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April 23, 2013 | Theatre,

Check out these films, books & music related to AN ILIAD

FILMS Troy (2005) Basing its plotline on Homer’s Iliad (loosely, some may say), this high-budget Hollywood interpretation of the story stars Brad Pitt in the leading role of Achilles, fiercely...

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April 17, 2013 | What Did You Think?,

What did you think of TROJAN WOMEN?

What did you think of SITI Company’s adaptation of Euripides’ classic play? Were you moved by the moments of individual choice that would define the rest of these characters’ lives?  We’d...

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April 17, 2013 | Theatre,

ArtsEmerson Podcasts Now Available on iTunes!

  We’d like to invite you to the newest, easiest way for you to keep up with ArtsEmerson podcast series: we are now available on iTunes! Please subscribe, review, and...

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April 15, 2013 | Notes From Leadership,

My Sweet Embraceable You

We are on the eve of announcing our program for fall, 2014. It’s the middle of the day, in the middle of the week. I am standing in the second-floor...

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April 13, 2013 | Theatre,

The Decade Ignored

  For practically all of my formative years, the war on terror has been another fact of life. I can remember my fifth grade gym class being brought to a...

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April 12, 2013 | Theatre,

The 13/14 Season

  As we announce the first part of our fourth season, we’re about to complete our third. Finally, we have a body of work and quality time behind us to reflect...

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April 12, 2013 | Theatre,

Check out these films, books & music related to TROJAN WOMEN

  FILMS The Trojan Women (1971) The 1971 film adaptation of Euripides’ Trojan Women, starring Katharine Hepburn as Hecuba, opens with the women of Troy grappling with their imminent enslavement after...

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April 10, 2013 | Film,

LEGENDARY EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKER KENNETH ANGER AT ARTSEMERSON!

  One of the most acclaimed underground filmmakers of all time, Kenneth Anger has been cited as an important influence on directors Martin Scorsese, David Lynch and John Waters. But...

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