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State of the Arts Blog

Legislative Auditor finds no major concerns in Minnesota Orchestra use of public funds.

The Office of the Legislative Auditor just posted its report on a special audit on the use of public funds by the Minnesota Orchestra. MPR news is seeking reaction now on the report, but the summary on the Auditor’s website indicates no red flags on the areas examined. Here is the summary: Report Summary State…
by Euan Kerr

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Art Hounds: Sonnets, Destination TC, and love in a science lab

Art Hounds: Sonnets, Destination TC, and love in a science lab

From producer Chris Roberts: If you feel that 14 lines is the ideal poem length, that surveying Twin Cities history through song and dance sounds appealing, and that love is not just a matter of the heart, but a subject for scientific exploration, you’ll be especially intrigued by what the hounds have to say this…
by Molly Bloom

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A War Horse on Hennepin

A War Horse on Hennepin

Joey the War Horse met the press this morning in the lobby of the Orpheum Theater in downtown Minneapolis.  Joey is a full-sized horse made of cane and cloth who is controlled by three puppeteers who guide his every move. What is remarkable is that while those three humans are in plain sight, such is…
by Euan Kerr

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A good year for Northern Spark

A good year for Northern Spark

This past weekend approximately 45,000 people attended Northern Spark in Lowertown Saint Paul. That’s a record year for the nuit blanche – or all-night – arts  festival. Attendees thronged despite a forecast that called for thunderstorms; however the night only suffered from a spot of rain in the wee morning hours. According to the event…
by Marianne Combs

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Mary Ellen Mark captures life on set, off camera

Mary Ellen Mark captures life on set, off camera

In many ways photographer Mary Ellen Mark has led a charmed life. A photojournalist by trade, she’s perhaps best known for her series on street kids for Life magazine which became the seed for the documentary film   “Streetwise” that she directed alongside her husband Martin Bell. She’s photographed injustices all over the world, traveling to…
by Marianne Combs

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Multiple exposure: the American Indian Movement on display

Multiple exposure: the American Indian Movement on display

“I wanted to bear witness.” For over 40 years, photographer Dick Bancroft has being doing just that, serving as the key documentarian of the American Indian Movement (AIM). AIM was founded in Minneapolis in 1968. Inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, American Indians banded together to protest their treatment by modern society and the abuse…
by Nikki Tundel

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As SPCO musicians announce departures, violinist Kyu-Young Kim says he’ll stay

As SPCO musicians announce departures, violinist Kyu-Young Kim says he’ll stay

Close observers of the situation at the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra will be aware of the stream of announcements from musicians on Facebook and other places that they are either taking the retirement package offered by management as part of the recent contract settlement, or in some cases taking a leave of absence to pursue…
by Euan Kerr

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Gremlin’s ‘Gamma Rays’: A play with a hopeful heart

Gremlin’s ‘Gamma Rays’: A play with a hopeful heart

When Paul Zindel wrote his play “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-moon Marigolds,” it was 1964, and the atomic age was relatively new. Back then, you might have expected to find characters like those in the play: older people with nostalgic memories of selling vegetables from horse-drawn carts, younger people with dreamy fantasies of…
by Eric Ringham

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Highlights from the Tony Awards

Highlights from the Tony Awards

Perhaps you didn’t want to spend your Sunday evening glued to the television. Who could blame you? But still, you really shouldn’t miss Neal Patrick Harris’ stunning opening number from this year’s Tony Awards. http://youtu.be/7BraXq07kkM And once you’ve had a taste of it, you’ll probably want some more… here’s a send-up of the ill-fated seduction…
by Marianne Combs

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Steve Dietz prepares for a St Paul “Spark”

Steve Dietz prepares for a St Paul “Spark”

Steve Dietz tells a story about the first Northern Spark. It was three years ago, and as artistic director he was scheduled to say a few words to open the event. The problem was, he didn’t know if anyone would be there to listen to what he said. “We had no idea,” he said. “So I was…
by Euan Kerr

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