http://blogs.walkerart.org/performingarts Mon, 12 May 2008 20:11:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Martin Dosh, Andrew Bird and Jeremy Ylvisaker at the Wilco Loft in Chicago. Photographs by and courtesy of Jason Tobias. From NYTimes online article "Cheap Thrills" "Writing songs and performing live have with time become almost the same process for me. The improvisation and conversation with the audience from show ... http://blogs.walkerart.org/performingarts/2008/05/12/andrew-bird-blogs-dosh-songwriting/ BOMB Magazine has posted a web-preview of Meg Stuart and Catharine Sullivan's conversation which will be printed in full in their Summer '08 edition. I can't wait to read it in its entirety - such a smart pairing of artists investigating cross-disciplinary art practices. I love when Meg says ... http://blogs.walkerart.org/performingarts/2008/05/10/meg-stuart-catharine-sullivan/ Bon Iver who will be featured in Walker's sold out Rock the Garden 2008 recently stopped by The Current Studio for a Minnesota Public Radio/ KCMP live session. You can download from Live Indie Sessions here. http://blogs.walkerart.org/performingarts/2008/05/09/bon-iver-live-session-kcmp/ Japanther had a show last night at Europa, a rock venue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn - a heavily Polish neighborhood reminiscent of Minneapolis' Northeast (home to the ultimate Nye's Polonaise). I've seen Japanther several times before, once at the Walker as they performed in Don't Trust Anyone Over Thirty, a ... http://blogs.walkerart.org/performingarts/2008/05/08/nostalgia-japanther-featured/ To launch 2008's National Dance Week, an email to many in Minnesota's dance community went out to invite all members to participate in a group photo shoot. The turn out was great! We luckily had a beautiful sunshine-filled afternoon as 24 people made it out to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. ... http://blogs.walkerart.org/performingarts/2008/05/08/twin-cities-celebrates-national/