Minnesota Dance Theatre
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Dance Style |
Contemporary
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Founder/Artistic director |
Loyce Houlton |
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Active |
1962 - Present |
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City |
Minneapolis |
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Region |
Minnesota |
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Country |
United States |
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Company Detail |
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The Minnesota Dance Theatre dance company and school in Minneapolis, Minnesota was founded by Loyce Houlton in 1962 as the Contemporary Dance Theatre. Lise Houlton succeeded her mother as artistic director in 1995. Each holiday season MDT presents the ballet Loyce Houlton's Nutcracker Fantasy based on Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Ballet Arts Minnesota and the company's school joined in 2006 to become The Dance Institute. The organization is based in the Hennepin Center for the Arts. |
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| Related Topics |
origin of Contemporary
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