Audience interaction plays a huge part in Northern Spark, which runs from 9 p.m. Saturday to 5:26 a.m. Sunday.
You might become part of the show in these events, most lasting all night long:
Don't You Feel It Too?
Sea Change patio at the Guthrie Theater
Grace Minnesota, Marcus Young and a team of dancers lead the way in a participatory street dance where everyone uses their own MP3 player to unleash their inner joy. Thirty-minute workshops throughout the night begin with a brief introduction to the body-mind practice, followed by a chance to grow vulnerable yet resilient, accompanied by your favorite tunes.
The Change Booth
West River Pkwy. at Portland Av. S.
Riley Kane's and Mike Haeg's project mixes vaudeville with dystopia, featuring a cast of violinists, climate-change deniers, ventriloquists, burlesque dancers, futuristic impersonators and mimes. Each act performs for 40 minutes, throughout the night.
Bimo Gugah/ Bimo Prevails
Mill City Museum
This is one Spark performance you shouldn't miss. Sumunar Gamelan & Dance Ensembles are flying in guest artists from Indonesia and around the country for an all-night performance of Wayang kulit, a Javanese art form using shadow puppetry, music and dance. Led by Joko and Tri Sutrisno, it tells the story of Bimo Gugah, who must navigate volcanoes, earthquakes and droughts to save the world.
