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October 25, 2017 | Theatre,

Syria, Chile, & The Limits of Theatre: A Discussion with the Author and Director of Kiss

  In Kiss, Chilean playwright and director Guillermo Calderón brings his masterful sensibility to an intense, tightly wound story where naiveté can turn out to be the kiss of death....

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October 23, 2017 | Notes From Leadership,

Feeling the Distance of Syria

“Kiss begins on a set. In all of Guillermo’s plays he’s playing on our willingness to suspend our disbelief. Guillermo Calderón grew up in the Pinochet era in Chile. He...

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October 2, 2017 | Theatre, Notes From Leadership,

Using Our Marquees to Foster a Dialogue with our Community

The ArtsEmerson leadership team on the practice of using the Emerson Paramount Center and Cutler Majestic Theatre marquees for far more than show promotion.   We have made a habit...

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October 2, 2017 | Notes From Leadership, Theatre,

Co-Artistic Director P. Carl Named a Ford Foundation Fellow

  ArtsEmerson, HowlRound, and Emerson College are proud to share the Ford Foundation’s announcement today, that P. Carl, PhD., is one of the 25 new Artists for Change Fellows. The...

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September 28, 2017 | Theatre,

HOME’s Boston Debut Receives a Standing Ovation

  “A technical marvel from start to finish…It’s difficult to convey how incredibly moving it can be.” – South Shore Critic “This is experimental theater that can be enjoyed by...

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September 27, 2017 | What Did You Think?,

What Did You Think of Home

Thank you for joining us for Home! It’s a thrill to have Geoff Sobelle and his collaborators on the Robert J. Orchard Stage and we hope you agree. Share your favorite...

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September 26, 2017 | Theatre,

Boston’s Love of Magic: from Houdini to HOME

The population of Boston has long been enamored with magic and the art of illusion. Not only did the citizenry love to witness something unexplainable, the city was also once...

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September 21, 2017 | Theatre,

What and Where is HOME?

A magical, large-scale spectacle built from the ground up, HOME combines illusion, live music, home-spun engineering and an inventive use of audience interaction to compose an experience that asks, where is home? If it...

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