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| The Thank-you Bar 2010 - 2011 tour, with BLACKFISH and This is Displacement |
The Thank-you Bar is on tour through 2011 with generous support from National Dance Projects.
September 2010 • Portland, OR
TBA Festival at
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
The Thank-you Bar
Thurs Sept 16 at 4:30pm, 6:30pm, 8:30pm
Fri Sept 17 at 4:30, 6:30, 8:30pm
Sat Sept 18 at 2:30, 4:30, 6:30pm
Sun Sept 19 at 2:30, 4:30, 6:30
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Imago Theatre
17 SE 8th Ave.
Portland OR 97214
This is Displacement (film screening at PICA):
Sat Sept 18th and Sun Sept 19th at 12:30pm
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Northwest Film Center
Whitsell Auditorium at Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park
Portland OR 97205
BLACKFISH
Sun Sept 19th at 8pm`
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Imago Theatre
17 SE 8th Ave.
Portland OR 97214
October 2010 • Chicago, IL
The Dance Center at Columbia College
The Thank-you Bar
Thurs Oct 7 and Fri Oct 8 at 7pm and 9pm
Sat Oct 9th at 7pm
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The Dance Center
1306 S. Michigan Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60605
BLACKFISH
Sat Oct 9th at 9pm
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The Dance Center
1306 S. Michigan Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60605
November 2010 • Minneapolis, MN
Northrop Auditorium
The Thank-you Bar
Thurs Nov 18 at 7pm and 9pm
Fri Nov 19 at 7pm and 9pm
Sat Nov 20 at 7pm and 9pm
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Northrop Auditorium
84 Church St. SE
U of M Campus, Minneapolis
BLACKFISH
Fri Nov 19 at 10:30pm
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Northrop Auditorium
84 Church St. SE
U of M Campus, Minneapolis
March 2011 • Houston, TX
DiverseWorks!
April 2011 • San Francisco, CA
ODC Theater
May 2011 • NY, NY
Dance Theater Workshop
June 2011 • Guilford, VT
Vermont Performance Lab |

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March 5-6, 2010
The Thank-you Bar @ The New Genre Festival, Tulsa, OK |
Liggett Studio
314 S Kenosha Ave
Tulsa, OK
Show Times: March 5th @ 6pm and 8pm, March 6th @ 6pm & 8pm
www.livingarts.org

Emily will be teaching: Our Bodies in Performance.
March 7, 2-5pm
March 8 & 9, 5-10pm
At Liggett Studio.
Register via Living Arts of Tulsa.
March 7th, 6pm
BLACKFISH @ The New Genre Festival, Tulsa, OK |
BLACKFISH is James Everest (Minneapolis, MN) and Joel Pickard (Portland, OR) performing live improvised
duets in a surround-sound installation series of concerts that accompany live performances of The Thank-you Bar. Joel Pickard plays pedal steel guitar and James Everest plays nylon and steel string acoustic guitars through a myriad of effects and looping pedals to create spontaneous sounds and songs that span from the intricate and spare to massive, layered orchestral explosions.
BLACKFISH performs one night only at Ligget Studio, 314 S. Kenosha Ave, Tulsa, OK
Sunday, March 7th at 6pm. FREE
"At once subtle and driving" - Anchorage Daily News
Listen to music from BLACKFISH
James Everest: www.jgeverest.com
Joel Pickard: www.hatfarm.com

| This is Displacement: Native Artists Consider the Relationship Between Land and Identity @ The New Genre Festival, Tulsa, OK |
LIVING ARTS LAB
307 S Kenosha
Tulsa, OK
www.livingarts.org This is Displacement: Native Artists Consider the Relationship Between Land and Identity in collaboration with OKLADADA
An exhibit of work by Native artists from around the country.
Curated by Carolyn L. Anderson and Emily Johnson
Featuring work by
Carolyn L. Anderson
Karen Beaver
Gordon Coons
Jim Denomie
Heid Erdrich
Emily Johnson
Doug Limon
Andrew Okpeaha Maclean
Charles B. Tuckfield
Star Wallowing Bull
Gwen Westerman Griffin

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December 4 - 20, 2009
TERRIBLE THINGS @ PS 122 in New York City |

Also: January, 2010 Terrible Things @ The COIL Festival, NY NY
PS 122, 150 1st Ave, New York, NY 10009 www.ps122.org
October 8-11, 2009
The Thank-you Bar @ Out North Alaska, Anchorage, AK |
OUT NORTH Alaska
3800 Debarr Road
Anchorage, AK
www.outnorth.org
World premiere of The Thank-you Bar in Anchorage, Alaska.
Directed, choreographed, & performed by Emily Johnson
Music & sound score composed and performed by JG Everest & Joel Pickard
Watch research highlights from our residency at the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography where we developed The Thank you Bar. Video includes clips from our work-in-progress showing.

