http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:47:01 -0700 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:59:56 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Weekly-performance-art-openings-112209112809?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner A Klingon Christmas CarolEach week I endeavor to list new performance art productions opening around the Twin Cities. With such an abundance of companies and venues in the area, keeping track of openings can be a challenge, but I'll link whatever I c... Theater Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:59:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Weekly-performance-art-openings-112209112809?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Review-Fate-deals-a-winning-hand-in-Jungle-Theaters-The-Seafarer?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner photo by: Michal Daniel © 2009Wagering a soul over a game of cards has been a recurrent conceit ever since Mephistopheles first learned to shuffle a deck. Such a perilous act as wagering everything in this life (and the hereafter) on one fa... Theater Review Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:29:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Review-Fate-deals-a-winning-hand-in-Jungle-Theaters-The-Seafarer?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Review-Brave-New-Workshop-scores-holiday-hysterics-with-Brett-Favres-Christmas-Spectacular?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner BNW cast (L-R): Fotis, Hino, Gardner, Anderson, and EakrightCherished ideals of universal goodwill and selfless generosity are defining virtues of the Christmas season, but for many persons these lofty standards merely represent a nerve wracking pres... Sketch Comedy Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:51:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Review-Brave-New-Workshop-scores-holiday-hysterics-with-Brett-Favres-Christmas-Spectacular?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Weekly-performance-art-openings-111509112109?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner  Each week I endeavor to list new performance art productions opening around the Twin Cities. With such an abundance of companies and venues in the area, keeping track of openings can be a challenge, but I'll link whatever I can find. Provided d... Theater Dance Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:11:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Weekly-performance-art-openings-111509112109?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Guthrie-Theater-and-KARE11-to-cosponsor-holiday-food-drive-for-the-Emergency-Food-Shelf-Network?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner photo: Sally WagnerHere in the Twin Cities one sure sign of the holiday season is the Guthrie Theater’s annual staging of A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens’ enduring ode to benevolence and goodwill. Spreading some advance cheer, the Guth... Event Theater Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:51:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Guthrie-Theater-and-KARE11-to-cosponsor-holiday-food-drive-for-the-Emergency-Food-Shelf-Network?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Weekly-performance-art-openings-110809111409?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner  Each week I endeavor to list new performance art productions opening around the Twin Cities. With such an abundance of companies and venues in the area, keeping track of openings can be a challenge, but I'll link whatever I can find. Provided d... Theater Dance Opera Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:08:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Weekly-performance-art-openings-110809111409?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Scarlet-Salem-Indie-horrors-local-scream-queen?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner  For as long as horror films have existed, so too has the “scream queen.” Although the term was most popularized (and defined) by the flood of low budget slasher films in the late 70s and early 80s, a “scream queen” is ge... Event Cinema Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:12:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Scarlet-Salem-Indie-horrors-local-scream-queen?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Unearthing-Universal-Horrors?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner Lon Chaney's Phantom of the OperaTheir grotesque visages remain as instantly recognizable as any cinematic figure. Matinee frights for successive generations, the movie monsters known collectively as Universal Horrors have subsequently become embedde... Cinema Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:31:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Unearthing-Universal-Horrors?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Weekly-performance-art-openings-110109110709?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner  Each week I endeavor to list new performance art productions opening around the Twin Cities. With such an abundance of companies and venues in the area, keeping track of openings can be a challenge, but I'll link whatever I can find. Provided d... Theater Dance Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:19:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Weekly-performance-art-openings-110109110709?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Review-Park-Squares-suspenseful-take-on-Othello-excels-as-a-tragic-thriller?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner photo by Amy AndersonSuspense is the essential cornerstone to every successful thriller, investing audiences in the fortune of characters mired in duplicity and deceit. When supported by intricately plotted storylines and complex portrayals, a thrill... Theater Review Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:36:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Review-Park-Squares-suspenseful-take-on-Othello-excels-as-a-tragic-thriller?