Alternative Motion Project Presents
Move to the Max: Virtual Edition '21
A Give to the Max Day Performance Event.
Get moving and celebrate Give to the Max Day with a vibrant and eclectic movement event. Alternative Motion Project organizes and presents Move to the MAX: Virtual Edition '21, featuring Alternative Motion Project, Ballet Co.Laboratory, Black Label Movement, CAAM Chinese Dance Theater, Concerto Dance, DanceBARN Collective, Dans Askina Turkish Dance Ensemble, Hatch Dance, HoneyWorks, Rhythmically Speaking, and STRONGmovement.
These organizations combine forces for an exciting and special event celebrating movement in Minnesota. Enjoy compelling content from the comfort of your own home that includes a variety of distinct performances and films by each company. Join us for the Great Minnesota Give Together to support these companies’ great work.
WHEN
Friday, November 19th | 7:00pm
------PLEASE NOTE: The day AFTER Give to the Max Day
WHERE
Online Livestream (link sent to attendee directly)
TICKETS
Entry to the event requires a 100% tax-deductible donation in any amount to at least one of the performing companies as part of Give to the Max Day (November 18th, 2021).
Donations can be made to any participating organization (please reference each company’s website for how they are accepting donations for GTMD). Each organization will send the livestream link directly to its GTMD patrons. If you have NOT received the livestream link and have donated, contact the organization directly.
MORE INFO AND QUESTIONS
This is the fourth annual iteration of AMP’s Move to the Max and the second time the event will be held online. AMP held an open call through the Dance Community Newsletter for movement organizations of all kinds to participate. The captivating evening will offer wide-ranging movement styles and genres including:
Please direct any and all questions to [email protected]
These organizations combine forces for an exciting and special event celebrating movement in Minnesota. Enjoy compelling content from the comfort of your own home that includes a variety of distinct performances and films by each company. Join us for the Great Minnesota Give Together to support these companies’ great work.
WHEN
Friday, November 19th | 7:00pm
------PLEASE NOTE: The day AFTER Give to the Max Day
WHERE
Online Livestream (link sent to attendee directly)
TICKETS
Entry to the event requires a 100% tax-deductible donation in any amount to at least one of the performing companies as part of Give to the Max Day (November 18th, 2021).
Donations can be made to any participating organization (please reference each company’s website for how they are accepting donations for GTMD). Each organization will send the livestream link directly to its GTMD patrons. If you have NOT received the livestream link and have donated, contact the organization directly.
MORE INFO AND QUESTIONS
This is the fourth annual iteration of AMP’s Move to the Max and the second time the event will be held online. AMP held an open call through the Dance Community Newsletter for movement organizations of all kinds to participate. The captivating evening will offer wide-ranging movement styles and genres including:
- a blend of West African, Ballet, Modern, & Hip Hop forms
- Ballet,
- Chinese cultural movement forms,
- Contemporary/Modern,
- Community-based practices,
- Dance-theater,
- Interdisciplinary & Experimental,
- Jazz & American social dance inspired, and
- Turkish Oryantal, Romani, & Folkloric dances.
Please direct any and all questions to [email protected]
LIVESTREAM LINK
Each organization will send the livestream link directly to its GTMD patrons. If you have NOT received the livestream link and have donated, contact the organization directly. If you still have trouble, email AMP at [email protected].
For the best viewing quality: select 1080p in the circular settings button next to the volume icon on the lower right hand portion of the video, if using a laptop/computer (quality also subject to the strength and capability of your own internet connection).
PROGRAM
A digital program can be found on AMP's homepage or directly here.
CHAT WITH OTHER ATTENDEES
Along with viewing the event, you can choose to participate in a live chat (you can also choose to minimize this feature). You do not need a Vimeo account to access the stream. You may need to enter your name and accept Vimeo's terms of service to participate in the chat, but this does not require an account nor does it need to be done prior to the event itself.
TROUBLESHOOTING TRICKS
The stream should begin automatically, but if you are having problems in your viewing experience, try troubleshooting the following ways:
- Check your internet connection
- Refresh your web browser
- Close out of your web browser and restart it
- Try a different web browser (i.e., if using Safari, try Chrome)
- Try restarting your computer
- Try using a different device to access the link, if possible.
Each organization will send the livestream link directly to its GTMD patrons. If you have NOT received the livestream link and have donated, contact the organization directly. If you still have trouble, email AMP at [email protected].
For the best viewing quality: select 1080p in the circular settings button next to the volume icon on the lower right hand portion of the video, if using a laptop/computer (quality also subject to the strength and capability of your own internet connection).
PROGRAM
A digital program can be found on AMP's homepage or directly here.
CHAT WITH OTHER ATTENDEES
Along with viewing the event, you can choose to participate in a live chat (you can also choose to minimize this feature). You do not need a Vimeo account to access the stream. You may need to enter your name and accept Vimeo's terms of service to participate in the chat, but this does not require an account nor does it need to be done prior to the event itself.
TROUBLESHOOTING TRICKS
The stream should begin automatically, but if you are having problems in your viewing experience, try troubleshooting the following ways:
- Check your internet connection
- Refresh your web browser
- Close out of your web browser and restart it
- Try a different web browser (i.e., if using Safari, try Chrome)
- Try restarting your computer
- Try using a different device to access the link, if possible.
MORE ABOUT THE PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS...

