Stage & Arts
Stage & Arts
Greek tragedy gets a happy ending in 'The Children' at Pillsbury House
Playwright injects the classic bummer "Medea" with humor and hope.
Stage & Arts
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How Twin Cities art scene has grown over 32 years: A critic bids farewell
As she retires, the Star Tribune's Mary Abbe reflects on changes during her three decades on the job.
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Review: Mu Performing Arts' 'Two Kids' asks us not to judge
Review: Mu Performing Arts offers a tough and touching production of Carla Ching's edgy play.
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Review: In 'The Trump Show,' Mike Daisey takes on a political character, and his detractors
His performance, "The Trump Card," covers Donald and smug liberals.
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Mu Performing Arts kicks off its 25th season with Carla Ching's 'The Two Kids That Blow S--- Up'
TV scribe Carla Ching aims to rewrite a wrong in Mu Performing Arts' 25th season opener.
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Review: Walking Shadow lands a very small fish in 'The River'
REVIEW: Walking Shadow's "The River" is an enigma that teases but doesn't quite satisfy.
Music
Garrison Keillor gets Gopher-centric for Minnesota State Fair show
His grandstand gig was all about Minnesota — and the State Fair.
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Stage & Arts
Dissident Soviet-era paintings featured in provocative and history-rich show at the Museum of Russian Art
Dissident Soviet-era paintings featured in provocative and history-rich show at the Museum of Russian Art.
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Not dim yet: How Minnesota lit the way for neon signs
In many parts of the country, classic neon signs are dimming – but not in Minnesota.
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Theater Latté Da buys historic Ritz Theater in northeast Minneapolis
Troupe had been using the old theater in northeast Minneapolis since 2014.
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Review: "Bars and Measures" at the Jungle Theater contemplates the uniting power of music in these divided times
Jungle Theater explores the power of music in sincere but under-investigated new play.
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Roving dancers recall St. Paul's olden days in 'Passing Through Pigs Eye'
REVIEW: Roving dancers take viewers through the city and celebrate its unruly roots in 'Passing Through Pig's Eye.'
Stage & Arts
Actor sues Minn. Fringe Festival for refusing play about pedophile
Sean Neely accuses the festival of "false advertising" because it claims to be nonjuried.
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- Venice Biennale titled 'Foreigners Everywhere' platforms LGBTQ+, outsider and Indigenous artists
- Maurizio Cattelan, Zoe Saldana join iconoclastic Vatican Biennale exhibition inside women's prison
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