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12:00 am
May. 22, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
Cul-de-Sac reveals suburban darkness In Daniel MacIvor's play, the cul-de-sac in question really is just the terminus of a dead-end road. It certainly was a dead end for Leonard, the... More >>
Dressing Room
2:31 pm
May. 21, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
Walker Art Center announces Music & Movies schedule This afternoon, the Walker Art Center announced its complete lineup for this summer's Music & Movies festival in Loring Park. Films were curated by Mexican artist Abraham Cruzvillegas, whose e... More >>
Dressing Room
12:28 pm
May. 21, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
Glenn Beck comes to Lizz Winstead's defense over Oklahoma tornado jokes Yesterday afternoon, as news of the tragic tornado in Oklahoma was breaking, Lizz Winstead fired off a string of tweets that injected the situation with her brand of political spin."This tornad... More >>
Dressing Room
10:39 am
May. 21, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
Vincent Kartheiser returns to the Guthrie this summer He's probably best known for playing Pete Campbell on Mad Men, but in his down-time between seasons Vincent Kartheiser fills his busy schedule with theater projects, films, and being engaged to Ro... More >>
Dressing Room
10:10 am
May. 21, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
Meet Janelle, our Styled by Sarah makeover contest winner Meet Janelle: the winner of our first Styled by Sarah contest. The 34-year-old mother of three spends her days working a full-time job, going to nursing school, and participating in MN Rollerg... More >>
Dressing Room
9:28 am
May. 21, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
Hamlet: 'It's been really exciting to dig into that nerdy Shakespeare text stuff' As he prepared for his first foray as the prince of Denmark, Peter Beard realized something that actors over the centuries have noted about Shakespeare's Hamlet."It's a lot longer than I remembe... More >>
Dressing Room
9:38 am
May. 20, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
Graffiti artist/yarn bomber HOTTEA's "Inner Workings" at Burnet Gallery "Inner Workings," a solo exhibition of pieces by HOTTEA (Eric Rieger) at Le Meridien Chambers Burnet Gallery, marks a more introspective approach for the artist, whose career over the years has g... More >>
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9:03 am
May. 20, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
Ring Ring Poetry, a new choose-your-own-adventure literary hotline Call 612.223.POEM, and you are greeted with Cole Sarar's voice. If you press "1," you can hear the project's latest poem, or press "2" to explore the archives. The first piece in that back ca... More >>
Dressing Room
8:29 am
May. 20, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
The Primrose Path: 'Of course I'm loud, I'm Russian' Going to The Primrose Path, the world-premiere production now at the Guthrie Theater, means watching a show at war with itself.Is it a comedy? A romance? A commentary on the Russian ruling class... More >>
Dressing Room
12:15 pm
May. 17, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
Best of Dressing Room: May 13-17 Folks in the Twin Cities are always up to something exciting. Here are some of Dressing Room's top stories from last week:-- Mother Nature is pretty weird. Last weekend, ice was doing incredibly... More >>
Dressing Room
10:59 am
May. 17, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
Walker Art Center announces its 2013-14 performing arts season If one thing is guaranteed each year, it's that the Walker Art Center will bring an eclectic and challenging variety of performances to its space. This morning, the modern-art museum announced... More >>
Dressing Room
10:21 am
May. 17, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
Top life lessons learned from The Sandlot Whether you love or hate baseball, summer, or growing up, one thing goes without saying: The Sandlot is one of the greatest movies ever made.The coming-of-age tale about a group of young bros play... More >>
Dressing Room
10:02 am
May. 17, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
The 12 best things about gay marriage in Minnesota On May 13, 2013, Minnesota became the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage, and we couldn't be prouder of the people of Minnesota who helped make this historic day possible. To celebrate this... More >>
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7:53 am
May. 17, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
Puppies, yoga, Como Ave. Jug Band: Freeloader Friday Thanks to Art-A-Whirl, there are tons of gallery happenings this weekend. But there are also many other things to do, including a Hmong storytelling/film fest, a handful of street festivals, o... More >>
Dressing Room
11:26 am
May. 16, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
Star Trek: A film-by-film primer In a sci-fi scene overrun with pessimistic -- often apocalyptic -- visions of humanity's future, Star Trek has illuminated the dystopic darkness for almost 50 years.Created by Gene Roddenberry, ... More >>
Dressing Room
10:13 am
May. 16, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
Art-A-Whirl: 7 things not to be missed It's that time of year when northeast Minneapolis goes nuts with art, music, and activities as studios and buildings open their doors. There's always fun stuff to see and do at Art-A-Whirl, ... More >>
Dressing Room
9:14 am
May. 16, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
Elevator Repair Service gets contemporary in latest work For its latest project, experimental theater company Elevator Repair Service chose to do something that is pretty standard for most ensembles."We wanted to shake things up and push our boundarie... More >>
Dressing Room
1:03 pm
May. 15, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
Retrorama's Sarah M. Holm: "I make clothing for tough cookies who relish in their feminism." This Friday, RetroRama is once again at the Minnesota History Center for a night of fashion, music, games, drinks, and vintage fun. The highlight of the evening is a runway show featuring five ... More >>
Dressing Room
7:57 am
May. 15, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
Alice in Wonderland: Whimsy on top of whimsy You usually know what you're going to get with a production of Alice in Wonderland: a young girl, a late rabbit, and lots of imagery that would fit in well on a Syd-Barrett-era Pink Floyd album.... More >>
Dressing Room
12:02 pm
May. 14, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
Top 10 museums in the Twin Cities May is Minnesota Museum month. This Saturday, museums will additionally be celebrating International Museum Day. So with those two things in mind there's no better time than now to check out all t... More >>
Dressing Room
10:31 am
May. 13, 2013
Minneapolis Art News
Arrow's Mike Basham: "Men in this city don't usually embrace enough of the different looks." Tucked into the trendiest part of the North Loop, spitting distance from Bachelor Farmer in a space that once housed competitor shop Martin Patrick 3, Arrow's sparsely decorated interior featu... More >>

