Walker Art Center's Philip Bither knighted by France and named a chevalier
The longtime curator, who almost thought the letter relaying the news was junk mail, values the seriousness of the honor promoting arts and culture.
Walker Art Center's 2024-25 season features Grammy winners and artists from Africa to Asia
The roster includes singer-songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello, composer Caroline Shaw, Pulitzer winner Tyshawn Sorey and performance artist Eiko Otake.
Hitchcockian psycho thriller 'Rope' gets back to its stage roots at Gremlin Theatre
Peter Christian Hansen, who has never seen the film, says his staging of the play will feature interesting similarities and differences.
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Tickets go on sale for Foxing, Fran Lebowitz, the Bad Plus and Elyanna
Other shows include Paula Poundstone, Steel Panther, Chat Pile, Montell Fish, Amy Grant and Cole Chaney.
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'English' gives Guthrie Theater audiences a different sort of immigrant story
The Pulitzer Prize-winning play offers challenging perspectives on the pluses and minuses of the American dream.
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An earthquake brought her to Minnesota, where she's built a life teaching Haitian dance
Djenane Saint Juste founded the arts group Afoutayi to reconnect Minnesota's Haitian community with their roots through music, dance and cultural education.
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Review: Garrison Keillor's marathon show in St. Paul suggests he can perform for another decade
The host looked upbeat, shared anecdotes and serenaded classics he has performed with past guests at the "50th Anniversary of Prairie Home Companion."
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Garrison Keillor's sound-effects wiz reflects on 'A Prairie Home Companion' ahead of St. Paul shows
Fred Newman shares anecdotes about his early collaborations with stars including Justin Timberlake, "Doonesbury" creator Garry Trudeau and Muppets mastermind Jim Henson.
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You've seen Luis Fitch's art on stamps, at Target and on the street. Now, see it in a gallery.
The Mexican-Minnesotan artist, who has helped define the Twin Cities' visual language, has a solo show at Bloomington Center for the Arts.
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American Ballet Theatre alum Lauren Post to head Minnesota Dance Theatre & School
Houlton family to open auditions beyond MDT for "Loyce Houlton's Nutcracker Fantasy" this holiday season.
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Bill Maher explains why upcoming Orpheum Theatre show may be his last in Minnesota
HBO's "Real Time" host calls his book "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You" a labor of love.
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University of Minnesota professor finds joy — and solace — in gardening
A 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship winner, Lamar Peterson will travel to Georgia to research marginalized artists.
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Jeff Bartlett, lighting designer and former Southern Theater artistic director, dies at 73
The "painter with lights" helped performing arts companies launch even as he helped artists realize their visions onstage.
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Review: Guthrie serves up macabre wit with summer sleeper musical 'Little Shop of Horrors'
The theater's first production of the 1982 show makes light, fun work of the bloodthirsty plant.
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'How Long Gone' podcast is bringing bicoastal elite energy to the Turf Club
The Twin Cities live show is the first time the popular podcast has stopped in Minnesota.
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Review: Latino update of 'Romeo and Juliet' in Minneapolis thrills as 'Rent'-like musical
The collaboration between the Bach Society and Teatro del Pueblo feels vital as it resets the Bard's work in a Mexican border town.
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Guthrie summer musical 'Little Shop of Horrors' leans into its B-movie roots
It's a popular show across U.S. stages. But director Marcia Milgrom Dodge promises Minneapolis a definitive production of the cult musical that teases out its deeper themes.
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Mississippi River inspires a new site-specific dance piece for McKnight project in Winona
Two Lebanese-American choreographers from different parts of the world explore a shared identity.
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Wanna be in the 'Purple Rain' Broadway musical? Producers have started casting in Minneapolis.
During an event Saturday, the creative team reassured fans that the new show will retain Prince's essence: "We're going to introduce 'Purple Rain' to a whole new generation."
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