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Patrick Scully founded Patrick’s Cabaret in April of 1986. He held all possible positions during his time there. He exited as the cabaret’s Artistic Director in October of 2001, returning for a 3 1/2 year stint in 2005. He exited again in 2008, leaving behind a healthy performing art center committed to local artists. Patrick worked at fabrik/Potsdam from August 2003 through June 2004 as director of internal communication and structure and long range planning. He was a member of the National Performance Network (NPN) Steering Committee from 1995-1998. From July 1988 through
August 1991 he worked at the Science Museum of Minnesota. His final
position there was as Head of Visitor Programs, which included supervision
of all museum theater programs, science demonstrations, volunteer presentations,
and on-site school programming. He was the museum’s lead staff person
in developing the Museum Magnet School for the St. Paul Public Schools.
In his initial position he developed and coordinated the museum’s school
outreach programs, Museum on the Move, and in the first year expanded
the museum’s outreach to schools from an audience of 16,000 to 160,000. He was program director for the Twin Cities Young Audiences in 1982 and 1983. As a member and co-founder of Contactworks Dance Collective from 1976-1980 his responsibilities included teaching, choreographing, performing and company bookings. Patrick Scully has been a professional performer since 1976, and an independent performing artist since 1980. His performance at Dance Theater Workshop was included among the New York Times’ “Best Performances of the Year” in 1992. His work as the director of Patrick’s Cabaret was recognized in 1996 by a First Bank Sally Award for its vision, and by a 3M/United Arts Award for Excellence. In 1993 Skyway News inducted him into its arts registry for outstanding contributions to the Twin Cities Arts. Patrick Scully has a BA from the University of Minnesota. He received his degree in 1976, with a double major in German and biology.
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Creator/Director (partial listing) | ||
2011, 3 minutes | Kyrie, remount of the first dance from The Mass from 1978 |
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2010, 75 minutes | Thrive!, solo theater/performance art |
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2010, 60 minutes | Ballet for Boats, site specific dance for 40 boats, 125+ participants |
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2007, 7 minutes | Body Electric, solo dance |
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2006, 5 minutes | Blankets of Love, dance duet co-created with Kevin Kortan ~ watch video ~ watch video, camera 2 ~ |
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2003, 75 minutes | Making Lemonade, solo theater piece directed by Djola Branner | |
2002 & 2011 | Frozen Tears, public
performance art ritual ~ watch video ~ |
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2001, 75 minutes | The Naked Truth, solo theater piece | |
1999, 70 minutes | I Left the Space Bare, solo dance theater improvisation | |
1998, 10 minutes | Losing my Foundations, live performance art/installation | |
1998, 30 minutes | posiT.V., video performance
art with Eric Gupton ~ watch video ~ |
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1997, 5 minutes | Faith, Hope and Ambivalence, video performance art | |
1997, 60 minutes | Nebel & Neblina, performance art/installation with Ric Oquita | |
1995, 75 minutes | Forever Hold Your Piece, performance art with Djola Branner | |
1995, 70 minutes | Unsafe, Unsuited,
dance theater improvisation with Keith Hennessy and Ishmael Houston Jones ~ watch video ~ read Village Voice review ~ |
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1992 | Queer Notions ~ read New York Times review ~ |
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1992, 75 minutes | Queer Thinking, solo
performance art monologue ~ watch video ~ |
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1992, 90 minutes | Forward Motion, improvisation
with musicians and dancers David Edminster, Eric Coursen, Carei Thomas, Chris Aiken, and EE Balcos |
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1991, 75 minutes | Illuminations, solo improvisation/performance art | |
1990, 45 minutes | Performance of Ritual
with Northwoods Radical Faeries 11 person dance/performance art ~ watch video ~ |
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1990- 1999 | Imrpov #___ numerous improvised duets with Chris Aiken ~ watch video ~ |
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1990, 9 minutes | Too Soon Lost, monologue
with film ~ watch Southern Theater video ~ watch Potsdam video ~ |
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1987, 60 minutes | Survival Symptoms, performance art with David Lindahl | |
1987, 45 minutes | A Faerie Home Companion, solo performance art | |
1985, 16 minutes | Death of Romance, solo performance art | |
1985, 15 minutes | Warsaw II, performance
art with Poonie Dodson ~ watch video ~ |
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1985-93 | Chez Seve, Improv trio with musicians David Edminster and Eric Coursent | |
1984, 7 minutes | One Two, duet with Lance Westergard, co-choreographed with Lance and Remy Charlip, based on the Wooloomooloo Cuddle airmail dance by Remy Charlip ~ watch video ~ |
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1984, 6 minutes | Saab Story, dance
quintet for 3 dancers and 2 cars with Wendy Morris and Wendy Oliver ~ watch video ~ |
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1983, 10 minutes | Warsaw I,
dance for 20 dancers ~ watch video ~ |
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1983, 5 minutes | Grey’s Anatomy,
solo dance ~ watch video ~ |
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1983, 60 minutes | Nobody Gets Pregnant, dance theater improvisation with Erika Thorne | |
1982, 15 minutes | Shinders’ to Shinders’ ,
dance/film - mocumentary ~ watch video ~ |
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1979, 45 minutes | Losers, performance
art for 12 performers ~ watch video ~ |
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1978, 45 minutes | The Mass, choreography
for 7 dancers ~ watch video at Contactworks Studio ~ watch video at Landmark Center ~ |
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1976-1980 | Contactworks Dance Company
collective member ~ watch Dancetalk video ~ watch American Dance Guild June 1980 video ~ |
International Touring of my work | ![]() |
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Berlin, Cologne, and Potsdam, Germany; Torino, Italy; Belfast, Northern Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Winnipeg, Canada; Brussels, Belgium; Rio de Janiero, Brazil |
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National Touring Activity of my work (partial listing) | |||
CSPS, Cedar Rapids; Links Hall, Columbia College, Chicago; Cleveland Performance Art Festival, Cleveland; Diverseworks, Houston; Highways, Los Angeles; Montana Pride Festival, Missoula; Judson Church, Dance Theater Workshop, PS 122, New York; Smith and Hampshire Colleges, Northampton, MA; Laney College, Bay Area Dance Series, Oakland; Jump Start, San Antonio; Josie’s Cabaret, San Francisco; University of South Dakota, Vermillion; Dance Exchange, Dance Place, Washington DC. |
![]() Ishmael Houston Jones, Patrick Scully and Keith Hennessy in Unsafe Unsuited, 1995 photo Dona Ann McAdams |
Works produced locally at (partial listing) | |
Illusion Theater, Minneapolis |
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Performances with Remy Charlip | ||
Theatre de Liefde, Amsterdam, 1987 |
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Awards and Grants | ||
Sage Award, 2010, Special Citation for lifetime contributions to |
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Patrick as Tanya,
DanceTheaterWorkshop, NYC, 1992 photo Tom Brazil |