In Performance
Jan 26, 2010
Never Dropping a Beat
Lightsey Darst
"Local talent in both these forms runs deep - it's about time someone offered these artists a place at the table." Lightsey Darst, on the recent pairing of Kenna Sarge's African-inflected dance with the hip-hop footwork of The Battlecats at the Southern.
Never Dropping a Beat
Lightsey Darst
"Local talent in both these forms runs deep - it's about time someone offered these artists a place at the table." Lightsey Darst, on the recent pairing of Kenna Sarge's African-inflected dance with the hip-hop footwork of The Battlecats at the Southern.
Jan 25, 2010
Nameless Music
Edward Schneider
Musician Edward Schneider profiles the Tuesday Night experimental music series, a 10-year-old program that is finding new audiences and, just maybe, a permanent home at the Art of This gallery in Minneapolis.
Nameless Music
Edward Schneider
Musician Edward Schneider profiles the Tuesday Night experimental music series, a 10-year-old program that is finding new audiences and, just maybe, a permanent home at the Art of This gallery in Minneapolis.
Jan 19, 2010
A Spirit of Yes: "Call Cutta in a Box"
Quinton Skinner
Quinton Skinner reports back on the "intercontinental phone play" by Rimini Protokoll, presented as part of the Walker's "Out There" series through January 31. He's not sure whether it succeeds or fails as theater, but its heart, he says, is sound.
A Spirit of Yes: "Call Cutta in a Box"
Quinton Skinner
Quinton Skinner reports back on the "intercontinental phone play" by Rimini Protokoll, presented as part of the Walker's "Out There" series through January 31. He's not sure whether it succeeds or fails as theater, but its heart, he says, is sound.
Jan 13, 2010
Conversations on Improvisation: Adam Linz
Pamela Espeland
Jazz writer Pamela Espeland begins a series of features for mnartists.org: conversations with local musicians on the nature and practice of improvisation. First up is Adam Linz, a bassist and composer (Fat Kid Wednesdays) and MacPhail's Jazz Coordinator.
Conversations on Improvisation: Adam Linz
Pamela Espeland
Jazz writer Pamela Espeland begins a series of features for mnartists.org: conversations with local musicians on the nature and practice of improvisation. First up is Adam Linz, a bassist and composer (Fat Kid Wednesdays) and MacPhail's Jazz Coordinator.
Dec 11, 2009
No Laughing Matter
Jaime Kleiman
Jaime Kleiman chats with Joseph & Sarah Scrimshaw about their new entrepreneurial venture, Joking Envelope, which aims to capitalize on the performer's successes in the improv and Fringe scenes to create a haven for new writing for the stage.
No Laughing Matter
Jaime Kleiman
Jaime Kleiman chats with Joseph & Sarah Scrimshaw about their new entrepreneurial venture, Joking Envelope, which aims to capitalize on the performer's successes in the improv and Fringe scenes to create a haven for new writing for the stage.
Dec 10, 2009
Choreography for Body and Camera
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst profiles the Dance Film Project, a yearly festival which aims to build a dance film community in Minnesota. The second annual festival was organized by John Koch and Vanessa Voskuil, and will be at Intermedia Arts Dec 11-12.
Choreography for Body and Camera
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst profiles the Dance Film Project, a yearly festival which aims to build a dance film community in Minnesota. The second annual festival was organized by John Koch and Vanessa Voskuil, and will be at Intermedia Arts Dec 11-12.
Dec 9, 2009
In Our Own Image: Movement Architecture's "Ode to Dolly"
Camille LeFevre
Camille LeFevre recently took in "Ode to Dolly, the Sheep, Inter Alia" (at the New California Gallery through December 13); she found it to be a trenchant, albeit occasionally squirm-inducing, look into the issues surrounding human cloning.
In Our Own Image: Movement Architecture's "Ode to Dolly"
Camille LeFevre
Camille LeFevre recently took in "Ode to Dolly, the Sheep, Inter Alia" (at the New California Gallery through December 13); she found it to be a trenchant, albeit occasionally squirm-inducing, look into the issues surrounding human cloning.
Dec 4, 2009
On Spectacle and Storytelling
Quinton Skinner
Theater critic Quinton Skinner weighs in on the touring Broadway production of the 2008 Tony Award-winner, "In the Heights," on stage at the Orpheum through December 6.
On Spectacle and Storytelling
Quinton Skinner
Theater critic Quinton Skinner weighs in on the touring Broadway production of the 2008 Tony Award-winner, "In the Heights," on stage at the Orpheum through December 6.
