Performing & Recorded Arts

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

A dynamic dance performance featuring multiple performers engaging with props on stage.

‘Passengers’ at A.R.T. Blends Acrobatics with Einstein’s Relativity

Review: Quantum mechanics meets circus arts at the American Repertory Theater’s performance

by Olivia Farrar

Film director Mustapha Khan near his home and studio, in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge

Rocksteady film by director Mustapha Khan

Rocksteady, a film directed by Mustapha Khan '84, explores the culture of stock car races.

by Steve Potter

<i>Porgy and Bess</i> ensemble members Nathaniel Stampley (on left) and Alicia Hall Moran sang "Bess You Is My Woman Now," outside the Science Center during the production’s run at the ART.

The 2012 Tony Awards honor Harvard-connected shows, performers, and actor

Two shows developed at the American Repertory Theater win awards.

The poster from the 2012 Record Hospital Fest

History and future of WHRB's "Record Hospital" rock show

The "Record Hospital" student-run radio show educates students in rock music, past and present.

by Madeleine Schwartz

Seamus Heaney

The choral version of Seamus Heaney's anniversary poem debuts at Commencement

Seamus Heaney's 1986 Harvard poem, set to music

Richard Beaudoin

Richard Beaudoin's choral arrangement of Seamus Heaney's poem for Harvard 350th

Seamus Heaney's 1986 Harvard poem, set to music

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

American Academy of Arts and Letters awards to Harvard alumni

Alumni recognized by American Academy of Arts and Letters

Andy Samberg and Barney Frank

Andy Samberg and Barney Frank to speak at Harvard College Class Day 2012

Seniors will hear the congressman and the comedic actor on May 23.

William Kentridge gives this year's first Norton Lecture in Sanders Theatre on March 20.

Filmmaker William Kentridge's vision for art that resists rationality and limits

William Kentridge’s vision for art that resists rationality and limits

THUD members perform “Conchairto for Stools” at the fall 2011 concert.

Meet the Harvard Undergraduate Drummers (THUD) percussion ensemble

Inside the world of The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers (THUD)

by Katherine Xue

Harvard students perform <i>The Sum of Missing Parts</i> by Dance Program artist-in-residence Christopher Roman.

Jill Johnson brings transdisciplinary dance to Harvard with 2012 spring show

Original works highlight new dance director’s focus on innovation