PHOTOS: I Come from Arizona (Children’s Theatre Company) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 Luca La Hoz Calassara and Ayssette Muñoz in the Children's Theatre Company world premiere production of I Come From Arizona. Photo by Dan Norman. Tonight, the Children's Theatre Company opens its latest production, the world premiere of I Come from Arizona by Carlos Murillo. Murillo, an award-winning playwright of Colombian and Puerto
PHOTOS: Minnesota Opera’s La Rondine Takes Flight Arts Music Opera Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - October 6, 2018October 9, 2018 Celine Bryne as Magda, Leonardo Capalbo as Ruggero, and the Minnesota Opera Chorus in Minnesota Opera’s new production of Puccini's La Rondine. Minnesota Opera's 2018-2019 season kicks off tonight with Giacomo Puccini's La Rondine, a tale of new love and spectres of the past. [Editor's note: Naturally, this plot has no bearing at all
PREVIEW: Ananya Dance Theatre’s Annual Dance Showcase (The O’Shaughnessy) Arts Dance Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 Ananya Dance Theatre. Photo by V. Paul Virtucio. This month, Ananya Dance Theatre closes out its 5-part series Work Women Do with the world premiere of Shaatranga at The O'Shaughnessy. This final chapter, whose name in Bangla translates as "Seven Colors", will be performed Friday, Sept. 21 and Saturday, Sept. 22
PREVIEW: Seu Jorge’s Slick Samba at the Pantages, August 24 Arts Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 Seu Jorge performing at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City. Photo by Sue-Élie Andrade-Dé. If you've set foot in a samba club in the last 10 years, you've probably heard some of the music of Seu Jorge. If you've seen the 2004 film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou or
Fringe File 2018 #23 – Wish List for Next Year’s Festivals Arts Dance Music Opera Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 11, 2018August 11, 2018 In no particular order, here are some of our wish list items for next year's installments of the Minnesota Fringe Festival and Family Fringe: General A return of the Family Fringe. Returning to a child-friendly venue like the Celtic Arts Junction for the Family Fringe. A Fringe Central with contracted arrangements for
Fringe File 2018 #21 – A Walking Mystery Play Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 A promotional photo for Have You Seen This Girl? by Mermaid Productions. If you subscribe to the Minnesota Fringe Festival email newsletter, you may have noticed that there are some recurring names on the sell-out warning and sold-out performance lists. One of these is Mermaid Productions' Have You Seen This Girl? The title
Fringe File 2018 #19 – The Sell-Outs Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 5, 2018August 13, 2018 A collage of Fringe show images. Commercial success isn't everything, but it's certainly nice to have. These are the shows that have sold out so far at the 2018 Minnesota Fringe Festival, as of Sunday, 8/12/2018: Five Performances Have You Seen This Girl? by Mermaid Productions Saturday, 8/4; Sunday, 8/5; Wednesday, 8/8;
PREVIEW: MNKino Film Score Fest at the Science Museum Arts Movies Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 27, 2018July 28, 2018 Tomorrow marks the public culmination of the annual MNKINO Film Score Fest: a public screening with a live orchestra at the Science Museum of Minnesota. If you're not familiar with MNKINO, the organization promotes the creation of new films in the state of Minnesota. Participants sign up for time-sensitive film-making challenges
Fringe File 2018 #6 – VIDEO: The First Round of Previews Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 17, 2018July 18, 2018 A collage of all 136 show images for the 2018 Minnesota Fringe festivals. On Monday night, audience members gathered at the University of Minnesota to see the first of three preview events for the 2018 Minnesota Fringe Festival. The offerings? Three-minute previews of 21 Fringe shows – just enough to whet
PREVIEW: The Best Summer Ever! Yes? (Children’s Theatre Company) Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 9, 2018 Kevin Kling and Victor Zupanc "pondering" the Children's Theatre Company production of The Best Summer Ever! Photo by Kaitlin Randolph. It's been a long time since Osseo native Kevin Kling's autobiographical solo play Home and Away took him to New York City and back. It also went to a few other