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Performance Arts

• Ordway Center plans expansion
  The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra could have a new concert hall at the Ordway Center, under a new proposal from the St. Paul Arts Partnership.May 7, 2008
• Radium Girls remembered
  A new production at the History Theatre in St. Paul brings to life the story of some very courageous women called the Radium Girls, and their important role in U.S. labor history.May 7, 2008
• August Wilson's African-American Century
  It's rare to have the opportunity to see the entire body of work by a major American playwright. Even more rare to see it performed by a theater company pivotal to that playwrights development. But Twin Cities theatergoers have just that opportunity.May 2, 2008
• Creating a world in dance
  Modern dance choreographer Trisha Brown says farewell to dance, as she retires this year after four decades. She'll reflect on what role her gender played, both in her success and in her decision to leave.Midmorning, April 23, 2008
• Arts economy snapshot
  Regional arts groups haven't yet felt the effects of an ailing economy, but they're concerned about the future.April 20, 2008
• An Orpheus for soprano, clarinet and dancers
  Composer Ricky Ian Gordon is becoming a regular presence in the Twin Cities classical music and theater scene. He's back in town for a production of his music-theater-dance work, "Orpheus and Euridice."April 17, 2008
• Triple Espresso - strong till the end
  One of the longest-running shows in the Twin Cities is coming to an end. Triple Espresso's final curtain call is at the end of the month after a 12-year run.April 16, 2008
• The metaphorical piano
  Using a mix of drama, dance, clowning and classical music, a new theatrical production tells the story of a lonely piano tuner whose unfulfilled dreams get caught up in a family that's falling apart.April 9, 2008
• New play considers life after 70
  Some of the most seasoned theater professionals in the Twin Cities are working together to show what life is like after 70.April 9, 2008
• Guthrie announces new season
  The Guthrie Theater will present 19 plays in its 2008-2009 season, including world premier productions of a new "Little House on the Prairie" musical and a new play by Tony Kushner.March 24, 2008
• The hunt for Frank Theatre
  A Minneapolis theater company has taken over an abandoned building to bring its latest play to audiences. Once the run of the show is over, the building will be destroyed.March 24, 2008
• A dance explores comfort, intimacy and justice
  A new dance premiering in Minneapolis this weekend explores what it means to hold, to be held, and the consequences of holding on too tightly to something, whether it's a person or an idea.March 20, 2008
• Guthrie Theater to premiere 'Little House' musical Aug. 15
  A musical based on the "Little House" books about Laura Ingalls Wilder's pioneering Midwest family will have its world premiere Aug. 15 at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.March 4, 2008
• What our masks reveal about ourselves
  A Minneapolis photographer uses an ancient art form to get her subjects to examine their inner selves. Barbara Cummard leads workshops where people make face masks revealing something about who they are on the inside, which she then captures on film.February 29, 2008
• New Ordway season projects Hollywood influence
  The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts 2008-2009 theatrical season will feature six musicals all with Hollywood roots.February 27, 2008

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