April 10, 2012 | Theatre,
“A Constellation of Moments”
Magda Romanska, Emerson professor and dramaturg for Café Variations provides behind the scenes insight into the production… The trouble is I can’t make sense of my life at all. I...
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April 3, 2012 | Theatre,
CAFÉ VARIATIONS: Meet the Choreographer
Dramaturgy student Tierra Bonser interviews Barney O’Hanlon, choreographer. Barney O’Hanlon, aside from playing the role of Harold in Café Variations, is working as choreographer on this (as many of the...
Read MoreApril 2, 2012 | Theatre,
CAFÉ VARIATIONS: Meet the Lighting Designer
Emerson dramaturgy student Tierra Bonser interviews Brian Scott, Café Variations’ lighting designer. Brian Scott describes his role as lighting designer as a “visual storyteller with light composition, the purpose of...
Read MoreMarch 30, 2012 | Theatre,
Check out these films, books and music related to CAFÉ VARIATIONS
By Corrie Glanville FILMS Brief Encounter (1945) I had the opportunity to see Kneehigh Theatre’s captivating stage adaptation at the American Conservatory Theater a few years ago, which incorporated clips...
Read MoreMarch 29, 2012 | Theatre,
CAFÉ VARIATIONS: Meet the Costume Designers
Emerson dramaturgy student Tierra Bonser interviews Caitlin Ward and Rafael Jaen, co-costume designers. They sat in the Emerson College costume shop across from each other and sounded like old friends,...
Read MoreMarch 27, 2012 | Theatre,
A Fresh Take on Gershwin: Café Variations Arranger/Orchestrator Rachel Grimes
Emerson dramaturgy student Tierra Bonser interviews Rachel Grimes, Orchestrator & Arranger for Café Variations. Self-described as an arranger and orchestrator for Café Variations, Rachel Grimes has been working hand-in-hand with...
Read MoreMarch 26, 2012 | Theatre,
The Music of Gershwin
By Magda Romanska As a child, George Gershwin would constantly get in trouble; he was well on his way to becoming a juvenile delinquent. It was sheer luck that saved...
Read MoreMarch 23, 2012 | Theatre,
Café Culture History, Part 5: The History of the Cybercafé
By Magda Romanska Beginning in the 1990s, many traditional cafés began transforming into so-called cybercafés or internet cafés. The transformation once again reestablished the historical role of cafés as places...
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