Dec 2, 2009
A Critic's Reflections on Choreographers' Evening 2009
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst reflects on the offerings at this year's Choreographers' Eve showcase, curated by BodyCartography Project, and on the lively (often heated) audience conversation online that has followed in its wake.
A Critic's Reflections on Choreographers' Evening 2009
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst reflects on the offerings at this year's Choreographers' Eve showcase, curated by BodyCartography Project, and on the lively (often heated) audience conversation online that has followed in its wake.
Nov 23, 2009
On Mood and Motivation
Lightsey Darst
Dance critic Lightsey Darst offers some thoughts on Zenon's new fall season production at the Ritz -- she found the show crowd-pleasing and the dancing exciting to watch, but is left with some questions about the motivations undergirding the movement.
On Mood and Motivation
Lightsey Darst
Dance critic Lightsey Darst offers some thoughts on Zenon's new fall season production at the Ritz -- she found the show crowd-pleasing and the dancing exciting to watch, but is left with some questions about the motivations undergirding the movement.
Nov 18, 2009
To Appreciate or to Feel? That is the Question
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst elegantly deconstructs her experience of "The Good Dance," as envisioned by Brooklyn's Reggie Wilson and Senegal's Andreya Ouamba; in the process, she offers trenchant insights about the varied ways art may work on the viewer.
To Appreciate or to Feel? That is the Question
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst elegantly deconstructs her experience of "The Good Dance," as envisioned by Brooklyn's Reggie Wilson and Senegal's Andreya Ouamba; in the process, she offers trenchant insights about the varied ways art may work on the viewer.
Nov 3, 2009
Musings on "World-Premiere, Full-Length" Ballet in Twin Cities Art and Culture
Camille LeFevre
Dance critic Camille LeFevre weighs in on what makes for truly extraordinary big-ticket ballet, and specifically, on the latest world premiere at Northrop, "Moulin Rouge" by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
Musings on "World-Premiere, Full-Length" Ballet in Twin Cities Art and Culture
Camille LeFevre
Dance critic Camille LeFevre weighs in on what makes for truly extraordinary big-ticket ballet, and specifically, on the latest world premiere at Northrop, "Moulin Rouge" by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
Oct 28, 2009
The Boundaries of Force and Harm
Quinton Skinner
Theater critic Quinton Skinner weighs in on Mixed Blood's new production, Lynn Nottage's "Ruined", directed by Aditi Kapil. He calls it a "play of startling intelligence and acuity," a powerful story of survival in extremity.
The Boundaries of Force and Harm
Quinton Skinner
Theater critic Quinton Skinner weighs in on Mixed Blood's new production, Lynn Nottage's "Ruined", directed by Aditi Kapil. He calls it a "play of startling intelligence and acuity," a powerful story of survival in extremity.
Oct 7, 2009
What the Heart Wants
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst gives a glimpse into the underpinnings of Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater's new production, "Tales from the Book of Longing," which investigates the adult complexities of want, desire, and yearning.
What the Heart Wants
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst gives a glimpse into the underpinnings of Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater's new production, "Tales from the Book of Longing," which investigates the adult complexities of want, desire, and yearning.
Sep 23, 2009
Dance the Unending Monsoon
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst weighs in on Ananya Dance Theatre's new work, "Ashesh Barsha,", the final installment in their performance trilogy on the environmental crisis. Plus: A preview of Ragamala's "Dhvee (Duality)", created with Çudamani, Oct 1 & 2.
Dance the Unending Monsoon
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst weighs in on Ananya Dance Theatre's new work, "Ashesh Barsha,", the final installment in their performance trilogy on the environmental crisis. Plus: A preview of Ragamala's "Dhvee (Duality)", created with Çudamani, Oct 1 & 2.
Sep 18, 2009
Winners by any other name: The Ivey Awards
Jaime Kleiman
Jaime Kleiman offers a mini-history of the TC theater bash-that-could, the democratic-minded Ivey Awards. This year's "honorees," selected by a pool of 150 avid theatergoers, will be recognized in an awards ceremony September 21 at LaSalle Plaza.
Winners by any other name: The Ivey Awards
Jaime Kleiman
Jaime Kleiman offers a mini-history of the TC theater bash-that-could, the democratic-minded Ivey Awards. This year's "honorees," selected by a pool of 150 avid theatergoers, will be recognized in an awards ceremony September 21 at LaSalle Plaza.
Sep 16, 2009
The Play and Power of Women in Hip-hop: B-Girl Be
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst reflects on Intermedia Arts' annual month-long celebration of women in hip-hop -- think you don't like this kind of thing? "Go anyway," Darst says. These b-girls will surprise and delight you.
