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November 19, 2016
Artist Bruce Munro stood in one of his light installations that is part of the Winter Light exhibit at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum photographed

Landscape Arboretum hosts colorful 'winter light' show

This exhibition is no string of holiday lights. The colorful, luminescent show -- the first of its kind at the Landscape Arboretum -- is immersive and inventive.
Stage & Arts
November 18, 2016
New retaining walls were recently installed along West River Parkway near Fairview Riverside Hospital in Minneapolis.

In age of Trump, walls have important place in Twin Cities, too

Building walls was a recurrent theme in the presidential race. For cities, walls do much more than protect borders. Here is a small sampling of some of the walls of the Twin Cities and what they provide in our urban landscape.
Stage & Arts
November 17, 2016
Art by Marcel Broodthaers for the Walker exhibit "Question the Wall Itself." Provided

Walker Art Center deconstructs interior decor in 'Question the Wall Itself'

Stage & Arts
November 17, 2016
Jeremy Shaffer credit
"Sex Tips for Straight Women From a Gay Man" at the Lodway.

'Sex Tips' at the Ordway

Stage & Arts
November 16, 2016
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From the exhibit "Charles Phillipe Jean Pierre: The Feminist"

Contemporary feminism is the framework for an art show at Public Functionary in Minneapolis

Music
November 16, 2016
Mixed Blood Theatre artistic director Jack Reuler.

Judge bars Mixed Blood Theatre's claim against Prince estate

The Minneapolis theater, which took a financial hit when a benefit at Paisley Park was canceled, still hopes for a settlement of its $348,000 dispute.
Stage & Arts
November 16, 2016

Comedy and heart combine in Yellow Tree Theatre's 'A Gone Fishin' Christmas'

REVIEW: An old flame rekindles a cold fish in Yellow Tree Theatre's holiday show.
Music
November 16, 2016
Cory Weaver Mary Evelyn Hangley, Alexandra Razskazoff, and Nadia Fayad as the Rhinemaidens in the Minnesota Opera's production of Das Rheingold.

How big (and expensive) is Minnesota Opera's 'Das Rheingold'?

The Wagner opera requires an enormous orchestra, which forced the company to get creative with its resources.
Stage & Arts
November 16, 2016
Annelyse Ahmad, in the central role of Leela, struggles with Owais Ahmed over a piece of fruit in Mixed Blood’s production of “Orange.&#

Girl with autism searches for the perfect orange in Mixed Blood Theatre's trippy new play

REVIEW: Aditi Brennan Kapil takes us inside the mind of a teenage girl on the autism spectrum in the coming-of-age play "Orange."
Stage & Arts
November 15, 2016
Traci Allen Shannon as Cinderella and David L. Murray Jr. as Prince Eric in "Cinderella." Photo by Dan Norman

Review: Children's Theatre revival of 'Cinderella' offers humor and sweet romance

REVIEW: Leave it to director Peter Brosius and his team at Children's Theatre Company to find new ways to make "Cinderella" fresh and winning.
Stage & Arts
November 11, 2016
Eric “Pogi” Sumangil, Christina Baldwin, puppeteer Masanari Kawahara and ­Tsering Dorjee Bawa in “The Oldest Boy” at

Faith, ritual, drama: Religion is a hot topic in Twin Cities theaters

Religion and theater come together to illustrate the power of ritual to penetrate our deepest core.
Stage & Arts
November 11, 2016
Tod Petersen stars in "A Christmas Carole Petersen." PLEASE NOTE SPELLINGS. Tod (one D) is correct. Petersen (...SEN) is correct. Handout photo by Ric

Yuletime cheer: 'A Christmas Carole Petersen' is back

Stage & Arts
November 10, 2016
“The Hip Hop Nutcracker” with Kurtis Blow.

Want to see a different kind of sugar plum fairy? 'The Hip Hop Nutcracker' returns to Ordway

Stage & Arts
November 10, 2016
Actor David Murray poses with El Dante, a Friesian stallion, at Carisbrooke Farm in Stillwater.

CTC's Prince Charming gets a royal welcome in the Twin Cities

Newcomer David Murray has gotten a royal welcome from the Twin Cities theater community and a princely role in CTC's "Cinderella."
Stage & Arts
November 10, 2016
Pictured (left to right in first image): Gabriel Murphy, Meredith Larson, Becca Hart, Ricardo Beaird and Victoria Pyan in "Henry V"
credit: Charles Go

Review: A tiny cast tackles Shakespeare's 'Henry V' with refreshing inventiveness

REVIEW: Producing "Henry V" with only five actors is an audacious undertaking, but director Matt Sciple and his energetic ensemble do it with engaging inventiveness.
Stage & Arts
November 10, 2016
Kim Williams/Banff Centre Aszure Barton's "Awaa."

Canadian choreographer Azure Barton makes Minnesota debut with 'Awáa'

Stage & Arts
November 10, 2016
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Art by John Largaespada.

Rogue Buddha presents the beautifully eerie work of John Largaespada

Stage & Arts
November 8, 2016
L-R: Allison Witham and Nick Saxton
The Transatlantic Love Affair Ensemble
PHOTO CREDIT: Lauren B Photography

Review: Stick 'em up! This is a devised theater piece!

REVIEW: Transatlantic Love Affair applies its pantomiming style to a Prohibition gangster tale.
Stage & Arts
November 7, 2016
Tsering Dorjee Bawa, puppeteer Masanari Kawahara and Eric ìPogiî Sumangil in "The Oldest Boy" at the Jungle Theater.
PHOTO CREDIT: Dan Norma

How do parents let go of a child? So asks 'The Oldest Boy' at Jungle in Minneapolis

Small gestures convey sizable questions in Sarah Ruhl's play "The Oldest Boy" at the Jungle.
Stage & Arts
November 6, 2016
Darius Dotch and Greta Oglesby in "A Raisin in the Sun."

Park Square offers a sweet and beautiful 'Raisin in the Sun'

Review: Lorraine Hansberry's great story of African-Americans' aspirations gets a sterling production at Park Square.

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