RHYTHMIC CIRCUS
Rhythmic Circus recently scored two Minnesota Sage Awards for Dance for the show "Feet Don't Fail Me Now!" The troupe has also been on tour, bringing its brand of funky percussive movement to audiences around the country. This crew of four dancers and seven musicians brings an infectious energy to the stage with every performance. It's impossible not to shake and shimmy when Rhythmic Circus takes the stage.
- 7:30 p.m. Sat.
- Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Av., Burnsville
- $29-$34
- 1-800-982-2787 or www.ticketmaster.com
KATHA DANCE THEATRE
In 2010, Rita Mustaphi of Katha Dance Theatre and gospel singer Robert Robinson teamed up with "Soul to Sole" to create a connection between Eastern and Western art forms. They return this weekend with "EKAM - The Supreme Oneness," a new work exploring the interplay between classical north Indian Kathak dance and gospel traditions as well as devotional Hindu and Muslim music and poetry. Members of Katha, the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, drummer Marc Anderson and pianist Joseph Samuel Reeves will join Mustaphi and Robinson for this memorable partnership.
- 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun.
- Cowles Center, 528 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.
- $15-$25
- 612-206-3600 or www.thecowlescenter.org
THREADS DANCE PROJECT
Last spring's program by this contemporary ballet company sold out The Lab, and now choreographer Karen Charles returns with a new evening of work, "Identity." The program promises a thoughtful exploration of how we see ourselves and the people around us -- it's not so much about finding yourself but rather figuring out where you fit in the grand scheme. With musical scores ranging from Samuel Barber to Robert Randolph and the Family Band.
- 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., also 2 p.m. Sat.
- $25
- The Lab Theater, 700 N. 1st St., Mpls.
- 612-333-7977
- www.thelabtheater.org
