State of the Arts Blog

December 15, 2011 1:00 AM

Big Quarters, Nicolas Carter, And a yuletide dance party

Follow the hounds as they dig up a brotherly hip hop duo that raps about everyday life, a Nordic Yuletide celebration featuring authentic Scandanavian music and sounds of the season courtesy of a Minneapolis musician and his Paraguayan harp.

by Chris Roberts

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December 14, 2011 8:20 AM

The reviews are in for ‘Les Miserables’ at The Orpheum

According to one critic, the best part of the show is the acting. According to another, the worst part about the show is... the acting.

by Marianne Combs

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December 14, 2011 5:30 AM

In jazz there are no mistakes, only opportunities

Jazz performer Stefon Harris says mistakes are in the eye of the beholder, and backs up his argument with some fine music.

by Marianne Combs

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December 14, 2011 3:22 AM

Twin Cities snow sculpting team to compete in China

Minnesota Big Snow is representing the U.S. in an international snow sculpting competition.

by Marianne Combs

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December 13, 2011 9:50 AM

The reviews are in for In the Heart of the Beast’s ‘Winter Dreams’

Reviewers find the otherworldly puppets and nature-based theme the perfect antidote to both the holiday hustle and the chill of a Minnesota winter.

by Marianne Combs

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December 13, 2011 7:44 AM

Creating art for the iPad

Photographer Joann Verburg usually creates large format prints, but her latest series is both small and portable.

by Marianne Combs

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December 13, 2011 4:10 AM

For the modern Indian artist, traditions loom large

The term American Indian art often evokes images of beads and buckskin -- and that can be a challenge for contemporary Native artists, whose work has nothing to do with quills or birch bark.

by Marianne Combs