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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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April 23, 2018 | Theatre,

The Migration: Stories From Our Community

  We’ve been lucky enough to partner with Justin Springer as we get ready to welcome Step Afrika!’s The Migration here in Boston in May. As Justin and ArtsEmerson continue...

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April 20, 2018 | News,

ARTSEMERSON ANNOUNCES DEBORAH SMITH AS SENIOR DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

ArtsEmerson proudly announces that Deborah Smith will serve as its new Senior Development Officer. She started in March and comes to ArtsEmerson after serving at both CitiGroup and State Street....

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April 12, 2018 | Theatre,

Art and Culture of The Great Migration

If you’ve read our recent blogpost detailing the timeline of the Great Migration, you know that the early twentieth century saw a massive amount of national relocation for African Americans...

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April 10, 2018 | Theatre,

Step Afrika! Where Have They Been?

The last time ArtsEmerson welcomed Step Afrika! to our stage, the thrilling dance company was performing in our 2013/2014 season, nearly five years ago. Since then, the company has traveled...

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April 6, 2018 | Theatre,

Dancing Through History

With The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence‘s Boston run approaching quickly, dance is on the forefront of everyone’s mind here at ArtsEmerson, especially all the different styles of the art...

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April 3, 2018 | Race and Equity, News, Notes From Leadership,

Introducing the ArtsEmerson Race & Equity Series

Earlier this year, The Boston Globe published an op-ed piece written by ArtsEmerson’s Executive Director David Howse and Artistic Director David Dower in response to the paper’s Spotlight series on...

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March 28, 2018 | Theatre,

The Great Migration Timeline

The Great Migration was a exodus of around six million African Americans between 1915-1970 from the South to the North in an attempt to escape racist ideologies and practices, and...

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