Fringe File, #26: The Encores Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 12, 2017August 14, 2017 The 2017 Minnesota Fringe encore shows. The Minnesota Fringe Festival concludes Sunday with a full schedule of shows and a final round of encore performances. The encore performances, which are comprise the best-selling production from each venue, were announced this evening on the patio of the downtown Grumpy's in Minneapolis. The
Fringe File, #20: Mini-Reviews, Pt. 4 Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 7, 2017August 8, 2017 A promotional image for R. R. Ronson's The Legend of the Storm and I. Cocaine (Cold Lake Productions) An update of a century-old play by Pendleton King, this intimate person drama is an engrossing theatre production about drug addiction and the toll that it takes on a relationship. Ernest Briggs's direction shines,
Fringe File, #19: Mini-Reviews, Pt. 3 Arts Dance Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 6, 2017January 18, 2025 A promotional image for Featherstone Creative's Pope Joan. Gruesome Playground Injuries (Mosaic Productions) Although far from a world premiere, Rajiv Joseph's Gruesome Playground Injuries feels fresh despite 6 years on the shelf. It has a talented cast of two playing quirky characters, an organizing schtick (the terrible injuries that people invite and
Fringe File, #17: Mini-Reviews, Pt. 2 Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 5, 2017August 5, 2017 A promotional image for RE|dance group's It's About Love Again This Year. Here are some additional reviews from the first two days of the Minnesota Fringe Festival: Waiting for Gygax (Hot Chocolate Media) This parody of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot requires no prior knowledge of the play or Dungeons & Dragons, but is extra funny if you
Fringe File, #16: Mini-Reviews, Pt. 1 Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 5, 2017August 5, 2017 A promotional image for Imagined Theatre's Facility. Throughout the 2017 Minnesota Fringe Festival, the Arts Reader will be posting short reviews of shows. Here are some reviews from the first two days of the festival: Facility (Imagined Theatre) A disturbing piece of theatre that makes you think about something with no easy answers, fraught fault lines,
Fringe File, #14: The Touring Showcase Preview Videos Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 4, 2017August 4, 2017 Singer, banjoist, and guitarist Willi Carlisle in There Ain't No More. The Minnesota Fringe Festival, the largest theatre festival in the state, opened yesterday with 62 performances at venues across Minneapolis. Before the festival officially opened, a packed crowd assembled at Mixed Blood on Wednesday to view the Touring Artists Showcase,
PREVIEW: Loring Park Art Festival (July 29-30) Arts Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 28, 2017July 29, 2017 Sunflowers and booths at the Loring Park Art Festival. Photo by Sher Stoneman. Loring Park is one of the definitive summer hangout spots in the Twin Cities, with its gentle slopes and winding paths becoming home to numerous festivals when the weather's warm. This weekend, the Loring Park Art Festival fills
Fringe File, #9: Every Video from the Second Official Fringe Preview Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 An illustration for Waiting for Gygax, a Dungeons & Dragons-themed parody of Waiting for Godot staged by Hot Chocolate Media. Did you miss the second live preview of the Minnesota Fringe on Monday? Never fear: videos of each show preview (minus any last-minute cancellations and previews with Actor’s Equity members) are now online. Here they are
Fringe File 2017, #7: Every Video from the First Official Fringe Preview Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 A promotional image for Dancing Bare Feet, a Bollywood stage musical created by Renu Kumar and presented by RGK Modern Indian Dance Academy. Did you miss the live preview of the Minnesota Fringe on Monday? Never fear: videos of each show preview (minus any last-minute cancellations and shows with Actor's Equity
PREVIEW: Elle Casazza at the Uptown Art Fair Arts Music Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 19, 2017July 18, 2017 Photo by Poshlust Photography. The Uptown Art Fair comes to South Minneapolis on August 4-6, with 350 artists' work on display, 23 food vendors, beer gardens, and more. Here's a look at the music of one of the many performers whose music will enliven the fair, Elle Casazza. See the Complete