BLACK LABEL MOVEMENT
Black Label Movement is a Minnesota-based contemporary dance company creating physically driven, intellectually and emotionally engaging movement-based work and embodied activities that examine the human condition and inspire vivid lives.
About BLACK LABEL MOVEMENT
Black Label Movement (EIN: 20-8637269) is a 501(c)(3) contemporary dance company founded in Minneapolis in 2005 by choreographer and Artistic Director Carl Flink. The organization produces evening-length repertory, touring performances, film work, and artist training programs while presenting community-facing residencies and intensives. In recent years Black Label has remained active and publicly performing: its 2023 dance films (‘A Dream of Touch…’ and ‘cage(d)’) completed international festival runs (36 selections across 14 countries and five continents), the company ran public seasons and festivals through 2024–2026 (including a listed 2025/2026 season), and it continued education initiatives such as winter intensives and the Limon and Black Label summer residency. The company has a sustained history of national touring, institutional collaborations, commissions, and cross-disciplinary projects (including work at the Kennedy Center and partnerships with regional arts institutions).
Notable achievements
International film festival run (2023)
Two company films ('A Dream of Touch…' and 'cage(d)') completed a 2023 festival circuit with 36 selections across 14 countries on five continents, expanding the company's international profile.
McKnight Choreography Fellowship
Artistic leadership and company choreography were recognized with a McKnight Choreography Fellowship (award year listed by the organization in 2008), evidencing peer recognition for choreographic excellence.
Regional and national touring & premieres
Regular Minnesota seasons and tours include premieres at the Southern Theater and the Ritz, a performance at the Kennedy Center, commissions and collaborations across U.S. venues, and inclusion on Twin Cities arts lists (e.g., Star Tribune Best of MN recognition).
At a glance
- Total assets
- $100K
- Annual revenue
- $217K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 20-8637269
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Website
- www.blacklabelmovement.com
- On Mahalo since
- May 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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