Alternative Motion Project
Website: www.alternativemotionproject.org
Alternative Motion Project serves as a catalyst to empower and connect individuals and communities through the art of contemporary dance. By engaging artists and audiences alike, AMP promotes the infinite possibilities of movement to present accessible, compelling and collaborative dance experiences through performance and education. Founded by Kristin Howe + Joanna Lees in 2011, AMP has produced over 12 full-length shows and over 40 original works and films, commissioned 20 works from local choreographers, toured nationally and partnered with public schools with dance education initiatives.
Photo Credit: Bill Cameron
Website: www.alternativemotionproject.org
Alternative Motion Project serves as a catalyst to empower and connect individuals and communities through the art of contemporary dance. By engaging artists and audiences alike, AMP promotes the infinite possibilities of movement to present accessible, compelling and collaborative dance experiences through performance and education. Founded by Kristin Howe + Joanna Lees in 2011, AMP has produced over 12 full-length shows and over 40 original works and films, commissioned 20 works from local choreographers, toured nationally and partnered with public schools with dance education initiatives.
Photo Credit: Bill Cameron

Ballet Co.Laboratory
Website: https://www.balletcolaboratory.org/
Ballet Co.Laboratory honors the foundations of classical ballet while moving the art form forward by collaborating with our community and advancing equity in the art form.
Photo Credit: Dan Norman Photography
Website: https://www.balletcolaboratory.org/
Ballet Co.Laboratory honors the foundations of classical ballet while moving the art form forward by collaborating with our community and advancing equity in the art form.
Photo Credit: Dan Norman Photography

Black Label Movement
Website: https://www.blacklabelmovement.com/
Black Label Movement is a Minnesota dance company that makes wildly physical, naturally virtuosic, intellectually and emotionally engaging movement driven art and embodied activities that examine and engage the human condition to inspire vivid lives.
Website: https://www.blacklabelmovement.com/
Black Label Movement is a Minnesota dance company that makes wildly physical, naturally virtuosic, intellectually and emotionally engaging movement driven art and embodied activities that examine and engage the human condition to inspire vivid lives.

CAAM Chinese Dance Theater
Website: https://www.caamcdt.org/
AAM Chinese Dance Theater, the “heart of dance, soul of China”, is dedicated to celebrating Chinese cultural heritage and enriching a diverse community through the universal language of dance. Since 1992, CAAM Chinese Dance Theater has served people in this region and delighted audiences with the best local Chinese dance.
Known for its own professional quality self-produced shows at the O’Shaughnessy designed not to just entertain but also educate its audiences, CAAM Chinese Dance Theater is an important jewel in the region’s crown of culture. With a mission to reaching all communities, CAAM Chinese Dance Theater performs throughout the region for more than ten thousand each year including at major community festivals and events as well as schools, universities, libraries, corporations and many other organizations. CAAM Chinese Dance Theater also has the largest and most established Chinese dance education program. With its main studio centrally located in the Midway area of St. Paul MN CAAM Chinese Dance Theater offers programming including summer camps, school year classes, workshops and residencies for dancers of all ages and backgrounds.
CAAM Chinese Dance Theater receives generous support from its volunteers, donors and grantors. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. Additional funding has been provided by St. Paul STAR program, St. Paul Foundation and many other individuals, family foundations and corporate matches.
Website: https://www.caamcdt.org/
AAM Chinese Dance Theater, the “heart of dance, soul of China”, is dedicated to celebrating Chinese cultural heritage and enriching a diverse community through the universal language of dance. Since 1992, CAAM Chinese Dance Theater has served people in this region and delighted audiences with the best local Chinese dance.
Known for its own professional quality self-produced shows at the O’Shaughnessy designed not to just entertain but also educate its audiences, CAAM Chinese Dance Theater is an important jewel in the region’s crown of culture. With a mission to reaching all communities, CAAM Chinese Dance Theater performs throughout the region for more than ten thousand each year including at major community festivals and events as well as schools, universities, libraries, corporations and many other organizations. CAAM Chinese Dance Theater also has the largest and most established Chinese dance education program. With its main studio centrally located in the Midway area of St. Paul MN CAAM Chinese Dance Theater offers programming including summer camps, school year classes, workshops and residencies for dancers of all ages and backgrounds.
CAAM Chinese Dance Theater receives generous support from its volunteers, donors and grantors. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. Additional funding has been provided by St. Paul STAR program, St. Paul Foundation and many other individuals, family foundations and corporate matches.

