Performing Arts

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

Reese Witherspoon Visits Harvard—and Talks Women, Media, and AI

Reese Witherspoon discusses female-driven content at Harvard Business School. 

by Olivia Farrar

"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

A clip from the documentary "Foreign Parts"

Go behind the scenes at a junkyard with this exclusive video clip.

“Harvard at Chanzeaux": a documentary film tribute to Laurence Wylie

Alumni join in to help British filmmaker Elizabeth McKay with her forthcoming documentary, ”Harvard at Chanzeaux: A Tribute to Laurence Wylie.”

by Madeleine Schwartz

Dance as personal expression: New England area opportunities

New England offers numerous forms of dance for body, mind, and soul.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Meredith James '04 creates videos and sculptures that challenge perceptions

Meredith James '04 creates surrealist videos and sculptures that challenge perceptions.

by Jesse Kornbluth