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

Rabbi, Drag Queen, Film Star

Sabbath Queen, a new documentary, follows one man’s quest to make Judaism more expansive.

by Tim Murphy

How a Harvard and Lesley Group Broke Choir Singing Wide Open

Cambridge Common Voices draws on principles of universal design. 

by Schuyler Velasco

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

A (Truly) Naked Take on Second-Wave Feminism

Playwright Bess Wohl’s Liberation opens on Broadway.

by Stuart Miller

‘Passengers’ at A.R.T. Blends Acrobatics with Einstein’s Relativity

Review: Quantum mechanics meets circus arts at the American Repertory Theater’s performance

by Olivia Farrar

The Woman Who Rode Horses Into the Water

Scrapbooking a woman who rode horses into the sea

by Max J. Krupnick

A Filmmaker Finds Stories on the Margins

How John Armstrong’s outdoor documentaries capture the human spirit 

by Lydialyle Gibson

Filmmaker Salvador Litvaks Jewish Movies

The “Accidental Talmudist” on making Jewish movies

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard Percussionist and Composer Jessie Cox

An experimental percussionist-composer pushing the limits of music

by Lydialyle Gibson

Remembering Harvard Professor and Composer Earl Kim

A documentary revisits the composer and Harvard professor’s music.

by Nina Pasquini