Performing Arts

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

Cambridge Once Fought Harvard’s DNA Research. Now There’s a Play About It.

A theatrical reenactment explores a 1976 clash between science and democracy.

by Laurel M. Shugart

Grammy-winning bluegrass musicians to perform at Harvard

The Barker Center hosts a February 6 symposium on bluegrass music, with an evening performance by Grammy-winning artists.

David Wax’s band plays Mexican folk music.

David Wax’s trio La Tuza performs Mexican son music.

1968 Harvard-Yale game documentary on DVD

A new DVD and book capture the legendary 1968 Harvard-Yale game.

Diane Paulus directs American Repertory Theater

Diane Paulus, the new artistic director of the American Repertory Theater, has an ambitious populist vision.

by Craig Lambert

Fred Ho Harvard Arts Medal

Recognizing a saxophonist and self-described "revolutionary artist"

Harvard alumnus R.J. Cutler's new movie explores Anna Wintour's Vogue

A new documentary by R. J. Cutler '83 takes viewers behind the glamour of a fashion powerhouse.

New York Film Festival program director Richard Peña

Richard Peña ’75 is program director of the New York Film Festival.

by Craig Lambert

Federico Cortese is the new conductor of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra

Meet the new conductor of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra.

A history of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra

A new book relates the history of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra.

Helping young musicians succeed

Amy Nathan ’67 aims to help kids over musical rough patches with The Young Musician’s Survival Guide.

by Krysten A. Keches