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July 18, 2013 | What Did You Think?,

What did you think of THE SHAKESPEAREAN JAZZ SHOW?

  Did you enjoy THE SHAKESPEAREAN JAZZ SHOW? Were you delighted by the collision of Shakespearean text with a New Orleans jazz beat? Did the recontextualization of the Bard’s words...

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July 15, 2013 | Theatre,

Collaborating With Shakespeare

  Shakespeare and Jazz seems like a pretty odd concept. It even seemed odd to me when I first began working on the music, and it continues to raise eyebrows...

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July 12, 2013 | Theatre,

ArtsEmerson Fellow Series: Sara, Dramaturgy and Outreach Fellow

  ArtsEmerson’s fellows help keep every department and production running smoothly. As another class of fellows (typically a two-year position) prepares to leave, we asked them to tell us a...

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June 28, 2013 | Theatre,

CONTEST: Turn a line of Shakespeare into a Melody!

    While preparing to welcome The Shakespearean Jazz Show to the Paramount Center Mainstage on July 18th, we’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about the rich tradition...

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June 20, 2013 | Theatre,

Shakespeare in Song

  Shakespearean texts have been adapted just about every way imaginable. Disney added some lions to Hamlet and came out with The Lion King; Baz Luhrman found the young Leonardo...

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May 29, 2013 | Theatre,

Shakespearean Jazz: A Tale of Two Cities

  It’s funny, after almost a year and a half of existence, The Shakespearean Jazz Show has lived in two cites. Two very different cities…in two very different regions. However,...

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May 29, 2013 | Theatre,

ArtsEmerson and The Shakespearean Jazz Show

One of the many pleasures of working at Emerson is being surrounded by students focused on creating art. They study the theory too, but they are makers – whether it’s...

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May 21, 2013 | Theatre, What Did You Think?,

What did you think of The 2013/2014 FALL SEASON PREVIEW?

  Did you enjoy our special sneak preview event? Which productions are you most looking forward to? What did you think of Jeff Mattsey’s performance from Back to Baritone: An...

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