The wait is finally over! Mu Performing Arts is proud to present the 2012-2013 Season. Read below for all the details on our 21st season of theater and taiko from the heart of the Asian American experience.
This season also marks founding Artistic Director Rick Shiomi’s final year at the helm of company. A series of special events celebrating Shiomi’s work in taiko and theater will coincide with the opening weekend of each production throughout the 2012-2013 season. These events will feature special guests and retrospectives focusing on Rick’s development as an artist and administrator starting in the early days of the Asian American theater movement. Stay tuned for more details as they become available.
Tickets ON SALE NOW for Mu Daiko at the Cowles Center and Yellow Fever.
Tickets go on sale Oct. 1 for The Tiger Among Us
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MAIN STAGE SEASON
Mu Daiko is back and better than ever! Building on the momentum from their recent record-setting concert and statewide tour, the upper Midwest's foremost Japanese style drumming ensemble takes The Cowles Center stage for their debut performance at Minneapolis' newest center for dance. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Iris Shiraishi, the program will feature Mu Daiko's signature rhythms and high flying movement as well as a medley of works composed by Mu Daiko founder Rick Shiomi.
Recommended for ages 6+.
Our annual New Eyes Festival is a great way to hear new works, works in progress, and/or works being considered for future production. Mu actors perform readings of the scripts and invite audience feedback afterward.
After hurricanes, amendment threats, fiscal cliffs, and national scandal after scandal, Jasmine has survived another year and is stronger than ever! Now she's gathering her favorite friends and celebrating her favorite holiday at her favorite Uncle's restaurant. Join Jasmine as she reveals all -- "secrets" that is -- in this year's cabaret, A VERY ASIAN XMAS: 50 Shades of Yellow. You'll enjoy the song stylings of her uber-talented friends including Katie Bradley, Francesca and Isabella Dawis, Sheena Janson, Suzie Juul, Sara Ochs, Kurt Kwan, and Randy Reyes (as the Asian Blonde-shell herself, "Jasmine!"). Plus a special tribute to our retiring Artistic Director Rick Shiomi.
**Contains adult themes about dating. May not be suitable for children.**
A modern-day midwestern folktale about a Hmong American family and the tenuous bonds that tie us together
Mu welcomes award-winning playwright Lauren Yee (Ching Chong Chinaman) back to the Twin Cities for her newest play. Presented at Mixed Blood Theatre, The Tiger Among Us explores the cultural disconnect felt by an isolated Hmong American family living in rural Minnesota as two siblings seek to blend traditional Hmong family values with modern life.
November in Minnesota: to bored high schooler Lia, it's just another fricking cold month. But for Lia's troubled father, November means the start of the hunting season and a chance to capture what has eluded him his entire life. For her entrepreneurial brother Pao, each day offers the opportunity to scratch out a new way of living in this rural landscape. But soon, Lia finds herself caught between her responsibilities and her dreams. And just outside their door, something is about to break.
This award-winning comic mystery follows hard-boiled detective Sam Shikaze through the shady streets of 1970s Vancouver. On a case to solve the disappearance of the mysterious Cherry Blossom Queen, Shikaze becomes entangled in a web of political deception and racism that rouses memories of the Japanese-Canadian internment camps and leads to an unexpected romance. An Off-Broadway hit and New York Times Critic's Choice, Yellow Fever launched Rick Shiomi's theatrical career.
The cast includes Mu regulars Kurt Kwan (Sam Shikaze), Sara Ochs, and Eric Sharp, as well as Wade Vaughn and more. Yellow Fever marks the fourth Mu production to be presented in the Guthrie's Dowling Studio.
Recommended for ages 12+.
April 27, 2013
The Varsity Theater
1308 4th St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
PROGRAM
5:00 PM Doors open 5:00-6:30 PM Silent Auction (Check back soon for full list) 6:30-7:15 PM Three Course Dinner 7:15-9:15 PM Entertainment and Program
Ticket price includes complimentary valet parking, dinner, beer, and wine. Join your hosts Sara Ochs and Eric Sharp for an evening of delicious food, exciting performances by your favorite Mu artists, and as always, the first peek into our upcoming 2013-2014 season. SPECIAL FOCUS THIS YEAR This year will be a special time to reflect on Rick Shiomi's long and successful career at Mu and to look ahead and welcome our incoming Artistic Director Randy Reyes. This is truly a unique opportunity and we hope you will join us. Click HERE for our silent auction page!
PROGRAM
5:00 PM Doors open 5:00-6:30 PM Silent Auction (Check back soon for full list) 6:30-7:15 PM Three Course Dinner 7:15-9:15 PM Entertainment and Program
Ticket price includes complimentary valet parking, dinner, beer, and wine. Join your hosts Sara Ochs and Eric Sharp for an evening of delicious food, exciting performances by your favorite Mu artists, and as always, the first peek into our upcoming 2013-2014 season. SPECIAL FOCUS THIS YEAR This year will be a special time to reflect on Rick Shiomi's long and successful career at Mu and to look ahead and welcome our incoming Artistic Director Randy Reyes. This is truly a unique opportunity and we hope you will join us. Click HERE for our silent auction page!
Randy Reyes stars as Co-Co in Skylark Opera's production of The Mikado. In collaboration with Mu Performing Arts, this re-imagined production updates names and locations while the memorable music and comedy remain intact.
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