Rick Shiomi

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• Mu wrestles its 50th work onto the stage

  MPR’s Marianne Combs profile on the story of a young Filipino's fascination with the world of pro wrestling. The play, titled tot: The Untold Story of a Filipino Hulk Hogan, is the 50th new work Mu Performing Arts has produced.

  Jun. 17, 20164 minSave
• Culturally specific theaters face funding challenges

  MPR’s Nikki Tundel looks at the financial health and budgets of culturally specific organizations…African American theaters, Latino theaters, and Asian theaters, face unique challenges when it comes to securing support.

  Jan. 29, 20134 minSave
• Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Mu Daiko celebrates 15th anniversary

  On this episode of Minnesota Sounds and Voices, MPR’s Dan Olson talks with members of Mu Daiko, a St. Paul-based Japanese drumming ensemble.  Iris Shiraishi and Rick Shiomi discuss the background and rudiments of music style.

  Feb. 10, 20124 minSave
• Theater Mu performing Asian-American shows for more diverse audiences

  Theater Mu open's its musical The Walleye Kid at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul. After 15 years of performing in smaller theaters around the Twin Cities, the Asian American company is getting some welcome exposure in high-profile venues like the Ordway and the Guthrie.

  Jan. 18, 20084 minSave
• Voices of Minnesota: Lou Bellamy and Rick Shiomi

  The Twin Cities are home to two of the nation's preeminent ethnic theaters. Voices of Minnesota profiles Lou Bellamy, director of the African American Penumbra Theatre in St. Paul; and Rick Shiomi, director of Minneapolis' Mu Performing Arts, which presents Asian-American theater and traditional Japanese Daiko drumming.

  Dec. 7, 2005Save
• Worldview: Diane Espaldon and Rick Shiomi on Theater Mu production "Mask Dance"

  On this episode of Worldview, MPR’s Jim Wishner talks with Diane Espaldon, executive director of Theater Mu; and Rick Shiomi, director of Theater Mu production Mask Dance. The play weaves traditional Korean mask dancing with a contemporary Asian American story based on the experiences of the Korean adoptees who were some of Mu’s first artists.

  Dec. 10, 199310 minSave
• A profile on "Mask Dance," a Theater Mu play about adopted Korean kids

  MPR’s Euan Kerr profiles Mask Dance, a Theater Mu play about adopted Korean kids. Kerr interviews director and actors from the work that brings into focus Korean culture.

  Dec. 4, 19935 minSave