‘Arts’ Archives
Kindertransport and The Story is Here at American Swedish Institute
Photo story by Jessie Merriam The nationally touring exhibition, “Kindertransport ”“ Rescuing Children on the Brink of War,” tells the story of the nations and individuals involved in the rescue effort that brought approximately 10,000 Jewish children from Nazi Germany to Great Britain and other countries, including Sweden, between 1938 and 1939 (approximately between Kristallnacht and the outbreak of war in Europe). Upstairs in the museum, the American Swedish Institute brings the story home, following three boys who eventually came to Minnesota through the Kindertransport program, despite the US's restrictive immigration policies at the time. The exhibit is personal--documenting the escalation of violence on the streets and in schools, tormented decisions and goodbyes, letters between children and parents, the fates of parents and remaining siblings, the ID tags worn around the necks of traveling children, stories of both difficult and caring [...]
Movie Corner: Coda
Vendome Pictures (2021) By HOWARD MCQUITTER II Official film poster, Apple TV+ What can I say about this motion picture that is "art- house", perhaps, yet rings to me to be one of the best films since the 2021 Oscars? CODA (the 2021 story) is the precise literary work by both the director and screenwriter: Sian Heder. She tells a story of one family of deaf members except for the daughter, Ruby Rossi (Emilia Jones), in a small fishing town (set in Massachusetts) where the family makes their living by catching and selling fish from a boat. A superb performance by Emilia Jones and fine performances by the supporting cast: Marlee Matlin (won best actress for Children of a Lesser God , a theme centering on deaf people) as Ruby's mother; Troy Kotsur (Frank Rossi) as Ruby's father; and Daniel Durant (Leo Rossi) as her brother. Although Ruby is the only non- deaf person, she is [...]
Open Eye Theatre presents The Red Shoes
Open Eye Theatre presents THE RED SHOESOctober 14 - 31, 2021The critically-acclaimed film noir fairytale returns after a 19-month hiatus in a newly expanded version! THE RED SHOES takes its title from a classic Hans Christian Anderson story of a young girl and a pair of red shoes, and thrillingly re-imagines it as a retro-urban fairytale. This revised version further explores elements of detective fiction, multiple personality, and psychological mystery. Visit openeyetheatre.org for more information and tickets https://www.openeyetheatre.org/
