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.
As Union Protests Continue, Stephen Colbert and Yo-Yo Ma Event at Harvard Cut Short
A conversation between the comedian and the celebrated cellist was interrupted by a fire alarm in Sanders Theatre.
Reconstructed Sassetta altarpiece
Investigators construct a virtual Italian Renaissance altarpiece.
David Wax’s band plays Mexican folk music.
David Wax’s trio La Tuza performs Mexican son music.
1968 Harvard-Yale game documentary on DVD
A new DVD and book capture the legendary 1968 Harvard-Yale game.
Frederick Seidel’s new poetry collection reviewed
Adam Kirsch reviews Poems 1959-2009 by Frederick Seidel ’57
by Adam Kirsch
Quotation Q and A
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Diane Paulus directs American Repertory Theater
Diane Paulus, the new artistic director of the American Repertory Theater, has an ambitious populist vision.
Excerpt from Green Metropolis, by David Owen
An excerpt from Green Metropolis, by David Owen ’78
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Fred Ho Harvard Arts Medal
Recognizing a saxophonist and self-described "revolutionary artist"
Harvard alumnus R.J. Cutler's new movie explores Anna Wintour's Vogue
A new documentary by R. J. Cutler '83 takes viewers behind the glamour of a fashion powerhouse.