Jim Bickal
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- Storyteller Ann Dunn writes down a lifetime of tales
MPR’s John Enger interviews Ojibwe storyteller Anne Dunn, who reflects on a lifetime of storytelling on northern Minnesota reservations. Enger spoke with Dunn in a cabin on Drewery Lake.
- Another big day at the fair for Minnesota's Hmong community
MPR’s Doualy Xaykaothao reports on Hmong Day at the Minnesota State Fair. The schedule offers a kaleidoscope of events, from honoring military veterans and registering voters in the morning to Hmong dancers and rappers in the afternoon.
- Gerald Vizenor satirically imagines the future of the White Earth constitution
MPR’s Euen Kerr reports on poet, novelist, and academic Gerald Vizenor’s novel, Treaty Shirts. The book is a satirical novel examining the impact of the document in the future, blending Ojibwe history, tradition, and dream narratives with popular culture and science technology to create a surreal but pointed view of modern native life.
- Life on Duluth's Aerial Lift Bridge: Lots of ups, few downs
MPR’s Dan Kraker profiles Duluth's five lift bridge operators and their very unique work window view. The Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge span goes up and down about 4,500 times every year, 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the Great Lakes shipping season that runs from March to January.
- Community reading for Black Poets Speak Out at Penumbra
People in the Twin Cities community are expressing their feelings about the death of Philando Castile in many ways. 15 local poets gathered at the Penumbra Theater in St. Paul for a community reading. It was part of Black Poets Speak Out, a poetry-driven protest that began after the death of Michael Brown in 2014.
- 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.
- Manfred's "Lord Grizzly" rears its head again
MPR’s Euan Kerr speaks with Freya Manfred, daughter of author Frederick Manfred, about her father’s book, Lord Grizzly. Segment also includes a reading clip by Frederick Manfred.
- Two one-acts take Penumbra to a revealing, unsettling place
MPR’s Marianne Combs reports on Penumbra Theatre’s opening run of The Dutchman and The Owl Answers - two surreal one-act plays that explore race relations, sexual politics and biracial identity.
- History Theater's play "George Bonga: Black Voyageur" probes identity politics of the 1830s
MPR’s Euan Kerr interviews the creators of new play George Bonga: Black Voyageur. The History Theater pulls together a dream team of playwright Carlyle Brown, director Marion McClinton, and actor James A. Williams to tell the story of African American voyageur George Bonga.
- Jessica Huang talks about her play "Purple Cloud"
MPR’s Marianne Combs chats with playwright Jessica Huang about her play, “Purple Cloud.” The play is produced by Mu Performing Arts and explores what it means to be mixed race... and how it leads one family on a journey of self-discovery.
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