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March 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,...

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March 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...

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March 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...

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March 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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March 22, 2012 | Theatre,

Café Culture History, Part 4: Boston

By Magda Romanska Boston has always been the trendiest town in the U.S. and when it comes to coffeehouses, it’s no exception. Although the first man known to bring knowledge...

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March 21, 2012 | Theatre,

Café Culture History, Part 3: Café Culture and Public Spaces

By Magda Romanska American scholars have long noted the comparative scarcity of informal public spaces in American social and cultural life. In the last few decades, the public sphere, parks,...

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March 20, 2012 | Theatre,

ArtsEmerson Conversations: THE ANDERSEN PROJECT

In anticipation of The Andersen Project, Emerson professor Magda Romanska talks to Lawrence Switzky, professor of English and drama at The University of Toronto and author of The Rise of...

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March 20, 2012 | Theatre,

Café Culture History, Part 2: Café Culture and the Age of Enlightenment

By Magda Romanska The first American coffee house opened in Boston in 1676. Right away, beginning in the late seventeenth century, coffee houses in Boston and New York served as...

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