Arts Features

  • In Daniel MacIvor's play, the cul-de-sac in question really is just the terminus of a dead-end road. It certainly was a dead end for Leonard, the... More >>

  • An Iliad opens with the quiet before the storm. It's clear something is up once you arrive on the ninth floor of the Guthrie Theater. The bay... More >>

  • Tennessee Williams's plays are rich concoctions that can easily go to your head like a liqueur — sweet, easy to drink in, and able to make... More >>

  • You can get a feel for how a show has gone by the debris left on stage at the end. What do we have following Out of the Pan into the Fire, the... More >>

  • Theatrical thrills come in many packages, and there is something particularly compelling when limited resources meet boundless imagination. With... More >>

  • In 1895, Oscar Wilde was charged with committing "gross indecencies" — i.e., he was gay — but it was his art and personality that... More >>

  • There's an amazing 80- to 90-minute show lurking in the heart of Nice Fish, the world premiere collaboration between Duluth poet Louis Jenkins... More >>

  • In the seconds between the darkness at the end of Misterman Saturday evening and the return of light for the curtain call, there was an... More >>

  • Ira Levin may be best known for his scary novels — from Rosemary's Baby to The Stepford Wives to The Boys From Brazil — but he also... More >>

  • Falling uneasily between a serious drama and a high school history report, Steven Dietz's Jackie and Me, based on one of the novels in Don... More >>

  • In a musical about secrets, The Light in the Piazza has a doozy right at its core. It's easy to think that the show, crafted by Craig Lucas and... More >>

  • After nearly a year off local stages — its last production was Amen Corner at the Guthrie last spring — the Penumbra Theatre Company... More >>

  • Near the end of Katie Ka Vang's one-woman show, she offers up a detail that is an apt metaphor for her world-premiere piece. Vang is discussing... More >>

  • Take a look at more of Matt Blum's photos for The Nu Project...(NSFW) Near dusk on a crisp March day, Matt Blum arrives at an apartment... More >>

  • Mu Performing Arts' Rick Shiomi comes full circle with this production at the Dowling Studio. Thirty years ago, Yellow Fever was a breakthrough... More >>

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<i>Cul-de-Sac</i> reveals suburban darkness Cul-de-Sac reveals suburban darkness

In Daniel MacIvor's play, the cul-de-sac in question really is just the terminus of a dead-end road. It certainly was a dead end for Leonard, the central character in this… More >>

<i>An Iliad</i> captures the classic tale An Iliad captures the classic tale

An Iliad opens with the quiet before the storm. It's clear something is up once you arrive on the ninth floor of the Guthrie Theater. The bay doors to the… More >>

<i>A Streetcar Named Desire</i> drives at the heart A Streetcar Named Desire drives at the heart

Tennessee Williams's plays are rich concoctions that can easily go to your head like a liqueur — sweet, easy to drink in, and able to make you dizzy if you… More >>

<i>Out of the Pan into the Fire</i> Out of the Pan into the Fire

You can get a feel for how a show has gone by the debris left on stage at the end. What do we have following Out of the Pan into… More >>

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