March 15, 2012 | Theatre,
The Connection
By Magda Romanska I am a dramaturg for the upcoming production of Café Variations, a collaboration between the SITI Company, ArtsEmerson and Emerson Stage. I am also a faculty member...
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March 5, 2012 | Theatre,
Spoken Word: Defying Definition
By Alyssa Mulligan Drawing inspiration from the Harlem Renaissance, blues and hip-hop music, spoken word cannot be simply defined: which suits this performance art and its fellow artists just fine,...
Read MoreMarch 1, 2012 | Theatre,
How Much Do You Know About Hans Christian Andersen?
By Corrie Glanville Born to a poor cobbler in the slums of Odense, Denmark in 1805, Hans Christian Andersen became one of the most popular authors of his time. While...
Read MoreFebruary 29, 2012 | Theatre,
Morgan Jenness on AMERIVILLE
ArtsEmerson’s Dramaturgy and Outreach Fellow Sara Bookin-Weiner talks to Universes’ dramaturg Morgan Jenness about Ameriville, playing at the Paramount Center Mainstage, March 13-18. SBW: How did Universes develop Ameriville? MJ:...
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2012 | Theatre,
ArtsEmerson Conversations: AMERIVILLE
In anticipation of Ameriville, Emerson professor Magda Romanska talks to Jed Horne, an award-winning writer and journalist and the author of Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death...
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2012 | Theatre,
Check out these films, books and music related to AMERIVILLE
By Corrie Glanville FILMS Portraits of New Orleans In advance of Ameriville, ArtsEmerson is screening three films that center around New Orleans: Les Blank’s Always For Pleasure, a portrait of...
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2012 | Theatre,
Creating “Tiny, Tiny Actors”
By Alyssa Mulligan Creating a puppet theatre company wasn’t always the goal for the husband-and-wife duo of Phantom Limb Company. In fact, Erik Sanko was originally a “closet puppet maker,”...
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2012 | Theatre,
Check out these films, books and music related to 69° S.
By Corrie Glanville FILMS The Endurance (2000) With narration by actor Liam Neeson, this award-winning documentary on Ernest Shackleton’s 1914-16 expedition to Antarctica in an effort to be the first...
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