Ballet Preljocaj Performance Preview

Ballet
PreljocajFri, Apr 13,
6:45 - 7:30 pmSat, Apr 14, 6:45 - 7:30 pm

Solera
Restaurant, 3^rd floor Catalonia Room900 Hennepin
Avenue, next to the Orpheum Theatre

A conversation with Ballet Preljocaj's Rehearsal Assistant Natalia Naidich and Company Manager Ann McDougall. Friday night's discussion will be led by Emilie Plauchè Flink
and Northrop Director Ben Johnson. Saturday night's discussion will be led by Northrop Director Ben Johnson. Drinks are available for purchase beginning 30
minutes prior to the preview.

Carl Flink  and Emilie Plauchè Flink
were both members and soloists with the Limón Dance Company based in New
York City, Emilie from 1988-1999 and Carl from 1992 - 1999.  With Limón, the couple became known for
their powerful duet performances in the work of Limón and other choreographers
including Donald McKayle, Phyllis Lamhut, and Garth Fagan.

Since moving
to the Twin Cities, the couple founded the highly athletic movement theater
called Black Label Movement (www.blacklabelmovement.com) that will perform as
part of the new Cowles Center inaugural season February 10-12, 2012. Carl
received a 2008 McKnight Fellowship for Choreography and Emilie a 2010 McKnight
Fellowship for Dance. As an independent choreographer, Emilie has completed
commissions for San José State University, The Carlisle Project, Roger Williams
University, Chattanooga Ballet, Of Moving Colors Dance Company, Baton Rouge
Ballet, and Minnesota's Springboard Dance Company. Dance programs and arts
institutions across the United States have presented or commissioned Carl's
choreography including the Bates Dance Festival in Maine, Minnesota Orchestra,
University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, Stanford University, University of
Iowa, Mount Holyoke College, Brigham Young University, the Chicago based Same
Planet Different World, Carleton College, and Roger Williams University.

Carl is also
the Chair and Nadine Jette Sween Professor of Dance with the University of
Minnesota Department of Theatre Arts & Dance.

Emilie holds
a B.F.A. degree in dance from the Julliard School, and Carl holds a J.D. from
Stanford Law School and a B.A. in Political Science and Women's Studies from
the University of Minnesota. They are the proud parents of three wonderful
daughters, Willa, Freyja, and Iris.