Random Acts of Culture™ made holiday travel a bit sweeter this year as it spread spontaneous joy at airports in Charlotte, NC and Saint Paul, MN. On November 22, the North Carolina Dance Theatre & the Charlotte Jazz Society surprised travelers at the Charlotte airport with an improvisational dance set to the Nutcracker while the  Minnesota Opera surpised travelers with performances at the Minnesota airport on Sunday, November 27.

Saint Paul’s Pioneer Press covered the November 27 action, noting that Random Acts of Culture™ is bringing art to “unexpected places.” Click here to read the complete article and read below for an excerpt.

Cross posted from the Pioneer Press:

Can a lilting live opera aria lift the spirits of grounded air travelers? Or at least ease the strain of flying on what is traditionally the busiest travel weekend in the year? A “Random Act of Culture” featuring singers from the Minnesota Opera on Sunday at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport hoped some high notes would help holiday travelers…read more