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State of the Arts Blog

Rep. Ellison urges Minn. Orchestra to accept mediator’s plan

U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison today called upon the board of the Minnesota Orchestra to accept a proposal put forward by former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell
by Euan Kerr

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MnOrch Musicians reveal counterproposal; management critical of request for higher pay

The locked out musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra issued a cryptic release today. Here it is: Minneapolis – The Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra today confirmed with the Board-chosen mediator within Governor Mark Dayton’s process, their financially specific proposals.   If accepted by management it would prevent the resignation of Osmo Vänskä, the Carnegie concerts and preserve Read more →
by Euan Kerr

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Community members demand apology from Ordway

Angered that the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is bringing the musical “Miss Saigon” to the stage, dozens have demanded that the theater promise not to again book the show. At a conversation attended by 75 people last night in Minnesota Public Radio’s UBS Forum, Asian Americans and others offended by the musical’s portrayal…
by Marianne Combs

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Exotic lotus flower: the role of the Asian woman in European drama

When Mu Performing Arts convenes a discussion tonight about Ordway’s production of Miss Saigon, the focus will undoubtedly be on how Asian women continue to be portrayed in American and European musical theater as deferential objects of desire. That narrative of an “exotic” Asian woman who is beautiful, submissive, and conveniently self-sacrificing is a repeated…
by Marianne Combs

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What if Ira Glass and Garrison Keillor were roommates?

What if Ira Glass and Garrison Keillor were roommates?

This American Life’s Ira Glass and Prairie Home Companion’s Garrison Keillor have each created shows that are expressions of their unique personalities and sensibilities. But they exist in different universes. It’s hard to even imagine them in the same room. That’s exactly what the team behind an animation series called Friendship All-Stars of Friendship proposed.
by Jon Collins

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Theater Latte Da’s managing director moves on

Theater Latte Da’s managing director John Thew joining Theatre Aspen in Colorado.
by Marianne Combs

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Twin Cities is home to long legacy of protest of ‘Miss Saigon’

Twin Cities is home to long legacy of protest of ‘Miss Saigon’

For people like Juliana Hu Pegues, a post doctorate fellow at Macalester College, the return of Miss Saigon to the Ordway this fall is both frustrating and exhausting.
by Marianne Combs

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