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Zeitgeist Halloween Festival 2019
With a cast of storytellers curated by Laura Packer, performance art curated by Queen Drea, and new music curated by Zeitgeist’s Heather Barringer, the second annual Zeitgeist Halloween Festival features the best of Twin Cities performing artists in a Halloween celebration that is sure to send shivers up your spine.
Highlights of the festival include two newly commissioned works for Zeitgeist by Asuka Kakitani and the composer/choreographer team of Nick Gaudette and Maggie Bergeron, plus works commissioned for the 2018 festival by Dameun Strange, Daniel Nass, Pat O'Keefe, and Doug Opel. Special musical guests include vocalist Liz Pearse, the voice/saxophone duo of Megan Ihnen and Alan Theisen, a solo percussion set by Zach Baltich, and “Fero” featuring Steve Hirsh, Douglas Ewart, and Douglas Washington. Performance art selections include interdisciplinary performance group The Ways Ensemble, a solo performance by dancer/choreographer Nini Williams, Divine’s Toxic Tea Party featuring Divinewords and Anthony Dalton, and “Death Mints” improvised music and dance featuring J-Sun, Yan Pang, Darrius Strong, Queen Drea, and Gabriel Blackburn. A varied cast of storytellers will engage audiences between sets, with storytellers including Delinda Pushetonequa, Northando Zulu, Loren Niemi, Katie Knuston, Christie Moulton Perry, and Laura Packer. SCHEDULE
Thursday, October 31 7:00 Delinda Pushetonequa, storyteller 7:30 Zeitgeist performs works by Asuka Kakitani, Dameun Strange, Daniel Nass, Pat O'Keefe, and Doug Opel 8:30 Death Mints: improvised music and dance featuring J-Sun, Yan Pang, Darrius Strong, Queen Drea, and Gabriel Blackburn Friday, November 1 7:00 Nothando Zulu, storyteller 7:20 The Ways Ensemble, featuring Bill Cottman and Yonci Jameson 7:40 Loren Niemi, storyteller 8:00 Zeitgeist performs works by Nick Gaudette & Maggie Bergeron, Pat O'Keefe, Asuka Kakitani, and Daniel Nass 8:45 Fero, featuring Steve Hirsh, Babatunde Lea, Douglas Ewart, Douglas Washington Saturday, November 2 7:00 Laura Packer, storyteller 7:20 The Ways Ensemble, featuring Bill Cottman and Yonci Jameson 7:40 Christy Marie Kent, storyteller 8:00 Zeitgeist performs works by Asuka Kakitani, Dameun Strange, Daniel Nass, Pat O'Keefe, and Doug Opel 8:45 Sinister Songs, featuring voice/saxophone duo Megan Ihnen and Alan Theisen (MIATp), vocalist Liz Pearse, and Zeitgeist Sunday, November 3 6:00 Zack Baltich, percussionist 6:20 Katie Knuston, storyteller 6:40 Divine’s Toxic Tea Party featuring Divinewords and Anthony Dalton 7:00 Zeitgeist performs works by Nick Gaudette & Maggie Bergeron, Pat O'Keefe, Asuka Kakitani, and Daniel Nass (times approximate) Support this project!
Zeitgeist has received a matching grant of $10,000 from the City of St. Paul STAR program which we need to match. We're already more than halfway there! If we can raise $3,500 from our friends and fans we can match our STAR grant and fully fund Zeitgeist's Halloween Festival! Read More 
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