Dance spotlight: Crissy Tolson explores intimacy, vulnerability with Body Group's 'Here I Am'

July 9, 2018 at 6:01PM
Body Groupís ìHere I Am.î credit: Brady Knoll
Choreographer Crissy Tolson collaborates with dancer Nora Anderson for Body Group’s “Here I Am” at Off-Leash Art Box. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Dancer Crissy Tolson gave a harrowing performance in May, embodying one woman's struggle with mental illness in Loom Lab's production of "Persephone." She commanded such presence in that role, articulating emotions with such precision. Training her skills on choreography this time around, Tolson collaborates with dancer Nora Anderson for Body Group's "Here I Am," a dance-performance hybrid exploring intimacy, vulnerability and what it means to be human. Choreographer/performance artist Tera Kilbride emcees, with an ensemble of five movers. (7:30 p.m. Tue.-Wed., Off-Leash Art Box, 4200 E. 54th St., Mpls. $12, ­brownpapertickets.com.)

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