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February 20, 2013 | Theatre,

From “Rite of Spring” to “Spring Training”

  We are proud to welcome back UNIVERSES to ArtsEmerson, who will be closing The Next Thing Festival with a workshop presentation of their upcoming work, Spring Training. UNIVERSES, famed...

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February 19, 2013 | Theatre,

Which Nick Cave Is Right For You?

  Has a friend or family member suggested you incorporate Nick Cave’s work into your life? Are you confused? Are you asking yourself, “which Nick Cave is right for my...

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February 18, 2013 | Theatre,

Creating The David Foster Wallace Audio Project

I read Infinite Jest for the first time during my freshman year at Boston University. The book had been out for less than a year. I was a film student...

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February 13, 2013 | Theatre,

Mike Daisey: American Utopias Twitterview

  Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting a Mike Daisey Q & A session on Twitter in anticipation of his upcoming performances of American Utopias as part of The...

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February 11, 2013 | Theatre,

American Utopias: Mike’s Next Thing

  Mike Daisey does best with an empty stage. Save for a table, legal pad and glass of water, Daisey has managed to build a prolific career delivering over a...

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January 28, 2013 | Theatre,

Making It Up As You Go

My first job in the theatre was to usher for the Late Night Jazz Series at New York’s Public Theater. Invariably, the highlight of these evenings for me would come...

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January 25, 2013 | Theatre,

Check out these films, books, and music related to The Servant of Two Masters!

FILMS Casanova (2005) Heath Ledger brings the larger-than-life rogue Casanova to life in 18th Century Venice, complete with gondolas, piazzas and masquerades. Following the scandalously funny exploits of the iconic anti-hero...

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January 24, 2013 | Theatre,

The Comedy of Craft: Stock Characters of Commedia dell’Arte

Comedy, which is, or ought to be, a school for propriety, should only expose human weaknesses for the sake of correcting them. -Carlo Goldoni If anyone knows a thing or...

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