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
Harvard's Collegium Musicum and Joyful Noise celebrate music as therapy
Harvard’s Collegium Musicum celebrates the power of music as therapy.
At Harvard, economist Jacques Attali discusses music and political economy
French economist Jacques Attali discusses music as a metaphor for civil society.
Steven Spielberg speaks at Harvard’s Hauser Forum for the Arts
The filmmaker discusses his influences and inspirations.
Bob Childs makes world-class violins
Bob Childs makes world-class violins.
by Laura Levis
The letters of Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein’s life, in his letters
by Carol Oja
Innovation in humanities courses aims to reach larger numbers of students
New gateways into the humanities for students “still fully molten as human beings”
Vince Gilligan of "Breaking Bad" converses with Harvard president Drew Faust
The hit show's creator, Vince Gilligan, converses with President Faust.
Harvard-based Sawyer seminar discusses hearing through the body
Through cat telephones and electronic dance music, scholars discuss the physical basis of sound.
Wynton Marsalis speaks at Harvard on the soul of jazz
The bandleader weaves performance and storytelling to paint a picture of jazz in nineteenth-century New Orleans.
Helen Mirren Honored as Woman of the Year
The Academy Award-winning actress was at the center of the annual Hasty Pudding parade.