Little Tanz Theater

12/18/2025

👋🏻 Meet the characters!

Next up is the pickle goblin! Played by .ok , the pickle goblin loves a sour treat and doesn’t always have a good handle on the laws of physics. They do an excellent contraction and may or may not have danced for the Martha Graham company in a previous life. Will they manage to free their hand from the pickle jar? Only one way to find out 😏

Will we see you this weekend?
📆 December 20 @ 2pm and 5pm, December 21 @ 2pm
📍 Southwest High School | Minneapolis
🎟️ $15 for seniors and kids under 10, $25 general admission. Pay-as-able on December 20th @ 5pm.
👶 Recommended for ages 4+ but all are welcome
ℹ️ Tickets and more info at link in bio or www.littletanztheater.org

Hannah MacKenzie-Margulies is a fiscal year 2025 recipient of a Creative 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.

This project is also supported by a program of the

12/16/2025

👋🏻 Meet the characters!

First up is Hershel, formally known as Hershel of Ostropole. Played by , Hershel is known for his cunning wit, slightly inflated ego, and sweet dance moves (to be clear, as far as we know there’s no historical record of Hershel’s dancing ability, we’re just assuming 😏).

Do you have your tickets?!
📆 December 20 @ 2pm and 5pm, December 21 @ 2pm
📍 Southwest High School | Minneapolis
🎟️ $15 for seniors and kids under 10, $25 general admission. Pay-as-able on December 20th @ 5pm.
👶 Recommended for ages 4+ but all are welcome
ℹ️ Tickets and more info at link in bio or www.littletanztheater.org

Hannah MacKenzie-Margulies is a fiscal year 2025 recipient of a Creative 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.

This project is also supported by Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council, a program of the Minnesota JCC.

12/13/2025

We’re back bb.
📆 December 20 @ 2pm and 5pm, December 21 @ 2pm
📍 Southwest High School | Minneapolis
🎟️ Tickets start at $15 for seniors and kids under 10, general admission is $25. December 20th 5pm pay-as-able.
👶 Recommended for ages 4+ but all are welcome
ℹ️ Tickets and more info at link in bio or www.littletanztheater.org
🎵 featuring
🕺🏻 .durham .ok
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Hannah MacKenzie-Margulies is a fiscal year 2025 recipient of a Creative 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.

This project is also supported by a program of the

12/12/2025

Thanks for helping spread the word PJ Library in MPLS!

Twin Cities here we come! Little Tanz Theater is thrilled to once again present ✨Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins✨, an original family-friendly Yiddish and contemporary dance adaptation of the classic children’s book by Eric Kimmel and Trina Schart Hyman. Featuring live klezmer music from Hershel’s Ostropoler Kaplye and a multi-generational cast of dance artists, this lively production will have you dancing in your seat (or the aisles!). 

This production uses movement and pantomime to tell the story of how Hershel outwits a pack of Hanukkah-hating goblins. Re-read the book before you come to catch all the insider details 🤓

📆 December 20 @ 2pm and 5pm, December 21 @ 2pm
📍 Southwest High School | Minneapolis
🎟️ Tickets start at $15 for seniors and kids under 10, general admission is $25. The December 20th 5pm show is pay-as-able.
👶 Recommended for ages 4+ but all are welcome
ℹ️ Tickets and more info at link in bio or www.littletanztheater.org
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Hannah MacKenzie-Margulies is a fiscal year 2025 recipient of a Creative 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.

This project is also supported by Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council, a program of the

12/10/2025

Twin Cities here we come! Little Tanz Theater is thrilled to once again present ✨Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins✨, an original family-friendly Yiddish and contemporary dance adaptation of the classic children’s book by Eric Kimmel and Trina Schart Hyman. Featuring live klezmer music from Hershel’s Ostropoler Kaplye and a multi-generational cast of dance artists, this lively production will have you dancing in your seat (or the aisles!). 

This production uses movement and pantomime to tell the story of how Hershel outwits a pack of Hanukkah-hating goblins. Re-read the book before you come to catch all the insider details 🤓

📆 December 20 @ 2pm and 5pm, December 21 @ 2pm
📍 Southwest High School | Minneapolis
🎟️ Tickets start at $15 for seniors and kids under 10, general admission is $25. The December 20th 5pm show is pay-as-able.
👶 Recommended for ages 4+ but all are welcome
ℹ️ Tickets and more info at link in bio or www.littletanztheater.org
📸

Hannah MacKenzie-Margulies is a fiscal year 2025 recipient of a Creative 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.

This project is also supported by Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council, a program of the

12/10/2025

We had an amazing time in Duluth this past weekend! Thank you so much to .ballet for hosting us at Studio 4 and to everyone who came out to see the show. Huge gratitude also to the team and community at Temple Israel in Duluth for hosting us at Kabbalat Shabbat and all-around supporting our visit so enthusiastically. Lots more images to come, but for now enjoy a sneak peak of a few shots from the inimitable 📸 , a special entrance made possible by Studio 4’s very special history (it used to be the luggage room for immigrants arriving in Duluth!), and a first look at

12/01/2025

🚌 It’s tour week! We are so excited to be hitting the road to perform in Duluth at .ballet Studio 4 this weekend. Tell your friends and come eat some pickles with us 😁. Tickets are on sale, link is in our bio 💁🏻‍♀️
Hannah MacKenzie-Margulies is a fiscal year 2025 recipient of a Creative 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.

This project is also supported by Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council, a program of the Minnesota JCC.

11/29/2025

✨ Last weekend had the immense privilege of performing excerpts from Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins and teaching a little Yiddish dance for students and their families at the B’nai Israel synagogue in Rochester, MN as well as at the Pediatrics Unit through their Child Life program. We had so much fun!! Thank you to everyone who made these performances possible and to our amazing audiences for joining in the fun and dancing with us! 

📆 Next weekend, December 6-7 we’ll be at Studio 4 at the Depot in Duluth with the whole show. Tickets are on-sale now through the link in our bio, hope to see you there!!

✏️ Save the date, we’ll also be performing in Minneapolis December 20-21 at Southwest High. Ticket information coming soon!

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11/12/2025

👹 BIG NEWS 👹

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins is back, and we’re going on tour!

Catch the show at .ballet Studio 4 in Duluth Dec 6-7 — tickets are on sale now 🎟️

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11/01/2025

Hello world! We're dancing into November with rehearsals for our upcoming tour of "Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins".