https://youtu.be/xOsLIiBStEs Joe Gardner is an average guy teaching music in middle school whose real dream is to be a jazz musician. When he finally earns the chance to perform onstage, he has an accident that leaves him in a near-death state. As his soul is scheduled to proceed to the afterlife, he discovers that his […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2WkEy_uXoQ Explore the lives and trailblazing careers of six iconic African-American entertainers who changed American culture through their films, fashion, music and politics: Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier. Be sure to stay for the post-screening community discussion featuring a prerecorded interview with the film's director, Yoruba Richen, […]
MN Teen Activists ask you to join them in an evening of stories, music, and dance celebrating the mosaic of Blackness. In wake of recent murders of Black men, the community is facing so much pain. Black Joy, presented by MN Teen Activists, will be a time to heal, and erupt your Blackness. Together we […]
https://youtu.be/lPEyduqrfNY Mr. C.L. Woodson III presents the stage play, Thick Thighs & Sweet Potato Pies featuring Danny Clay from Tyler Perry's Medea's Big Happy Family. It's a heartfelt, emotional yet funny tale about three sisters struggling to save the family restaurant post the pandemic. Will they keep their family legacy alive? You'll laugh. You'll cry. […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDTQxeklO9w Thrill to highlights from Prince's 1987 European concert tour, including selections from the rock star's album of the same title. Starring Prince, Sheila E. and Sheena Easton. Be sure to stay for the post-screening community discussion with legendary tour manager Alan Leeds and MSP Film Programmer Craig Laurence Rice. Leeds is a music executive […]
About This Program Approximate length: 1 hour This is a program of protest and perseverance, with music evoking the free nature of birds. Opening the program with a spirit of transience, the sweeping melodies of Robert Schumann’s Fantasiestuck for Cello and Piano offer expressive leaps between moods characteristic of the Romantic era. Premiered last season […]
Czech composers Antonín Dvořák and Leoš Janáček maintained regular correspondence even after Dvořák moved to America. Two generations later, American composer Margaret Bonds and poet Langston Hughes established a strong friendship and artistic collaboration. Cantus celebrates these relationships and exchanges of ideas in "A New World," which highlights rarely heard works by Dvořák and Janáček […]
https://youtu.be/bSjgshFzHJE "Devastatingly powerful." --Washington Post Nothing But a Man tells the story of Duff Anderson, a railroad worker in the early 1960s who tries to maintain his self-respect in a racist small town near Birmingham, Alabama after he marries the local preacher's daughter. In addition to dealing with oppression and discrimination, Anderson must also […]
Stage North, the Twin Cities’ newest professional theater, is excited to announce its next production: The Family Line, a new play by Lee Blessing. This electrifying and timely new play takes place entirely in a car. A man and his mixed-race grandson, meeting for the first time, drive cross-country to Minneapolis to bring the smart […]
"Dope is Death" is a documentary film about how the Black Panthers and the Young Lords founded the first acupuncture detox program in the US. Come early for free community acupuncture and stay after the film for a discussion on healing justice work, highlighting local voices and organizations who are breaking down barriers to access […]
Join gender queer artist Lauren Edson in an exploration of gender euphoria and the gender spectrum. What exactly is gender euphoria? Simply put, gender euphoria is the opposite of gender dysphoria. It is the psychological state of bliss and comfort that happens when one’s gender expression aligns with their gender identity. At this moment in […]
In the 2013-14 basketball season the Minneapolis North High Polars went from worst to first in the city, and became state champions in 2016. From classrooms and living rooms to basketball courts and ice rinks, "True North" is a story of possibility over probability, of quantum leaps, and transforming reality, from the inside out. Doors […]