State of the Arts Blog

Director of 'Brief Encounter' says she's still learning about the depth of Noel Coward after years of working with his writing
Hedda Gabler marks Southern’s 100th
An Ibsen play brings the Southern Theater back to its century old roots.
Joanna Rawson's collection of poems is one of four nominated for this year's Minnesota Book Awards.
Lifting the veils from our own eyes
Art by women from Islamic cultures reveals both a candor and diversity that defies our commonly held stereotypes.
Art Hounds: Opera Auditions, Marguerite Duras, Keys Please
This week's hounds flush out an opera audition with 'Big Apple' written all over it, a French filmmaker who gets her due at the Walker and the annual get-together of some top-notch Twin Cities keyboard improvisers.
Another way of moving in space
Who says you need to be athletic to do parkour?
The Art of the Steal
A preview of a documentary about The Barnes Foundation and the fight over its art.