Laurie Van Wieren
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Contact Information
contact name: Laurie Van Wieren
phone: 612-501-2551
email: lvw@visi.com
Related Organizations:
9' x 22' Dance Lab
The B-Specifics
Experience
Laurie Van Wieren is an independent choreographer, based in Minneapolis, who has been creating dance and performance since 1980. Her work, which has a strong visual element, reflects her background. She grew up on the west side of Chicago, and attended the Art Institute of Chicago. She moved to Minneapolis in 1975.
As a solo performer, and with her company, the B-Specifics, she has performed at: the Walker Art Center, the Southern Theater, Dancespace, DTW, First Avenue, and on the Lake of the Isles. She is the recipient of fellowships from the McKnight, Jerome, Bush and Rockefeller Foundations. Active in the Twin Cities arts community for the past 20+ years, Van Wieren has collaborated with many video, theater, and music artists.
She is the founder and producer of a monthly choreographers showcase and discussion, the “9x22 Dance Lab,” a vital meeting-place for dancers and dance-makers in Minneapolis. She teaches a class called “Out of Character” at the University of Minneasota.
Laurie's latest group work “5 Dancers and 1 DJ," was performed at the Red Eye Theater in June 2006, and at Links Hall, Chicago in March 2007.
Her solo's : "Anthony" and "Our Lady of Sorrow" were performed in the Art of Movement Fest.,Yarolslavl Russia,Aug 2006. "Antonio" and "Goodbye Mania" were performed at Patrick's Cab. Mpls,Mn. USA and the Fabrik:International Center for Dance and Movement,Pottsdam, Germany January 2007.
Awards
Partial:
MDA Mcknight Foundation Choreography Fellowship's
Jerome foundation Project Grant
Jerome funded Diverse Visions Grant /Intermedia Arts
Bush Foundation Artist Fellowship in Choreography
Nea/Rockefeller Foundation
Northwest Area Foundation
Galleries
Dancespace/St. Marks Church New York
Roulette Studio, New York
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis MN
Red Eye Theater, Minneapolis MN
Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis MN
Patrick's Cabaret, Minneapolis MN
Dance Theater Workshop, New York
Hennepin Center, Minneapolis MN
Space Space Studio, Minneapolis MN
Bryant Lake Bowl, Minneapolis MN
O' Shaughnessy, St. Paul MN
First Avenue, Minneapolis MN
Illusion Theatre, Minneapolis MN
McKnight Theater, St. Paul MN
Fitzgerald Theatre, St. Paul MN
Carleton College Arena, Northfield MN
Theatre de la Jeune Lune, MN
Antiques Minnesota Ballrom, MN
Wall Street Gallery, MN
Walker Sculpture Garden, Minneapolis MN
The Tin Shed, Minneapolis MN
Youth Movement Dance, MN
Northern Sign Theater
Mahkata Dance, North Dakota
Lake of the Isles, Minneapolis MN
Biographical Information
Country of Citizenship:
United States
Birth Place:
Holland,Michigan...raised in Chicago,Ill.
Birth Date:
July 17, 1961
Gender:
Female
Active Place:
Minneapolis
Minnesota County:
Hennepin
