dance artist ~ movement architect ~ experimentalist ~ mover & shaker
...visual surprises and startling images... -the washington post

Dreaming Under a Cedar Tree
concept, direction, and performance by Sharon Mansur
​Outpost, 119 E. 3rd Street, Winona, MN
September 9 - October 7, 2017
<What is the one place, real or imagined, that you long for in your dreams?>

A contemporary dance performance/visual installation event
inviting people to share art, food and conversation, reflecting on Sharon's
'off-white' Lebanese heritage, the complex and fluid nature of cultural identity,
and the power of place in our dreams.  
Trailer: vimeo.com/207750108

Dance Performances:  Saturdays @ 7pm, Sept 9, 16, 23 + Oct 7
*Admission is free, but limited space, please RSVP: sharonmansur@gmail.com*
Gallery Hours: Fridays 12-5pm Sept 15-Oct 6, Saturdays 10am-2pm, Sept 16-Oct 7
www.outpostwinona.org/portfolio/cedar-tree/

Read more about the Cedar Tree project!
http://www.naturestudies.net/single-post/2017/08/04/Dreaming-Under-a-Cedar-Tree
http://www.jabalnamagazine.com/sections-details.php?id=2147#.WYqGx1KZORu
http://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/2017/08/hinge-arts-residencies-bring-writer-performer-to-ff/

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the
Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation
from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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*Best Performance Award* ~ variation on residue
Mirror Mountain Film Festival, Canada, 2015
http://mirrormountainfilmfest.com/the-festival/
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"…Mansur’s devastatingly beautiful INSERT[coda]HERE,
which makes her immensity so quietly and thrillingly present...."
Irene Hsaio, RADFest 2016
http://criticaldance.org/dance-askance-new-column-irene-hsiao/

photos by Boris Willis ©2012