Contact:

Dana Munson
Marketing Director
The Cowles Center
612.206.3630
dmunson@thecowlescenter.org

James Selmer
Shapeshift
612.220.8545
weshapesshift1@gmail.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SHAPESHIFT presents XI:XI The Awakening
At The Cowles Center

Minneapolis, MN, January 2015 The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts is excited to be hosting SHAPESHIFTs XI:XI The Awakening opening February 6 in the Goodale Theater. SHAPESHIFT is a fresh new hip-hop dance collective of 17 members who fuse different styles of dance to tell stories.

XI:XI The Awakening tackles the complexities of romance, self-worth, self-awareness, our dreams, how events impact us, and how predicaments awaken us to new perspectives in our world.

Performances are Friday, February 6 and Saturday, February 7 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, February 8 at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $25.00 (fees included) and are available at www.thecowlescenter.org, by calling 612.206.3600, on Facebook at facebook.com/thecowlescenter. You can also download our app Wallentini to purchase tickets from your smart phone or tablet.

More About SHAPESHIFT
SHAPESHIFT productions are passionately produced and lead by Herb Johnson and Ashley Selmer, two highly experienced and well-established dancers/choreographers in the Minneapolis dance community. From recent collaborations with Princes 3rdEyeGirl to Americas Got Talents popular crew iLuminate, Selmer and Johnson continue to broaden their extraordinary talents. In October 2013, SHAPESHIFT performed at WeDay at the Xcel Energy Center in front of 18,000 strong, landing them a front-page photo in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Last September, the company premiered its most recent production at The Lab Theater and it was met with laughter, tears and standing ovations.

About The Cowles Center
The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts (501(c) 3) is the Twin Cities' newest arts center and the flagship for dance in Minnesota. Centrally located in downtown Minneapolis, The Cowles Center includes the newly refurbished 500-seat Goodale Theater; the former Hennepin Center for the Arts, home to 20 leading dance and performing arts organizations; the state-of-the-art Target Education Studio, housing The Cowles Centers distance learning program; and the new U.S. Bank Atrium. The Cowles Center fills the need for a place that is a catalyst for the creation, presentation, education, enjoyment and celebration of dance and the performing arts in the Twin Cities. The 2014/15 Season is presented by U.S. Bank with additional support from Ascent Private Capital Management and The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank www.thecowlescenter.org.