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Performance Arts

• Shakeup at the Southern Theater
  A shakeup in leadership at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis has artists who use the space concerned about the future.July 16, 2008
• 'Hamlet' with a northwoods twist
  Lin Enger's new novel, "Undiscovered Country," explores the effect of a northern Minnesota man's apparent suicide on his family. The story is a reworking of the themes in "Hamlet."July 14, 2008
• CTC's new season features four world premieres
  The 2008-2009 Children's Theatre Company season announced today will include four world premieres. The Minneapolis company will open with a new adaptation of J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan."July 7, 2008
• 'Little House' sets big ticket sales record
  The world premiere production of "Little House on the Prairie" has blown through box office records at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.June 30, 2008
• Jeune Lune closing concerns arts community
  Internationally acclaimed Minneapolis-based Theatre de la Jeune Lune announced this weekend it's calling it quits because of mounting debts. The news is causing members of the arts community to look back and look forward.June 23, 2008
• Mikhail Baryshnikov, photographer
  Legendary dancer and occasional actor Mikhail Baryshnikov was in Minneapolis this weekend for the opening of an exhibition of his photography.June 22, 2008
• Theatre de la Jeune Lune closes
  Minneapolis' Theatre de la Jeune Lune is shutting down. Mounting debts at the internationally acclaimed Tony Award-winning company have led the theater's board to vote to close.June 22, 2008
• New Walker performing arts season dreams big
  The Walker Art Center announces its 2008-2009 performing arts season today. The season will start with a huge performance by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, which will perform "Ocean" in a quarry near St. Cloud.June 20, 2008
• Dancing for the land beneath their feet
  Ananya Dance Theater's new dance 'Daak,' or 'Call to Action,' takes a closer look at the land we stand on.June 12, 2008
• Meredith Monk ascends in song
  A new work by composer Meredith Monk opens tonight at the Walker Art Center.June 12, 2008
• Singing in Grover's Corners
  Turning famous works of American literature into operas has become something of a trend lately. St. Paul's Skylark Opera company is presenting the upper Midwest premiere of one of the latest, Ned Rorem's adaptation of "Our Town."June 11, 2008
• A performance in plain sight amongst unknowing crowds
  If you have ever stood in a crowded mall and wondered about the individual stories behind the people around you, the Back to Back Theater Company from Australia may have an answer.June 5, 2008
• Theater veterans reconsider 'The Gin Game'
  This weekend, two stage veterans who have worked together on and off since the early 1960s will present their latest collaboration. Wendy Lehr and Bain Boehlke will perform "The Gin Game" at the Jungle Theater in Minneapolis.May 29, 2008
• St. Paul teens make their voices heard
  A group of St. Paul high school teens are adding their voices to some serious discussions, and they're being heard.May 15, 2008
• Chiwetel Ejiofor is a name to be reckoned with
  Ejiofor is a British actor, who's drawn broad praise for his stage and film work. Now he is trying something very different. He's starring in a martial arts movie called "Redbelt," written and directed by David Mamet.May 8, 2008

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