The Minnesota State Art Board’s Sue Gens: ‘I’m so grateful to the arts community’
As a state agency and part of state government, MSAB provides financial support to keep the arts community strong and connect Minnesotans to the arts.
Artscape
Walking Shadow’s ‘Beowulf’ is powerful theater; Patrick Stewart is reading a Shakespeare sonnet every day
ALSO: Playwrights’ Center announces spring season, all online; The Vatican Museum is offering eye-popping virtual tours and videos; and more.
Springboard’s Laura Zabel on COVID-19: ‘It feels like utterly new territory, and we feel like this is our purpose’
Over its 42 years – first as a program of United Arts, then as an independent nonprofit – Springboard has evolved into a wealth of programs and resources for artists in Minnesota and beyond.
Live jazz is hurting, but there’s hope; Walking Shadow to present ‘Beowulf’ online
ALSO: Virtual performances by the Miró Quartet, Theatre Pro Rata, Theater Mu and more.
Friends President Beth Burns on canceling the Minnesota Book Awards ceremony: ‘Out of adversity comes creativity’
While the ceremony won’t happen, there will be some sort of event on April 28. And it will be hosted by T. Mychael Rambo, a cause for celebration all by itself.
McKnight Foundation names arts leader; Brave New Workshop livestreaming comedy
ALSO: Online screenings from MSP Film Society; free audiobooks from Audible; and more.
MSP Film Society’s Susan Smoluchowski on postponing MSPIFF: ‘A very difficult decision to make’
The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival has never been postponed before. We talked to Susan Smoluchowski, executive director of the MSP Film Society, about her organization’s plans.
Virtual museum tours: from Mia to the Uffizi and beyond
According to Hyperallergic, 2,500 museums and galleries now offer virtual tours and online collections on Google’s Arts & Culture pages.
MCA’s Sheila Smith on COVID-19 and the arts: ‘It’s devastating’
Sheila Smith, executive director of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts and chair and project manager for Creative Minnesota, has a big-picture view of the arts in Minnesota: the organizations and people, why the arts matter, the economic impact of the arts on the state.
Twin Cities arts organizations join forces to ‘flatten the curve’ on COVID-19
Many arts organizations canceled, postponed, suspended or rescheduled events — and some are providing online versions and/or substitutions.
Guthrie’s 2020-21 season; arts organizations announce cancellations, changes
The Guthrie’s next season is filled with famous names: Noël Coward, Agatha Christie, Cheryl Strayed, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lorraine Hansberry and Shakespeare.
Rock the Garden to feature women and nonbinary artists
ALSO: Theatre Elision, Artistry announce 2020-21 seasons; “Merges in March” at the Cowles; and more.
Theater Latté Da’s Peter Rothstein on reimagining ‘La Bohème’ and choices he’s making today
Theater Latté Da’s “La Bohème” will open March 14 at the Ritz in northeast Minneapolis.
‘Wizard of Oz,’ ‘Babble Lab,’ ‘Cat in the Hat’ in CTC’s new lineup
ALSO: “Ancient Caves” at the Science Museum; Louis Jenkins Remembrance and Celebration at the Guthrie; and more.
Summer at Orchestra Hall’s theme will be ‘The Beethoven Influence’
ALSO: “Face to Face: Hmong Women’s Experiences” at Park Square; pianist Daniil Trifonov at the Ordway; and more.
Park Square, Schubert Club announce 2020-21 seasons; Julian Lage and Dave King at Crooners
ALSO: Mark Synnott: “Life on the Vertical” at the Fitzgerald; Sam and Sarah host “The Russian Century” at Orchestra Hall; and more.
Ahead of Sunday’s Travel Skills class, Rick Steves talks about Instagram, Airbnb and paying for his carbon
“Rick Steves’ Travel Skills Class” will take place Sunday, March 8, at 4 p.m. in the Ordway Concert Hall.
Let’s cover coughs and sneezes, please; ‘Interstate’ to open at Mixed Blood
ALSO: Jennifer Egan leads U of M’s spring literary series; pipe organ concert by Giacomo Benedetti; and more.
Roderick Cox forms new ties to Minnesota; celebrating Marion McClinton’s life at Pillsbury Theatre
ALSO: A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham at Northrop; Liz Draper at Icehouse; and more.
The ASI plays with its own history; 11th Minnesota Cuban Film Festival opens
ALSO: Sister Helen Prejean at St. Kate’s; Literary Witnesses: Louise Erdrich at Plymouth Church; and more.
