2022 Events
Annie Dorsen: Yesterday Tomorrow
Algorithmic theater inventor Annie Dorsen remounts a prescient 2016 work suited to our technologically-drenched and environmentally/politically anxious times that celebrates the potential transcendence of living in the moment.
POSTPONED // Year of the Tiger: A Dinner presented by The Bureau
February marks both the beginning of Black History Month and the Chinese New Year. By exploring the space within this spiritual and cultural divergence, The Bureau will create and host the release of their “Year of the Tiger” capsule collection and pop-up exhibition.
Seth Parker Woods & Spencer Topel: ICED BODIES artist conversation
Cellist Seth Parker Woods and artist Spencer Topel discuss their interactive performance installation ICED BODIES with poet/performer/librettist Douglas Kearney.
The Great Northern at Cardamom Ice Bar
Set on the backdrop of the ice bar created by Cardamom, MN Ice, and Apricot Floral, this singular dining and beverage experience will reinvigorate the senses and transport guests to another world as they gaze over the Minneapolis skyline.
Orfield Labs: Anechoic chamber experience
Experience enveloping quiet. The Great Northern invites participants into one of the quietest places on Earth—the “anechoic chamber” at Orfield Laboratories.
On Being live with Krista Tippett and Colette Pichon Battle
Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, New York Times bestselling author, and National Humanities Medalist Krista Tippett interviews climate activist and lawyer Colette Pichon Battle for a special live event and podcast recording, kicking off The Great Northern 2022.
Jovan C. Speller & Andy DuCett: Conservatory
A physically immersive and visually captivating experience designed to center Black life. Surrounded by solid ice, a thriving greenhouse garden wedged between two buildings in a downtown Saint Paul alley will flourish with hundreds of deeply hued plants.
Juxtaposition winter art
Youth apprentices from Juxtaposition Arts' Graphics Lab will debut their animated visions of winter projected onto Highlight Tower on loop in Northeast Minneapolis Jan 26, and making their way across Minneapolis and Saint Paul at surprise locations to be announced.