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January 23, 2020

Lighting designer Michael Wangen dies at 65

The self-taught lighting designer worked on productions in the Twin Cities and at playhouses across the country.
Stage & Arts
January 22, 2020
Alan Zweibel. Photo by Robin Zweibel

Comic legend Alan Zweibel talks about collaborating with everyone from Gilda Radner to Larry David

Alan Zweibel talks about working with everyone from Gilda Radner to Larry David.
Stage & Arts
January 22, 2020
Aaron LaVigne, Tommy Sherlock and the company of the North American Tour of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. Photo by Matthew Murphy.

Lloyd Webber turns Jesus up to 11

Review: No one expects subtlety from "Jesus Christ Superstar," and you're not going to get it.
Stage & Arts
January 21, 2020
Akshay Krishna as Yazen and Gamze Ceylan as Noura in the Guthrie Theater's "Noura."
Photo by Dan Norman

Regional premiere of Heather Raffo's 'Noura' paints surrealist picture at the Guthrie

Review: "Noura" dramatizes an immigrant's soul struggle.
Stage & Arts
January 20, 2020
A Ligia Lewis work will be performed for Walker's Out There series.

Dance: 'Journey to Dunhuang,' 'Water Will (in Melody)' and '9X22' farewell

Stage & Arts
January 20, 2020
Steven Epp and Christina Baldwin in the Jungle's "A Doll's House, Part 2."

'Subtle' Minneapolis play takes a hard look at marriage and freedom

In "A Doll's House" sequel, Nora confronts what she left behind at the end of that play.
Stage & Arts
January 19, 2020
Britta Ollmann, Nora Montanez, Regina Marie Williams (foreground) and Meghan Kreidler in "Bernarda Alba" at Theatre Latte Da.

Theater Latté Da offers up a poetic, powerful 'Bernarda Alba'

The regional premiere of "Bernarda Alba" is potent and poetic at Theater Latté Da.
Stage & Arts
January 18, 2020
Think the Minneapolis skyline is unique? Think again – we have copycat buildings in our midst

Think the Minneapolis skyline is unique? Think again – we have copycat buildings in our midst

Some of our landmark buildings aren't so unique. Others are ours alone.
Stage & Arts
January 17, 2020
Miguel Gutierrez's "This Bridge Called My Ass" is a work commissioned by the Walker Art Center for its Out There Festival 2020.

Nudity, primal energy and fun punctuate 'This Bridge' at the Walker Art Center

"Lord of the Flies" meets "Muppet Babies" in primal, playful, head-scratching Out There production.
Stage & Arts
January 16, 2020
The Village Bus Tours shanty was positioned on Lake Harriet and reassembled on Saturday afternoon, January 11, 2019.

Pedal-powered bus will shuttle visitors as Art Shanty returns to icy Lake Harriet

As the Art Shanty Projects return to icy Lake Harriet, we went behind the scenes with one of the creative teams.
Stage & Arts
January 16, 2020
Christina Baldwin plays the iconic Nora in Lucas Hnath's "A Doll's House, Part 2" at Jungle Theater.

Two plays opening this weekend ask what's next for Nora of 'A Doll's House'

Two new plays wonder what happens after Nora walks out on her life in the classic "A Doll's House."
Stage & Arts
January 16, 2020
(Left) Pamela Andell, executive director of the art center, and Jan Hasselius, vice president of the board of directors, discussed one of the dioramas

Aitkin museum is dedicated to Minnesota wildlife artist

A Minnesota small-town gem, Jaques Art Center celebrates 25 years with giant show on the great Minnesota wildlife painter Francis Lee Jaques.
Stage & Arts
January 16, 2020

See the 'Future Future' at Hair and Nails Gallery in Minneapolis

Stage & Arts
January 15, 2020
Miguel Gutierrez's "This Bridge Called My Ass" is a work commissioned by the Walker Art Center for its Out There Festival 2020.

Dance: Nudity and sex highlight 'This Bridge' at Walker Art Center in Minneapolis

Stage & Arts
January 11, 2020
Dietrich Poppen and Vienna showed off some tricks for a fan before a show.

A rescue mutt named Vienna is the unofficial mascot of St. Paul's Fitzgerald Theater

Miniature poodle/Shih Tzu mix is winning fans on both sides of the footlights.
Stage & Arts
January 10, 2020
To invite new audiences, Twin Cities museums are translating the humble wall label

To invite new audiences, Twin Cities museums are translating the humble wall label

At Twin Cities museums, art speaks more than one language.
Stage & Arts
January 9, 2020
Two couples interact in unexpected ways in "Bloomsday," which features (clockwise from upper left) Lolly Foy, Jeffery Goodson, Brandon Homan and Gilli

Lyric Arts opens romantic play with a touch of James Joyce

Stage & Arts
January 9, 2020

Science-centric black Minnesotans honored at African American Heritage Museum

Stage & Arts
January 9, 2020
"Sparkly Red Shoes" by Carmen Soth, daughter of photographer Alec Soth.

Kid-centered photo show is anything but cute at Minneapolis Institute of Art

It features more than 100 youth-focused photographs from the past century.
Stage & Arts
January 9, 2020
"Jogging" by Hanane Hajj Ali

Guthrie Theater kicks into high gear with its first celebration of Arab and Arab-American artistry

Guthrie Theater kicks its celebration of Arab and Arab-American artistry into high gear.

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