Patio #3 by Carolyn Swiszcz. Acrylic and rubber stamp on paper. 26 x 40, 2009.
Does Lutheran practicality plus Scandinavian progressiveness multiplied by snow and divided by passive-aggressiveness add up to an aesthetic? In partnership with mnartists.org, this month we explore whether there's a distinctly "Minnesota Style."
By Quinton Skinner
Posted Wednesday, January 6
Wendy Knox and Bain Boehlke. Michelle Hensley and Lou Bellamy. Do they have anything in common? Quinton Skinner tracks it down.
By Stephanie Lein Walseth
Posted Monday, January 11
While Garrison Keillor seems like Minnesota's essential national representative, don't forget that Penumbra Theatre nurtured the equally famous August Wilson.
By Lightsey Darst
Posted Thursday, January 14
Decentralized, political, process-oriented, and anti-fashion: Does that sound like the dance you've seen around town?
By Marya Hornbacher
Posted Monday, January 18
"We are on the cusp of a change in what Twin Cities theater is, or at least, what it is willing to do."
By John Middleton
Posted Wednesday, January 27
Minnesota Style is the sum total of the people who live here. Regular contributor John Middleton explores how we learn the style we call our own.
By Andy Sturdevant
Posted Friday, January 29
Enjoy this excellent article, exchanged with mnartists.org, on the Minnesota tradition in visual arts. As similar to the performance scene as a sibling.
By Camille LeFevre
Posted Saturday, February 6
Where you live matters. This last essay on Minnesota Style delves deep into the world of architecture. Just as with theater, discipline and restraint reappear.
By Tom Poole
Posted Sunday, January 3
Tom Poole begins a monthlong exploration of "The Elements of Style," Minnesota Edition, with the deep and continuing impact of Jeune Lune. Plus jokes.
By Tom Poole
Posted Thursday, January 7
How are Minnesota playwrights like weeds and kittens? Poole's #2 post considers the unique legacy of the Playwrights' Center. Plus, Craig Wright pipes in.
By Tom Poole
Posted Monday, January 11
UPDATE #3: In which Jeff Hatcher and Tom invent a game you can play that generates two competing lists of distinctly Minnesota styles.
By Tom Poole
Posted Sunday, January 17
NEW UPDATE #4: The Twin Cities have been known for their music since the 1980s. The theater scene could not thrive without it.
By Tom Poole
Posted Sunday, January 24
UPDATE #5 Do Minnesota theaters suffer from split personality disorder? "What is a theater for all those minutes, hours, and days when a play isn’t happening?"
By Tom Poole
Posted Thursday, January 28
NEW #6 The Epic Conclusion: Tom considers and rejects tragedy for comedy and makes sure-to-be-incorrect predictions about the future. And, always, with jokes.
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See it this week at The Gremlin Theatre in St. Paul. Presented by Theatre Pro Rata.
Clarence Wethern performs in Pro Rata Playreading Series playing at The Gremlin Theatre this month.
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jgulden: Would love to see @ChildrensTheatr team up with @MNOpera or @mn_orchestra for some adapted, English versions of kid-friendly operas. #mnpl
jgulden: "Art is domination. It's making people think that for that precise moment in time there is only one way, one voice. Yours." - McNally #mnpl
Pangea_PanLab: HOT review of Teo Castellanos' "NE 2nd Avenue" in the Star Tribune: http://bit.ly/cWEgw7 tonight & tomorrow only #mnpl
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