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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 7:00pm
Presented by Works Progress and Andy Sturdevant
Part talk show, part arts and culture review, Salon Saloon invites local artists, designers, musicians and social entrepreneurs to the stage for an unpredictable, uninhibited conversation about creative life in the Twin Cities. Arts writer Andy Sturdevant hosts the show, which features stories, music, presentations and hands-on audience activities. For more info visit salonsaloon.info. http://salonsaloon.info
This Month: The Communist Show
There is a specter haunting Minneapolis - the specter of the Salon Saloon Communist Show.
In a world where the phrase "is obama communist" racks up 11 million Google hits, Salon Saloon decides that it's high time to take an in-depth look at this bankrupt economic and political ideology, along with its history, its influence, and the various ways in which it might be expressed onstage, in song, by heroic, handsome bearded laborers.
Joining in to shed some light will be:
+ STEVE MARSH of Mpls-St. Paul magazine, on George Orwell, the Spanish Civil War and misguided leftist idealism run amuck
+ JAMES GLADMAN (with musical guests FOOD PYRAMID), dipping into his extensive bag of VHS ephemera and showing a totally radical video presentation
+ MASHA ZAVIALOVA of The Russian Museum of Art, on art in a Communist society, and her own life and experiences in the Soviet Union
Also featuring ERIN SEARCH-WELLS of SuperGroup in a special appearance.
We're trying to book a 40-person Red Army Chorus, too, so hopefully that will come together. Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Salon Saloon audience? Lose those shackles and join us at the Bryant-Lake Bowl.
Tuesday June 22 at 7:00 pm (6:00 doors)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 8:00pm
Produced and hosted by Laurie Van Wieren
Named for the modest dimensions of the BLB stage, this exciting dance showcase features unfettered dance exploration. A discussion moderated by choreographer/curator Laurie Van Wieren follows each piece, giving audience and choreographer alike the opportunity to react and explore the work together.
July choreographers:
Maggie Bergeron
Jamey Leonard
Leslie O'Neill
Wednesday July 28 at 8:00 pm (7:00 doors)
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 7:00pm
Performance artist Molly Van Avery is humbly attempting to make performance work about the ecological crisis that she sees unfolding around and within us. She believes it is the work of the artist to engage peoples’ imaginations in order to examine what created the crisis in the first place while asking how we move towards solutions not based just on science and behavior modification, but on a profound shift in the ways we relate to one another and the planet. It’s a hard assignment. That’s why she’s doing it in small pieces, gaining insight along the way.
“Write me in to your mythology” is the latest in a series of new work that is building towards a larger scale performance series that will take place in the summer of 2011 outside in vacant lots, in canoes, along the river, and in state parks. She is conducting a series of experiments to gain more information about what works, what inspires conversation and reflection, and what shuts people down around these topics.
Blending science and story this intimate work-in-progress performance will explore topics like the Pacific trash vortex, outer space, the truth of imagination, blue herons, beavers, and the biology of birth to examine the myths we are born into and the myths we can create to thrive. The performance will be followed by a conversation with the audience about the work and where it’s going.
Thursday July 29 at 7:00 pm (6:00 doors)
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 9:30pm
THE SCIENTIST follows a brilliant physicist, Dr. Marcus Ryan (Bill Sage), who anguishes over the tragic death of his wife and daughter while secretly constructing a mysterious energy generator in his basement. The multi-dimensional energy unleashed by the machine triggers a series of events that propels Ryan toward a higher level of consciousness.
"Before I was a filmmaker I was a writer, I've always written, a couple of novels, short stories, so many short stories, poems, anything . . . about life. I traveled. I wanted to see what it was really like out in the world, how most of the people on this planet really live. I spent several years in Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, Central and South America, all over, just being, just living." - Writer/Producer/Director - Zach LeBeau www.thescientistmovie.com. Download the trailer at http://files.me.com/chase_brandau/vra5zr.mov
Thursdays July 15, 22 and 29 at 9:30 pm (9:00 doors)
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 7:00pm
Presented by The Flower Shop Project
Romance! Murder! Kidnapping! An evil twin! A fake pregnancy! An amnesiac priest! Don’t miss the soapy adventures (in the bedroom and the board room!) of two rival Twin Cities' families in a new episode every week!
