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.

Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Honors Rose Byrne

The Bridesmaids actress celebrated her 2026 Woman of the Year Award with a roast and a parade.

by Schuyler Velasco , Kate Kaufman

Jameson Marvin conducts Boston alumni in a new choral group

The Jameson Singers help rekindle a love of music.

by Nell Porter-Brown

In Panama, Anna Pasternak helps at-risk youth through dance.

In Panama, Anna Pasternak helps at-risk youth through dance.

by Craig Lambert

"Anything Goes" with Harvard help

The new Broadway production of "Anything Goes" draws on contributions from Harvard graduates.

Contemporary classical concerts feature cactus, singing bowl as instruments

Concerts that feature a singing bowl, a wired cactus, strings played with the wooden back of the bow, and more

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

Marisa Tomei stars in Wallace Shawn's play "Marie and Bruce" in New York City

A revival of Wallace Shawn's 1979 play Marie and Bruce has opened in New York City.

Robert Brustein's trilogy of Shakespeare plays now complete

Robert Brustein's trilogy of Shakespeare plays reaches completion.

See musician Derrick Ashong in a new video on the Wall Street Journal website

The musician appears on Oprah Radio and WSJ Online.

Natalie Portman wins best actress, and other Harvard tie-ins at the Oscars

The Harvard-educated Black Swan star wins best actress.

New musical satire CD "Broadsides" by John Forster and Tom Chapin

A new CD of "op-ed pieces with key signatures"

Richard Dyer profiles New York Philharmonic conductor Alan Gilbert

Alan Gilbert’s music that should be heard