The Play and Power of Women in Hip-hop: B-Girl Be
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst reflects on Intermedia Arts' annual month-long celebration of women in hip-hop -- think you don't like this kind of thing? "Go anyway," Darst says. These b-girls will surprise and delight you.
Aug 7, 2009
FRINGE SHORT: "You/Provoke/Me" by Same Planet Different World Dance Company
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst weighs in on the crowd-pleasing dance concert by this Chicago company -- she found it agreeable if not groundbreaking, on the whole.
FRINGE SHORT: "You/Provoke/Me" by Same Planet Different World Dance Company
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst weighs in on the crowd-pleasing dance concert by this Chicago company -- she found it agreeable if not groundbreaking, on the whole.
Aug 7, 2009
FRINGE SHORTS: "Bard Fiction" by Tedious Brief Productions
Matthew Everett
Matthew Everett and his Mom both loved this Elizabethan, versified retelling of Tarantino's now-classic film, PULP FICTION. Read on to hear about what he calls "an enormous, successful in-joke."
FRINGE SHORTS: "Bard Fiction" by Tedious Brief Productions
Matthew Everett
Matthew Everett and his Mom both loved this Elizabethan, versified retelling of Tarantino's now-classic film, PULP FICTION. Read on to hear about what he calls "an enormous, successful in-joke."
Aug 7, 2009
FRINGE SHORTS: "Tales ... of the Expected" by Ari Hoptman
Max Sparber
Max Sparber appreciated Ari Hoptman's dry, quirky wit very much -- read on for Sparber's take on the production, which he says is inspired by early MAD MAGAZINE and Jay Ward's "Fractured Fairy Tales" in equal measure.
FRINGE SHORTS: "Tales ... of the Expected" by Ari Hoptman
Max Sparber
Max Sparber appreciated Ari Hoptman's dry, quirky wit very much -- read on for Sparber's take on the production, which he says is inspired by early MAD MAGAZINE and Jay Ward's "Fractured Fairy Tales" in equal measure.
Aug 6, 2009
FRINGE SHORTS: "The Harty Boys in the Case of the Limping Platypus"
Max Sparber
Max Sparber thoroughly enjoyed this spoofy production by Joshua Scrimshaw and Levi Weinhagen -- he found this clever satire on the classic boys' mysteries to be rife with madcap fun and sharp wit.
FRINGE SHORTS: "The Harty Boys in the Case of the Limping Platypus"
Max Sparber
Max Sparber thoroughly enjoyed this spoofy production by Joshua Scrimshaw and Levi Weinhagen -- he found this clever satire on the classic boys' mysteries to be rife with madcap fun and sharp wit.
Aug 6, 2009
FRINGE SHORTS: "Rumspringa - The Musical" by Best Weird Dog
Matthew Everett
Matthew Everett had mixed feelings about this musical theater production -- he loved he inventive Amish girl-meets-robot premise, but found the story's execution to be only so-so.
FRINGE SHORTS: "Rumspringa - The Musical" by Best Weird Dog
Matthew Everett
Matthew Everett had mixed feelings about this musical theater production -- he loved he inventive Amish girl-meets-robot premise, but found the story's execution to be only so-so.
Aug 6, 2009
FRINGE SHORTS: RAW Dance Collective's "Re: Trace"
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst loved "Re: Trace," a clever bit of site-specific improv movement theater, and says the audience with her did, too--read on to find out why.
FRINGE SHORTS: RAW Dance Collective's "Re: Trace"
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst loved "Re: Trace," a clever bit of site-specific improv movement theater, and says the audience with her did, too--read on to find out why.
Aug 5, 2009
FRINGE SHORTS: "Love Me Or Die!" by Savage Umbrella
Matthew Everett
Playwright and Fringe-devotee Matthew Everett explains why this show by Savage Umbrella is, after all he's seen, his top pick from this year's offerings.
FRINGE SHORTS: "Love Me Or Die!" by Savage Umbrella
Matthew Everett
Playwright and Fringe-devotee Matthew Everett explains why this show by Savage Umbrella is, after all he's seen, his top pick from this year's offerings.
Aug 4, 2009
FRINGE SHORTS: "Tragedy of You" by Joseph Scrimshaw Productions
Max Sparber
Max Sparber, one of our theater critics on the scene at this year's Fringe Festival, offers his enthusiastic recommendation for Joseph Scrimshaw's wildly inventive, comic take on Shakespearean tragedy.
FRINGE SHORTS: "Tragedy of You" by Joseph Scrimshaw Productions
Max Sparber
Max Sparber, one of our theater critics on the scene at this year's Fringe Festival, offers his enthusiastic recommendation for Joseph Scrimshaw's wildly inventive, comic take on Shakespearean tragedy.
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