2020 was a tough year, but here we are at the beginning of 2021. Happy New Year! It has been months since we have been physically together inside the theater. While this new year brings great promise, our days ahead will not be without challenges. We all continue to shoulder the burden of the pandemic as we make meaning of this racial reckoning. Our journey to safer days continues. Though physical distance is required,…
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In response to the challenges and realities of 2020, Cambodian Living Arts and ArtsEmerson are presenting Arts & Healing: Bangsokol Virtual Festival from DEC 11 – 20.
Our theaters may still be dark, but our programming this December just goes to show that we’re working harder than ever to bring arts from all over the world into your hearts, minds, and living rooms.
On Friday September 4, 2020 the current U.S. administration banned federal officials and agencies from using taxpayer funds to participate in anti-racism training. The president called such trainings anti-American, a “sickness,” and the official memo claimed they were “counter to the fundamental beliefs for which our Nation has stood since its inception.” This comes as no surprise as, previously, the president had declared that systematic racism simply does not exist in the United States and…
This year, we are so proud to partner with the Bright Lights Film Series at Emerson College to bring you more of the best transformative art from around the world, streamed right into your living room. We’re striving to make ArtsEmerson.org a one-stop destination for presentations from many different partners and festival, which we’ll highlight here on the blog as well in the coming week. The Bright Lights Film Series is presented by the Department…