SHIFT~ performance salons
SHIFT~ is an informal and intimate interdisciplinary platform primarily for Keoxa/Winona area artists. SHIFT~ encourages creatives to test out new ideas, get acquainted through experimentation and improvisation, engage the audience in conversation, and further the development of contemporary art practices in our community. SHIFT~ supports creativity, collaboration and innovation, and making those processes visible and accessible through public performance and engagement. Sharon Mansur started SHIFT~ in 2016, initially hosted at Infinity Yoga Studio, and has presented visual, music, spoken word, video and movement artists. During 2021 SHIFT~ has embraced outdoor and online events and mansurdance will host an archive of this year's creative expressions by Erin Drummond + Mai'a Williams, StuffStudio + Sydney Swanson, and Sarah Johnson + Marcia Ratliff.
SALON= an intimate informal gathering in a private home for creative exchanges of ideas, originally flourishing in 17th & 18th century Europe, particularly in France where women played a vital role. An original intent was to bring diverse people together for open and equal engagement as a “microcosm of life.” Guests could share works-in-progress and receive feedback, to “promote a culture of creativity and collaboration.” (source: https://www.publicspheresalons.com/whysalons)
"Improvisational performance has the capacity for subtle and profound transformation, and Sharon Mansur curates and creates this space in such a tender, wonderful way. ~Erin Drummond
“The more we play, the better we get at receiving challenging shifts as gifts that can broaden and transform us mere mortals into wholehearted, fully embodied, connected creatures of the universe.” ~Sarah Johnson
“To me, SHIFT~ is about moving outside of the worn-out grooves, jumping off the track, and listening to the creative pulse within the ordinary. It's also a space of connection for artists to find each other, for neighbors to notice each other, for community to weave a little tighter through shared art making.” ~Marcia Ratliff
“My recipe for life is loaded with and’s. My recipe for life includes wide open spaces, a cacophony of options.” ~StuffStudio
“SHIFT~ has expanded my ideas around art and art-making since its inception. I'm looking forward to experimenting and engaging while collaborating with StuffStudio.” ~Sydney Swanson
“SHIFT~ is one of the rare spaces that allows for folks to play and experiment with art and creativity in a low stakes environment...” ~Mai’a Williams
Sharon Mansur is a fiscal year 2021 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature; and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support for SHIFT~ was provided by the Winona Main Street Program and Art of the Rural.
shift~perceptions…shift~imagination~…shift~possibilities…shift~happens…
SHIFT~ is an informal and intimate interdisciplinary platform primarily for Keoxa/Winona area artists. SHIFT~ encourages creatives to test out new ideas, get acquainted through experimentation and improvisation, engage the audience in conversation, and further the development of contemporary art practices in our community. SHIFT~ supports creativity, collaboration and innovation, and making those processes visible and accessible through public performance and engagement. Sharon Mansur started SHIFT~ in 2016, initially hosted at Infinity Yoga Studio, and has presented visual, music, spoken word, video and movement artists. During 2021 SHIFT~ has embraced outdoor and online events and mansurdance will host an archive of this year's creative expressions by Erin Drummond + Mai'a Williams, StuffStudio + Sydney Swanson, and Sarah Johnson + Marcia Ratliff.
SALON= an intimate informal gathering in a private home for creative exchanges of ideas, originally flourishing in 17th & 18th century Europe, particularly in France where women played a vital role. An original intent was to bring diverse people together for open and equal engagement as a “microcosm of life.” Guests could share works-in-progress and receive feedback, to “promote a culture of creativity and collaboration.” (source: https://www.publicspheresalons.com/whysalons)
"Improvisational performance has the capacity for subtle and profound transformation, and Sharon Mansur curates and creates this space in such a tender, wonderful way. ~Erin Drummond
“The more we play, the better we get at receiving challenging shifts as gifts that can broaden and transform us mere mortals into wholehearted, fully embodied, connected creatures of the universe.” ~Sarah Johnson
“To me, SHIFT~ is about moving outside of the worn-out grooves, jumping off the track, and listening to the creative pulse within the ordinary. It's also a space of connection for artists to find each other, for neighbors to notice each other, for community to weave a little tighter through shared art making.” ~Marcia Ratliff
“My recipe for life is loaded with and’s. My recipe for life includes wide open spaces, a cacophony of options.” ~StuffStudio
“SHIFT~ has expanded my ideas around art and art-making since its inception. I'm looking forward to experimenting and engaging while collaborating with StuffStudio.” ~Sydney Swanson
“SHIFT~ is one of the rare spaces that allows for folks to play and experiment with art and creativity in a low stakes environment...” ~Mai’a Williams
Sharon Mansur is a fiscal year 2021 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature; and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support for SHIFT~ was provided by the Winona Main Street Program and Art of the Rural.
shift~perceptions…shift~imagination~…shift~possibilities…shift~happens…