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Southern Theater catastrophe
by John Munger • August 1, 2008 • As some of you may know, the Southern Theater is not only a Fringe Site but also one of a handful of focal points for the nationally recognized Twin Cities dance community. You may also know that July 15, two and a half weeks ago, brought news in the Star Tribune that the founding Artistic Director of The Southern, Jeff Bartlett, had been summarily dismissed by the Board of Directors.
small aida: A View
by John Munger • August 1, 2008 • For starters, the title of this Fringe show is all in lower case, no caps. This is in part a reference to the fact that this show is less than 60 minutes, with a cast of only two, but the grand opera, Aïda, is about as colossal as you can get.
Dance of the Whisky Faerie: A view
by John Munger • July 11, 2008 • The Fringe Festival opened last night, and one of the opening shows was “Dance of the Whisky Faerie,” produced by Sara Stevenson Scrimshaw. Let’s talk about it, but first….
Fringe previews
by John Munger • July 11, 2008 • Maybe you had to be there.
The Fringe packs dance
by John Munger • July 7, 2008 • The Fringe Festival offers more dance in eleven days than any part of the dance community offers at any other time of the year.
Lots of people don’t think of The Fringe as a dance hothouse. Hey, smell the coffee. It’s all about theater and then, oh yes, there are those dance shows.
