Dance ’Til You Drop:
A Dance Theater Experience
World Premiere
Book by Carson Kreitzer
Choreography by Regina Peluso
Directed by Anya Kremenetsky
Musical direction by Doug Rohde
Created in collaboration with Collide Theatrical Dance Company
March 24–April 15, 2018
1933. The Stock Market Crash of 1929 left thousands of people out in the cold. These were desperate times that called for desperate measures - hence, the rise of the dance marathon fad! Here in Minneapolis, Callum deVillier and Vonnie Kuchinski won’t stop until they set a World Record and go home with the prize money. After all, how hard could it be to dance for a few hours... days... weeks… months? This electrifying new work will explore the psychology of the dance marathons - what motivated people to participate in this crazy endeavor? What drew in the spectators? How far can we push the human body and spirit?
Learn more about the show:
- Minnesota couple danced five straight months in 1933. Now their story is on stage (Kathy Berdan, Pioneer Press, 3/25/18)
The Reviews are in:
- Dance 'Til You Drop is a winner (Arthur Dorman, talkinbroadway.com)
- Show at History Theatre tells amazing tale of Minnesotan who danced for five months nonstop (Chris Hewitt, startribune.com)
- Dance and theater take to the floor to tell remarkable tale (Dominic Papatola, Pioneer Press, 3/26/18)
- Before there were reality TV competitions, there were dance marathons (Jay Gabler, CityPages, 3/27/18)
