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Arts Orbit Radar 2/17/11 What's happening this week On the radar: Recess, the multimedia dance night, returns for the third month to the Varsity Theater. Yes, I am friends with the people who run it and yes, I am biased—but if you go and don't have a good time, I will personally refund the money you paid for this issue of the Twin Cities Daily Planet. Under the radar: "Latinos in Transition" is the theme of Teatro del Pueblo's Tenth Annual Political Theatre Festival, opening today at Gremlin Theatre. On the radar: King Tut himself doesn't go on tour, but just about everything else having to do with him will be at the Science Museum for several months starting today. It's like Ed's Museum, but with Tut instead of Ed. Under the radar: Local playwright Aditi Kapil has been earning increasing national attention for her funny, subversive, and thoughtful writing. The premiere production of her latest play, Agnes Under the Big Top, opens today at Mixed Blood Theatre. On the radar: "To name a fashion show," Becky Lang learned in her years as an arts editor, "just use a violent word, like 'Guillotine!' or 'Paralyze!' with an exclamation point." There's no exclamation point in the title of this year's University of Minnesota Senior Fashion Show, but there should be. Distortion! Under the radar: The new album by Tennis? What's that one? Andy Sturdevant explains: that's "the one where that attractive couple buys a yacht and sails around the Eastern Seaboard and then makes a record about it (and apparently, don't feel guilty about it, but that's just how it goes, as we are in one of those pop epochs right now where it's OK or even encouraged for rock bands to be, or at least act, rich, like the late 1980s, or the mid-1970s)." The guiltlessly gilted (or at least acting gilted) couple are at the Entry tonight.
On the radar: The Old 97s are one of those perfectly-formed four-piece bands: the pretty-boy frontman (Rhett Miller), the flashy guitarist (Ken Bethea), the personable drummer (Philip Peeples), and the bassist who looks nerdy but is the band's songwriting secret weapon (Murry Hammond). They're at First Avenue tonight, and those who care about great American music ought not miss out. Under the radar: No real man needs an excuse to wear a kilt—but for those of you who do, there's a Scottish Ramble today at Landmark Center. Rumor has it that Chris Coleman's going commando. On the radar: Veteran Oscar contender Randy Newman would be an easy target for jokes if he didn't have such a damn good sense of humor about himself. He's at the Guthrie tonight. Under the radar: Sandbox Theatre describes their Fargo-inspired show, opening tonight at the Bryant-Lake Bowl, as being "a multimedia mix of homage and spectacle," which makes me think it's going to be something like Cirque du Soleil's Beatles show. Cool. On the radar: Whether or not the music of guitarist Bill Frisell is your cup of tea, you can't argue with his exquisite technique. Frisell is at the Cedar tonight with longtime collaborator Vinicius Cantuária, a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist. Under the radar: As part of the Minnesota History Center's "History of Hip" series, Tom Oszman and Jack Stahlmann of TCMedianow.com will be presenting a series of clips drawn from local newscasts in the 1970s and 80s. There is absolutely no way this can be not awesome. On the radar: The Wednesday-midnight slot at Nick & Eddie has birthed yet another improvisational noise band: H.U.N.X., who succeeded Marijuana Deathsquads at that gig, are now a full-fledged band who plan to start playing more shows around town. First up: tonight at the Hex. Under the radar: Laurie Van Wieren's 9x22 Dance/Lab is a mandatory monthly stop for everyone who cares about new dance in the Twin Cities. This month's show features new pieces by Nicole Stanton, Mad King Thomas, and Morgan Thorson.
