Back in 2006, I watched a nervous Morgan Thorson clutch her coffee cup as her dancers began performing “No Feeling for Harmony” during the “Music in Motion” performance at SPCO Center in St. Paul. Just a month earlier, the Minneapolis choreographer’s wildly popular “Faker” had entertained and enlightened audiences with Thorson’s signature postmodern pastiche of quirky gestures, luscious movement, superhero poses and arch renderings of popular culture — all underpinned with a rigorous, almost formal sensibility.

“No Feeling for Harmony” was formidable, intelligent and riveting in a fresh way as the performers propelled themselves across the stage with a kinetic physicality tempered by sinuous lines and subtle drama. To my knowledge, the work hasn’t again been performed, which doesn’t mean Thorson hasn’t been busy.

“Heaven,” a work she created during a residency at the Walker Art Center, and which she’s been touring across the country in the last year, finally lands at the Walker this weekend. Created as a dance and music piece, the work is set to music by Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker (of the Duluth-based indie-rock-band Low), which they’ll sing and play live during the performance.

The New York Times called “Heaven” a “a partly fascinating, partly frustrating piece,” but nonetheless a work “that can make watching a performance a near-transcendent experience for the audience.” In creating the work, Thorson reportedly was inspired by — and deconstructed — religious rituals to generate a choreography that explores ecstasy (perhaps in a Sufist sense) and transformation.

To see an excerpt of “Heaven” go here.

“Heaven,” 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. Tickets  $15-$25. 612-375-7600.