Department of Performing Arts News

ArtsEmerson's Theatrical Residencies

Boston Globe reporter Laura Collins-Hughes talks with ArtsEmerson Executive Director Rob Orchard about his plans to develop residencies with artists.

Community Reactions to Paramount Surmount Expectations

Don Miller of Dorchester, Massachusetts, sits in a seat at the Paramount Mainstage and soaks everything in.

Wheeler to Be Honored by Classical Recording Foundation

Composer and Emerson Performing Arts Associate Professor Scott Wheeler is among four winners who will be recognized at the 2010 Classical Recording Foundation Awards.

Performing Arts Students Continue a Tradition

Gathering on a cold and rainy day on the Boston Common, a group of Emerson College Performing Arts students brought some much–needed life and activity to the park on an otherwise dreary day.

Faculty and Staff Moderate Discussions on Laramie Residency

Emerson Leader in Residence Carole Simpson will moderate a Laramie Project panel discussion on the struggle for GLBT rights and protections September 21 as part of ArtsEmerson's Grand Opening.

Boston Phoenix Lauds Emerson for Redefining Boston Arts Experience

In a September 14 article, the Boston Phoenix discussed Emerson College’s success and continuing efforts to transform Downtown Crossing into a thriving cultural community.

Flash Mob: Behind The Scenes

The Office of Communications and Marketing went behind the scenes with flash mob creators Rob Orchard, Executive Director of ArtsEmerson,  and Fraulein Maria Choreographer Doug Elkins, to find out how this unusual event came about.

ArtsEmerson Flash Mob

Julie Andrews’s voice blasts out of hidden speakers in the food court of Boston’s City Place, “high on a hill was a lonely goatherd, lay-od-lay-od-lay-he-hoo....”