December 7, 2015 | Theatre,
The Evolving Theatre District
TOP: Tremont Street as it appeared during the ‘great blackout’ of 1965. The Saxon theater on the right is in fact the Majestic (before it became an adult theater—The Agony...
Read MoreOn the Blog
- Theatre
December 7, 2015 | Theatre,
Now is the Time to Catch Your Breath
The New England work flow was once described to me as unrelenting amounts of work in the fall, a pause for the holidays, brief interruptions from snow, a heavy churn...
Read More
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...
Read More
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...
Read More
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....
Read More
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...
Read More
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...
Read More
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...
Read More
