REVIEW: Would You Van Gogh to Yoga? (Lighthouse) Arts Lifestyle Visual Arts by Basil Considine - September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Opera singer Victoria Erickson of Northfield, MN engaging in yoga practice at the Immersive Van Gogh–Minneapolis exhibit. The Van Gogh immersive art phenomenon is sweeping the world. According to Lighthouse Immersive, the company behind the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit in Minneapolis, those numbers are adding up: some 3.2 million people have
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: The Playwrights’ Center’s 50th Anniversary Season Arts Theatre by Amy Donahue - September 26, 2021September 26, 2021 The Playwrights' Center launched its first detailed look at its 50th Anniversary Season last night with its Taste of the Season preview. While in normal times, the Taste of the Season has served as an in-person, hybrid fundraiser and preview, due to ongoing public health conditions it went online this
INTERVIEW: Caroline Bowman and Austin Colby on Playing Frozen Royalty and Returning to the Stage Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 Caroline Bowman stars as Princess Elsa in the North American tour of the musical Frozen, which opens September 30 at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN. Photo by Deen van Meer. On January 28, 2014, a bitter cold wind blew down Hennepin Avenue. For the last few days, a winter storm
REVIEW: Restarting Songs for a New World (Artistry) Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - September 11, 2021September 12, 2021 Joey Miller (front, center) crouches in the spotlight in Artistry's production of Songs for a New World, playing at the Bloomington Center for the Arts through September 26, 2021. The production is dramatically lit by lighting designer Karin Olson. Photo by Lucas Wells. In the disruptive world of theatre rescheduling and
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: Love Makes Fools and Philosophers: Fortune’s Fool’s New Show (Crane Theatre) Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 Four of the storytellers for Fortune's Fool Theatre's upcoming storytelling show, You Who I Always/Never/Once Loved. Clockwise from UL: Les Kurkendaal-Barrett, Sam Landman, Denzel Belin, and Ariel Leaf. A fling kindled at the Rocky Horror Picture Show. First dates and hyper-commitment during the pandemic. Pining after someone's gone. These are a few
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
REVIEW: Karina Canellakis Leads MN Orchestra to Exciting Close (Orchestra Hall) Arts Music by Basil Considine - August 30, 2021August 31, 2021 The Minnesota Orchestra closed its summer programming this weekend with a thrilling program led by guest conductor Karina Canellakis. The evening included a movement from a symphony by William Grant Still, two excerpts from a Mozart piano concerto, and a Tchaikovsky symphony. For some season planners, the archetypical summer classical music