Laurie Van Weiren

Laurie Van Wieren (She /Her) has created solo, ensemble, and site-specific works throughout the Twin Cities. Her dances have also been seen in Chicago, Fargo, New York, Potsdam, Germany and Yaroslavl, Russia. She is an artist advocate and has curated and produced performances at the Southern Theater, Ritz Theater, SOO Visual Art Center, and 9x22 Dance/Lab, the monthly inclusive performance/discussion platform that she created (2003 to 2019). Her work has received awards from McKnight, Jerome, Bush, NEA, Rockefeller Foundations, MN State Arts Board, MN Sage Awards and City Pages. She is currently creating work exploring ancestral landscapes. www.laurievanwierenprojects.com