2012 NAKED STAGES APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE HERE!

The 2011 Naked Stages Artists are Ephraim Eusebio, Max Wirsing, Moe Lionel, and Paulino Brener.

Performances are Nov 30 - Dec 10. Read more about them here.

All tickets are pick your price. Pay whatever you want at every show.

WHAT IS NAKED STAGES? Four emerging artists, funded by the Jerome Foundation, use multiple media, puppetry, storytelling, satire, and movement to present their work to the public on November 30-December 10, 2011 at Pillsbury House Theatre.

A creative opportunity unlike any other in Minnesota, Naked Stages is a 7 to 9 month development program that provides time, money, and mentoring to four performance artists. In addition to regular feedback sessions, the artists participate in workshops with local creators like Hijack, Pramila Vasudevan as well as more intensive workshops with nationally-renowned artist Sharon Bridgforth. Once a month, they also participate in production meetings focused on the business side of art, from audience development to technical support, helping to develop their unique voice into a sustainable, artistic career.

“Performance Art is not a singular form of art, but an umbrella term for work that pushes the boundaries of diverse disciplines. Disrupting borders, breaking rules, defying traditions, resisting definition, asking questions and activating audiences, Performance Art is a research engine where the limits of art and ideas are tested and new possibilities imagined.” (Adapted from the essay Fluid Landscapes by Lois Keidan and Daniel Brine.)

Naked Stages performances are the final step of a multi-layered program designed to empower artists to be their most bold and creative and to challenge artists and audiences alike to push past their previous boundaries.