October 2-25, 2009, Opening Reception Friday, Oct 2 @ 7:30pm
This Is Displacement @ Out North Alaska, Anchorage, AK |
OUT NORTH Alaska
3800 Debarr Road
Anchorage, AK
www.outnorth.org This is Displacement: Native Artists Consider the Relationship Between Land and Identity
An exhibit of work by Native artists from around the country.
Curated by Carolyn L. Anderson and Emily Johnson
Featuring work by
Carolyn L. Anderson
Karen Beaver
Gordon Coons
Jim Denomie
Heid Erdrich
Emily Johnson
Doug Limon
Andrew Okpeaha Maclean
Charles B. Tuckfield
Star Wallowing Bull
Gwen Westerman Griffin
The gallery is open and free to general public Mon-Fri 9:00am to 5:00pm
Call to check on hours for Sat and Sundays 907/279-8099

BLACKFISH @ OutNorth, Anchorage and Bunnell St Gallery, Homer
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BLACKFISH is James Everest (Minneapolis, MN) and Joel Pickard (Portland, OR) performing live improvised
duets in a surround-sound installation series of concerts that accompany live performances of The Thank-you Bar. Joel Pickard plays pedal steel guitar and James Everest plays nylon and steel string acoustic guitars through a myriad of effects and looping pedals to create spontaneous sounds and songs that span from the intricate and spare to massive, layered orchestral explosions.
BLACKFISH performs one night only at OutNorth (3800 DeBarr Road), Anchorage.
Sunday, October 11 at 7pm. FREE
and
BLACKFISH performs three concerts at Bunnell Street Arts Center (106 West Bunnell Street), Homer.
Friday, October 16, 9:15 pm
Saturday, October 17, 9:15 pm
Sunday, October 18, 8 pm
$15/suggested donation
Listen to music from BLACKFISH
James Everest: www.jgeverest.com
Joel Pickard: www.hatfarm.com

October 16-18, 2009
The Thank-you Bar @ Bunnell St Gallery, Homer, AK |
Bunnell St Gallery
106 W. Bunnell Street, Suite "A"
Homer, AK
www.bunnellstreetgallery.org
September 26, 2009
The Thank-you Bar (excerpt) @ Franconia Sculpture Park,
Franconia, MN |
Franconia Sculpture Park
29836 St. Croix Trail
Franconia, MN
www.franconia.org
13th Annual Franconia Arts & Artist Celebration & Festival
Saturday · September 26th · 10:00am to 8:00pm ·FREE
Day-long arts festival celebrating the artists and new sculpture installations
in a serene rural environment. Roving Catalyst performance at 11:30am.
January 25 - Feb 14, 2009
Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC) Fellowship |
Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC)
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
www.mancc.org
Residency & Fellowship for Choreographer Emily Johnson featuring workshops, works-in-progress, and roving performances in collaboration with composers/musicians JG Everest & Joel Pickard.
Watch research highlights from our residency at the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography where we developed The Thank you Bar. Video includes clips from our work-in-progress showing.

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Thurs Oct 30, 2008
Wingspan 5' 2" @ Chicago Cultural Center's Dance For Film Festival |
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington
Chicago, IL
Saturday, April 26th, 2008 @ 6pm
One for Resolve/Emily at the Fusebox Festival in Austin, TX |
The Salvage Vanguard Theater
2803 Manor Rd, Austin, TX
Tickets: $10.00
With Boomer Boots Up, two solo dance films by Al Le Razer and Lorn MacDougal

Saturday, April 26th & 27th @ 8pm
Terrible Things at the Fusebox Festival in Austin, TX |
The Blue Theater
916 Springdale Rd., Austin, TX
Tickets: $10.00
A collaboration with Lisa D'Amour and Katie Pearl, choreography by Emily Johnson
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 @ 8pm
Capture!rama - a dance film mashup - pt.3 |
Bryant Lake Bowl Theater
810 W Lake St., Minneapolis
Doors open at 7:30
Tickets: $6-10 sliding scale | $5 students!
featuring: BodyCartography, Heidi Eckwall, Galen Truer, Mad King Thomas, Randy Kramer, and James Everest
saturday, march 22nd & monday, march 24th @ 7pm and 9:30pm
PAMELA (her life and death) |
Rogue Buddha Art Gallery
357 13th Ave. NE, Minneapolis
Doors open at 6:30 and 9:00
Tickets: $5 - $25 sliding scale at the door
Plenty of room for all, though limited number of chairs.
Wine and ham and cigarettes available.
Pamela is Jessica Cressey, Emily Johnson, Hannah Kramer

