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A A 10-day, 10-day, high high energy energy tour tour of of contemporary contemporary performance performance
THE NEXT THING FESTIVAL PHOTO: JOAN MARCUS
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Dear Friend, As we welcome in the new year, I’m pleased to share with you details on our newly announced The Next Thing (TNT) Festival. Presented in association with The Center for the Theater Commons and The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival (NYC), TNT is a ten-day festival of performances, screenings and workshops designed to take audiences on a high energy tour of contemporary performance, all housed in ArtsEmerson’s Paramount Center in Downtown Boston. From the opening moment, when monologist Mike Daisey uncorks his latest monologue right through to closing— and open-rehearsal presentation of a new work in progress by the spoken word ensemble UNIVERSES—there is a focus on what’s next, richly informed by what’s come before. The Festival will also feature performances by a local band, as well as public workshops produced by The Center for the Theater Commons in association with the National Theater Project at the New England Foundation for the Arts. As a member of the theatre community, you have exclusive access to our special 50% off deal on Festival passes and discounted tickets. To purchase a Festival pass, use promo code TNTINDUSTRY13 on our website at artsemerson.org or call the Box Office at 617.824.8400. Thank you for being an essential part of our arts community—I look forward to seeing you at the Festival and sharing this exciting work with you!
THE NEXT THING (TNT)
ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage, in association with The Center for the Theater Commons and The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival (NYC), presents a combustible combination of theatre, film, music, workshops and live-streamed events. Completely housed in ArtsEmerson’s Paramount Center in Downtown Boston, The Next Thing (TNT) Festival (FEB 15-24) creates an unprecedented opportunity into the world of contemporary ensemble performance.
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WALTER SICKERT AND THE ARMY OF BROKEN TOYS
FEB 20, 9:30PM
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Walter Sickert, winner of The Boston Phoenix Reader’s P 2012, and founder/impresario of the SteamCRUNK band of BRoken TOys, will host an evening of Time Traveling their new album The Soft Time Traveler.
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FEB 21, 3PM-5PM VISION DISTURBANCE (RICHARD MAXWELL) & HOSPIT POVERTY DEPARTMENT)
FEB 22, 3PM-5PM SPRING TRAINING (UNIVERSES) & GRAND PARADE OF CENTURY (DOUBLE EDGE)
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FEBRUARY 2013
FEB 15 - 16
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Controversial monologist Mike Daisey explores the various utopias Americans build for themselves— from Disney World to Burning Man to Zuccotti Park—all the while showing the new and ever-changing layout for the “American Dream.”
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On the weekends before and during the Festival, ArtsEmerson will screen films that pair with the live performances and events featured in TNT. Showings include films from On the Boards TV featuring present-day pioneers like Young Jean Lee (The Shipment), Reggie Watts (Transition), and Spike Lee (Passing Strange) as well as classic performances of iconic American ensembles. Unique events seldom seen anywhere else, such as Aaron Landsman’s City Council Meeting, will be streamed live. Check ArtsEmerson website for schedule.
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SPRING TRAINING
UNIVERSES
PARAMOUNT CENTER MAINSTAGE 559 WASHINGTON ST BOSTON
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Acclaimed international musical/spoken word ensemble UNIVERSES take on Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring as a springboard to investigate rites of passage. Be there as cultural barriers are broken anew in this workshop presentation.
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WORKSHOP: SPRING TRAINING & GRAND PARADE OF THE 20TH CENTURY
6PM
BLOOD PLAY
7:30PM
VISION DISTURBANCE
8PM
SUPPOSEDLY FUN THING
9PM
BIRTH BREATH BRIDE ELIZABETH
Sa 23 3PM
Su 24 12PM
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8PM
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9:30PM
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SPRING TRAINING SUPPOSEDLY FUN THING
PURCHASE TNT FESTIVAL PASSES
ARTSEMERSON.ORG / 617.824.8400
Full Festival Pass ($50 theatre industry/ $100 general public) includes admission to: • All four theatrical performances • Staged presentation of a work in progress • Music concert • Three weekends of film programming • Three artist workshops • Plus $10 off individual Festival tickets Half Festival Pass ($30 theatre industry/ $60 general public) includes admission to: • Choice of three: theatre events and music concert* • Staged presentation of a work in progress • Three weekends of film programming • Three artist workshops • Plus $10 off individual Festival tickets Feb 15 - 16
AMERICAN UTOPIAS
MIKE DAISEY Special Theatre Industry ticket price: $25 See it all! Experience the full Festival and Mike Daisey’s American Utopias @ $75 To purchase a Festival Pass, use promo code TNTINDUSTRY13 *Mike Daisey’s American Utopias tickets sold separately
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THE NEXT THING
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