Minnesota is full of people who have kept a life on the stage alive through their community theater. In fact, Minnesota is one of the best states for community theater in the nation. Minnesota Public Radio takes a look at the enduring appeal of community theaters, why they are so strong in Minnesota, and what those theaters give back to their communities.
(12/20/2007)
A Minneapolis sculptor uses handmade paper, uprooted trees, grapevines, and dried roses to tell a story of loss, displacement and personal spiritual transcendance.
(12/06/2007)
A Minneapolis artist is giving new life to objects which have sat tucked away on the shelves of a local museum for years.
(12/04/2007)
SteppingStone Theatre hopes to find its spot in the limelight. This weekend the children's theater opens its new home in a prominent building in a prominent neighborhood.
(11/29/2007)
A group of artists are creating new works from some old and surprising materials in the "Festival of Appropriation."
(11/21/2007)
The Museum of Russian Art in Minneapolis is currently showing an exhibition dedicated to the work of one of Russia's most reknowned socialist realism painters, Geli Korzhev.
(11/11/2007)
Just a few blocks from the new Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis stands a nondescript warehouse that, 35 years ago, housed artists of another generation. They called the building "The Ranch," and for 15 years it was a hub of activity and inspiration.
(11/02/2007)
Every couple of weeks people get together at a hip night spot in Minneapolis to hang out, drink some wine... and talk science.
(10/12/2007)
The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, along with the Minnesota Opera, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Schubert Club have announced a new arts partnership.
(10/10/2007)
One young Minneapolis artist is creating new work that brings the worlds of high art and street art together.
(10/08/2007)
Images of the war in Iraq surround us - on television, in newspapers, in magazines. But how do these images compare with the reality of war? And how are our opinions of the war influenced by the images we see?
(10/08/2007)
The Walker Art Center's latest exhibition celebrates a world filled with unique points of view.
(10/04/2007)
In high school, R. Justin Stewart was a complete jock. Now just a few years later, the University of Minnesota student is an internationally acclaimed sculptor.
(10/04/2007)
A new play at the Children's Theater Company in Minneapolis looks at Native American life through the lens of reality television.
(09/28/2007)
Minnesota has an estimated 300 community theaters across the state. They outnumber professional theaters 2-1. But community theaters often have a reputation for being of a lesser artistic standard than their professional colleagues.
(09/27/2007)
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