Performing Arts

Harvard’s stages and studios come alive in this collection of music, theater, and performance coverage.

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

Actor Jonathan Epstein performs a Shakespearean sonnet: video

Watch the Shakespearean actor take the stage during one of his sonnet workshops.

Actor Jonathan Epstein explores Shakespeare's sonnets and plays

Actor Jonathan Epstein teaches “five-finger exercises for the soul.”

by Craig Lambert

David Kwong does magic and builds crossword puzzles

David Kwong has a trick that’s all his own.

by Qichen Zhang

Memorial celebration for James Yannatos of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra

The longtime Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra conductor's life was celebrated by his former students, his colleagues, and his family.

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

"Nixon in China" creators discuss their opera at Harvard

Composer John Adams John Adams ’69, A.M. ’72, librettist Alice Goodman ’80, and director Peter Sellars ’80 talked on a panel about their 1987 opera Nixon in China.

Harvard Radcliffe Modern Dance Company Celebrates 35 Years

The oldest Harvard-Radcliffe student dance group celebrates 35 years.

James Yannatos, former conductor of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, dies

The beloved former director of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra served for almost half a century.

Q&A with Jill Johnson, dance director at Harvard Office for the Arts

A Q&A with the new OFA dance director

Andrew Farkas endows Harvard's New College Theatre

Andrew Farkas ’82 endows the reconstructed Hasty Pudding venue.

"No Look Pass", film by Melissa Johnson ’00, about basketball star Emily Tay ’08

"No Look Pass," a documentary film about Harvard basketball player Emily Tay ’08, was written, produced, and directed by Melissa Johnson ’00.

by Sarah Zhang