Concerto Dance
Website: www.concertodance.com
Concerto Dance by Jolene Konkel is a concert dance company creating modern and jazz dance works driven by musicality and virtuosity. Our mission is to explore work that strengthens and uplifts the human spirit, aiming to inspire hope and build community connections through vibrant concert dance.
Photo Credit: Bill Cameron
Website: www.concertodance.com
Concerto Dance by Jolene Konkel is a concert dance company creating modern and jazz dance works driven by musicality and virtuosity. Our mission is to explore work that strengthens and uplifts the human spirit, aiming to inspire hope and build community connections through vibrant concert dance.
Photo Credit: Bill Cameron

DanceBARN Collective
Website: www.dancebarncollective.org
DanceBARN Collective is a nonprofit organization committed to building community by connecting dancers, educators, choreographers, and community members through rural-based programming, events, festivals, camps, residencies, and classes.
Photo Credit: Rosanna Yerke
Website: www.dancebarncollective.org
DanceBARN Collective is a nonprofit organization committed to building community by connecting dancers, educators, choreographers, and community members through rural-based programming, events, festivals, camps, residencies, and classes.
Photo Credit: Rosanna Yerke

Dans Askina Turkish Dance Ensemble
Website: https://dansaskina.com/
Dans Askina ("Dahnz Ash-kih-nah," broadly translated to 'love of the dance') was formed in 2009 by our Artistic Director, Amina Beres. Our mission is to authentically present Turkish Oryantal, Romani, and Folkloric dances to the public through performances and educational activities. We are part of Springboard for the Arts Incubator Program. Reviews recognizing our 'love of the dance', 'high energy performances', and 'a joy to watch' inspire us to bring our best interpretations of Turkish dance to our audiences.
Website: https://dansaskina.com/
Dans Askina ("Dahnz Ash-kih-nah," broadly translated to 'love of the dance') was formed in 2009 by our Artistic Director, Amina Beres. Our mission is to authentically present Turkish Oryantal, Romani, and Folkloric dances to the public through performances and educational activities. We are part of Springboard for the Arts Incubator Program. Reviews recognizing our 'love of the dance', 'high energy performances', and 'a joy to watch' inspire us to bring our best interpretations of Turkish dance to our audiences.

Hatch Dance
Website: https://www.hatchdance.com/
Hatch Dance is a contemporary dance company based in Minneapolis. Founded in 2017 byChoreographer and Dancer Helen Hatch, Hatch Dance aims to bring together artists from the Twin Cities to create contemplative, collaborative performances that reveal emotional truths, speak to human commonalities, and engage audiences by encouraging a wider sense of belonging. We perform in theaters, unconventional spaces, and online to bring our work to as many people as possible.
Collaboration is the cornerstone of Hatch Dance’s productions. We have witnessed the power of a collaborative creative process between artists and how it manifests far beyond the performance. Through the deep listening necessary to make art and the trust that is developed, truths are shared and perspectives are altered. Since our founding we have partnered with dance companies (STRONGmovement, HoneyWorks), musicians (Poolboy, Seth Conover) and videographers (Noble Productions) resulting in performances that are enthusiastically received by critics and audiences alike. Our debut performance, Isotope, presented by The Southern Theater, was named a “2018 Top Ten Twin Cities Dance Performance” by the Star Tribune. Since then, we have been commissioned by The Cowles Center as part of their MERGES program, Saint Paul Ballet, Penelope Freeh, and Aveda.
In 2020, Hatch Dance and fellow dance company HoneyWorks joined forces to launch Live @ The Shed, which brought together dancers eager to share their gifts with an audience who yearned for live art in the midst of a pandemic. With its success, Live @ The Shed has grown into an annual outdoor dance event that culminates in the premiere of a new collaborative ensemble work that celebrates a large cast of dancers from the Twin Cities.
Website: https://www.hatchdance.com/
Hatch Dance is a contemporary dance company based in Minneapolis. Founded in 2017 byChoreographer and Dancer Helen Hatch, Hatch Dance aims to bring together artists from the Twin Cities to create contemplative, collaborative performances that reveal emotional truths, speak to human commonalities, and engage audiences by encouraging a wider sense of belonging. We perform in theaters, unconventional spaces, and online to bring our work to as many people as possible.
Collaboration is the cornerstone of Hatch Dance’s productions. We have witnessed the power of a collaborative creative process between artists and how it manifests far beyond the performance. Through the deep listening necessary to make art and the trust that is developed, truths are shared and perspectives are altered. Since our founding we have partnered with dance companies (STRONGmovement, HoneyWorks), musicians (Poolboy, Seth Conover) and videographers (Noble Productions) resulting in performances that are enthusiastically received by critics and audiences alike. Our debut performance, Isotope, presented by The Southern Theater, was named a “2018 Top Ten Twin Cities Dance Performance” by the Star Tribune. Since then, we have been commissioned by The Cowles Center as part of their MERGES program, Saint Paul Ballet, Penelope Freeh, and Aveda.
In 2020, Hatch Dance and fellow dance company HoneyWorks joined forces to launch Live @ The Shed, which brought together dancers eager to share their gifts with an audience who yearned for live art in the midst of a pandemic. With its success, Live @ The Shed has grown into an annual outdoor dance event that culminates in the premiere of a new collaborative ensemble work that celebrates a large cast of dancers from the Twin Cities.

