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November 12, 2015 | Theatre,

The Artist Without Their Art

By Lynn Mullin Take a moment to consider: What is an artist without their art?   The response may be a list of labels: a teacher, an aunt, an outdoor...

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November 12, 2015 | What Did You Think?,

What did you think of Chopin with Piano!

Thank you for joining us for Chopin without Piano!   This piece is unlike anything we’ve produced here before and we could not be more excited. It comes at you...

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November 12, 2015 | What Did You Think?,

What did you think of uCarmen/Midsummer Night’s Dream?

Thank you for joining us for the return of South Africa’s Isango Ensemble to Boston!   Whether you saw uCarmen or A Midsummer Night’s Dream, we hope you enjoyed the unique...

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November 10, 2015 | Theatre,

Isango on language, surtitles, and celebrating art not in your native tongue:

At ArtsEmerson, we greatly appreciate when an international company comes to our city and inspires us to rethink the way we experience art. Isango Ensemble performs South Africans reimagining of...

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November 4, 2015 | Theatre,

What it’s like to remove the piano from a piano concerto

Next week we’ll bring a show to ArtsEmerson that’s truly hard to compare to other productions (we couldn’t think of one quite like it) and most certainly difficult to describe....

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November 1, 2015 | Theatre,

Habanera – The Rebellious Song No One Can Tame

Habanera is a bold and beautiful statement from the title character of Bizet’s Carmen. She opens with “Love is a rebellious bird that no one can tame.” Translations vary describing the...

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October 19, 2015 | Theatre,

Do Not Use Our Music

It’s an event you can almost set your watch to these days: a U.S. politician plays a popular U.S. artist’s music at a rally, and in turn, that artist tells...

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October 8, 2015 | Theatre,

What is it like having An Audience with Meow Meow?

You’ve done it – you’ve had an audience with Meow Meow – or rather, you were an audience with Meow Meow. Either way, there should be plenty to talk about...

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