
Indoor Performances
See the greatest international performers inside the Ordway. Tickets only $5!
World of Rhythm
June 2 & 3, 2012 | Music
Ordway Music Theater
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Explore the world of percussion with Drums United’s explosive performances of World of Rhythm. Drums United is made up of nine percussionists from seven different countries including Bangladesh, Senegal, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Surinam, and Venezuela. This exciting show mixes African, Latin, Spanish, and Indian drum traditions with Western drumming and uses contemporary electronic sounds that are sure to get you moving in your seat! The performance not only gives the audience an opportunity to listen and watch top players, but also imparts the underlying message that people from widely varying nationalities can work well together.
drumsunited.com
Zorro
June 2 & 3, 2012 | Theater
Ordway's McKnight Theatre
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A mysterious figure has arrived in town. A flurry of a cape, the glint of a sword and a flash of a mask; who is this baffling character? Exciting friend or formidable foe? Watch as our masked champion ricochets from one sticky situation to another in a world where justice is the name and adventure is the game! Join Visible Fictions on the epic adventure of the classic swashbuckler in 17th century California.
visiblefictions.co.uk
The Wolf and the Goat
June 2 & 3, 2012 | Theater
Landmark Center - Weyerhaeuser Auditorium
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This magical story is about a wolf and a goat that meet on a dark night far away from home, but don’t recognize each other. Forgetting that they are usually enemies, they discover that they are closer than they imagined. Will the goat really be brave and the wolf frightened? Or maybe nothing changes and the wolf will eat the goat? Or maybe the frightened goat will escape? Like the wolf and the goat, we don’t know what is going to happen - do you?
Inspired by the Japanese novel One Stormy Night by Yuichi Kimura, this captivating tale will keep you spellbound.
rodisio.it
BAM
June 2 & 3, 2012 | Puppetry
Lowry Lab Theater
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Join Théâtre des Petites Âmes on a great adventure in the land of Tran Tran Troo! Meet the most famous person in Tran Tran Troo, the Great Lady La, who can make the water sing. One hot summer night, the land of Tran Tran Troo dries up and the Great Lady La is left without a voice. Luckily for our story, the Great Lady La’s two children, Lilou and Lalou, set out to find a new source of water to hear their mother’s song again. And so begins a great adventure which takes place here, there and everywhere.
theatredespetitesames.com
BAM is sponsored by: Quebec Government Office in Chicago, Délégation du Québec à Chicago, Consulate General of Canada
Accessible Performances
Saturday, June 2:
World of Rhythm 11AM performance is Audio Described
Zorro 2:30PM performance is ASL/AD and open-captioned
Sunday, June 3:
BAM 2:00PM performance is ASL/AD
Wolf & Goat 1:00PM performance is ASL/AD
Outdoor Performances
Free outdoor
performances
Block Party!
June 2 & 3, 2012
Block Party is a portable performance like no other featuring dazzling dancers, explosive live percussion and giant-sized toy blocks. This outdoor spectacle by the Dance Theatre of Ireland merges the world of dance, music and architecture to create a playful, animated and athletic experience. Full of color and imagination, dancers kick, twirl, jump, and roll as the block scenery changes with the dancers' captivating choreography. Don't miss the inventive performances of Block Party.
dancetheatreireland.com
 Block Party! performances:
Tuesday, May 29-Friday, June 1
11:30 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
12:30 p.m.-12:50 p.m.
Saturday, June 2
10:45 a.m.-11:05 a.m.
11:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m.
2:45 p.m.- 3:05 p.m.
Sunday, June 3
11:00 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
12:15 p.m.-12:35 p.m.
2:30 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
Outdoor Performance Schedule
SATURDAY, JUNE 2
Block Party!
Dazzling dance, explosive percussion and giant-sized toy blocks from the Dance Theatre of Ireland
Website: http://www.dancetheatreireland.com/pages/Creations/blockparty.htm
10:45 a.m.; 11:45 a.m.; 2:45 p.m.
Flint Hills World Stage
10 a.m. - Cyril Paul and the Calypso Monarchs
The band is known for their toe tapping Calypso melodies and rumba, bolero, cha cha and reggae style
Website: http://www.cyrilpaul.com/home.htm
11 a.m. - Rince na Chroi & Two Tap Trio
Traditional Irish Music and Dance
Websites: http://www.twotaptrio.com/index.html, http://www.rincenachroi.com/
2 p.m.. - Mariachi Estrella
Traditional Mexican Music; house mariachi band at El Paraiso Mexican Resturarnt
Website: http://elparaisominneapolis.com/Entertainment.html
3:15 p.m. - Charanga Tropical w/ Rene Thompson
classic and modern salsa music; Latin/Cuban Dance Group
Websites: http://www.charangatropical.com/fr_home.cfm , http://renedance.com/
Target Stage
10:15 a.m. - Snapdragon Seeds
Fun children’s educational music
Website: http://www.snapdragonseedsmusic.com/Home.html
11:15 a.m. – Tiyumba, Tradional
Ghana/African music with drums and dance
Website: http://tiyumba.com/
12:15 p.m. – Motion Crew, Hmong Modern Dance Group
Website: https://www.facebook.com/MotionCrew
2 p.m. – Rene Thompson
Latin/Cuban Dance Group
Website: http://renedance.com/
3 p.m. - The Samimejon Movement
African-American stepping, body-percussive dance, tap dance, march African dance and break dance
SUNDAY, JUNE 3
Block Party!
Dazzling dance, explosive percussion and giant-sized toy blocks Dance Theatre of Ireland
Website: http://www.dancetheatreireland.com/pages/Creations/blockparty.htm
11 a.m.; 12:15 p.m.; 2:30 p.m.
Flint Hills World Stage
11:30 a.m. – Nirmala Rajasekar
South Indian Classic Music (Carnatic)
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/nirmalarajasekar01/
12:45 p.m. – Dennis Warner
Folk/Americana musician and entertainer
Website: http://www.warnersongs.com/index.html
1:45 p.m. – Melong
Tibetan rock band
Website: http://melongband.com/
3 p.m. – Okee Dokee Brothers
Independent American bluegrass and American roots children’s music
Website: http://www.okeedokee.org/
4 p.m. – Marimba Africa
Tradtional and original Reggae/African Music
Website: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Marimba-Africa-fan-club/330348470333233
Target Stage
12:15 p.m. – Motion Crew,
Hmong Modern Dance Group
Website: https://www.facebook.com/MotionCrew
1:15 p.m. – Tiyumba
Ghana/African music with drums and dance
Website: http://tiyumba.com/
2:15 p.m. – Native Pride
Native American dance and music storytelling
Website: http://www.nativepridearts.org/about.html
3:15 p.m. – Natyakala Dance Group - Sona Nair
Indian dance
4:15 p.m. – Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli
Mexihca (Aztec) dance
Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kalpulli-Yaocenoxtli/199883176759380
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