A Stage in Limbo: The Cowles Center’s Fragile Revival and the Future of Twin Cities Arts
The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts, once the heartbeat of downtown Minneapolis’s cultural corridor, flickered back to life this past weekend. As the South Asian Arts and Theater House (SAATH) debuted its high-energy production of Made in…
The End of an Era: Unpacking the Dissolution of the Itasca Project and the Future of Twin Cities Civic Leadership
In a development that has sent shockwaves through Minnesota’s civic and business corridors, the Itasca Project—a powerhouse alliance that has defined regional collaboration for more than two decades—has announced it will cease operations. The decision,…