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January 15, 2013 | Film,

The Many Stories of the Boston Busing/Desegregation Crisis

In 2009, Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie spoke at a TED Talks conference on The Danger of a Single Story. I was blown away by her idea. It was a simple...

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January 10, 2013 | Theatre,

Listen to The Servant of Two Masters podcast!

Today ArtsEmerson’s Executive Director Rob Orchard spoke with The Servant of Two Masters‘ director Christopher Bayes about this commedia dell’arte production and its upcoming run at the Paramount. Listen in...

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December 19, 2012 | Theatre,

Our Christmas Tree Utopia: Beyond the Twinkling Lights

I’ve been thinking a lot about the “topias” lately—meaning utopia and dystopia—especially as the holidays approach with unrelenting speed. The new year brings with it some exciting and contrasting events...

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December 5, 2012 | Theatre,

Interview with Polly K. Carl on LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE

Emerson student and Creative Producer in Training Stefan Martin interviews Polly K. Carl, Director of the Center for Theater Commons and consulting dramaturg on La Belle et la Bête.  Stefan...

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December 5, 2012 | What Did You Think?,

What did you think of LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE?

How did technology transform the tale of Beauty and the Beast? Let us know what you thought about La Belle et la Bête by commenting here.

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December 1, 2012 | Theatre,

Listen to the La Belle et la Bête podcast!

Polly K. Carl, Director of the The Center for the Theater Commons, discusses the adaptation of La Belle et la Bête with Lemieux Pilon 4D Art co-founders and co-directors Michel Lemieux and...

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November 29, 2012 | Theatre,

Beauty in Three Dimensions

by Polly K. Carl Director of The Center for the Theater Commons His eyes are everything I’ve been trying to express. Ahhhh! I really want to paint him. Sure, he’s...

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November 28, 2012 | Film,

The Beautifully Grotesque: Pan’s Labyrinth and LA BELLE ET LA Bête

When I first encountered Pan’s Labyrinth in 2007, my initial reaction was disgust. All I could remember after watching the film was a scene in which a frog essentially turns...

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