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State of the Arts

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Archives for May 2012

7 things to do this weekend

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs May 31, 2012, 4:06 PM May 31, 2012

Don’t even think of complaining that ‘there’s nothing to do.’

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Is nudity obscene?

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs May 31, 2012, 10:46 AM May 31, 2012
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Why is it we can stare at sculptures and paintings of naked men, women and children in a museum, but to see the real thing is considered by many to be vulgar?

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Art Hounds

Art Hounds: Ten minute plays, Korean adoptees and an African pop band born in a refugee camp

Chris RobertsChris Roberts May 31, 2012, 7:45 AM May 31, 2012

This week the hounds have their eyes on two one-person shows from the adult Korean adoptee perspective, a festival of ten minute theater pieces, and a cadre of refugee musicians from Sierra Leone who’ve become one of the most joyous live acts around.

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Comedian Reggie Watts smartly mocks the intelligentsia

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs May 30, 2012, 9:26 AM May 30, 2012

At a recent TED Talk, Watts beat the speakers at their own game, managing to sound brilliant while making no sense whatsoever.

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Is efficiency the enemy of art?

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs May 29, 2012, 3:05 PM May 29, 2012
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One critic says productivity hurts the arts in the long run.

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The reviews are in for ‘Compleat Female Stage Beauty’

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs May 29, 2012, 9:40 AM May 29, 2012

Critics find this production smart and rich, with compelling multi-layered performances.

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Sandglass Theater to perform in Twin Cities this week

Euan KerrEuan Kerr May 28, 2012, 7:52 AM May 28, 2012

Celebrate the seasons of the rural north with Vermont’s premier puppeteers

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Eric Alexander: power and invention

David CazaresDavid Cazares May 27, 2012, 6:04 PM May 27, 2012

Tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander delivered an intense two sets of jazz standards Saturday night at St. Paul’s Artists Quarter.

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The Cube Critics

The Cube Critics on “Head Hunters,” “Tonight You’re Mine” and “Where do we go now?”

Euan KerrEuan Kerr May 25, 2012, 3:51 PM May 25, 2012

The weekly cube conversation on things cinematic

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Soundset set for a 5th year

Euan KerrEuan Kerr May 25, 2012, 10:52 AM May 25, 2012

Local and national hip hop acts come out to play this week

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