HoneyWorks
Website: http://www.beritahlgren.com/
HoneyWorks is not interested in isolating dance in the dance field, nor making work that is relevant for only individuals with similar artistic training. As an organization based in a collaborative spirit, we aim to create truly unique performances that expand both dance and other artistic fields by uniting the two, and ultimately encouraging others -- in all walks of life -- to live more inclusively with the people and planet around them.
Photo Credit: Bill Cameron
Website: http://www.beritahlgren.com/
HoneyWorks is not interested in isolating dance in the dance field, nor making work that is relevant for only individuals with similar artistic training. As an organization based in a collaborative spirit, we aim to create truly unique performances that expand both dance and other artistic fields by uniting the two, and ultimately encouraging others -- in all walks of life -- to live more inclusively with the people and planet around them.
Photo Credit: Bill Cameron

Rhythmically Speaking
Website: www.rhythmicallyspeakingdance.org
Rhythmically Speaking is a Twin Cities-based 501(c)3 nonprofit dance organization with a mission to spark vibrancy and connectedness through performance and education work inspired by jazz and American social dance ideas. Using the rhythm that is at our shared human core to groove together, our work cultivates vibrant, embodied human connection. Founded in 2008 and touted by Dance Magazine as ‘revitalizing jazz dance in the Twin Cities area,’ RS is the only organization in Minnesota and one of few in the nation dedicated to creating, presenting and conducting outreach work inspired by jazz and American social dance ideas including tap, hip-hop styles and many others.
Photo Credit: Bill Cameron
Website: www.rhythmicallyspeakingdance.org
Rhythmically Speaking is a Twin Cities-based 501(c)3 nonprofit dance organization with a mission to spark vibrancy and connectedness through performance and education work inspired by jazz and American social dance ideas. Using the rhythm that is at our shared human core to groove together, our work cultivates vibrant, embodied human connection. Founded in 2008 and touted by Dance Magazine as ‘revitalizing jazz dance in the Twin Cities area,’ RS is the only organization in Minnesota and one of few in the nation dedicated to creating, presenting and conducting outreach work inspired by jazz and American social dance ideas including tap, hip-hop styles and many others.
Photo Credit: Bill Cameron

STRONGmovement
Website: https://www.strong-movement.com/
STRONGmovement, a Twin Cities based premiere contemporary dance company, uses the universal language of dance, blending styles such as Hip hop, Ballet, Modern, and Jazz to tell stories related to society and humanity as a way to bring communities together.
STRONGmovement Dance Company, led by Artistic Director Darrius Strong, is known for their versatility in styles within their choreography and storytelling method. The company features professional dancers and performances, focused choreography, residencies, and training. STRONGmovent believes in the universal language of dance and making it accessible to provide a powerful impact on our lives.
Website: https://www.strong-movement.com/
STRONGmovement, a Twin Cities based premiere contemporary dance company, uses the universal language of dance, blending styles such as Hip hop, Ballet, Modern, and Jazz to tell stories related to society and humanity as a way to bring communities together.
STRONGmovement Dance Company, led by Artistic Director Darrius Strong, is known for their versatility in styles within their choreography and storytelling method. The company features professional dancers and performances, focused choreography, residencies, and training. STRONGmovent believes in the universal language of dance and making it accessible to provide a powerful impact on our lives.