Arts & Culture

Explore Harvard’s vibrant arts scene—from campus exhibitions and theater to cultural analysis and literary reviews. Discover how creativity shapes the Harvard experience.

A (Truly) Naked Take on Second-Wave Feminism

Playwright Bess Wohl’s Liberation opens on Broadway.

by Stuart Miller

Lighting and set designer Elizabeth Mak communicates stories

Lighting and set designer Elizabeth Mak communicates stories.

by Nina Pasquini

Animator Renee Zhan profiled by S.I. Rosenbaum

Animator Renee Zhan finds self-discovery in strange landscapes.

by S.I. Rosenbaum

Alexander Rehding in brief

The Peabody professor of music, in brief

by Jacob Sweet

Choreographer Wendy Jehlen’s “dance diplomacy”

Choreographer Wendy Jehlen’s “dance diplomacy”

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Pink Martini bandleader Thomas Lauderdale brings people together

Pink Martini bandleader Thomas Lauderdale is at his best bringing people together.

by Jacob Sweet

Harvard ART Allston architect named

U.K.-based Haworth Tompkins to design its first U.S. building

by John S. Rosenberg

Jocelyn and Chris Arndt became weekend rock stars at Harvard

For two Harvard siblings, studying and songwriting went hand in hand.

by Jacob Sweet

Allston ArtLab Prepares to Open

An “interdisciplinary laboratory devoted to creativity, innovation, collaboration, and connection” 

by Jonathan Shaw , Marina N. Bolotnikova

Michele Forman, film professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham: a profile

Michele Forman ’93 offers her UAB film students technical competency and ethical context.

by Shane Brodie

“Veep” showrunner David Mandel: a profile

Showrunner David Mandel guides the final season of Veep—and finds himself politicized.

by S.I. Rosenbaum