Daily Planet arts roundup • Just for Kix: Brainerd costume designers taste Super Bowl stardom (feature by Sheila Regan) • Gwyneth Paltrow to sing live on Oscar night (feature by Barb Teed) • 83rd Academy Awards Governors Ball preview (feature by Barb Teed) • Precious Waters: Film examines Iron Range mining proposal (feature by Anne Holzman) • Signing On advance screening on Saturday (feature by Sara Chars) • Gnomeo and Juliet puts a twist on tradition (review by Katie Sisneros) • Hubert H. Humphrey: Documentary generates memories and invites discussion (blog entry by Mary Treacy) • Justin Bieber: Never Say Never: A giant 3D encounter with the Jesus of Pop (review by Jay Gabler) • Talking with Silver Tongues director Simon Arthur and Lee Tegersen (interview by Jim Brunzell III) • The Radio Dept. at the 7th Street Entry: Sleepy-sexy Swedecore (review by Sarah Heuer) • Grant Hart pushes forward in wake of house fire (feature by David Jarnstrom) • Robyn, Diamond Rings, and Natalia Kills move the masses at First Avenue (review by Jay Gabler, photos by Alexa Jones) • Best Coast and Wavves at the Varsity Theater: Hormones and aliens, but otherwise nothing special (review by Becky Lang, photos by Eric Petersen) • Politics in the theater: Spotlight's on gay and immigrant communities (feature by Cynthia Boyd) • Ta-coumba Aiken, In the Spirit and in the zone at Metro State's Gordon Parks gallery (feature by David Jarnstrom) • Domacin Wine Bar (Stillwater, MN) (feature by Bruce Schneier) • Skittering over the lake (blog entry by Sharon Parker) Not a subscriber? Click here to get Arts Orbit Radar in your inbox every Wednesday—and follow ArtsOrbit on Twitter or Tumblr for 24/7 updates on the local arts scene.
Apichatpong Weerasethakul's "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" is a mouthful, and a must-see Apichatpong Weerasethakul is not an easy name to pronounce (he goes by "Joe" for short), and his latest film, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, is quite a mouthful too—but "Joe's" film won the prestigious Palme d'Or Award at the most recent Cannes Film Festival. The Thai director began making short films in 1993, releasing his first feature length film, Mysterious Object at Noon, in 2000. But it wasn't until his 2002 film Blissfully Yours won him the Un Certain Regard prize at the Cannes Film Festival that film enthusiasts around the world starting to learn his name rather than referring to him as "the Thai director with the long name." Five years ago, Weerasethakul came to the Walker Art Center to participate in a Regis dialogue and a retrospective, so it should surprise no one that the Walker Art Center will be screening Uncle Boonmee. It's only screening twice; though Uncle Boonmee is a hard film to describe, it is a beautiful and thought-provoking one and should be a must-see for all Twin Cities cinephiles. I caught Uncle Boonmee in Chicago at their film festival this past October and it's proved hard to get out of my head. Visual stunning to say the least, the film depicts Uncle Boonmee who slowly dying; since his return home to be with his family, he's been having visions, or odd sightings: one that might be interpreted as being his dead wife appearing in a ghostly form and another as bing of his long-lost son, who returns in a beast-creature form with piercing red dangerous eyes. As Boonmee begins to travel through his jungle land, he comes upon many other sightings that could be imagined or real: Weerasethakul's film is never easy to figure out. Each change of scenery becomes a different layer of the story and a different structure all together—just listening to the leaves and trees blow and sway is haunting. The film blends a non-linear narrative, a dazzling constructed silent homage played out in a naturalistic setting, a documentary which could contain an important time capsule, and a moving fantasy of life and death all in under two hours. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives is a rare film these days—American or foreign: it challenges viewers to forget about traditional storytelling methods. Trying to figure out the entire film might give you a severe migraine, but to let the film slip into your mind and take hold of your imagination is more powerful than most narratives that hand you everything up front, without leaving much mystery. As an added bonus, on Thursday, February 24, the Walker will also be screening Weerasethakul's previous film—and another Minnesota premiere—Syndromes and a Century for free. Q: Who IS that? A: Rebecca Collins, (un)closeted screenwriter Name: Rebecca Collins What's your job? Other than your job, what are your claims to fame? What's your relationship status? Where are you most likely to be seen? Where are you most likely to not be seen? With what people are you most likely to be seen? Where were you born? What neighborhood do you live in now? What's your ride? What's the best way for someone to start a conversation with you? |   |
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