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Northrop Presents CCN de Créteil et du Val-de-Marne / Compagnie Käfig
2014//15 Northrop Season
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Minneapolis, MN – Northrop at the University of Minnesota presents CCN de Créteil et du Val-deMarne / Compagnie Käfig on Tue, Mar 10 at 7:30 pm. Led by French choreographer Mourad Merzouki,
the company of 11 young men from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, has quickly become an international
sensation.
Northrop Presents
CCN de Créteil et du Val-de-Marne / Compagnie Käfig
Tue, Mar 10, 7:30 pm
Carlson Family Stage
Correria Agwa
CCN de Créteil et du Val-de-Marne / Compagnie Käfig and Merzouki have created two high-energy
pieces that combine acrobatics, capoeira, hip-hop, and samba in an unforgettable evening of explosive
dance.
Correria (running) plunges us into a frantic, hectic race just like the one that governs our daily lives.
Agwa (water) is all about water, at once a vital component of our bodies, a precious, vital, even natural
resources to be economized and preserved, and a symbol of renewal.
A major figure on the hip-hop scene since the early 1990s, Merzouki works at the junction of many
different disciplines: to his exploration of all hip-hop styles, he adds circus, martial arts, find arts and live
music. Without losing sight of hip-hop movement’s roots, of its social and geographical origins, this
multidisciplinary approach opens up new horizons and reveals complete new outlooks.
A sneak peek video of the evening’s program is available on here.
TICKETS
Single tickets: $58, $48, $38.
Rush Tickets
$10 for U of M Students
$20 for U of M Staff/Faculty
$20 General Student/Educators
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Rush tickets can be purchased in person only at the Northrop box offices beginning at 10:00 am the day
of the performance. Receive two discounted tickets per qualifying person with appropriate I.D. Rush
tickets are based on availability.
Related Events:
Northrop Presents
CCN de Créteil et du Val-de-Marne / Compagnie Käfig Performance Preview
Tue, Mar 10, 6:15 pm
Best Buy Theater
Free and open to the public
Gain insight into the performance at an in-depth conversation about the company and the evening’s
program with artistic director Mourad Merzouki and choreographic assistant Astrid Toledo.
NORTHROP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Northrop is an epicenter of discovery and transformation that connects the University of
Minnesota and communities beyond by celebrating innovation in the arts, performance, and
academics.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board
Operating Support grant, thanks to legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage
fund, and a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota.
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, Art
Works.
Artists and programs subject to change.
The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
Press photos at: http://www.northrop.umn.edu/media/event-photos
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