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Best dance company derring-do - Black Label Movement - 2015 Best of MN

May 14, 2015 at 1:43PM
Crystal Edwards and Zack Teska in a Black Label Movement production of Wreck, choreographed and directed by Carl Flink. Costume design by Angie Vo and lighting design by Marcus Dilliard. July 11-20, 2014, in the Dowling Studio at the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis. Photo by Bill Cameron.
Crystal Edwards and Zack Teska in a Black Label Movement production of Wreck at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Critics call Carl Flink's 10-year-old contemporary troupe fearless, intense and visceral for good reason. Living up to their catchphrase "we do our own stunts," these dancers also tackle meaty themes, from war to death by shipwreck to the psychological effects of hive mentality, often set to live original music. BLM has had a busy year and a half, performing all over town and most recently in Bangalore, India. Earlier, a video of a TED talk the company took part in, suggesting dancers should be used in place of PowerPoint to get across complex ideas, has become a viral video hit with more than 1.6 million views to date. blacklabelmovement.com

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