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.
Reese Witherspoon Visits Harvard—and Talks Women, Media, and AI
Reese Witherspoon discusses female-driven content at Harvard Business School.
The Windmill Movie
Filmmaker Alexander Olch has made an biographical documentary based on footage left behind by his mentor, Richard Rogers.
Music, Taken Personally
A music critic reviews composer John Adams’s memoir.
A Scourge Remembered
A new film by G. Wayne Miller looks back to a time when tuberculosis gripped America.
A Yodel for Help in the Modern World
Playwright Christopher Durang, a “native American absurdist,” writes black comedies that turn painful events into hilarity.
Advice on Art and Life from Yo-Yo Ma
The cello virtuoso speaks to students interested in arts careers, and President Faust announces progress on arts offerings.
Zellweger Gets Her Pudding Pot
Traffic came to a stop in Harvard Square today for a parade with Renée Zellweger, the Hasty Pudding "woman of the year."
Chiara String Quartet
The Chiara String Quartet are Harvard's current Blodgett Artists-in-Residence.
The Force Was With Them
Kevin Rafferty has made a documentary film, Harvard Beats Yale 29-29, about the 1968 football game.
Alex Ross Wins MacArthur
Music critic Alex Ross ’90 has just been named a MacArthur Fellow for his encyclopedic first book...
An Argument for Music
Critic Alex Ross keeps "classical" music current...
by Paul Gleason