River of Passion will be audio described for the visually impaired on Friday, July 16.
www.theflowershopproject.com
Fridays July 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 at 7:00 pm (6:00 doors)
$12-$15 pay what you can / $10 with a Fringe button or Audio Describe patrons / 5-show-pass = $50
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 10:00pm
Silver Slipper presents it's 4th installment; Year 1 In Review. A night of laughs, love, and our favorite numbers from the shows first year. Martina returns this time with performers from all over Minnesota to perform numbers from Broadway Hits, off-Broadway Smashes, and fresh new material from local up-and-coming composers. The show will feature a wide rage of great performers from the live drag, musical theater, and local music scene performing solos, duets, small group numbers, and all cast numbers that are sure to entertain and even enlighten the audience. Numbers from Broadway hits like Avenue Q, Wild Party, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Into The Woods, Oh Kay!, The Full Monty, Sound of Music, and Hairspray will be featured. As well as numbers from Off-Broadway smashes including A New Brain. Altar Boyz, Tick Tick Boom, and many more well and not so well known shows. If you are a lover of the theater or just a supporter of the arts, then they are
Confident you will be a lover of Martina's Broadway Cabaret so check it out!
Martina Marraccino (who has been seen with Dragmanity, Lip Service, Pumps and Pearls, TNT, Dykes Do Drag, Live Nude Drag and other performing groups in Minnesota) hosts a good old-fashioned Broadway Cabaret. This is the 3rd installment for MBC for Co-Founders Seth Gabriel and Martino Mayotte who created this show to bridge the gap between Theatre and Drag as well as bringing together local performers who otherwise may not have the opportunity to share their talents with one another. "The cast always have a great time and always puts on a great show. We strive to bring an affordable option for a night out of quality entertainment to the cities. We create a show where people can laugh their ass off but then are able to enjoy some truly moving moments." -Martina
Martino and Seth have been working as Directors, Choreographers and Writers in the Minnesota Theater scene ever since moving here following their education at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. They bring a combined 20 years of experience and total love of musical theater and Drag performance to every show, devoting their lives to the theater. And they, along with their talented cast, are excited to share their passion with you the audience.
Friday July 30 at 10:00 pm (9:30 doors)
Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 7:00pm
Featuring Kevin Pearson & Janelle Ranek Directed by: Matthew Vaky
Chicken Helper is easy; having a Yard Sale is not! Ranek and Pearson, the dynamic comedy duo return to The BLB with their infamous characters: Gloria the martini swilling broad, Jack, the deranged war vet, Rusty the ex boyfriend, Mary the Cat lady, and more, all at a sale where ANYTHING can happen, and it will! Don't miss this sold out smash hit's return!
BRING THE TACKIEST YARD SALE ITEM YOU CAN FIND AND THEY'LL WORK IT INTO THE SHOW!
City Pages called it: "consistently and viciously funny."
Saturdays July 10, 17, 24 and 31 at 7pm (doors 6pm)
Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 10:00pm
Presented by Thadra Sheridan
Join us for an evening of some of this country's best spoken word and special surprises featuring National Individual Slam Champion, Ed Mabrey?Accompanied by Twin Cites' legends, Thadra Sheridan, Spoken Word from Dessa, Shane Hawley, Peter Paul Rousseau, Improv from HUGE, Big Poppa E, and special surprises. This is the first in a series funded by the Jerome Foundation, through Intermedia Arts, bringing the country's biggest spoken word talent together with the Twin Cities most exciting artists in all disciplines. Grab this opportunity to see the hottest poets in the nation and a wide array of what this city's art scene has to offer.
2010 winner of the Jerome Foundation's Verve Grant for spoken word, Thadra Sheridan presents this exciting collection of comedy, poetry, visual art, dance, hip hop, and music, kicking off her series with this exciting new show that brings you not one, but two acclaimed national poets; Ed Mabrey, Individual National Slam Champion, and Big Poppa E, Slam legend and haiku master. Ed Mabrey will break your heart with his powerful, dynamic work and flawless performance. Big Poppa E. will amaze you with his ability to craft words. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes hitting you in the gut, these two artists are not to be missed.
They will be joined by some of this city's greatest talent. Dessa, who is currently smashing her way into the hip hop scene will be performing spoken word. Multiple Minneapolis and St. Paul slam champion, Shane Hawley will shock you with his fearless words. Peter Paul Rousseau, acclaimed dancer and staple of Dykes Do Drag, and Huge, members of the popular Improv show, Show X, Visual Artist, Tom Cassidy, Spoken Word Diva, Thadra Sheridan, and an assortment of surprise guests will make this a night of thrilling art and inspiring words. Do not miss our kickoff show, and keep and eye out for us as we continue through the year to bring you some of the art you never should have missed.
For more information about Ed Mabrey, visit:
www.myspace.com/edmabrey
Read reviews:
http://metaphormag.com/people-mabrey.htm
www.famecast.com/edmabrey
www.bordersmedia.com/odp/
www.wideopenwest.com/~efavers0976/OPENMIC_PastTeams.html
www.truveo.com/Ed-Mabrey-on-Break-It-Down/id/1637217794
Saturday July 31 at 10:00 pm (9:30 doors)
$10
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