3 art shows to see before the State Fair takes over Minnesota
Art is hot at Kolman & Reeb Gallery, NE Sculpture Gallery Factory and Bockley Gallery.
Review: Artistry's 'Newsies' thrills as it leaps off the stage in Bloomington
Director Ben Bakken works the huge cast into an entertaining lather.
Review: Is Guthrie's Pulitzer Prize winner 'English' too subtle for its own good?
The play centers on interpersonal relations as Iranian students take a language class but is haunted by historic geopolitical ghosts.
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Tickets go on sale this week for Suzy Bogguss, Disney on Ice, Rachael Yamagata and Nurse John
Other shows include Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, Hippo Campus, "Les Miserables" and Jeffrey Foucault.
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Review: Dancers move with buoyancy and fluidity in 'Wave' at Southern Theater
Choreographer Alexandra Eady's work weaves together abstraction and clarity at the same time.
Review: Pop styles, spunk and sparkly outfits rule in Ordway's 'Six,' back for a zesty third time
The remix of history reclaims the herstories of the Tudor queens as channeled by pop princesses.
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Celebrity photographer and her famous actor husband call Minnesota home
Pat York's photos of Steve Martin, Liza Minnelli, Andy Warhol and other stars are on display at the Rochester Art Center.
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Tickets go on sale for Foxing, Fran Lebowitz, the Bad Plus and Elyanna
Other shows include Paula Poundstone, Steel Panther, Chat Pile, Montell Fish, Amy Grant and Cole Chaney.
Our theater and dance critics give you their takes on what's playing — good and bad — on Twin Cities stages.
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'English' gives Guthrie Theater audiences a different sort of immigrant story
The Pulitzer Prize-winning play offers challenging perspectives on the pluses and minuses of the American dream.
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Walker Art Center's Philip Bither knighted by France and named a chevalier
The longtime curator, who almost thought the letter relaying the news was junk mail, values the seriousness of the honor promoting arts and culture.
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An earthquake brought her to Minnesota, where she's built a life teaching Haitian dance
Djenane Saint Juste founded the arts group Afoutayi to reconnect Minnesota's Haitian community with their roots through music, dance and cultural education.
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Review: Garrison Keillor's marathon show in St. Paul suggests he can perform for another decade
The host looked upbeat, shared anecdotes and serenaded classics he has performed with past guests at the "50th Anniversary of Prairie Home Companion."
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Walker Art Center's 2024-25 season features Grammy winners and artists from Africa to Asia
The roster includes singer-songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello, composer Caroline Shaw, Pulitzer winner Tyshawn Sorey and performance artist Eiko Otake.
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Garrison Keillor's sound-effects wiz reflects on 'A Prairie Home Companion' ahead of St. Paul shows
Fred Newman shares anecdotes about his early collaborations with stars including Justin Timberlake, "Doonesbury" creator Garry Trudeau and Muppets mastermind Jim Henson.
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You've seen Luis Fitch's art on stamps, at Target and on the street. Now, see it in a gallery.
The Mexican-Minnesotan artist, who has helped define the Twin Cities' visual language, has a solo show at Bloomington Center for the Arts.
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American Ballet Theatre alum Lauren Post to head Minnesota Dance Theatre & School
Houlton family to open auditions beyond MDT for "Loyce Houlton's Nutcracker Fantasy" this holiday season.
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Bill Maher explains why upcoming Orpheum Theatre show may be his last in Minnesota
HBO's "Real Time" host calls his book "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You" a labor of love.
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Hitchcockian psycho thriller 'Rope' gets back to its stage roots at Gremlin Theatre
Peter Christian Hansen, who has never seen the film, says his staging of the play will feature interesting similarities and differences.
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University of Minnesota professor finds joy — and solace — in gardening
A 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship winner, Lamar Peterson will travel to Georgia to research marginalized artists.
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Jeff Bartlett, lighting designer and former Southern Theater artistic director, dies at 73
The "painter with lights" helped performing arts companies launch even as he helped artists realize their visions onstage.
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