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MN Shortlist, Feb. 6-12: Systems under pressure, repetition and the art of consequence

MN Shortlist, Feb. 6-12: Systems under pressure, repetition and the art of consequence

From experimental theater that fractures a café ritual to legacy dance that still insists on urgency, these events ask what happens when we interrogate the structures we’ve inherited and decide whether they remain fit for purpose.
by Anika Besst, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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Lady Macbeth as rockstar — Guthrie opens 'Macbeth' with Kiss the Tiger frontwoman 

Lady Macbeth as rockstar — Guthrie opens 'Macbeth' with Kiss the Tiger frontwoman 

Meghan Kreidler, best known as the frontwoman of Kiss the Tiger, reflects on her long personal connection to Lady Macbeth and how playing the role at the Guthrie has deepened her engagement with Shakespeare, her own ambitions and the play’s contemporary political resonance.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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‘We can do hard things’: The impact of ICE enforcement on the arts

‘We can do hard things’: The impact of ICE enforcement on the arts

The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good by federal agents and related immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis disrupted arts and education institutions across the Twin Cities, forcing widespread closures, cancellations, financial losses and safety measures.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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MN Shortlist, Jan. 30–Feb. 5: New dance, live music and cozy getaways

MN Shortlist, Jan. 30–Feb. 5: New dance, live music and cozy getaways

Late January and early February in Minnesota have a way of sharpening the senses. This week’s picks sit right at that edge, where artists question what gets valued, musicians sit with emotional wreckage, theaters make room for inherited histories and winter itself becomes something to savor rather than survive.
by Anika Besst, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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A Minneapolis opera brings back a pioneering Black composer

A Minneapolis opera brings back a pioneering Black composer

A new Minnesota Opera production is using the life and music of Florence Price, a pioneering Black symphonic composer whose work disappeared from mainstream stages, to examine how major artists are remembered, neglected and brought back into the cultural conversation.
by Jacob Aloi

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A Minneapolis musician finds a song in childhood memories

A Minneapolis musician finds a song in childhood memories

A Minneapolis musician reflects on how childhood car rides with his mother shaped a song he later wrote while grieving her death.
by Anika Besst

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How Minnesota musicians are responding in real time to federal shootings

How Minnesota musicians are responding in real time to federal shootings

After two fatal encounters with federal agents in Minnesota, musicians began responding almost immediately with songs that helped them process shock, connect with their communities and turn private grief into public solidarity.
by Jacob Aloi

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The 'Magical City' — An illustrated tour of George Morrison’s New York

The 'Magical City' — An illustrated tour of George Morrison’s New York

George Morrison’s years in New York shaped his artistic voice and placed him at the center of major 20th-century art movements. A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art traces that journey from his arrival in 1943 to his lasting influence on modernism and Abstract Expressionism.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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