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Zenon's 30th Season and SuperGroup's Summer Tease

Lightsey Darst — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Lightsey Darst writes on Greg Waletski's swan song with Zenon Dance company. She also previews SuperGroup's forthcoming work for Momentum and announces her own plans to leave the Twin Cities "after 13 good years."

image: "Deluxe Edition" by Morgan Thorson

image: SuperGroup

You Are Hear: May Day, May Day! (May 2013)

mnartists.org — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

This month's episode features a contribution by Sam Landman, a story that falls somewhere between Philip K. Dick, David Ives and Joe Frank.

image: YOU ARE HEAR host, Brian Beatty

image: YOU ARE HEAR - a monthly literary podcast showcasing MN writers, hosted by Brian Beatty

Reality Show

Julie Caniglia — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Contemporary life blurs the boundaries between fact and fiction, reality and fantasy - we're accustomed, even numb to that fact. "More Real?" at the MIA takes a direct dive into this murky territory, where such questions and conundrums abound.

image: Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, "Phantom Truck," 2007

image: Omer Fast, still from "Spielberg's List," video installation, 2003

image: Vik Muniz, "Verso (Starry Night)," 2008

image: Eve Sussman | Rufus Corporation, "Brooklyn Widow on Set"

Remembering John Munger

Lightsey Darst — Fri, 10 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Lightsey Darst remembers John Munger, "dance everything" in the Twin Cities arts community: dancer and choreographer, student and teacher, a writer and an administrator, an activist and curator, a "human exclamation mark" -- and now, also sorely missed.

image: Most recent Facebook profile picture of John Munger

image: Photo by Scott Pakudaitis

Women's Choirs Make Solos Seem Lonely

Deborah Carver — Tue, 07 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Deborah Carver explores the burgeoning Twin Cities women's choral scene - Prairie Fire Lady Choir, Twin Cities Women's Choir and Nona Marie's Anonymous Choir.

image: Twin Cities Women's Choir

image: Photo by Lucy Woods (http://lucywwoods.com/)

The Lowdown on the Northrop MOVES 2013-2014 Season

Camille LeFevre — Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Camille LeFevre breaks down Northrop's newly announced dance season for 2013-2014 with a short-list of shows to watch for: Trisha Brown Dance Company's swan song, Gallim Dance, Wayne McGregor, Kate Weare, Ballet Preljocaj and much more.

image: Ballet Preljocaj

image: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

image: Trisha Brown Dance Company

image: Gallim Dance

image: Kate Weare Company

access+ENGAGE Issue 66.1: Common Goods

aE 66.1: Common Goods — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Features include a personal art history of the "meat dress," the Zine Apothecary, reviews of the McKnight Photo Fellows' shows and the dance performances at New Works 4 Weeks, and more

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access+ENGAGE Issue 64.1: Imagined Vistas

aE 64.1: Imagined Vistas — Fri, 13 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Highlights include reviews of Zenon Dance Company's spring season and this year's SCUBA Touring Network performances, as well as a new mnLIT flash fiction finalist and the introduction of a weekly blog feature, "Tipsheet"

image: Banner artist Alexa Horochowski, in her leathers at an iron pour

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access+ENGAGE Issue 62.2: Roots and Wings

aE 62.2: Roots and Wings — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Including an essay on jazz by Jeremy Walker, a review of two recent exhibitions at the Minneapolis Photo Center, a haunting poem by mnLIT finalist Colleen Coyne, and a charming primer-cum-tribute to the work of acclaimed artist Kinji Akagawa

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access+ENGAGE Issue 62.1: Experiments and Improvisations

aE 62.1: Experiments and Improvisations — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Highlights include a conversation with saxophonist George Cartwright, reviews of the Best of Midwest Burlesk Festival and a debut poetry collection by Lucille Broderson, essays on Frank Big Bear and the enduring mystique of Swan Lake

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