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February 14, 2019
"Demand and Supply" by Erik Johansson.

Two intense new shows get surreal

Kooky work by Swedish and Russian artists may make your third eye twitch.
Stage & Arts
February 14, 2019
Lauren Diesch in "Antigone" by Park Square Theatre; photos by Petronella J. Ytsma

Park Square Theatre turns 'Antigone' into modern, relatable antiheroine

Park Square Theatre gives the Greek tragedy an ambitious all-female update.
Stage & Arts
February 14, 2019
Rince na Chroi Irish Dancers

Annual show by St. Paul's Rince na Chroi features more than 200 Irish dancers

Stage & Arts
February 13, 2019
St. Paul's Hmong Cultural Center expands its reach with $15K federal grant

St. Paul's Hmong Cultural Center expands its reach with $15K federal grant

First-ever grant awarded to the center for programming aimed at the broader public.
Stage & Arts
February 13, 2019
Borealis Dance.Photo provided byDanielle Ricci

Borealis Dance stages 'The Tell-Tale Heart' for Valentine's Day

Lab Theater setting offers more space.
Stage & Arts
February 12, 2019
Dame Jasmine Hughes and Darrick Mosley play a couple hurt by the fallout from Emmett Till's murder in "Benevolence."

Inspired by Emmett Till, new St. Paul play looks for hope after 'monstrous violence'

The second play in a trilogy inspired by Emmett Till, "Benevolence" looks for hope after racial violence.
Stage & Arts
February 12, 2019
Walker Art Center's new boss makes her first public appearance

Walker Art Center's new boss makes her first public appearance

New executive director Mary Ceruti met the press as the Walker previewed a new show opening this week.
Stage & Arts
February 12, 2019
"The Skin of Our Teeth" Park Square Theatre Left to right: Neal Skoy, Victoria Pyan (mammoth), Kathryn Fumie, Kirby Bennett, Alayne Hopkins, Pedro Jua

Thornton Wilder's 'Skin of Our Teeth' feels frighteningly prescient at Park Square Theatre

Review: A new take on the Thornton Wilder classic stretches from nostalgic past to grim future.
Stage & Arts
February 11, 2019
Tracey Maloney in "Stewardess!" stars as Mary Pat Laffey in History Theatre's "Stewardess!"

History Theatre's jaw-dropping 'Stewardess!' humanizes fight for gender equality

History Theatre's "Stewardess!" is a jaw-dropping and heart-warming experience.
Stage & Arts
February 8, 2019
Michael Quadrozzi, left, and Paul LaNave in Theatre Pro Rata's "Isaac's Eye." Photo by: Charles Gorrill.

Theatre Pro Rata's 'Isaac's Eye' stars highly fictionalized Sir Isaac Newton

Stage & Arts
February 7, 2019
Tracy Maloney acted out a scene as Pat Laffey during a costumed rehearsal for History Theatre's "Stewardess!"at the History Theatre Sunday February 03

New play depicts 'stewardess' whose Northwest Airlines lawsuit changed the world

History Theatre's "Stewardess!" shows how Mary Pat Laffey gathered co-workers to battle sexism at Minnesota's Northwest Airlines.
Music
February 7, 2019
St. Paul native PaviElle French (cq) rehearsed a one-woman show about her life called "Runnin' " at Pillsbury House Theater , Saturday, December 6, 20

Best of the Week: Tapestry19, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Zuzu African Acrobats, Kelly Clarkson, more

Stage & Arts
February 7, 2019
Work by Mara Duvra from "To be seen/To be manifold" exhibit at Juxtaposition Arts.

Photos and poetry combine in 'Meditations' at Juxtaposition Arts in Minneapolis

Stage & Arts
February 7, 2019
Photograph from Den-Zill Gilliard's series "In the Company of Others."

Musings on black history and more in three Twin Cities photo shows

Two exhibits for Black History Month and one for the sake of still images.
Stage & Arts
February 6, 2019
Managing director James Haskins, left, and development director Mollie Alexander Hogan will join the Guthrie Theater in March.

Guthrie Theater rebuilds leadership team after high-profile departures

With two new hires, the theater completes its five-person senior management team.
Music
February 6, 2019
Minnesota Opera already stages certain programs at the Lab Theater. The organization's Project Opera training program will perform six shows there thi

Minnesota Opera betting on a small, versatile venue in the hopping North Loop

By purchasing North Loop theater, Minnesota Opera intends to shake up its programming.
Stage & Arts
February 6, 2019
Sally Wingert, as Desirée Armfeldt, with Mark Benninghofen as Frederik Egerman on the set of Theater Latte Da's "A Little Night Music." ] JEFF WH

Meet the 'First Couple' of Twin Cities theater

Sally Wingert and Mark Benninghofen are not a couple, but they play one on stage. A lot.
Stage & Arts
February 6, 2019
Heather Bunch in "The Devout."

Transatlantic Love Affair powers female-led play with movement, music and mythology

Transatlantic Love Affair's all-female ensemble lets a little light into our "world of darkness."
Stage & Arts
February 6, 2019
Sally Wingert, as Desiree Armfeldt, makes "Send in the Clowns" a shimmering, shattering moment in Theatre Latté Da's production of "A Little Nigh

Theater Latté Da stages fluid, witty take on Sondheim classic 'A Little Night Music'

Waltz-based show makes musical wit seem as easy as one-two-three, one-two-three.
Music
February 6, 2019
Valerie Wick, left, as the "cat," during rehearsal for the production of "Brundibar, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2109, at the Lab Theater in Minneapolis, MN.] D

Minnesota teens bravely tackle a children's opera with a horrific Holocaust history

The Czech children's opera "Brundibár" will be performed by the young artists from Project Opera.
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