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May 20, 2014 | What Did You Think?,

What did you think of Abe Lincoln’s Piano?

Thank you for joining us for Abe Lincoln’s Piano! Please take a moment to share your thoughts on the production.       Did the stories about President Lincoln surprise...

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May 8, 2014 | Theatre,

CHECK OUT THESE FILMS, BOOKS AND MUSIC RELATED TO SONTAG: REBORN…AS SUGGESTED BY SONTAG HERSELF!

  By James Blaszko FILMS Courte-tête (1957) While aboard the Rhinedam in 1957 en route to her Fullbright fellowship at Oxford, Sontag watched many films in the ship’s cinema. In her...

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May 7, 2014 | Theatre,

A Constructive Look at RED-EYE to HAVRE de GRACE

  At ArtsEmerson, we love a good a conversation. Presenting a wide stroke of work from around the world means many varied voices and styles come across our stages– an...

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May 7, 2014 | Theatre,

Sontag: In Context

ArtsEmerson Email-Editor Luke Jones shares his thoughts on Sontag’s diaries and what they reveal about America’s greatest public intellectual of the twentieth century.  In a way, it still feels too...

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May 6, 2014 | What Did You Think?,

What Did You Think of SONTAG: REBORN?

Thank you for joining us for Sontag: Reborn – please take a moment to share your experience of this production. Are you familiar with the writings of Susan Sontag? What aspects of...

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May 6, 2014 | Theatre,

Imagining the Past That Was and the Past That Wasn’t with Susan Sontag’s Archive

Moe Angelos, adaptor and performer of Sontag: Reborn, recounts her experience of exploring the intellectual’s personal library and journals. The collection resides at the UCLA libraries and is available to...

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April 30, 2014 | Theatre,

The One-Woman Show: From the Heart to the Head

Sometimes in all of the crazy coming and going of artists at ArtsEmerson we find themes that crossover multiple productions. This spring we have two one-woman shows that lend themselves...

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April 22, 2014 | Theatre,

Rob Orchard Shares a Memory of Sontag

ArtsEmerson Executive Director Rob Orchard reminisces about his experience working with Susan Sontag at the American Repertory Theater.  I had the pleasure of working with Susan Sontag twice at the...

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