| Several new developments on the
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| | who were unknown outside of their
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| Minneapolis arts scene only serve to
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| | country. The paintings mostly depict
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| solidify its reputation as a lively,
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| | images from daily life in Russia during
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| entertaining arts town. With fall comes a
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| | the last century.
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| new, full season of plays, performances
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| | An exhibit called "Perspectives of
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| and exhibits: click here for what's
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| | Russian Art," showing August 5 through
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| coming up. Here is some of the recent
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| | November 5, explores many styles of
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| arts news, in addition to the new stage
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| | 20th-century Russian painting, including
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| at the Children's Theatre Company.
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| | classical realism, Russian impressionism,
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| Jeune Lune Honored with Tony Award Last
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| | social realism and modernism. From
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| spring, the Tony Award for best regional
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| | October 13 through January 14, the museum
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| theater was given to the Theatre de la
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| | will also host a special exhibit, "The
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| Jeune Lune of Minneapolis in recognition
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| | Art of Russian Icons," featuring 60
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| of their artistic achievement and
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| | pieces of religious art.
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| contribution to the growth of theater
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| | The Museum of Russian Art is at 5500
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| nationally. The annual Tony Awards are
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| | Stevens Avenue South, at the Diamond Lake
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| the most prestigious honors granted in
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| | Road exit from I-35. It is open weekdays,
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| American theater.
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| | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m.
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| This is the third regional Tony for a
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| | to 4 p.m. For more information, call
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| Twin Cities theater, following the
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| | 612-821-9045 or visit www.tmora.org Check
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| Children's Theatre Company in 2003 and
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| | Out the Walker If you haven't had the
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| the Guthrie in 1982. Chicago is the only
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| | chance yet, visit the "new" Walker Art
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| other city with three theater companies
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| | Center, which reopened last April after a
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| that have won this award.
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| | major expansion and renovation. Last
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| Physical humor and wacky antics are
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| | March, Newsweek called the Walker
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| trademarks of Leune Lune's imaginative
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| | "probably the leading American venue for
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| productions, drawing on mime, street
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| | cutting-edge artists (both visual and
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| theater and commedia dell'arte. "A small,
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| | performing)." Eleven galleries display a
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| zany Twin Cities theater has won a big,
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| | wide range of contemporary arts and new
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| serious prize," announced Twin Cities
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| | performance space showcases work of
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| theater critic Rohan Preston.
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| | contemporary choreographers and
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| The Theatre de la Jeune Lune makes its
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| | musicians.
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| home in a flexible production space
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| | Check out the exterior artwork as well.
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| created in an old warehouse in downtown
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| | The new building expansion is the work of
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| Minneapolis. Discover the appeal of their
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| | award-winning, avant-garde European
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| productions this fall; see their season
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| | architects Herzog and de Meuron. "What
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| line-up at www.jeunelune.org. Or call
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| | makes this a very big deal is not just
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| 612-332-3968.
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| | that the building is so cool but that
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| New Museum Showcases Russian Art The
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| | we've been waiting so long for these
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| Museum of Russian Art was established
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| | Swiss masters to build something major in
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| three years ago in Bloomington by a Twin
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| | the United States," exclaimed Newsweek in
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| Cities businessman to showcase his
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| | its review of the new Walker design.
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| extensive collection of Soviet-era art.
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| | See the new, hip, silvery ice-cube of a
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| Last spring, the museum moved to an
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| | building on Hennepin Avenue South, just
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| attractive, spacious new home in a
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| | west of downtown Minneapolis. For more
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| renovated Spanish-style structure that
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| | info on the Walker, see www.walkerart.org
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| formerly housed a church in south
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| | By the way, this is the last season to
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| Minneapolis. This architectural gem
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| | see a Guthrie production in its facility
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| showcases the paintings in a warm, open
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| | next to the Walker; next year it moves to
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| space.
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| | a new home on the riverfront, which will
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| Collector Ray Johnson began buying
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| | be another new architectural highlight in
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| paintings in 1989 from Russian artists
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| | this city on the go.
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