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saturday, november 24th @ 7pm and 9:30pm
35th annual choreographer's evening, curated by emily johnson |
Walker Art Center
1750 Hennepin, Minneapolis MN
This show tends to sell out (and it's a good one!) Buy a ticket
For fun, visit the blog.
wednesday, november 28th, 8pm • a new solo by emily johnson called
"a very new solo which, when I do it in sally's yard will include archery" |
Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater
810 W. Lake St., Minneapolis, MN
9x22, hosted by Laurie Van Wieren
friday june 29–sunday july 1, 2007 • something more useful then
(summer dances from Minneapolis and Montreal) |
Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater
810 W. Lake St., Minneapolis, MN
Friday, June 29: Show at 7 p.m. | Doors at 6 .pm.
Saturday, June 30: Show at 10 p.m. | Doors at 9:30 .pm.
Sunday, June 29: Show at 7 p.m. | Doors at 6 .pm.
All shows sliding scale $8-$25
Reserve tickets at: 612.825.8949 or www.bryantlakebowl.com
Emily Johnson, Susan Scalf, Stephen Herzog, Nadine Sures (from Montreal), Channy Moon Casselle (of Roma di Luna), and JG Everest (Lateduster, Vicious, Vicious, JG Everest) perform a variety of physical, vocal, and instrumental feats in work created by Johnson, Scalf in collaboration with Herzog, and Deborah Dunn of Montreal.
wednesday, may 2, 2007 • windfarm series #2, part #3
one for resolve/sarah, a new dance by Emily Johnson |
The Rogue Buddha
357 13th Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN
$5-$25 at the door
tuesday, march 27, 2007 • windfarm series #2, part #2
new dance work by catalyst and mad king thomas |
The Rogue Buddha
357 13th Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN
$5-$25 at the door
wednesday, february 21, 2007 • windfarm series #2, part #1
new dance work by catalyst and hijack |
The Rogue Buddha
357 13th Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN
$5-$25 at the door
sunday, march 25, 2007 • public symposium
(in conjunction with heat and life performance in chicago) |
Chicago Cultural Center
1-4 p.m. | Free
Through Different Lenses: Community Analysis, Interpretation, and Action Towards Environmental Policy
| tuesday, april 24, 2007 • capture!rama |
Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater
$6/ $5 students | 8 p.m.
A special edition of the dance/film series capture!
| march 23–25, 2007 • heat and life |
Links Hall
3435 N. Sheffield, Chicago, IL 60657
Tickets: 773.281.0824 | 8 p.m.
| january, 2007 - entire month of january during DTW hours • wingspan 5’2’’ screening |
Dance Theater Workshop
219 W. 19th St., New York City
Free
| january 25–28, 2007 • heat and life |
Gallery Lombardi
Presented by Dance Umbrella
910 W. 3rd St., Austin TX
Tickets: www.danceumbrella.com | 8 p.m.
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| june 28th–saturday july 1st • heat and life |
Dance Theater Workshop
219 W. 19th St., New York City
Tickets: www.dtw.org
| august 1st • tues • capture! dance film series |
Bryant Lake Bowl Theater
810 W. Lake Street, Minneapolis
Tickets: www.bryantlakebowl.com
| september • ongoing • heat and life |
50-State-Tour for the U.S.
Tour Heat and Life to Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa
| december 5th • capture! film series |
Bryant Lake Bowl Theater
810 W. Lake Street, Minneapolis
Tickets: www.bryantlakebowl.com
| december 8th • once.for resolve/Emily |
Bryant Lake Bowl Theater
Presented by FLYBY productions at KICK#7
Studio Mange Mes Pieds
10 Pin 0 #214 (coin St. Laurent)
Montreal, Quebec
Tickets: at the door • 7:30 p.m.
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| february 15th • f**k nature (for 1002) |
Windfarm at Rogue Buddha
357 13th Ave. NE, Minneapolis
Tickets: at the door
Performed by Melissa Kennedy, Vanessa Voskuil, Alison Lorenzen, Natasha Hassett. Tattoo artist
| february 25th • on the spit/sluice we are outlaws |
Part of Free Radicals
Bryant Lake Bowl Theater
810 W. Lake Street, Minneapolis
| march 12th • screening of wingspan 5'2'' |
Walker Art Center
Part of Women with Vision Film Series
Minneapolis
Tickets: www.walkerart.org
| march 24th • wingspan 5’2’’ (live version) |
Center for Performing Arts
Part of Edge at the Hopkins
Performed by Natasha Hassett
march 29th • windfarm
mass |
Rogue Buddha
357 13th Ave. NE, Minneapolis
Tickets: at the door
Performed by ~ 30 people. Bring your own headphones.
| march 31st • uncommon senses |
Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts
212 3rd Ave. N, Minneapolis
A collaboration with Interact artists
| april 4th • capture! film series |
Bryant Lake Bowl Theater
810 W. Lake Street, Minneapolis
Tickets: www.bryantlakebowl.com
april 19th • windfarm
one. for resolve. |
Rogue Buddha
357 13th Ave. NE, Minneapolis
Tickets: at the door
Performed by Emily Johnson
| june 6th • capture! film series |
Bryant Lake Bowl Theater
810 W. Lake Street, Minneapolis
Tickets: www.bryantlakebowl.com
50-State-Tour for the U.S.
States completed: Alaska, Minnesota, Wisconsin
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