Performing Arts
Jan 6, 2013
(Another) Farewell to SpaceSpace: the week in dance
Lightsey Darst
This week Lightsey Darst reports back from the end-of-year closing of SpaceSpace, a third incarnation of the ad hoc dancer-run performance space founded in the nineties by Paula Mann, Shawn McConneloug and Georgia Stephens.
(Another) Farewell to SpaceSpace: the week in dance
Lightsey Darst
This week Lightsey Darst reports back from the end-of-year closing of SpaceSpace, a third incarnation of the ad hoc dancer-run performance space founded in the nineties by Paula Mann, Shawn McConneloug and Georgia Stephens.
Dec 20, 2012
You Are Hear: Gifted (December 2012)
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For our last episode of 2012, we end the first year of our monthly literary podcast as we began it, with new stories by Britt Aamodt and host Brian Beatty.
You Are Hear: Gifted (December 2012)
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For our last episode of 2012, we end the first year of our monthly literary podcast as we began it, with new stories by Britt Aamodt and host Brian Beatty.
Dec 13, 2012
Hay Days: the week in dance
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst did the Deborah Hay "three-peat" last week, taking in all three performances in the Walker Art Center's mini-festival of the contemporary dance explorer.
Hay Days: the week in dance
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst did the Deborah Hay "three-peat" last week, taking in all three performances in the Walker Art Center's mini-festival of the contemporary dance explorer.
Dec 7, 2012
Scabs
Jeremy Walker
Composer and pianist Jeremy Walker weighs in on the MN Orchestra and SPCO lockouts: the hotly contested issues of pay for professional musicians, spendy capital campaigns and what we all stand to lose if the concert halls stay silent much longer.
Scabs
Jeremy Walker
Composer and pianist Jeremy Walker weighs in on the MN Orchestra and SPCO lockouts: the hotly contested issues of pay for professional musicians, spendy capital campaigns and what we all stand to lose if the concert halls stay silent much longer.
Dec 6, 2012
Out of Context: the week in dance
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst reports back from a dance she saw recently, out of the usual context of stage and theater and situated instead in a private living room alongside performances of poetry, music and informal audience participation.
Out of Context: the week in dance
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst reports back from a dance she saw recently, out of the usual context of stage and theater and situated instead in a private living room alongside performances of poetry, music and informal audience participation.
Nov 30, 2012
The More Things Change: the week in dance
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst is thinking about history in local dance, and its reach into the present, by way of three recent shows: TU Dance's fall concert, Choreographers' Eve at 40 years old and Zenon's 30th anniversary season.
The More Things Change: the week in dance
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst is thinking about history in local dance, and its reach into the present, by way of three recent shows: TU Dance's fall concert, Choreographers' Eve at 40 years old and Zenon's 30th anniversary season.
Nov 15, 2012
Before the Big Show: the week in dance
Lightsey Darst
This week Lightsey Darst sits in on a TU Dance rehearsal, a fly on the wall as the dancers and choreographer Uri Sands prepare for the company's fall concert at the O'Shaughnessy, November 16-18.
Before the Big Show: the week in dance
Lightsey Darst
This week Lightsey Darst sits in on a TU Dance rehearsal, a fly on the wall as the dancers and choreographer Uri Sands prepare for the company's fall concert at the O'Shaughnessy, November 16-18.
Nov 7, 2012
NYC Ballet and 'Super Nature': the week in dance
Lightsey Darst
For this week's column, our dance critic Lightsey Darst talks ballet - specifically, the touring performances by New York City Ballet's MOVES project, recently presented by Northrop Dance.
NYC Ballet and 'Super Nature': the week in dance
Lightsey Darst
For this week's column, our dance critic Lightsey Darst talks ballet - specifically, the touring performances by New York City Ballet's MOVES project, recently presented by Northrop Dance.
Nov 5, 2012
Art of the Steal
Sheila Regan
Sheila Regan considers two shows: recent unauthorized performances of famous choreographers' dance solos and Broc Blegen's conceptual art recreations, now at the MIA. She asks: Is this sort of appropriation plagiarism or homage? Fair use or naked theft?
Art of the Steal
Sheila Regan
Sheila Regan considers two shows: recent unauthorized performances of famous choreographers' dance solos and Broc Blegen's conceptual art recreations, now at the MIA. She asks: Is this sort of appropriation plagiarism or homage? Fair use or naked theft?
