State of the Arts^®

Theater News
State of the Arts critic Dominic Papatola shares the latest news in Minnesota Theater, including a national award for a local director and the closing of 15 Head Theater. Dominic chats with Minnesota Public Radio's Jeff Horwich about how Clear Channel's decision to spin off its entertainment business affects the future of the State, Orpheum and Pantages Theaters in Minneapolis.

Independent Film
Minnesota indie filmmaking gets a lift
The people behind the new Independent Feature Project Minneapolis/St. Paul Center for Media Arts have big hopes. They want the new facility in St Paul to become a central meeting place for local indie filmmakers and other media artists. It's welcome news for Minnesota's struggling indie film scene. (05/06/2005)

Host Marianne Combs chats with filmmakers Jamie Hook and Christine Walker about the health of independent film in Minnesota.

Photography
Fabulous photographic ephemera
Photographers make photographs. They also make a lot of other stuff - press releases, brochures, business cards - things that aren't meant to last. But if they do survive, they can become quite interesting.


"A Man Descending"
Jamming with the SPCO
Tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano improvises with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in the U.S. premiere of "A Man Descending." (05/06/2005)