State of the Arts Blog

August 5, 2009 7:31 AM

Timberbrit: play it again, but slower

The opera "Timberbrit" takes on the imagined tragic end of Britney Spears, slowing down her music to reveal something much darker, and more compelling.

by Marianne Combs

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August 5, 2009 5:18 AM

The Pines: tremolo

When The Pines new cd "tremolo" slipped out of a padded envelope and onto my desk, I immediately smiled.

by Marianne Combs

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August 4, 2009 4:11 PM

First Frog and Toad, now Bert and Ernie

The Children’s Theatre Company is following up its success with the musical “A Year with Frog and Toad” with the Sesame Street inspired “Bert & Ernie, Goodnight!” It’s a formula that has worked for centuries – place two good male friends with very different personalities in the same room, and watch what happens. Think The…

by Marianne Combs

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August 4, 2009 7:59 AM

Minnesota Orchestra musicians take pay cut

Musicians say they want to help the Orchestra through troubled economic times

by Euan Kerr

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August 4, 2009 5:41 AM

I’m no artist, but I play one on my computer

What you can and can't learn about artists by playing a computer game.

by Marianne Combs

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August 4, 2009 4:08 AM

Digital art that moves you

Computer engineer and artist Golan Levin wants to see more art made with software.

by Marianne Combs

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August 3, 2009 9:22 AM

Monkey see, monkey not do?

Whether it's going to a museum or learning to cook, people are disengaging from the creative process.

by Marianne Combs

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August 3, 2009 9:07 AM

Preliminary numbers for this year’s Fringe Fest look good

According to Fringe HQ, 16,814 tickets were issued in the first four days, a 19% increase over last year's 14,133 tickets.

by Marianne Combs

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August 3, 2009 7:20 AM

War at the Fringe

Songs of War compiles ballads both dark and humorous at the Minnesota Fringe Festival.

by Marianne Combs

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August 3, 2009 3:42 AM

Fringe Festival reviews are in

The Minnesota Fringe Festival is a frenzied, fantastical feast of all sorts of performance, and the numerous media outlets' attempts at covering the Fringe reflect its somewhat chaotic and slippery nature.

by Marianne Combs

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