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.
The Hajj, Screened Large
"Journey to Mecca," co-produced by Taran Davies ’93, is a new IMAX film about the Hajj.
Diaghilev and His Geniuses
The Harvard Theatre Collection opens an exhibition and hosts a symposium on Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes.
Pardis Sabeti
For this systems biologist, the interaction of science and music is multiplicative.
Song for Hard Times
The classic folksong “One Meat Ball” got its start at Harvard.
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."