iDENTIFIED: Coalescing Our World - New Works Festival

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 pm UTC-05:00

3754 Pleasant Ave | Minneapolis

Center For Performing Arts
Publisher/HostCenter For Performing Arts
iDENTIFIED: Coalescing Our World - New Works Festival
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Join us for an evening of new artistic works from our 2025-26 Resident Artists, Tiyumba African Drum & Dance Co, and Away Runakuna!
About this Event

The Center for Performing Arts Minneapolis (CFPA) is pleased to announce an evening of four new performance works developed in residencies over the past year. We are thrilled to continue our celebration of 30 years of nurturing creativity and connection in South Minneapolis with these new performance pieces!

The evening begins with 3 artist in residency presentations by these cross-cultural collaborations: Mariadela Belle Alvarez and Tearra Oso; Sam Aros-Mitchell and Masanari Kawahara 川原正也; and Kay Joanne Carvajal Moran and Angelica Bello Ayapantecatl. The second half of the evening will be the presentation of a new production Gunggong & Bombo: A Drum's Tale created by Tiyumba African Drum & Dance Co and Away Runakuna developed in collaboration with Exposed Brick Theater, and directed by Siddeeqah Shabazz.

We invite audiences to the festivities on Friday April 3rd & Saturday April 4th from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM CST at 3754 Pleasant Ave. Sliding scale tickets are available to keep the event accessible for all. Expect two evenings rich with live performances and local foods, and an atmosphere pulsing with the spirit of collaboration and creativity.


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

3754 Pleasant Ave, 3754 Pleasant Avenue, Minneapolis, United States

Tickets

USD 0.00 to USD 56.01

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