“I thought the show (Voyageur's Tale) was neat, the outfits were cool and the dancing was perfect. I was watching your feet the whole time. The really cool thing was the fiddler. He was really good.”

5th grader, Greenleaf Elementary

“I feel like the show (Masquerade at the Palace) is a hidden treasure, both beautiful and funny.”

Audience Member, MIA

A Day in Colonial America

Type: Workshop
Grades: K-12
Fee: See Prices and Policies

Students join in the fun of Colonial North American dance and rhythms with Jane Peck and Christopher Yaeger as they dance the Boston Tea Party contredanse, jig steps from New France (an area which included Minnesota), Canario rhythms from New Spain, and create their own versions of the spirited Cakewalk dance from the Plantation South. All dances are accompanied by lively fiddle music. Schedule Request

A Day in the Life of A Voyageur

Type: Workshop
Grades: K-12
Fee: See Prices and Policies

Students learn about Minnesotan history as they kick up their heels in the dances of French voyageurs and their French-Indian families. The workshop includes jigs and reels, the Rabbit Dance game, and a theatrical canoe-paddling adventure. Two dancers and a fiddler lead this workshop in dance and theater with live music. Schedule Request

A Voyageur's Tale

Type: Performance
Grades: K-12
Single: $525
Two Consecutive: $725
Cartage: $30
Note: Spend a day in the life of a voyageur in optional follow-up workshops. Practice your jigs and reels and take a theatrical canoe-paddling adventure.

Minnesotan history is brought to life as a French voyageur and fur trader travels from Quebec to the Boundary Waters, meeting a French-Ojibwe (Métis) woman who trades with him. Discover how the customs, clothing and dance of these two cultures blended to create a part of Minnesotan heritage. Schedule Request

Get Moved by Classical Music!

Type: Workshop
Grades: K-6
Fee: See Prices and Policies
Note: Best if workshop is paired with Masquerade at the Palace or Sister or Servant? performances

Students actively explore the classical dance forms minuet, gavotte, waltz, and polka with dance historian and performer Jane Peck and violinist Judith Eisner. Music classes and string ensembles are invited to sing or play this music as accompaniment for the class. Call in advance for written music. Schedule Request

Masquerade at the Palace

Type: Performance
Grades: K-6
Single: $975
Two Consecutive: $1175
Cartage: $30
Note: Companion workshop "Get Moved by Classical Music" is available.

This is a masked comedy with live classical music, dance, and acting from the palaces of 18th C. France! A fascinating look at the clothing, social hierarchy, and rich arts of that culture. Giggle at the antics of the crazy Baroness and Duchess and be enthralled by the dancing of the Prince and Princess. The story is of a servant girl who rises to royalty due to brains, charm, and luck. Lots of audience participation. 4 actor/dancers and a violinist. Schedule Request

Sister or Servant?

Type: Performance
Grades: K-6
Single: $525
Two Consecutive: $725
Cartage: $30
Note: Explore the classical dance forms minuet, gavotte, waltz, and polka in follow-up workshops. Music classes and string ensembles are invited to accompany the workshop.

Sister or Servant? is a masked comedy presented with live classical music, dancing and acting from 18th century France. The performance provides a fascinating look at family and class relationships with traditional commedia dell’arte characters. Lots of audience participation. 2 actor/dancers and a violinist. Schedule Request

Step Back, Yankee Doodle!

Type: Performance
Grades: K-12
Single: $525
Two Consecutive: $725
Cartage: $30
Note: Spend a day in Colonial America with optional follow-up workshops. Learn the Boston Tea Party contredanse, jig steps from New France, Canario rhythms from New Spain and a cakewalk from the Plantation South.

Enter the world of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, the New Africans of Virginia, the early Spanish and Pueblo cultures of Santa Fe and the French in the Midwest. Dance and music introduce everyday life in these parts of our Colonial history. Along the way students join the performers in the rhythms of New Spain, the African hambone, the Virginia Reel, and the contest with the Bonhomme Gigueur of New France! Schedule Request