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Music

Duluth indie rockers Low reach for 'Heaven' with dance

Duluth indie rockers Low reach for 'Heaven' with dance

Duluth indie band Low is trying something very new about a very old subject as band members are collaborating with Minneapolis choreographer Morgan Thorson on "Heaven," a dance exploring religious ritual.
by Euan Kerr

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Black Pearl Sings and touches on difficult issues

Black Pearl Sings and touches on difficult issues

A new play at Penumbra Theater in St. Paul explores the relationship between an academic collecting slave songs and a woman prisoner who claims to have the songs the researcher needs.
by Euan Kerr

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Sweet Honey to rock Midmorning

Sweet Honey to rock Midmorning

The venerable acapella group Sweet Honey in the Rock draws on musical influences from folk to classical to gospel to fuse its smooth sound. The sweet melodies wrap around lyrics on the struggle for human rights.

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Director says themes in Noel Coward's 'Brief Encounter' remain timeless

Director says themes in Noel Coward's 'Brief Encounter' remain timeless

It's been 70 years since Noel Coward's movie "Brief Encounter" became an international sensation, but the director of an acclaimed new theatrical adaptation says the story has lost none of its emotional punch. The production by the British Kneehigh Theater opens at the Guthrie in Minneapolis this weekend.
by Euan Kerr

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Rosanne Cash's ode to 'The List'

In 1973, Rosanne Cash's father Johnny Cash gave her a list of 100 songs every young musician should know. She puts her own spin on a handful of those songs in her latest album.

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Minnesota Opera announces new season

Minnesota Opera announces new season

The Minnesota Opera's 2010-2011 season, announced today, includes a world premier adaptation of a novel and film about the rise of fascism in Italy in the 1930's.

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The Current celebrates first five years

The Current celebrates first five years

Five years ago, 89.3 in the Twin Cities became the Current. Three of the DJs who were there at the start talked with Tom Crann about those first five years of the station.
by Tom Crann

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