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.

Tina Fey and Robert Carlock Talk Collaboration, Joke-Building at Harvard

The duo behind 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt shared insights as part of the Learning from Performers series.

by Schuyler Velasco

Filmmaker William Kentridge explains how the Enlightenment led to colonialism

Filmmaker William Kentridge explains in his second Norton Lecture.

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

Losing Control, by Valerie Weiss, Ph.D. ’01, takes place at Harvard

A new film by Valerie Weiss, Ph.D. ’01, set at Harvard

Lady Gaga launches the Born This Way Foundation at Harvard

A star-studded panel celebrates the launch of the Born This Way Foundation.

Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory version of Ibsen play to become a Demme film

Their version of Ibsen's The Master Builder will become a film.

Al Franken, satirist and statesman, profiled

The satirist and comedian Al Franken has a new role: statesman.

by Jesse Kornbluth

Tommy Lee Jones named Harvard Arts Medalist

The actor, Class of 1969, will receive his award in April.

Tyler Gibbons and Robin MacArthur record Vermont folk songs

A musical Vermont couple record local music collected decades ago.

by Craig Lambert

The film "Raising Renee" has roots at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

The film Raising Renee is the product of a collaboration forged at the Radcliffe Institute.

by Pat Harrison

Composer John Austin debuts "Heloise and Abelard" opera at Harvard

Composer John Austin debuts his first opera at Memorial Church.

by Elizabeth C. Bloom