Creative Expression at the Minneapolis Central Library

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Creative Expression Sessions are a fun space for folks looking to learn about performance, working together, and creative play. People who’ve experienced housing instability are especially encouraged to attend. We provide coffee, snacks and bus tokens (while supplies last). Participants also have an option to perform in a Shareformance at the end of each seasonal session.

This long running residency is a project of Hennepin County Library at the Minneapolis Central Library.

Summer schedule

Tuesdays from June 24th - August 12th from 8:30-10:30am at the Minneapolis Central Library on the 1st floor Commons.

Interested participants will have the option to perform in a Shareformance at the end of the session (see below).

Shareformance, “Bring Your Own F’daZ”

People attending the Creative Expression Sessions will have the option to be part of a performance at the end of the session. Rehearsals are on Wednesdays from July 16th - August 6th from 1:00-3:00pm, and there’s a final rehearsal on Friday August 8th from 1:00-3:00pm.

Our Summer Session Shareformance will be held on Saturday August 9th at 12:30-1:45pm as part of the Downtown Minneapolis Street Art Festival. We’ll be at the IDS Building, performing outside on the plaza, on the East side of Nicollet Mall between S 7th St. and S 8th St.

Show description: A variety show of skits, songs, spoken word and other street theater acts by zAmya Theater Project Troupe Members and participants in Creative Expression Sessions at Minneapolis Central Library. MC’d by Corey Walton 

Fall schedule

Tuesdays from September 30th - December 16th from 8:30-10:30am at the Minneapolis Central Library on the 1st floor Commons.

Interested participants will have the option to perform in a Shareformance at the end of the session. Details to be added soon.

Questions?

For all questions related to Creative Expression Sessions and Shareformances, including accessibility services, please contact Esther Ouray, Company Manager: esther [at] zamyatheater [dot] org  or 612.760.4804.

Below: Images from the fall 2024 Shareformance, “20 Years of zAmya: A Retroformance”, showcasing favorite scenes from throughout zAmya’s 20-year history.

Below: Images from the summer 2024 Shareformance, “Got Talent?”, which was performed at the Downtown Minneapolis Street Art Festival and featured short acts comprised of original content from the lives of workshop participants, the majority of whom are currently and/or formerly unhoused.