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State of the Arts Blog

Herocycle gives Evel Knievel’s story new wheels

Herocycle gives Evel Knievel’s story new wheels

According to mythologist Joseph Campbell, a hero is someone who leaves the confines of the common life on a quest for something greater, sacrificing the comfortable and familiar. By that definition, a list of heroes could include everyone from Jesus and Buddha to Luke Skywalker and Harry Potter. But would the list include daredevil and…
by Marianne Combs

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Art Hounds: Urinetown, Orkestar Bez Ime, and debaucherous, trashy films

Art Hounds: Urinetown, Orkestar Bez Ime, and debaucherous, trashy films

http://youtu.be/tsoWkkpGLpI From producer Chris Roberts: This week, a musical about government restrictions of human urination, a film series about trashy, forgotten cinema, and a Twin Cities Balkan music troupe. (Want to be an Art Hound? Sign up!) How appropriate. Freelance stage manager Jessica Spivey says she almost wet her pants she laughed so hard watching…
by Molly Bloom

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Breaking ground for a new Ordway Hall

Breaking ground for a new Ordway Hall

  The sun shone down on St Paul this morning as members of the arts community gathered for a groundbreaking celebration outside the Ordway. A few months back when the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra musicians lockout entered some of its darkest days many people, Mayor Chris Coleman included wondered if this might even happen.  “I was…
by Euan Kerr

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Ground broken on new Ordway concert hall

Ground broken on new Ordway concert hall

Supporters of the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts gathered in St. Paul Wednesday to break ground on a new 1,100 seat concert hall. The new hall will be primarily used by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, which will free up the Ordway’s larger music theater for the center’s other tenants. The new hall will…
by Euan Kerr

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A lick of paint on the spoon(bridge and cherry)

A lick of paint on the spoon(bridge and cherry)

Even an icon needs a little TLC every once in a while. Early birds walking around the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden this morning witnessed Tim Antilla giving a quick lick of paint to the spoon part of Claes Oldenburg’s iconic Spoonbridge and Cherry.  According to our photographer Jennifer Simonson who took these pictures, you had to look quick…
by Euan Kerr

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Three artists with big ideas – and big art – share show at MMAA

Three artists with big ideas – and big art – share show at MMAA

MMAA’s new Project Space in downtown Saint Paul might appear small compared to other Twin Cities art museums, but that doesn’t keep it from showing big, bold work. Its latest exhibition features the work of three artists who all excel in large, site specific installations, and packs them into the same room. Christina Chang, MMAA’s…
by Marianne Combs

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MN Fringe Festival hires new Executive Director

MN Fringe Festival hires new Executive Director

The Minnesota Fringe Festival‘s new leader comes from within the ranks. Current Associate Director, Jeff Larson, will succeed Robin Gillette as Executive Director of the annual theater festival. Larson will take on the new role in September. Larson has been with the Minnesota Fringe since 1999, when he started as a technician. From there he…
by Marianne Combs

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VocalEssence hires first Assistant Artistic Director

VocalEssence hires first Assistant Artistic Director

VocalEssence, the Minnesota choir led by Philip Brunelle, has hired its first assistant artistic director in its 44 year history, Tesfa Wondemagegnehu. Wondemagegnehu comes from Orlando, Florida where he served as director of choral activities at Freedom High School. He holds a degree in choral conducting and vocal performance from Florida State University and a…
by Marianne Combs

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Dan Deacon to bring electro-acoustic dance lines to Minneapolis Saturday

Dan Deacon to bring electro-acoustic dance lines to Minneapolis Saturday

The annual Rock the Garden concert outside the Walker Art Center this weekend will include some familiar names like Bob Mould and the Duluth band Low. But opening the concert, which is co-sponsored by The Current, will be a Baltimore native who  is perhaps best known for his distinctive live performances. Dan Deacon is an…
by Jon Collins

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“Having feelings for a fake horse is possible”

“Having feelings for a fake horse is possible”

Cindy Gonzalez is one of the two Eichten Fellows working in the MPR Newsroom this summer. She attended opening night of the touring production of “War Horse” in Minneapolis this week, as well as a press conference to introduce performers to local reporters. We asked her to react to what she saw and experienced.    Having…
by Euan Kerr

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