New England Music & Stage Co. Ltd
exists to encourage collaboration between artists of different disciplines: primarily music
paired with theatre and dance. The organization was founded in 1994 as the result of a
successful production of Shakespeare’s All’s Well that Ends Well featuring live music
performed on period instruments. Over the years, NEMS has:
• Supported Tapestry in the production of local and international programs
• Co-produced theatrical works in Boston, New York, and Russia with the Stari Theatre
and Theatre of Relativity
• Produced - What do you see? - the debut recording for the medieval world fusion ensemble HourGlass
• Commissioned new music by local composers John McDonald, Steve Sanford, Patricia Van Ness, Robert
Kyr, James Falzone, Karl Henning, Margaret McAllister and Shira Kammen.
• Provided production assistance to touring ensembles Balmus and Le Bon Vent
• Produced the Ordo Project for Tapestry, community women’s chorus and the Cambridge Rindge & Latin
Modern Dance Company. Ruthie Ristich is currently making a documentary about the project.
• Produced educational programming for young audiences
• Produced BRIDGES: 2 Traditions of Song with Tapestry and Latvian women’s choir Putni
New England Music & Stage Co. Ltd.
62 Prentiss Street #1
Cambridge MA 02140 617 576 8747 cristicatt@gmail.com
NEMS has received generous support from the Cambridge Arts Council, Massachusetts Cultural Council,
Luso-American Foundation, Celestial Seasonings, the Fund for Artists at International Festivals
the New England Foundation for the Arts and USArtists International
exists to encourage collaboration between artists of different disciplines: primarily music
paired with theatre and dance. The organization was founded in 1994 as the result of a
successful production of Shakespeare’s All’s Well that Ends Well featuring live music
performed on period instruments. Over the years, NEMS has:
• Supported Tapestry in the production of local and international programs
• Co-produced theatrical works in Boston, New York, and Russia with the Stari Theatre
and Theatre of Relativity
• Produced - What do you see? - the debut recording for the medieval world fusion ensemble HourGlass
• Commissioned new music by local composers John McDonald, Steve Sanford, Patricia Van Ness, Robert
Kyr, James Falzone, Karl Henning, Margaret McAllister and Shira Kammen.
• Provided production assistance to touring ensembles Balmus and Le Bon Vent
• Produced the Ordo Project for Tapestry, community women’s chorus and the Cambridge Rindge & Latin
Modern Dance Company. Ruthie Ristich is currently making a documentary about the project.
• Produced educational programming for young audiences
• Produced BRIDGES: 2 Traditions of Song with Tapestry and Latvian women’s choir Putni
New England Music & Stage Co. Ltd.
62 Prentiss Street #1
Cambridge MA 02140 617 576 8747 cristicatt@gmail.com
NEMS has received generous support from the Cambridge Arts Council, Massachusetts Cultural Council,
Luso-American Foundation, Celestial Seasonings, the Fund for Artists at International Festivals
the New England Foundation for the Arts and USArtists International
