Remembrances of the LA Riots
by Jason Allen-Forrest I remember watching the video of Rodney King being beaten – it played continuously on the news. I remember my stomach knotting in anger and disgust. I…
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A Look Back at X Dance
As we approach the Thursday night opening of Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, which will run for five performances through Sunday, we wanted to take a moment to look back at…
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Theater Transformed Into South Central LA
This past Monday, the Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 scenic team started loading the show’s scenery in the Semel Theater. In case you missed our Facebook post on Tuesday, there is…
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A Guy Named Moose
By Lindsay Eberly What’s the common denominator between a guy named Moose, an auto shop in Brockton and a dozen TVs? That would a Mr. Ron DeMarco, props master extraordinaire…
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Costuming Twilight
by Christine Bernard Countdown to Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992: 8 days! With so much excitement in the air, we couldn’t help but take a tour of the Emerson costume shop…
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It’s Opening Night
We are excited for tonight’s opening of our annual student-choreographed dance concert, X Dance! The first performance will be held tonight at the Greene Theater at 8:00 pm. There will…
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Emersonians Excel at Kennedy Center Theater Festival
by Rafael Jaen The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region 1 took place last week from January 24th to January 28th and Fitchburg State University was the host site….
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Dancing Our Relationship with Politics
Choreographer, Wynn Harrison, discusses her the inspiration and concept behind her piece in X Dance, which examines our relationship with the U.S. political system. Wynn is a Broadcast Journalism major…
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African-American History Celebrated at Emerson: Part 2
By Christine Bernard and Tyler L. York Anna Deavere Smith’s Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, which we will present February 23-26 in the Semel Theater, is the fourteenth part of Smith’s…