2017/18 SEASON


U.S. PREMIERE!
Reversible REVERSIBLE
SEP 6 - 24, 2017
The 7 Fingers :: Montreal
Everything is reversible, including the past.
 

Home HOME
SEP 27 - OCT 1, 2017
Geoff Sobelle :: NYC
A magical house party of the greatest proportion.
 

Kiss KISS
OCT 26 - NOV 19, 2017
Guillermo Calderón :: Chile
Don't take it personally.
 

The State of Siege THE STATE OF SIEGE
NOV 9 - 11, 2017
Théâtre de la Ville - paris :: France
Stand up to the face of fear.
 

Bangsokol BANGSOKOL:
A REQUIEM FOR CAMBODIA
DEC 19 - 20, 2017
Rithy Panh and Him Sophy :: Cambodia
A stunning and cathartic musical experience created by survivors of the Khmer Rouge.
 

Ada/Ava ADA/AVA
JAN 10 - 14, 2018
Manual Cinema :: Chicago
The quiet lives of twins unfold a silhouetted story of life and death.
 

In the Eruptive Mode IN THE ERUPTIVE MODE
JAN 24 - 28, 2018
Sulayman Al-Bassam Theatre :: Kuwait
These are voices of the Arab Spring.
 

Torrey Pines TORREY PINES
FEB 14 - 17, 2018
Clyde Petersen :: Seattle
A queer coming-of-age adventure told through stop-motion animation and a live pop-rock band.
 

WORLD PREMIERE!
The White Card THE WHITE CARD
FEB 24 - MAR 18, 2018
Claudia Rankine :: Boston
From the author of Citizen comes a new play exploring the state of our racial imagination.
 

Hamlet & Saint Joan HAMLET & SAINT JOAN
MAR 7 - 25, 2018
Bedlam :: NYC
He's the prince. She's the rebel.
 

Step Afrika! THE MIGRATION:
REFLECTIONS ON JACOB LAWRENCE
MAY 3 - 6, 2018
Step Afrika! :: Washington, DC
The Great Migration comes to life through an explosion of dance, drums and canvas.
 

Cold Blood COLD BLOOD
MAY 30 - JUN 3, 2018
Michèle Anne de mey, jaco van dormael & COLLECTIF KISS & CRY :: Belgium
A delightful new enchantment of stagecraft and cinema from the makers of Kiss & Cry.
 

OPTIONAL SEASON ADD-ON EVENT

 

Gardens Speak GARDENS SPEAK
NOV 8 - 19, 2017
Tania El Khoury :: LEBANON
Put your ear to the ground.
Those who resist are not forgotten.

 
 

 

ArtsEmerson’s 2017/18 Season is dedicated to Ted Cutler (1930–2017), Trustee Emeritus of Emerson College and Champion & Grand Supporter of ArtsEmerson, for his passionate enthusiasm and dedication to the performing arts; and for his vision, leadership and generosity that helped transform the College and its neighborhood into a vibrant center of arts innovation.
 

 

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