October 20–22 and November 10–12, 2005
Intermedia Arts is proud to present Naked Stages—performance art created by bold artists for adventurous audiences. These boundary-breaking performance art pieces are the result of a year-long development and research process where artists Aamera Siddiqui and Suzy Messerole, Britta Hallin, The Unruly Julies, and Josie Winship pushed their creative limits. Thursday and Friday performances will also include a post-show discussion.

“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.)

This seventh annual Naked Stages Program, Naked Stages, provides a mentorship opportunity for these emerging Minnesotan artists to create a new performance art work with support for building their performance and production skills. The artists participate in critical response and skill-development workshops that will culminate with their new work performed onstage at Intermedia Arts. The Naked Stages program is directed by Eleanor Savage with performance mentoring by Lois Weaver.

Intermedia Arts is located at 2822 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408. For more information or to make reservations, please call (612) 871-4444 or visit www.intermediaarts.org. All performances take place at Intermedia Arts. Admission price for one evening includes both performances scheduled for that evening.

Naked Stages is funded by the Jerome Foundation in celebration of the Jerome Hill Centennial and in recognition of the valuable cultural contributions of artists to society.