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September 9, 2020 | Events, Film, Together Apart,

Artists Conversation with Step Afrika and ArtsEmerson

We had the honor of talking with Founder and Executive Director of Step Afrika! C. Brian Williams on the future of art making in the digital age, the relationship between...

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September 8, 2020 | Together Apart, Events, Film, Race and Equity,

The History of the Stono Rebellion

It is a known fact that our history books contains massive gaps, focusing their narrative so narrowly that even if the book is full of words, there are pieces of...

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August 18, 2020 | Events, Together Apart,

WATCH: A Conversation with Igor Golyak and Wang Chong

Arlekin Players artistic director Igor Golyak and Théâtre du Rêve Expérimental’s artistic director Wang Chong joined us to discuss State vs. Natasha Banina and the state of online theatre. “I...

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June 12, 2020 | Events, Race and Equity,

Town Hall #4: What Comes After the Public Commitments?

On June 17 at 12 pm EDT, ArtsEmerson hosted a Town Hall with Executive Director David C. Howse and Artistic Director David Dower for a conversation centered around the most...

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April 8, 2020 | Together Apart, Events,

Introducing Together Apart: Explore New Worlds Without Leaving Home

An introduction to our new series from Artistic Director David Dower. “Connection across difference.”  Anyone who has come into the ArtsEmerson community has run across this phrase living at the...

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April 8, 2020 | Together Apart, Events,

Now Streaming: Mala

Mala, a poignant drama written and performed by Melinda Lopez, made its world premiere as part ArtsEmerson’s 2016/17 Season. We are so happy to collaborate with WGBH and Huntington Theatre...

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March 10, 2020 | Race and Equity, Events, Theatre,

Parable Read and Civic Transformation

Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower has become an ever present staple in American literature, and though published in 1993, remains continuously relevant today. With rising mounting concerns surrounding...

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December 10, 2019 | Events, Theatre,

ArtsEmerson’s 3 Day Sale is HERE

The ArtsEmerson 3 Day Sale comes once a year and the time has finally come! With $29 stage productions and $9 films, we’ve put together a road map of how...

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