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A group of people on a football field, participating in a movement event, with some wearing red shirts and one person in a yellow shirt running towards the group. The event is called The Battle, focusing on movement and science, supporting breast cancer research, scheduled for October 18 at Huntington Bank Stadium from 1:00 to 7:30 PM.

The Battle

October 18, 2026 | Huntington Bank Stadium

What if hundreds of people could help advance cancer research—not just by watching it, supporting it, or learning about it, but by becoming part of how new ideas are explored? All on the field at Huntington Bank Stadium.

This October 18th, choreographer Carl Flink, Black Label Movement, University of Minnesota researchers, the UMN Marching Band, students, and community members will transform Huntington Bank Stadium into a living laboratory for community-driven research working to find a cure for breast cancer and beyond.

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Dance performance on stage with a male and female dancer. The female dancer is being lifted, and the male dancer is supporting her. Text on the image reads: 'Black Label Movement presents movers make 3.0, January 15 and 16, 2027, Barbara Barker Center for Dance.'

January 15 and 16, 2027 | Barbra Barker Center for Dance

In this exciting new initiative from Black Label Movement, choreographers are invited to share their own voice while utilizing Black Label's distinct, highly physical, movement aesthetic through the creation of a short new dance work. Experience fresh takes on wildly physical, naturally virtuosic, intellectually and emotionally engaging movement from talented choreographers in the Twin Cities dance community! 

Movers Make 3.0

Performance of Stark Dance with Black Label Movement on stage with dancers in motion, performing acrobatic and contemporary dance moves.

March 5 and 6, 2027 | Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts

Stark Dance returns to the Minneapolis stage at the Cowles Center’s Goodale Theater, marking the group’s first full-length concert since 2018.

The concert features six works: four choreographed by Stark, including one created on movers from Black Label Movement, and two by guest artists. Acclaimed Twin Cities choreographer Carl Flink, one of the region’s most prominent dance artists, will create a new work for the program. Known for his distinctive choreographic voice and the success of Black Label Movement, Flink brings a major artistic presence to the concert.

Across the program, Stark Dance invites audiences to reflect on and question ideas surrounding politics, love, and loss. The works explore themes including the ways memories of personal tragedy can become distorted and haunting over time, as well as the pessimism and anxiety shaping the experiences of younger generations.

Stark Dance with Black Label Movement

Dance performance with a woman in a black dress and a man in dark clothing on stage, with the woman’s foot resting on the man’s face.

April 17, 2027

Join us in looking back at the last 20 years of Black Label Movement and supporting the next 20 years of moving more and understanding more.

20 Year Anniversary Fundraising Event

Black and white photo of a dance class with students and an instructor. The instructor, with light-colored hair, is crouched in the foreground, demonstrating a move. Several students are behind, practicing in a studio with dark curtains.

June 1- 5, 2027 | Barbra Barker Center for Dance

Second annual residency with the Limón Dance Company and Black Label Movement in Minneapolis.

Limón Dance Company and Black Label Residency

A group of performers on stage, some barefoot, participating in a theatrical or dance performance. The man center is floating, with others watching.

June 11 and 12, 2027

Black Label Movement repertory show featuring a new work by Cheng Xiong alongside Black Label classics.

Black Label Movement Show

Other places to see Black Label during the 2026 - 2027 season:

  • Architecture as Slow Choreography, Choreography as Fast Architecture at Taliesin Preservation in Spring Green, Wisconsin in July 2026

  • Duet for Wreck and and This Bleeding Heart… headlined at Fall Forward Festival presented by Hothouse at the Luminary in August 2026

  • Tour to Milwaukee for the Midwest Arts Xpo to perform the quartet version of This Bleeding Heart… and Hit

  • Residency at the Utah Valley University and Wasatch Contemporary Dance Company to set Canary

  • Residency at BYU to set Riding the Maelstrom

  • Artistic Director Carl Flink will be choreographing ‘Waiting for Godot’ at the Guthrie, ‘Spring Awakening’ at Theater Latte Da and ‘Tale of Two Cities’ at the Guthrie.

Plus, Join us for…

  • Monthly BODYSTORMS as part of the Moving Cell Project

    • Wednesday, September 16 from 4 - 6 at Recwell

    • Wednesday, October 14 from 4 - 6 at Recwell

    • Wednesday, November 18 from 4 - 6 at Recwell

    • Wednesday, December 16 from 4-6 at the Barker

  • Company Classes at Hothouse on Wednesday’s at 10:30 - 11:45 am