Oct 26, 2012
Joie Musicale
Jeremy Walker
Our music columnist, pianist and composer Jeremy Walker, ponders his teenaged son's deceptively simple question about making a career in the music industry -- not about the money or other practical concerns, but this: "Is being a musician a good life?"
Joie Musicale
Jeremy Walker
Our music columnist, pianist and composer Jeremy Walker, ponders his teenaged son's deceptively simple question about making a career in the music industry -- not about the money or other practical concerns, but this: "Is being a musician a good life?"
Oct 25, 2012
SAGE Awards, Bharatanatyam and Voices of Strength: the week in dance
Lightsey Darst
Our dance columnist has been busy: Lightsey Darst was at the SAGE Awards and on hand for a night of virtuosic bharatanatyam (both at Cowles), and she's still wrestling with an unsettling, powerful performance in the Walker's 'Voices of Strength' series.
SAGE Awards, Bharatanatyam and Voices of Strength: the week in dance
Lightsey Darst
Our dance columnist has been busy: Lightsey Darst was at the SAGE Awards and on hand for a night of virtuosic bharatanatyam (both at Cowles), and she's still wrestling with an unsettling, powerful performance in the Walker's 'Voices of Strength' series.
Oct 24, 2012
"Nice Fish:" An Interview in Two Acts
Connie Wanek
Connie Wanek interviews poet Louis Jenkins and Tony Award-winner Mark Rylance about their collaboration on the play "Nice Fish" and its evolutions from page to stage, as they prepare for the Guthrie's world premiere this spring.
"Nice Fish:" An Interview in Two Acts
Connie Wanek
Connie Wanek interviews poet Louis Jenkins and Tony Award-winner Mark Rylance about their collaboration on the play "Nice Fish" and its evolutions from page to stage, as they prepare for the Guthrie's world premiere this spring.
Oct 16, 2012
Seeking Judith Howard: the week in local dance
Lightsey Darst
For this week's column, Lightsey Darst profiles longtime Twin Cities dancer and choreographer, Judith Howard -- "there's hardly anyone in the dance scene who influences from so many angles," she says. "Howard's touch shows up all over."
Seeking Judith Howard: the week in local dance
Lightsey Darst
For this week's column, Lightsey Darst profiles longtime Twin Cities dancer and choreographer, Judith Howard -- "there's hardly anyone in the dance scene who influences from so many angles," she says. "Howard's touch shows up all over."
Oct 12, 2012
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Oct 5, 2012
'Here & After' and 'Slippery Fish': the week in local dance
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst saw Time Track Productions' recent "Here and After," with choreography by Paula Mann, media by Steve Paul and original music by cellist Michelle Kinney. Also up: Penny Freeh's collaboration with composer Jocelyn Hagen, "Slippery Fish."
'Here & After' and 'Slippery Fish': the week in local dance
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst saw Time Track Productions' recent "Here and After," with choreography by Paula Mann, media by Steve Paul and original music by cellist Michelle Kinney. Also up: Penny Freeh's collaboration with composer Jocelyn Hagen, "Slippery Fish."
Oct 5, 2012
The Password Effect
Jay Orff
Writer Jay Orff parses the spoken word and visual arts experience of Glasgow-based artist Sue Tompkins' current exhibition at Midway, "Its chiming in Normaltown," on view through October 20.
The Password Effect
Jay Orff
Writer Jay Orff parses the spoken word and visual arts experience of Glasgow-based artist Sue Tompkins' current exhibition at Midway, "Its chiming in Normaltown," on view through October 20.
Sep 27, 2012
A National Conversation About Local Work: the week in dance
Lightsey Darst
Between "McKnight Solo", Joint Project hip hop showcase at Intermedia Arts and following the invite-only circuit for Minnesota Contemporary Dance Platform presented by Northrop and the Walker -- our resident dance critic has had a very busy week.
A National Conversation About Local Work: the week in dance
Lightsey Darst
Between "McKnight Solo", Joint Project hip hop showcase at Intermedia Arts and following the invite-only circuit for Minnesota Contemporary Dance Platform presented by Northrop and the Walker -- our resident dance critic has had a very busy week.
