Expansion: Hatch Dance Summer Intensive 2026
August 3-7, 2026
9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
St. Paul Ballet Studios
655 Fairview Ave. N, St. Paul, MN 55104
Join Hatch Dance for Expansion: Summer Intensive 2026 — an immersive week of rigorous training, creative exploration, and artistic growth for the next generation of dance artists ages 15–25. Designed for pre-professional dancers, Expansion challenges participants to dive deeper into their technique while broadening their relationship to movement, performance, and artistry.
Requirements: Minimum 4 years of ballet and contemporary/modern training.
Scholarships: Limited full and partial scholarships available. Email [email protected] for more information.
💫Register by July 1st for tuition discount!💫
For more information and to register, follow link in bio.
How to Cultivate Your REM Cycle
March 26-29, 2026
The Southern Theater Minneapolis
Conceived and Choreographed by Helen Hatch
With text by Jon Ferguson
Music by Joe Strachan with Seth Conover
Lighting design by Karin Olson
Set by Artemis Brown
Costumes by Jenny Hawkins-Hatch
Projections by Andrew Hatling
Stage Management: Annika Knutson
Created in collaboration with the cast
Artemis Brown and Joe Tennis
Juliana Johnson, Connor Simone, and Emily Trapnell
with Kaitelin Dambrine and Noelle Jackson (apprentices) and special appearance by Barbra Berlovitz (3/26, 3/28, 3/29), Maliya Gorman-Carter (3/27)
Photos credits:
1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 : Bill Cameron
2, 4, 9, 10, 12 : Brianne Bland
A world premiere in 24 hours!
Come see what Hatch Dance Artistic Director Helen Hatch and dancers Juliana Johnson and Emily Trapnell create for @strangeloopprojects “Fresh Baked” this Saturday, May 2nd at 8:00pm.
"Fresh Baked" is an immersive choreography challenge produced by Strange Loop Projects at Strange Loop Laboratory. Each installment invites a cohort of choreographers to create performance-ready work within a 24-hour window—shared live with an audience that same evening.
Working from the same set of prompts, each artist builds a piece in real time, resulting in four distinct performances shaped by instinct, collaboration, and decisive action.
For more information, follow @strangeloopprojects
Ticket link in bio! 🍞
Photo 1 by @bill.cameron
How to Cultivate Your REM Cycle
March 26-29, 2026
The Southern Theater Minneapolis
Conceived and Choreographed by Helen Hatch
With text by Jon Ferguson
Music by Joe Strachan with Seth Conover
Lighting design by Karin Olson
Set by Artemis Brown
Costumes by Jenny Hawkins-Hatch
Projections by Andrew Hatling
Stage Management: Annika Knutson
Created in collaboration with the cast
Artemis Brown and Joe Tennis
Juliana Johnson, Connor Simone, and Emily Trapnell
with Kaitelin Dambrine and Noelle Jackson (apprentices) and special appearance by Barbra Berlovitz (3/26, 3/28, 3/29), Maliya Gorman-Carter (3/27)
Photos credits:
1, 3, 5, 6: @brianneblandphotography
2,4: @bill.cameron
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Go see “How to Cultivate Your REM Cycle” at the Southern Theatre this weekend! Hatch Dance has a created a beautifully imaginative and relevant work. It may even spark some vivid dreams. @hatchdance@jonferguson_mpls@southerntheater #dancephotography #theatrephotography
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How to Cultivate Your REM Cycle
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Enter a world of soft attention and sudden interruption.
Where nothing stays still for long.
Where meaning arrives sideways.
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Hatch Dance returns to The Southern Theater with the world premiere of How to Cultivate Your REM Cycle, a haunting and imaginative performance exploring the fragile boundary between sleep and waking life.
Blending dance, theater, live music, text, and projection, the work follows The Sleeper and The Dreamer through disrupted nights, looping thoughts, and the strange inner landscapes. As dreams fracture and time slips, the piece asks what happens when rest becomes impossible — and what we lose when we stop dreaming.
How to Cultivate Your REM Cycle
Conceived by Helen Hatch with text by Jon Ferguson
Created collaboratively
Performances by Artemis Brown, and Joe Tennis, with Juliana Johnson, Connor Simone, Emily Trapnell, Barbara Berlovitz, and apprentices Kaitelin Dambrine and Noelle Jackson.
Live original music by Joe Strachan with Seth Conover.
Projections by Andrew Hatling
Costumes by Jenny Hawkins-Hatch
Lighting design by Karin Olson
‼️30% off tickets to How to Cultivate Your REM Cycle through Sunday!‼️
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Don’t miss the world premiere of Hatch Dance’s new dance-theater work.
Blending dance, theater, live music, text, and projection, the piece follows The Sleeper and The Dreamer through disrupted nights, looping thoughts, and strange inner landscapes. As dreams fracture and time slips, the work asks: What happens when rest becomes impossible—and what do we lose when we stop dreaming?
How to Cultivate Your REM Cycle
Conceived by Helen Hatch with text by Jon Ferguson
Created collaboratively
Performances by Artemis Brown and Joe Tennis, with Juliana Johnson, Connor Simone, Emily Trapnell, and apprentices Kaitelin Dambrine and Noelle Jackson.
Live original music by Joe Strachan with Seth Conover
Projections by Andrew Hatling
Costumes by Jenny Hawkins-Hatch
Lighting design by Karin Olson
Enter a world of soft attention and sudden interruption.
Where nothing stays still for long.
Where meaning arrives sideways.
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Photos by @ericmelzerphotography
