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January 22, 2011 | Theatre,

TIP #1: So, You Want to Join the Circus?!

by Heidi Nelson TIP # 1: Get ready for HARD WORK! Though they wear glamorous costumes and perform magical and often death-defying acts, circus performers are some of the most...

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January 21, 2011 | Theatre,

A Conversation with Composer Michael Friedman

http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=s1_Tt8Z1x2w Composer Michael Friedman (In the Footprint: The Battle Over Atlantic Yards, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, among others) was kind enough to sit down with us and share his insight...

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January 14, 2011 | Theatre,

What Makes a Circus?

This month marks ArtsEmerson’s first presentation of circus arts with PSY by Les 7 doigts de la main — one of the latest (and one of the savviest) incarnations of...

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January 14, 2011 | Theatre,

The Brooklyn Way

The Brooklyn Way by Kristy Mandour Brooklyn. Whether you’ve been there or not, there is most likely at least one thought, “Fuhgeddaboudit” or idea, The Brooklyn Bridge, that pops into...

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January 12, 2011 | Notes From Leadership,

snow and thanks

Happy New Year to all of our ArtsEmerson charter members and to the many wonderful people who have attended our work these past few months and provided valuable advice and...

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November 21, 2010 | Notes From Leadership,

CINARS Montreal

I spent the past few days in Montreal at an international convening called CINARS. It’s in its 14th edition. This year’s main event included 27 productions from 13 countries as...

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November 7, 2010 | Theatre,

ATLANTIC YARDS

We just hosted a two week workshop of a piece about the “repurposing” of a 22 acre tract of land in Brooklyn. It’s called, IN THE FOOTPRINT:The Battle for Atlantic...

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October 19, 2010 | News, Theatre, Notes From Leadership,

guest blog from Dan Hirsch, director of music programs

Hi everyone, I wanted to take a minute to thank all of you for coming out to see Deerhoof last week and for making the first rock show in the...

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