Sep 21, 2012
From Skin to Desire: the week in dance
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst offers dispatches from two shows, the seductive and provocative "Dim All the Lights" at the BLB, and the much quieter experiment in dance revival - unauthorized performances of Pina Bausch, Deborah Hay and Richard Bull at Ivy Studio 206.
From Skin to Desire: the week in dance
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst offers dispatches from two shows, the seductive and provocative "Dim All the Lights" at the BLB, and the much quieter experiment in dance revival - unauthorized performances of Pina Bausch, Deborah Hay and Richard Bull at Ivy Studio 206.
Sep 19, 2012
There Are No Strangers Here
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst begins a new column on dance for us this week with a lovely piece on seeing Ananya Dance Theatre's recent premiere at the Southern and the differences - in the dance, but also in the viewer - which alter the seeing of work over time.
There Are No Strangers Here
Lightsey Darst
Lightsey Darst begins a new column on dance for us this week with a lovely piece on seeing Ananya Dance Theatre's recent premiere at the Southern and the differences - in the dance, but also in the viewer - which alter the seeing of work over time.
Aug 23, 2012
What the Body Carries
Lightsey Darst
A number of acclaimed dancers talk candidly with writer Lightsey Darst about what it means to "carry your whole life in your body," coping with the risk of serious injury and the inevitable consequences of age on the pursuit of their craft over time.
What the Body Carries
Lightsey Darst
A number of acclaimed dancers talk candidly with writer Lightsey Darst about what it means to "carry your whole life in your body," coping with the risk of serious injury and the inevitable consequences of age on the pursuit of their craft over time.
Aug 16, 2012
The Remedialist's Playlist
Jeremy Walker
Jeremy Walker offers a dog days playlist, classic records that deserve a fresh listen and a handful of new artists in this eclectic mix in honor of summer's end: Beethoven, Jaki Byard, Duke Ellington, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Dylan, Radiohead and more.
The Remedialist's Playlist
Jeremy Walker
Jeremy Walker offers a dog days playlist, classic records that deserve a fresh listen and a handful of new artists in this eclectic mix in honor of summer's end: Beethoven, Jaki Byard, Duke Ellington, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Dylan, Radiohead and more.
Aug 9, 2012
FRINGE SHORTS: "The Dust" by Core Project Chicago
Amber Davis
Amber Davis enjoyed the excerpts from Core Project Chicago's thought-provoking interdisciplinary movement piece exploring the entanglements of Death, Fate, Memory and Man.
FRINGE SHORTS: "The Dust" by Core Project Chicago
Amber Davis
Amber Davis enjoyed the excerpts from Core Project Chicago's thought-provoking interdisciplinary movement piece exploring the entanglements of Death, Fate, Memory and Man.
Aug 9, 2012
FRINGE SHORTS: "Two Dead Boys" by the Newton Theatre
phillip andrew bennett low
phillip andrew bennett low was thrilled by this under-the-radar show, calling it "Hans Christian Andersen meets Itchy and Scratchy, by way of Eugene Ionesco."
FRINGE SHORTS: "Two Dead Boys" by the Newton Theatre
phillip andrew bennett low
phillip andrew bennett low was thrilled by this under-the-radar show, calling it "Hans Christian Andersen meets Itchy and Scratchy, by way of Eugene Ionesco."
Aug 9, 2012
FRINGE SHORTS: “Identity" by Threads Dance Project
Camille LeFevre
Camille LeFevre says this young dance troupe performs sometimes unsteadily, but with conviction: "The intention is laudable. The choreography and its execution are still in process."
FRINGE SHORTS: “Identity" by Threads Dance Project
Camille LeFevre
Camille LeFevre says this young dance troupe performs sometimes unsteadily, but with conviction: "The intention is laudable. The choreography and its execution are still in process."
Aug 9, 2012
FRINGE SHORTS: "The Gay Banditos" by The Mechanical Division
Amber Davis
Amber Davis says "The Gay Banditos" is pretty funny, but even the show's kick-ass ensemble of talented actors aren't enough to compensate for a so-so script with a penchant for easy stereotypes.
FRINGE SHORTS: "The Gay Banditos" by The Mechanical Division
Amber Davis
Amber Davis says "The Gay Banditos" is pretty funny, but even the show's kick-ass ensemble of talented actors aren't enough to compensate for a so-so script with a penchant for easy stereotypes.
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