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.
Thomas Andrew “Tom” Lehrer
The mathematician and satirist kept Harvard in his thoughts—and lyrics.
World Premiere of esperanza spalding and Wayne Shorter’s Opera, (Iphigenia)
Two jazz legends collaborate on an operatic reimagination of a Greek tragedy.
"“I Am Talking to the Part of You that Does Not Speak”
Artist Laurie Anderson delivers her fifth virtual Norton Lecture on Wednesday.
Visual Music
The "blurred boundaries" of Sam Wu's compositions
Staff Pick: A.R.T.’s Wild: A Musical Becoming
Harvard’s Diane Paulus brings climate change to center stage
Documenting New England’s Unseen
Seeking mentorship as a student of color, and finding a calling in the arts
Katori Hall Wins 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
The Hot Wing King wins the 2021 prize for drama.
Putting the Music in Musical Theater
Composer Zoe Sarnak’s warm-hearted songs
Musician and professor Braxton Shelley
A gospel scholar shapes music theory.
by Jacob Sweet
Singer, songwriter, harmonica player Scott Albert Johnson
Scott Albert Johnson finds his path.
by Jacob Sweet
Bringing the Stars to Light
Alumni scientist-filmmakers bring the Harvard Computers’ story to the screen.