Announcing the 2022 Schedule of Performances + Art Actions

Announcing the 2022 Schedule of Performances + Art Actions
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Pictured above: Pollinator Flash Mob. Photo credit: Free Truth Media

While every shanty is open during all public hours, the Performances + Art Actions pop up at different times throughout the village: in the centrally located Town Triangle, at specific shanties, interspersed between shanties, roving, or at the Ice Field, an expansive space near the back of the village for larger scale projects. A map will be posted in January. 

Check out the schedule below (and link to descriptions) to help plan your visit. January 22 overlaps with the Lake Harriet Winter Kite Festival so expect art in the air as well as on the ice (and LOTS of people)! Some projects repeat at regular times – we’ve got the Art Cars every Saturday at 11, yoga on Saturdays at 2:30, hula hooping and poi Sundays at 11, and daily dancing!  Many shanties also have their own performance elements beyond the festival offerings listed below. 

A skater glides across the frozen lake on one leg with arms outstretched at sunset.
A group of people play lacrosse in silhouette on a frozen lake.
A giant polar bear puppet strikes a pose on the ice.

Pictured: American Ice Theatre, Twin Cities Native Lacrosse, LADY BEAR!

2022 SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES + ART ACTIONS

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15

10:30 – 1:30: Trash-ket Ball @ Town Triangle
11: The World’s only Wearable ArtCar and Art Bike Parade on Ice – roving
Noon & 2: Skate the Village presented by American Ice Theater @ Ice Field
1:30: Pollinator Flash Mob @ Town Triangle
2-4: How to Move With Wonder – roving
2:30: fro-gahhh: yoga for the planet and the people @ Town Triangle

Note: the performances of Hou(se) the Weather by zAmya Theater that were originally scheduled for this date have moved to Sunday, January 23. 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 16

11 – noon: Ice Flow Arts for All by Minneapolis Hoop Jams @ Rock Box
11 – 2: The Goddess of the Glaciers – roving
Noon & 1: Frigid Airs by An Opera Theatre @ Town Triangle
Noon & 2: Skate the Village presented by American Ice Theater @ Ice Field
1:30: Pollinator Flash Mob @ Town Triangle
2-4: How to Move With Wonder – roving

SATURDAY, JANUARY 22
(we share the ice with the Lake Harriet Winter Kite Festival from noon-4pm)

11: The World’s only Wearable ArtCar and Art Bike Parade on Ice – roving
1, 1:45, 2:30: Hou(se) the Weather presented by zAmya Theater @ Introspective Monument
1-4: The Goddess of the Glaciers – roving
1:30: Pollinator Flash Mob @ Town Triangle
1:30 – 3: LADY BEAR Returns! – roving
2:30: fro-gahhh: yoga for the planet and the people @ Town Triangle
3:30: Taiko Arts Midwest @ Introspective Monument

SUNDAY, JANUARY 23

ALL DAY: Ripple @ Town Triangle
11 – noon: Ice Flow Arts for All by Minneapolis Hoop Jams @ Rock Box
11-2: The Goddess of the Glaciers – roving
Noon & 1: Frigid Airs by An Opera Theatre @ Town Triangle
Noon – 3: Color Harmony by Winter Plein Air Painters – interspersed
1:30: Pollinator Flash Mob @ Town Triangle
2, 2:45, 3:30: Hou(se) the Weather presented by zAmya Theater @ Introspective Monument

SATURDAY, JANUARY 29

ALL DAY: The Rainflower Project @ Ice Field
11: The World’s only Wearable ArtCar and Art Bike Parade on Ice – roving
Noon – 3: Color Harmony by Winter Plein Air Painters – interspersed
1 & 3pm: Xanadu Dreams @ Rock Box
1:30: Pollinator Flash Mob @ Town Triangle
2: Prairie Fire Lady Choir @ Texture Garden
2:30: fro-gahhh: yoga for the planet and the people @ Town Triangle

SUNDAY, JANUARY 30

11 – noon: Ice Flow Arts for All by Minneapolis Hoop Jams @ Rock Box
1 & 3: Xanadu Dreams @ Rock Box
1:30: Pollinator Flash Mob @ Town Triangle
1:30-3: LADY BEAR Returns! – roving
2-4: Trash-ket Ball @ Town Triangle

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5

ALL DAY: Fashion Disasters – roving
11: The World’s only Wearable ArtCar and Art Bike Parade on Ice – roving
Noon – 4: Thakápsičapi by Twin Cities Native Lacrosse @ Ice Field
1:30: Pollinator Flash Mob @ Town Triangle
2:30: fro-gahhh: yoga for the planet and the people @ Town Triangle

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6

ALL DAY: Fashion Disasters – roving
ALL DAY: Ripple @ Town Triangle
10:30: BIPOC fro-gahhh: yoga for the planet and the people @ Town Triangle
11 – noon: Ice Flow Arts for All by Minneapolis Hoop Jams @ Rock Box
11 – 2: The Goddess of the Glaciers – roving
Noon: Climate Action with Fashion Disasters – meet @ the pavilion on shore to participate
Noon – 4: Thakápsičapi by Twin Cities Native Lacrosse @ Ice Field
1:30: Pollinator Flash Mob @ Town Triangle

The shanty village is open 10am – 4pm on weekends from January 15 – February 6. ASL interpreters and audio describers will be available every day from noon – 3pm (and until 4pm on Kite Fest day). Meet at the Welcome Shanty to get connected with a guide who will accompany you throughout the village. Kicksleds are also available for accessible transport from shore to village and throughout. Volunteers will be ready to assist (or, bring a friend to push)!

Art Shanty Projects is a joyful expression of public art, and we have a commitment to prioritize public health in our operations. In the spirit of abundant caution and love for our community, we are offering an EXTERIOR-ONLY EXPERIENCE for visitors this year. All shanties can be engaged with from the outside or in the open air (no going inside the shanties this year), and we are hosting more performances and art actions than ever before. Be kind to one another! Keep safe & warm! We strongly encourage you to wear a mask.

An image of a row of winter safety parkas with furry hoods in oranges and reds
A man with locs casually sits on a stool and looks off to the side.
A sea of yellow and white ceramic flowers in a grassy field

Pictured: Ripple, RZ Shahid of Xanadu Dreams, The Rainflower Project