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Review-Inspired-performances-infuse-Faith-Healer-with-transcendent-power?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner  Photo: 2009 © T Charles EricksonCommon amongst persons with uncommon abilities is a tenuous understanding of their own extraordinary gifts. Whether creating sublime works of art or achieving amazing athletic feats, the authors of such enth... Theater Review Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:58:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Review-Inspired-performances-infuse-Faith-Healer-with-transcendent-power?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Bunny-Clogs-to-throw-a-family-friendly-Halloween-bash-at-the-Southern-Theater?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner photo by Charles RobinsonWith Halloween on a Saturday this year, parents of young children might find themselves hard pressed for a diverting activity that doesn’t rely on an endless supply of sugary sweets for keeping the kids awake through ho... Event Music Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:07:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Bunny-Clogs-to-throw-a-family-friendly-Halloween-bash-at-the-Southern-Theater?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Weekly-performance-art-openings-102509103109?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner IEach week I endeavor to list new performance art productions opening around the Twin Cities. With such an abundance of companies and venues in the area, keeping track of openings can be a challenge, but I'll link whatever I can find. Provided descri... Theater Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:35:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Weekly-performance-art-openings-102509103109?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Local-playwrights-debut-The-Grand-National-finds-inspiration-in-tragedy?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner In the winter of 2005, a young man of seemingly unbound potential, known for his remarkable intelligence and disarming wit, quietly took his own life. Family, friends, and colleagues were shocked to learn of the private depths of despair that had led... Theater Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:26:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Local-playwrights-debut-The-Grand-National-finds-inspiration-in-tragedy?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d17-Review-Theatre-in-the-Round-Players-resurrect-the-spirit-of-Rebecca?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner photo: Act One, Too Ltd.Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. So famously beings Daphne du Mauier’s enduring novel Rebecca, the deeply atmospheric tale of a young bride living under the intrusive shadow of her husband’s deceased ... Theater Review Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:00:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d17-Review-Theatre-in-the-Round-Players-resurrect-the-spirit-of-Rebecca?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Weekly-performance-art-openings-101809102409?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner Druid Theatre (photo by Keith Pattison)Each week I endeavor to list new performance art productions opening around the Twin Cities. With such an abundance of companies and venues in the area, keeping track of openings can be a challenge, but I'll lin... Theater Dance Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:31:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Weekly-performance-art-openings-101809102409?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Review-101-Dalmatians-lead-a-rousing-adventure-for-the-entire-pack?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner photo: Joan MarcusIn the routine of daily life, the relationship between human and dog is long established and clearly defined. Humans are the owners, responsible for feeding, grooming, and exercising their canines. Dogs are the loyal household pets,... Theater Review Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:32:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Review-101-Dalmatians-lead-a-rousing-adventure-for-the-entire-pack?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Review-Chanhassens-Oklahoma-a-moody-romantic?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner  photo: Act One, Too Ltd.Earlier this year the Chanhassen Dinner Theater’s principal creative team, including artistic director Michael Brindisi, scored a rousing success with a capriciously romantic revival of the rustic musical... Theater Review Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:15:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Review-Chanhassens-Oklahoma-a-moody-romantic?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Review-Tales-from-the-Book-of-Longing-yearns-for-connection?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner  photo: V. Paul VirtucioWhen memories of past pleasures shape our present desires, it isn’t unusual to experience a bittersweet longing to relive those recollections. But no matter how emotionally rapturous the desire, the reality of the p... Theater Review Dance Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:54:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Review-Tales-from-the-Book-of-Longing-yearns-for-connection?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Review-Rollicking-Buddy-a-tribute-to-a-songwriter-whose-music-refuses-to-fade-away?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner photo by Scott PakudaitisIn the pantheon of early rock-n-roll artists, few were as immediately impactful or as enduringly influential as Buddy Holly. From his first hit record, 1957’s  That’ll Be the Day, until his tragic death less ... Theater Review Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:08:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1348-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Review-Rollicking-Buddy-a-tribute-to-a-songwriter-whose-music-refuses-to-fade-away?cid=exrss-Twin-Cities-Performance-Art-Examiner