Intermedia Arts presents Revolutionary hip-hop dancers collaborate across genres and communities to create new boundary-pushing works. Watch worlds collide in the kaleidoscope dance project known as The JOINT Project! as part of the The Catalyst Series. Curated by B-Girl Be dance curator Amy Sackett Featuring works by: B-Girl MonaLisa, Michael Andrew, Aneka McMullen, Desdamona, Leah Nelson, Bryce Davidson, Amy Sackett, Maria Juranic, Rico Mendez, Zee Swenson, Daithi ag Damhsa, StepChild, Jessica Miller, Nicki Cullinan, Truth Maze, Rob Ford, Iman, Khadijah, and B Fresh Opening Reception: 7PM, Friday September 23 at Intermedia Arts (2822 Lyndale Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55408) [...]
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OFWGKTA (Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All), the hop-hop collective from LA are headed to First Ave‘s Main room next month! Come see Tyler, The Creator and the rest of the skate rat crew Wednesday, October 12 @ 6PM. These guys have been blowing up as of late. Tyler recently won a VMA from MTV’s video Music Video Awards for his Yonkers video, Frank Ocean was featured on a couple of songs off of Watch the Throne (Jay-Z and Kayne’s recent album), and the rest of the crew has been getting major coverage. No official word on who will all be in [...]
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You’ve seen him walking down the streets of Uptown, riding the bus, or lurking in Downtown. Now see Minneapolis Art icon Scott Seekins and his own works of art at Familia this Thursday @ 7PM. Should be a good one so come show your support. If his art is anything like the himself (Who’s life seems to be one big work of art itself), it should be interesting. And if you have absolutely no idea who this guy is (slippin), then check out this Mpls.St.Paul Magazine article that does a good job summarizing this mysterious local figure.
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Journey to the End of the Night is a free street game from MNZERO. It’s like running a relay race through the living city while being chased by hungry zombies. Come and play with us for the first time in Saint Paul. Gather at Cretin and Missippi at 7 PM on Saturday, September 17th. The route will end somewhere in downtown Saint Paul and awards will be distributed at midnight. Want more information? Check out http://totheendofthenight.com for the rules.
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New York University Tisch School of the Arts is now accepting applications for the 2012 summer high school program! Current high school sophomores and juniors have an opportunity to spend four weeks in New York City, Dublin or Singapore. Students earn six college credits and receive professional training in acting, dramatic writing, filmmaking, musical theatre, photography and imaging, or recorded music. Class time is coupled with the arts and culture of the host city, including visits to ethnic neighborhoods, museums, theatrical productions, concerts and screenings. Application Deadline: Monday, February 6, 2012 Program Dates: July 9-August 12, 2012 Need-based scholarships are [...]
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Location: Intermedia Arts Exhibition Run: September 22 – October 22, 2011 Opening Reception: 2PM Saturday, September 24, 2011 School, work, family, friends … in the life of a teen there are bound to be some loose ends. The Youth Leadership Council at Intermedia Arts is pleased to present a multi-disciplinary exhibit of artwork made by Minnesota teens. This exhibit is intended to offer many different youth perspectives about the world and creative expression, and shows how there is no single definition for youth culture. So forget what you think you know about teens and come check out this show of [...]
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This summer the Walker, through the residency of poet Marc Bamuthi Joseph, explored the question, “What sustains life in your community?” A collaboration between Minneapolis youth filmmakers and poets, Tish Jones, the Walker Art Center and Line Break Media was formed to address this question. Two sets of workshops would ultimately work together to create a powerful video. During the first workshop, two teens learned the basics of interviewing, filming and editing. They created a series of questions on sustainability and community and took their cameras to FLOW Northside Arts Crawl. They interviewed people on the street to get their perspective [...]
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