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Description:: Italo-Canadian dancer and choreographer Gioconda Barbuto is the 2015 McKnight International Artist. A dancer of explosive wit, subtle intelligence, and a fine sense of theatricality, Gioconda has distinguished herself throughout her career in an impressive number of works. She danced with the Minnesota Dance Theatre before becoming a soloist wit...
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Barbuto, Gioconda
Created:: 2015-11-18
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: Steve LeBeau is Editor in Chief of Minnesota Business Magazine. He has more than 30 years of experience as a producer, writer and editor in radio, television, print and Internet, spanning the fields of journalism, public relations and entertainment. He served in the Communications Office of Governor Jesse Ventura for four years as a speechwriter...
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: LeBeau, Steve
Created:: 2015-11-02
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: Holly Day‚Äòs writing has appeared in over 3,500 publications internationally, including Computer Music Journal, ROCKRGRL, Music Alive!, Guitar One, Brutarian Magazine, Interface Technology, and Mixdown Magazine. Sherman Wick has worked as a freelance writer and photographer, focusing on music, film, and Minnesota‚Äôs rich cultural and historica...
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Day, Holly; Wick, Sherman
Created:: 2015-11-01
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: Jaime Gjerdingen is the founder of the Twin Cities nonprofit LitKnit, which connects neighbors through craft and literature.
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Gjerdingen, Jaime
Created:: 2015-11-01
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: Mary Cassidy is the owner of Maeve‚Äôs Cafe in Northeast Minneapolis. In this interview, she discusses her business.
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Cassidy, Mary
Created:: 2015-10-09
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: John Akre is an animator, videomaker and teaching artist who lives in Minneapolis. He creates public animation work with his animation station and a variety of other animation techniques, makes video documentaries, and empowers youth to create media. His films have shown at festivals around the planet.
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Akre, John
Created:: 2015-09-25
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig is Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and the Director of the Doctorate in Educational Leadership at California State Sacramento. His current research includes quantitatively and qualitatively examining how high-stakes testing and accountability-based reforms and market reforms impact urban minority ...
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Heilig, Julian Vasquez
Created:: 2015-09-25
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: Carolyn Halliday is a textile and sculpture artist based in Northeast Minneapolis, who manipulates natural materials using fiber techniques to create work centered around the themes of nature, the body, ecology, and evolution.
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Halliday, Caroline
Created:: 2015-09-18
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: Larry Johnson is a storyteller, educator, and business owner who has managed outdoor education programs, directed CCTV and community cable operations, and produced numerous radio and TV shows, mainly around issues and local storytellers. He started the "teller-friendly" participatory patient TV channel at Mpls. Children‚Äôs Hospital in the mid 7...
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Johnson, Larry
Created:: 2015-09-18
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: John Jodzio‚Äòs work has been featured in a variety of places including This American Life, McSweeney‚Äôs, and One Story. He‚Äôs the author of the short story collections Get In If You Want To Live and If You Lived Here You‚Äôd Already Be Home and the forthcoming Knockout (Soft Skull Press, Spring 2016).
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Jodzio, John
Created:: 2015-09-11
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13