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Weekend Arts Roundup for 11/11-11/14

Posted at 9:37 AM on November 11, 2010 by Steve Seel

The Current's Chief Arts Correspondent Marianne Combs checks in for her weekly arts report:

"Interested in brushing up on your art history in the company of an oh-so-sociable Japanese kitten? "Hello Masterpiece" at the Burnett Gallery in Minneapolis features artist Leslie Holt's recreations of famous paintings in miniature, accompanied by a little Hello Kitty image. Are the masterworks lessened by the appearance of "Hello Kitty?" Or is "Hello Kitty" suddenly legitimized by hanging out with the greats of art history? You decide.

Sometimes it takes hanging out with someone special to remind you that "Life is Sweet." Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts presents a work that does just that, featuring its many talented performers who just happen to have an extra chromosome. "Life is Sweet" is a reworked 15th century morality play about a man who is visited by "virtues" (such as "friend," "lovers," and even "warrior") as he prepares for his death. In the show, all the virtues are performed by actors with Down Syndrome.

Director Tod Peterson came up with the idea for the production when he discovered the shocking statistic that 90% of expectant parents who discover their unborn babies have Down Syndrome terminate the pregnancy. He realized that those with Down Syndrome, many who have qualities he strives for such as self confidence, love, humor, and honesty, will become much fewer in future decades.

Oh and if you're a big fan of the White Album, you may want to make a road trip to Fargo/Moorhead to visit the Plains Art Museum, which is currently showing The White Album: The Beatles Meet the Plains. The exhibition allows you to listen to songs from the White Album while contemplating artwork selected to pair with the music."

- Marianne Combs

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