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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Arts

Rareworks celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with Irish double bill

Rareworks celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with Irish double bill

December 10, 2012

While the rest of Boston was getting in touch with their Irish side with gratuitous green and Guinness on St. Patrick’s Day, Rareworks Theatre Company...

Audiobooks: plug in and listen up

December 10, 2012

Alongside a barely played-with Barbie doll set, my childhood bedroom held a plastic basket full of mixed and professionally made tapes. I had a boombox...

A.R.T.#039;s Seagull not much better than bird crap

December 10, 2012

pImagine Keanu Reeves starring in a Sam Mendes

Students learn the art of curation with “profiles of the [dis]connected”

December 10, 2012

There is an art gallery tucked inside the Tufte Building. It is inconspicuous, hidden behind a white door at the end of a long hallway that students walk...

Urinetown is a relief from typical musicals

December 10, 2012

What happens when someone dares to go against the system? In the Lyric Stage Company's production of Urinetown: The Musical, this old question...

From John Williams to Trent Reznor: Appreciating film scores

December 10, 2012

After watching last year’s heartfelt film Beginners, my roommate fell in love with the solemn track “Beginners Theme Suite,” part of...

Away we go with the monologue showcase

Away we go with the monologue showcase

December 10, 2012

The black stage of the little building’s Cabaret was naked under the blue lights, save for a skinny microphone pole and the young comedian standing...

Play reveals violence against women in drug-controlled town

December 10, 2012

, Beacon Correspondent/strongNatalia was a studious girl, intelligent and ambitious.  She was always home by eight o’clock.  One early fall night in...

Science on Screen expanding beyond the Coolidge

December 10, 2012

Some people use movies as an escape from the grind of real life. Fans of the Coolidge Corner Theatre’s Science on Screen project, however, prefer their...

Shakespearean Jazz Show heads south

Shakespearean Jazz Show heads south

December 10, 2012

New Orleans is engulfed in a haze of soul. Rising steam from the jambalaya blends with the savory sounds of jazz and robust funeral brass sections to create...

A dream-like and dread-inducing Waltz

December 10, 2012

pItapos;s animated#44; itapos;s a documentary#44; itapos;s in Hebrew#44; and it was just nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Beacon around Boston: Rethink Music Conference

Beacon around Boston: Rethink Music Conference

December 10, 2012

Some say the music industry is sinking, but those determined to salvage it will gather in Boston this weekend for the Rethink Music Conference. The Beacon...

Hot New Shows on WECB

December 10, 2012

David Lynch to speak at the Majestic Theatre

December 10, 2012

Such images could only be the product of a deranged and disturbed mind.But, director David Lynch is at peace. The renowned filmmaker will speak about...

Adjusting to the decline of theatrical distribution

December 10, 2012

Movies are simply easier to make than they used to be. Everyone and their sister seems to be crossing Boylston and Tremont streets with a DSLR dangling...

Comedian Ben Kronberg deadpans his way to Emerson

Comedian Ben Kronberg deadpans his way to Emerson

December 10, 2012

Ben Kronberg strolled into Emerson’s Café covered head to toe in denim, a guitar strapped across his back, thick black-framed glasses resting...

Death Cab for Cutie takes Boston for a spin

December 10, 2012

Ben Gibbard is a man of few words. Monday night at the Orpheum Theatre, the lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie and his bandmates let the music do the...