Studio Stories: Reminiscing on Twin Cities Dance with Laurie Van Wieren Season 1 Episode 16

Laurie Van Wieren has been a creative force in the Twin Cities
for 30+ years. Her choreography has been shown in the Twin
Cities, nationally, and in Europe. 9x22 Dance/Lab, her monthly
showcase, is the pre-eminent performance platform for local and
visiting choreographers. She’s developed work for the Walker Art
Center’s Open Field performance, which highlighted 100 local
choreographers.


Van Wieren has curated performance for the Southern, Ritz,
Bryant Lake Bowl Theaters and Soo Visual Art Center. She is a
recipient of fellowships/grants from McKnight, Jerome, Bush, NEA,
Rockefeller Foundations and Mn State Arts Board. She has received
a Special Citation SAGE Award and a SAGE Award for Outstanding
Performance. Van Wieren received a City Pages Artists of the Year
in 2016 for her solo dance Temporary Action Theory
and her ongoing curation. She is currently making
site-specific ensemble dance performances for parks and large
spaces and a series of solo works for small
spaces.