Performing & Recorded Arts
Harvard’s stages and studios come alive in this collection of music, theater, and performance coverage.
‘Passengers’ at a.R.T. Blends Acrobatics With Einstein’S Relativity
Review: Quantum mechanics meets circus arts at the American Repertory Theater’s performance
Night Song at First Church in Cambridge
Night Song soothes the soul at First Church in Cambridge.
Harvard Film Archive
Hidden gem: the Harvard Film Archive
Art, History, and Food in Providence, R.I.
Car-free fun in downtown Providence
The Presidency Will Be Televised: "Jackie" and the Paradox of American Royalty
The screenplay, by Today Show producer Noah Oppenheim ’00, traces how the Camelot myth was made.
“Presenting Jane," and a Youthful Summer for the New York School
A rediscovered short film, with new commentary by Jane Freilicher and John Ashbery ’49, Litt.D. ’01, gives a glimpse of the New York School's early days.
Anna Deavere Smith Welcomes Harvard to a "Lecture-Performance" on Hospitality
In her “lecture-performance,” playwright and actress Anna Deavere Smith practiced and preached “Radical Hospitality.”
Animator Tim Reckart and the Art of Stop-Motion Acting
The director of Head Over Heels and The Star, on animation's different dimensions
D.J. and Experimental Composer Jace Clayton Discusses His New Book, Uproot.
In Uproot, Jace Clayton ’97 explores technological trends in music around the globe.
Harvardians Awarded National Humanities Medals and National Book Nominations
Last week, three Harvard affiliates were awarded the National Humanities Medal and eight were long-listed for the National Book Awards.
"The Biggest Mystery": Nicholas Britell, on Scoring "Big Short," "Seventh Fire"
A film composer's career, from annotating Sneakers to doing “archaeology” for 12 Years a Slave