Black February Screening in Minneapolis on Sept. 13 and 14
Black February will be playing at the Ritz Theater in Minneapolis on Sept. 13 and 14.
The screening is part of a tribute to Butch by the Ballet of the Dolls, Ritz Theater and Open Door Music, featuring four Twin Cities-based large improvising ensembles, which have direct and indirect connections to Butch Morris’ work.
The screening on Friday, September 13 will feature performances by IMP ORK. On Saturday, September 14, the Black February screening will follow performances by Cherry Spoon Collective, Improvestra and Coloring Time.
Tickets are $15 or $25 for a two day festival pass.
You can find more information at: http://www.ritz-theater.org/
Black February, a film about Butch Morris. 
September 7, 2013 at 2:49 pm
We hosted Butch with IMP ORK at the Walker Art Center in 1987, and again with Japan Skyscraper in 1991. His brief appearances in our community left an indelible mark on our hearts and minds and souls. He was the catalyst for my move to NYC, where I continued to have the profound privilege of working in his conduction ensembles. Butch’s legacy lives on in Mpls, and reverberates through several generations of improvisers, to be continued…Michelle Kinney