VIDEO: Cantus Sings Ola Gjeilo’s Ubi Caritas Arts Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - October 15, 2020 The members of the Cantus vocal ensemble. As with Major League Baseball, so with Cantus: the award-winning vocal ensemble is back at work after following a strict period of quarantine. Unlike Major League Baseball, however, there haven't been any quarantine jumpers to sow confusion and potential sickness in the ranks. And
PREVIEW: Cutthroat Rivalries, Horror, Music Conservatories in Nocturne Arts Movies Music by Amy Donahue - October 9, 2020October 15, 2020 A promotional image for the psychohorror drama film Nocturne (2020). Sibling rivalry. A book of secrets. A cutthroat music conservatory. Something supernatural shifting the balance of power. These are a few of the elements in Nocturne, a Netflix Original movie dropping on October 15.Nocturne tells the story of twin sisters at a
FEATURE: A Host of New Operas, Minnesota-Born Arts Music Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - October 4, 2020March 22, 2024 It was a Sunday afternoon in May where it all started to come together. Four months before COVID-19 shutdowns rolled across the United States, Ben Krywosz (the artistic director of Nautilus Music-Theater) had convened a meeting of opera organizations in Minnesota, to talk about the state of affairs and build
FEATURE: Unsafe on Any Stage: Alcoholism and Silence at Theatre in the Round Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 A word cloud generated from the text of a social media posting by actor Piper Quinn, calling on Theatre in the Round to take action against repeated misbehaviors by a fellow actor. The morning of Monday, September 14, MPR reporter Marianne Combs announced her resignation, effective immediately. The reason given? Editors
NEWS: Guthrie Theater to Film, Stream Virtual Christmas Carol Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - September 25, 2020 Cast members in a past Guthrie Theater production of A Christmas Carol. Photo by Dan Norman. The Guthrie Theater (Joseph Haj, Artistic Director) announced today that its holiday tradition of presenting A Christmas Carol is going virtual, as Dickens’ Holiday Classic. Inspired by Dickens' own holiday readings of his work, which were wildly
PREVIEW: Minnesota Opera Returns…to the Baseball Stadium? Arts Music Opera Theatre by Basil Considine - September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 CHS Field at sunset. Photo courtesy of Minnesota Opera. When you hear "Take Me Out to the Ballgame", opera is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. Yes, there are opera singers who've sung the national anthem. Over in football land, you might even call the hullabaloo around the
NEWS: Playwrights’ Center Announces Ambitious, COVID-era Programming Expansion Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - September 11, 2020 A word cloud of text of the Playwrights' Center press release announcing new content series. The Playwrights’ Center announced today an ambitious plan to expand its programming for theatre artists in its 2020-201 season. “As the world and its challenges continue to evolve, so must the work of Playwrights’ Center,” said
VIDEO: Collide and Constantine Maroulis in “She’s Just Rock N’ Roll” Arts Dance Music by Amy Donahue - September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Downtown Minneapolis, construction and all, features prominently as the backdrop of COLLIDE Theatrical's latest music video. What do you do after you've competed on American Idol, been nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance for rocking out, and developed a murderous split stage personality that got you a Drama League
FEATURE: Erasing the Tracks: How Individuals and Arts Organizations Respond to Sexual Misconduct Arts Music Opera Theatre by Basil Considine - August 29, 2020August 30, 2020 A series of electronic communications related to ex-Opera Theatre of Saint Louis employee Damon Bristo. Scandal hit Opera Theatre of Saint Louis on Tuesday, August 11. One of the company's senior officials, Damon Bristo, had been arrested and charged with child sex trafficking. This was news to the public, but not
NEWS: MN Playlist Goes Political, Seeks Actors for Phone Bank Arts Theatre by Amy Donahue - August 25, 2020August 26, 2020 What's a COVID-furloughed actor to do? For a select few, there were Zoom rehearsals, most of which have dried up. There are Zoom performances, most of which don't pay or pay well. There are not-on-Zoom traditional actor side jobs, most of which not considered as safe a bet (or, really,