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Out of print, out of mind: Director screens documentary about revival theater still projecting celluloid

Out of print, out of mind: Director screens documentary about revival theater still projecting celluloid

February 12, 2015

Getting rid of celluloid film to only watch movies digitally would be similar to only viewing the “Mona Lisa” online, the 2014 documentary...

Writing about writers: Emerson professor Miranda Banks discusses new book on Writer's Guild

Writing about writers: Emerson professor Miranda Banks discusses new book on Writer’s Guild

February 12, 2015

Right as winter break began, professor Miranda Banks’ new book The Writers: A History of American Screenwriters and Their Guild arrived in bookstores...

Students learn visual effect tricks behind Birdman, The Equalizer

February 5, 2015

When filmgoers see the a big-budget movie at their local multiplex, many don’t even try to understand the behind-the-scenes work that went into making...

The Freshmen Four: New students form folk band Ben Mueller and the Low Ceilings

The Freshmen Four: New students form folk band Ben Mueller and the Low Ceilings

February 5, 2015

For the past few months, freshman Ben Mueller and his new band have been harmoniously filling the hallways of Emerson dorms with folksy melodies from their...

Why Poe Matters: Examining the legacy and longevity of a misunderstood writer

February 5, 2015

Edgar Allan Poe’s 206th birthday passed earlier this month, and with the statue of him that now stands at the end of our block on Boylston Street,...

What to watch during the snow day

What to watch during the snow day

January 29, 2015

Nothing warms a snowed-in college student like the warm glow of a television. Here are The Berkeley Beacon’s picks for the best way to spend your...

Troupe aims to open theater roles for women of color

Troupe aims to open theater roles for women of color

November 13, 2014

When Nyla Wissa arrived at Emerson from the Boston Arts Academy, an arts-focused high school, she was surprised to find a lack of people of color in the...

Wide open spaces: Tristan Sharps' art occupies abandoned buildings

Wide open spaces: Tristan Sharps’ art occupies abandoned buildings

November 13, 2014

Tristan Sharps does not display his visual art in galleries. He does not screen his films in theaters, direct plays on a stage, or build installation pieces...

Zach Stetson & Company embraces the awkward

Zach Stetson & Company embraces the awkward

November 13, 2014

Zach Stetson & Company started as one student mixing experimental tracks in the privacy of his dorm room and has evolved into a conceptual comedy performance...

'Soulaborations' come to Emerson campus

‘Soulaborations’ come to Emerson campus

November 5, 2014

Senior Amber Layne’s experience with Soul Sessions, a citywide performance series, began in June. Brian Washburn, a fellow dancer in the Boston-based...

The pleasures of difficult literature

November 5, 2014

The most pleasurable reading experience in my recent memory was when, for the third time, I pored over the entirety of “Notes toward a Supreme Fiction,”...

New on-campus murals engage a creative community

New on-campus murals engage a creative community

November 5, 2014

Julia Cseko described her new mural on the bottom floor of Walker Building, which colorfully features the words of Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan,...

Traces asks, what would you leave behind?

Traces asks, what would you leave behind?

November 5, 2014

Traces is a kaleidoscope of various circus and street performance elements that revolve around one central question: if the world were to end tomorrow,...

The Emerson Los Angeles campus.

With new campus, Emerson LA film festival expands

November 5, 2014

For 13 years, Emerson’s Los Angeles program has offered students a chance to show their work at an annual showcase. This year, however, organizers...

Steven Martin Sings 'Songs Through Time'

Steven Martin Sings ‘Songs Through Time’

November 5, 2014

Mozart’s Don Giovanni is one of the most performed operas in history, from its 1787 debut to Austrian royalty to Peter Sellars’ racially-charged...

Actors Fried and Epstein remain 'endlessly curious'

Actors Fried and Epstein remain ‘endlessly curious’

November 5, 2014

A question from an Emerson student summed up actor Jonathan Fried’s weeklong residency at the college: “How do you sustain yourself in a career...

A look at Dragtoberfest

A look at Dragtoberfest

November 4, 2014

Hosted annually by Emerson's Alliance for Gays, Lesbians, and Everyone, or EAGLE, Dragtoberfest is a drag performance and competition for Emerson students....

Cher Knight delves into Disney's darker side

Cher Knight delves into Disney’s darker side

November 4, 2014

By the end of a vacation at Disney World, many visitors are familiar with Cinderella’s iconic castle, but fewer know about the complex web of underground...

'Middletown' mundanity addresses humanity

‘Middletown’ mundanity addresses humanity

November 4, 2014

At a glance, Middletown looks to be the epitome of average. There’s John Dodge, the handyman; the town policeman who’s friendly with just...

Boston's newest cultural district arrives on Emerson's doorstep

Boston’s newest cultural district arrives on Emerson’s doorstep

November 4, 2014

Among the daily flow of traffic pouring through Boylston and Charles Streets stands a statue of Edgar Allen Poe in mid-stride, manuscripts flying out of...