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State of the Arts Blog

Jungle’s ‘Heiress’ probes love and money, wins critics

Jungle’s ‘Heiress’ probes love and money, wins critics

Twin Cities critics are calling the Jungle Theater's production of "The Heiress" gorgeous, heartbreaking, nuanced and engaging. What's your review?
by Marianne Combs

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Mu’s ‘A Little Night Music’ impresses critics

Mu’s ‘A Little Night Music’ impresses critics

Twin Cities theater critics are calling Mu Performing Arts‘ production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical “A Little Night Music” effervescent, lovely, dazzling and “absolutely satisfying.” Dominic P. Papatola writes for the Pioneer Press: “A Little Night Music” is not your traditional, happy-go-lucky musical. Its ample humor is dipped in remorse and regret. Its characters are not…
by Marianne Combs

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Circus Juventas: ‘We’re staying in St. Paul’

Circus Juventas: ‘We’re staying in St. Paul’

Circus Juventas plans a smaller renovation of its main building, and then possibly in five to 10 years establishing a second site in the Twin Cities for classes and performances. But it's not leaving St. Paul.
by Marianne Combs

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Artist links native quillwork and abstract painting

Artist links native quillwork and abstract painting

At first blush, you might not think Native American beadwork and quillwork would have much in common with contemporary abstract painting. But Dyani White Hawk’s new show at Bockley Gallery in Minneapolis proves otherwise. White Hawk, known as the curator of All My Relations Gallery, has put together a bold body of work for her…
by Marianne Combs

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Black men talk sexuality in ‘AKA: Fathers/Sons’

Black men talk sexuality in ‘AKA: Fathers/Sons’

If we want to get better at having difficult conversations, we have to practice. That idea is at the heart of "AKA Fathers/Sons," a piece created by Harry Waters Jr, his son Jordon Waters, and Kevin "Kaoz" Moore.
by Marianne Combs

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Black performance art energizes the Walker

Black performance art energizes the Walker

Tonight marks the opening of "Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art" at the Walker Art Center, and the museum is calling it a groundbreaking survey of the last 50 years.
by Marianne Combs

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13 picks for the Guthrie’s next Artistic Director

13 picks for the Guthrie’s next Artistic Director

The Board of Directors of the Guthrie Theater is conducting a search for its next Artistic Director. We asked people who they think should replace Joe Dowling, and here are the results, in alphabetical order. 1. Bain Boehlke: The founder and artistic director of The Jungle Theater in Minneapolis, Boehlke has been active in the…
by Marianne Combs

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The Jungle Theater’s Boehlke to retire in 2015

The Jungle Theater’s Boehlke to retire in 2015

Bain Boehlke, founder and artistic director of The Jungle Theater in Minneapolis, announced today that he plans to retire from his post in June 2015. “I’ve been here a quarter of a century and I think that’s a good number,” Boehlke said. “I’m not by any means stopping directing, acting and designing, but I’ll do…
by Marianne Combs

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Lessons learned during the Chinese Restaurant Tour

Lessons learned during the Chinese Restaurant Tour

Three Mu Performing Arts actors took a searing examination of Chinese-American culture and presented it in Chinese restaurants in towns around Minnesota. It worked.
by Euan Kerr

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Rondo residents to help shape Gordon Parks memorial

Rondo residents to help shape Gordon Parks memorial

Parks' name is already on a St. Paul high school, and a college gallery. His great-niece is spearheading the effort to honor him with a permanent public landmark.
by Marianne Combs

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