Shamel Pitts | TRIBE: Marks of RED

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Sensory note: This performance contains stroboscopic light and electronic music.

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Monday, March 16, 3:45–5:15 pm
Barbara Barker Center for Dance
500 21st Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Free, but registration is required.
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This class will begin with an In~Practice Movement Workshop guided by Shamel Pitts, grounded in developing physical efficiency, proficiency, expressive range, and clarity through creative prompts. Participants will physically examine and experience embodied movement sources, dynamics, aliveness within stillness, speed, rhythm, and groove while incorporating visualization to discover our unique expression through dancing in a communal space.

Throughout class, participants will learn about Pitts’s creation process, specifically focusing on ideas and content that birthed Marks of RED, TRIBE’s newest creation premiering March 20–21 at the Walker Art Center. Please bring comfortable clothing, socks, paper, and a pen/pencil.

The workshop has a capacity of 40 participants and is open to all levels ages 16+. It is available to participants thanks to a partnership between Northrop, the Walker, and the University of Minnesota’s Department of Theatre Arts & Dance.

Note: Class is not open to observers. Participants will receive a 50% discount code for tickets to attend Marks of RED.

Marks of RED was developed during a Summer Stages Dance @ The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston residency in 2024. Marks of RED was developed at MASS MoCA in Spring 2026. The work was commissioned by Northrop at the University of Minnesota and the Walker Art Center for presentation in 2026, with lead support from the Arison Arts Foundation and Marcel Przymusinski.

Creation of Marks of RED was made possible in part by a YoungArts Microgrant; by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and with additional support from UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance, Mellon Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, SHS Foundation, TRIBE’s individual donors, and our Board of Directors. The development of Marks of RED was made possible in part by NCCAkron and Powerhouse Arts. To view TRIBE’s complete list of supporters, visit itsatribe.org/support.

Development & Technical Residencies
– Summer Stages Dance @ The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (Summer 2024)
– Orsolina28 Art Foundation (Coproduced, Summer 2025) *
– DOCK 11 EDEN, Berlin (2025) *
– Kaatsbaan Cultural Park (Creation and/or preview residency, Summer 2025) **
– Powerhouse Arts (Spring 2026)
– MASS MoCA (Spring 2026)

* Marks of RED was commissioned by Northrop at the University of Minnesota and the Walker Art Center (2026).
** Creation made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.