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May 10, 2018 | News,

Announcing Our 2018/19 Season!

May has been an incredibly exciting month for us at ArtsEmerson. Just last week we welcomed StepAfrika! back to our stages for their exhilarating show, The Migration: Reflections on Jacob...

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May 10, 2018 | Race and Equity, Theatre,

Mr. Joy: Why We Tour In Boston and Beyond

For the second year in a row, ArtsEmerson has brought back the Mr. Joy Neighborhood Tour, this time traveling to locations in Charlestown, Scituate, Roxbury, and Allston. This one-woman show...

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May 9, 2018 | Theatre,

Why would a miniature world need a majestic stage?

  Lights, camera, action! Fingers cavort in a delightful miniature setting, the cameras hover in time to the music, a voice narrates. Film-maker Jaco Van Dormael and choreographer Michèle Anne...

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May 3, 2018 | What Did You Think?,

What Did You Think of The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence

Thank you for joining us for The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence from Step Afrika! We are proud to have this incredible company back at the Emerson Cutler Majestic, bringing to...

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May 1, 2018 | Theatre,

Welcome to Boston, Step Afrika!

As we anticipate opening night for The Migration: Reflection on Jacob Lawrence on Thursday, we had the immense pleasure of welcoming Step Afrika! To Boston alongside incredible local organizations and...

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April 27, 2018 | Theatre,

Recording Boston’s Migration Stories

The Great Migration started just before the United States entered the first World War, and extended into the 1970s–but what part did Boston play in this massive movement of African...

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April 26, 2018 | Race and Equity,

White Fear

    This article by Renee Graham in the Boston Globe last week shook me, hard: it explained, in direct and clear terms, something that I have intuitively felt in my...

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April 24, 2018 | Race and Equity,

Creating An Environment for Empathy to Thrive

  Close followers of ArtsEmerson know the story of our commitment to fostering civic transformation through shared experience of art and dialogue. The easiest way to see that mission in...

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