- Becki-Iverson
- July 11, 2017
What are you waiting for? Run to get tickets to this hot new festival, lighting up the Guthrie’s Dowling Studio for the second year in a row. Courtesy of Blackout’s website I have a confession to make. There are a few things I hear often from readers when I introduce
- Becki-Iverson
- July 3, 2017
What’s vibrant and interactive and great for people of all ages? Photo is my own Why that would be the brand new feature exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota (SMN), of course. SMN always has an incredible array of exhibits, but they have truly outdone themselves with the latest.
- Becki-Iverson
- June 27, 2017
Taking a risk is almost always a good thing. That was my thought while watching Sunday in the Park With George, the Guthrie’s latest mainstage offering. For the past several years since they really started focusing on producing extraordinary summer musicals, the Guthrie has chosen to stick with relatively safe classics
- Becki-Iverson
- June 22, 2017
More and more Native American artists and characters seem to be lifted up into the mainstream these days… Photo by Mark van Cleave And it’s so incredibly exciting to me! It was one of the first things that stood out to me about Wonder Woman, and I hope this trend
- Becki-Iverson
- June 9, 2017
Hard conversations seem to be happening simultaneously all over Twin Cities arts organizations these days. Photo courtesy of the Guthrie. First it was the controversy over the Walker Art Center’s Scaffold piece in the new sculpture garden. Then it was a truly excellent panel hosted by ALMA at Mixed Blood
- Becki-Iverson
- June 2, 2017
When is the last time you saw African dance performed live? How about on ice skates? Photo courtesy of the Million Artists Movement For most people the answer to the first question is likely rarely; the answer to the latter is almost always never. Thanks to Brownbody CoMotion, that no
- Becki-Iverson
- May 22, 2017
This world premiere play left me with more to think about than usual. Photo by Dan Norman I immediately marked Refugia on my “must-see” list when it was announced last year. I’ve been following the current migration and refugee crises swallowing the world whole with great interest over the last
- Becki-Iverson
- May 12, 2017
I have some exciting news…. Photo Credit: http://duluth-mn.purzuit.com/ I’ve been bursting at the seams to share this with you all but I needed to wait until the first piece was up: I’m now writing for Thrillist! I’m so excited to venture into a new form of writing and to work within
- Becki-Iverson
- May 9, 2017
This show is Chicago meets the Andrews Sisters, and it will have you humming along. Last weekend, I saw two shows and neither had a single man on stage (unless you count a lone accompanist – but he had no speaking lines so I’ll give it a pass). This wasn’t intentional on
- Becki-Iverson
- April 24, 2017
For a heavy taste of poignant melancholy, check out the Guthrie’s mainstage adaptation of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye Photo by Dan Norman. Have you ever seen something that made the pit of your stomach drop out of your body? Something that physically reached into your chest and pulled out