From growing up in Lexington, MA, to preparing for her first-ever tour of her new EP “Lovesick,” upcoming artist Molly Grace brings together the worlds of funk, soul, and mainstream pop to her growing...
By Sasha Zirin, Assistant Living Arts Editor November 29, 2023
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“Napoleon,” Ridley Scott’s latest film, aims to depict the adult life of French emperor and military commander Napoleon Bonaparte. However, sitting in the AMC Boston Common 19,...
By Clara Faulkner, Managing Editor and Living Arts Editor November 26, 2023
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Step back into the dystopian embrace of Panem as Suzanne Collins crafts a prequel that not only rivals its successors but intricately unravels the enigmatic origins of the Hunger Games....
By Clara Faulkner, Managing Editor and Living Arts Editor November 16, 2023
Against the charming backdrop of a New England boarding school, Barton Academy, a group of attired young men discover themselves lingering like snowflakes during Christmas break. Their unexpected extension...
Emerson Urban Dance Theater brought dreaminess and vibrancy to the week with REM, their latest dance concert themed around sleep, dreams, and nightmares.
With performances on Nov. 8th and Nov. 9th,...
By Clara Faulkner, Managing Editor and Living Arts Editor November 13, 2023
Where Boston leads, beloved "Gilmore Girls'' actress Lauren Graham will follow: The Wilbur marks the first sold-out stop of her “Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don't Want to Forget to Remember”...
By Rachel Choi, Multimedia Managing Editor November 8, 2023
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Bolstered by nostalgia and fan-driven fervor, “Five Nights At Freddy’s” released Oct. 26 with the biggest opening weekend for a horror film directed by a woman—Emma...
By Ryan Yau, Assistant Living Arts Editor November 8, 2023
Since Mesopotamia, there has been beer. And since Eadweard Muybridge, there has been cinema. No one had ever thought to combine the two—until 1997, when beloved Texas theater chain Alamo Drafthouse was...
By Ali Denning, Beacon Correspondent November 8, 2023
Emerald Fennel’s new film “Saltburn” had members of the Emerson community divided as they exited the Bright Family Screening Room on Nov. 1st.
Fennel won the Academy Award for Best Original...
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Martin Scorsese’s film “Killers of the Flower Moon” debuted on Oct. 20, detailing the historical event in which members of the Native American Osage tribe were murdered for oil...
By Ryan Yau, Assistant Living Arts Editor November 1, 2023
When we read about history, who gets remembered? In historical fiction, who gets to be a protagonist? Emerson alum Diane Hanks ‘91 wrote her latest novel “The Woman with a Purple Heart” to tell the...
By Sasha Zirin, Assistant Living Arts Editor November 1, 2023
The opening of Sofia Coppola's new film “Priscilla” features a young woman applying her makeup, immediately giving the audience the impression that vanity will be an important factor in the movie....
By Clara Faulkner, Managing Editor and Living Arts Editor November 1, 2023
From the ice rinks of hockey games to the fields of soccer, football, and baseball, Thomas Day has always mesmerized audiences with his talent. Yet, it was his passion for music that beckoned him, urging...
Since Roadrunner’s opening in March 2022, many artists have been featured on its stage. If you come an hour before doors open, you’re almost guaranteed to make it to the front row for your favorite...
By Ryan Yau, Assistant Living Arts Editor October 19, 2023
Independent Film Festival Boston is hosting its Fall Focus series from Oct. 19 to 23 at The Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square.
Since the main IFFBoston festival is held in the spring, it misses a lot...
By Clara Faulkner, Managing Editor and Living Arts Editor October 16, 2023
Jakobs Castle, a new fusion band, embodies the convergence of two seemingly disparate worlds, aptly described as "beach meets internet"— a term ingeniously coined by its visionary lead artist, Jakob...
The Emerson Poetry Project hosted a slam poetry competition featuring compelling poetic performances from students striving to secure a spot in the final. Amidst the poetic pyrotechnics, seven wordsmiths...
New York Times bestselling author, editor, and publisher Silvia Moreno-Garcia engaged in a conversation at the Boston Public Library to discuss her latest book “Silver Nitrate.” The discussion, held...
I don’t speak Portuguese. I have never spoken Portuguese. But for one magical night in Back Bay, I did.
At least, that’s how I felt at John Hancock Hall on Friday. Sitting in an auditorium filled...
By Clara Faulkner, Managing Editor and Living Arts Editor October 9, 2023
I used to believe that witnessing a packed audience fall into complete silence at the first note of a song was a rare occurrence–until I experienced Bruno Major's “Planet Earth Tour” on Sept. 30.
It's...
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