Leslie Ball

Leslie Ball has performed on stages around the country from the Guthrie Theater to Carnegie Hall. Leslie's first solo recording earned her a Minnesota Music Award for best female songwriter. In 1991, Leslie launched BALLS Cabaret, a weekly experimental stage for artists of any discipline or experience. BALLS Cabaret is now in its eighteenth year and continually wins awards as the best open stage in town. BALLS was recently cited in the New York Times as a "must-see" in the Twin Cities and the local press often refers to Leslie as "the den mother of the Twin Cities art community." In addition to her work as an artist, Leslie is also an activist and educator. She earned her MFA at NYU and completed a Master of Divinity Degree at United Theological Seminary.