Arts

Dance

  • Find performances and dance scene news

    Turning Dance On Its Head
    David Zambrano's Walker Art Center performance mixes show tunes, circus atire and eclectic choreography

Music

  • Concert calendars, show reviews, interviews and free mp3 downloads

    Slash Spans Career At The Brick
    Master guitarist Slash revistis work from Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver and Snakepit in concert at The Brick

Museums & Galleries

  • News from the places art calls home.

    "So Many Stories"
    Minnesota African American Museum and Cultural Center, state's newest museum, aims to build community "unearth a set of new role models for kids today”

Theater

  • What’s playing where, plus interviews with performers and theater scene pros

    Plot Profusion
    Nimbus Theater's "The Gold Ass" delivers a multi-layered story about a man who turns into a donkey, and back again

Design

  • The stories behind local architecture and interior design

    Design: Mid-Century Modern
    Now in disrepair, the Terrace Theater in Robbinsdale once redefined the movie-going experience for a new suburban age

Literature

  • Book reviews, author interviews and classics worth revisiting

    The Word: I'm Not Slim
    The Word: Written exclusively for METRO

Film

  • What’s new in the Twin Cities film scene, from the microcinema to the multiplex

    Dakota 38 More Than A Documentary
    Filmmakers hope ride, documentary lead to healing 150 years after hangings in U.S.-Dakota War

The Commission

  • Local art made exclusively for METRO

    The Commission: Chris Willcox
    Chris Willcox talks about her May commission, “The Clearing,” her inspirations, and how the smear of paint can explain a feeling

Visual Arts

  • From illustrators to painters to print makers, the best in visual art from around the Twin Cities.

    ARTCRANK Adventurer
    ARTCRANK artist Sam Michaels imbues her work with the spirit of adventure

Boutiques

  • Costume in Couture
    A Jean Paul Gaultier fashion show comes to town—in the form of Ballet Preljocaj’s Snow White