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1998 Stories by Caroline Palmer

• The Dream Team

  published December 9, 1998

  The sleeper wakes: Beth Corning's Waltzing in the Crosshairs explores the hidden realms of the dream state . More >>

• The Mountain Moves

  published October 28, 1998

  Local cloggers the Girl Germs spread the traditional dancing of Appalachia to the prairies. More >>

• Communication Breakdown

  published October 14, 1998

  Carried away: Maguy Marin's RAMdAM chronicles society's dangerous relationship with the electronic. More >>

• Simply Stated

  published September 9, 1998

  At first glance, many aspects of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company seem surprisingly understated for such a world-renowned group. More >>

• Free Verse

  published September 9, 1998

  Based on the poetry of Cambodian refugee (and current Eagan resident) U Sam Oeur, this performance attempts to recreate the immediacy of his work... More >>

• Objets Trouvés

  published August 12, 1998

  England's leading experimental troupe performs The Street of Crocodiles this week at Theatre de la Jeune Lune. More >>

• The Wedding Present

  published July 8, 1998

  Ladies night: Cassandra Shore and her Jawaahir Dance Company depict the Saudi Arabian Haflat al-Zaffaf. More >>

• Back to the Future

  published June 24, 1998

  Call it an anti-retrospective when Art Performs Life opens this Saturday evening at the Walker Art Center. More >>

• Gray Matter

  published May 27, 1998

  Pick me: Monologuist, "vicariant," and recovering cad Spalding Gray More >>

• Rhythm Nation

  published April 29, 1998

  A foot up on the competition: Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum bring narrative ingenuity and a kitchen-sink production aesthetic to their... More >>

• (2) Exposures: "The Besides" & "Velvet Chitlin'"

  published March 25, 1998

  Sexuality and greeting cards bookend (2) Exposures, an evening of new works by performers April Andrews and Bianca Pettis. More >>

• Gang of Four

  published March 25, 1998

  The continuing travails of Karen Finley--performance artist, free-speech test case, and professional pariah More >>

• Performance Peace

  published February 25, 1998

  Taiwan's Cloud Gate Theatre performs in a 90-minute rice shower. More >>

• Siege Mentality

  published February 11, 1998

  Life Is Short, Art Is Long More >>

• Lawnmower Man

  published January 7, 1998

  ALVIN STRAIGHT'S QUARTER hour of celebrity came near the end of his otherwise ordinary life. When the Iowa farmer heard his older brother was... More >>

• Everything That Rises Must Converge

  published January 7, 1998

  BREATHY. TALKY. FUNKY. Gutsy. These are a few labels to characterize the fierce a cappella stylings of Hot Mouth, a New York-based group... More >>