The Walker Art Center has announced its 2023-2024 performing arts season. The events celebrate the “re-emergence and power” of live performance. The schedule features a myriad of music, theater, and dance works.
The 2023-2024 season performances invite audiences to the McGuire Theater and beyond, with some events scheduled for other Twin Cities venues. The season also features collaborations with organizations such as the Cedar Cultural Center, American Swedish Institute, and the Hennepin Theatre Trust.
The season begins in September, with a 70th birthday celebration of composer John Zorn, whose relationship with the Walker spans over many years. Grammy-winning artist Arooj Aftab will be included in this season alongside Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily Trio, who will be performing at the Cedar Cultural Center this fall.
The Choreographer’s Evening is an audience favorite event, and this year the evening is curated by 2021 McKnight fellow Darrius Strong. The showcase highlights the talent and diversity of Minnesota’s dance community.
Read below for the full schedule, and visit the Walker’s website for tickets and more information.
Out There 2024
- Ligia Lewis: A Plot/A Scandal, January 11–13, 2024, McGuire Theater
- Aya Ogawa: The Nosebleed, January 25–27, 2024, McGuire Theater
- Big Dance Theater, The Mood Room, February 8–10, McGuire Theater
- Honor, an Artist Lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra Starring Lili Taylor, February 22–24 2024, McGuire Theater
Music
- John Zorn, Zorn @ 70, September 9th, 2023, Multiple venues including Walker Galleries, McGuire Theater, and the Basilica of St. Mary
- Alabaster dePlume, September 14, 2023, McGuire Theater
- An Evening with Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily Trio, Love in Exile, October 10, 2023, Cedar Cultural Center
- Sandbox Percussion, Seven Pillars, November 29, 2023, McGuire Theater
- Tomeka Reid Stringtet, March 2, 2024, McGuire Theater
- Katarina Barruk, Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje, and Matti Aikio, Avant Joik, March 16, 2024, McGuire Theater
- Damon Locks’s Black Monument Ensemble, April 20, 2024, McGuire Theater
Dance
- Dianne McIntyre Group, In the Same Tongue, October 5-7, 2023, McGuire Theater
- Nacera Belaza, L’Onde, October 27-28, 2023, McGuire Theater
- Trajal Harrell, The Köln Concert, November 7-8, 2023, McGuire Theater
- Choreographers’ Evening 2023 (curated by Darrius Strong), November 25, 2023, McGuire Theater
- Beth Gill, Nail Biter, December 8-9, 2023, McGuire Theater
- TRIBE, Black Hole- Trilogy and Triathlon, March 16, 2024, McGuire Theater
- Abby Z and the New Utility, Radioactive Practice, May 15-18, 2024, McGuire Theater