Year: 2012

  • Year: 2012
March 23, 2012 | What Did You Think?,

What did you think of THE ANDERSEN PROJECT?

What struck you most about The Andersen Project’s multimedia artistry? Join the conversation by commenting below.

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March 22, 2012 | Theatre,

Café Culture History, Part 4: Boston

By Magda Romanska Boston has always been the trendiest town in the U.S. and when it comes to coffeehouses, it’s no exception. Although the first man known to bring knowledge...

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March 21, 2012 | Theatre,

Café Culture History, Part 3: Café Culture and Public Spaces

By Magda Romanska American scholars have long noted the comparative scarcity of informal public spaces in American social and cultural life. In the last few decades, the public sphere, parks,...

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March 20, 2012 | Theatre,

ArtsEmerson Conversations: THE ANDERSEN PROJECT

In anticipation of The Andersen Project, Emerson professor Magda Romanska talks to Lawrence Switzky, professor of English and drama at The University of Toronto and author of The Rise of...

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March 20, 2012 | Theatre,

Café Culture History, Part 2: Café Culture and the Age of Enlightenment

By Magda Romanska The first American coffee house opened in Boston in 1676. Right away, beginning in the late seventeenth century, coffee houses in Boston and New York served as...

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March 16, 2012 | Theatre,

Check out these films, books and music related to Tomáš Kubínek

By Corrie Glanville FILMS/THEATRE Man on a Tightrope (1953) The intrigue of a Czech circus is the center of this 1950s classic directed by Elia Kazan; in 1952 Czechoslovakia Karel...

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March 16, 2012 | Theatre,

The Creator of THE ANDERSEN PROJECT: Robert Lepage

By Alyssa Mulligan ROBERT LEPAGE Born:  December 12, 1957 Hometown:  Quebec City Career Highlights: In 1982 he joined Théâtre Repère In 1985 The Dragon’s Trilogy won him immediate international attention Artistic...

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March 16, 2012 | Theatre,

Café Culture History, Part 1: “Sobering Up of Europe”

By Magda Romanska Coffee, the sober drink, the mighty nourishment of the brain, which unlike other spirits, heightens purity and lucidity; coffee, which clears the clouds of the imagination and...

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