PREVIEW: ARENA DANCES Returns for 26th Season (Southern Theater) Arts Dance by Twin Cities Arts Reader - October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 A promotional for run with me, ARENA DANCES' return to the interior stage, which runs October 28-29 at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis, MN. Dancers are not known for their professional longevity. The average professional dancer retires from the stage between 35 and 40 years of age. Many do not make
NEWS: Beloved Arts Reporter Passes Away Arts Dance Music Opera Theatre Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 Pamela Espeland, a beloved arts reporter and fixture of Twin Cities journalism, passed away on Sunday, September 26. Her weekly Artscape column for MinnPost was a regular centerpiece of arts coverage.A multi-talented author and editor, Pamela was a graduate of Carleton College in Northfield, MN. As a copywriter, she worked
PREVIEW: Artistry’s Return to the Stage: Songs for a New World Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - September 7, 2021September 8, 2021 It's been a year and a half since Artistry closed its doors in Bloomington, Minnesota as pandemic shutdowns swept the country. When they reopen on Friday, the company faces a different world: one without Producing Artistic Director Benjamin McGovern, who stepped down in May after six seasons; one with a
NEWS: Minnesota State Fair’s Best Awards (2021) Lifestyle by Twin Cities Arts Reader - September 2, 2021September 7, 2021 Evening attendees line up to enter the Minnesota State Fairgrounds during the nightly fireworks. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota State Fair. The Minnesota State Fair announced today its official "Best" awards. Thirteen of the State Fair’s nearly 1,000 commercial exhibitors, concessions, attractions and food and beverage vendors received awards in a
PREVIEW: Hotly Anticipated Frozen Times Ahead (Hennepin Theatre Trust) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 Caroline Bowman as Elsa (center) with the North American Touring Company of Frozen, which opens in Minneapolis on September 30. Photo by Deen van Meer. This week's cooler weather and rain are not just a welcome respite from a scorching summer, but also a harbinger of things to come: one month
NEWS: Minnesota State Fair, Day 1 Attendance Arts Lifestyle Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 27, 2021August 29, 2021 A selection of cakes await judging at the Minnesota State Fair, which runs through September 6, 2021 in St. Paul, MN. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota State Fair. The Minnesota State Fair is back this year, but on Day 1, at least, the crowds were not. The State Fair kicked off
NEWS: Jungle Theater’s Abbreviated, Pay-As-You-Can Season Announced Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 26, 2021August 26, 2021 The Jungle Theater in Minneapolis, MN. The Jungle Theater announced its 2021-2022 season today. The historic theater in Uptown Minneapolis will present an abbreviated, three-show season with a new-for-the-theatre, pay-as-you-can model for ticketing.This is the Jungle's first season under new management, following the appointment of Christina Baldwin as Artistic Director and
NEWS: Springboard for the Arts Announces Rural Regenerator Fellow Cohort Arts Dance Music Theatre Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 26, 2021August 26, 2021 The inaugural cohort in Springboard for the Arts' Rural Regenerator Fellowship. Springboard for the Arts announced today its inaugural cohort of Rural Regenerator Fellows. Springboard for the Arts has selected 11 Rural Regenerator Fellows for 2021. All fellows live or work in communities of at most 50,000 people, located across the
PREVIEW: Electric Telescope Theatre’s …And Now This Happens (Phoenix Theater) Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 25, 2021 The cast of ...and Now This Happens, which opens Friday at the Phoenix Theater in Minneapolis, MN. Photo by Dan Reiva. What should American theatre look like after George Floyd's death? In a neighborhood where African Americans have continued to die in encounters with law enforcement? In the middle of a
BREAKING NEWS: Boundary Waters Closed Due to Wildfires Lifestyle by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 21, 2021August 22, 2021 The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Area in northern Minnesota. Photo by Josh Hild from Pexels. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Area (BWCA) are now closed due to wildfires. All campers and visitors to the area have been ordered to evacuate.This historic closure of the BWCA – a 1,090,000-acre area of pristine wilderness