Performing & Recorded Arts

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

Pony Plunges

Scrapbooking a woman who rode horses into the sea

by Max J. Krupnick

Yo-Yo Ma Is Kennedy Center Honorand

The acclaimed cellist, the featured artist at Harvard’s 375th anniversary, is recognized in Washington.

“The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess” at the ART Garners Mixed Reviews

Audra McDonald shines in the ART’s controversial production.

25 Years in Harvard Square

An iconic space reflects history’s recent trends.

by Nell Porter-Brown

ART Reimagines Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess”

Artistic director Diane Paulus’s production drops stereotypes and adds a new ending.

Vocals, Guitar, and Stethoscope

Singer-songwriter Suzie Brown, a cardiologist by training, has just released her first CD.

by Kevin Hartnett

In Cuba with the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra

An undergraduate writes about time travel, the "Communist clap," and odes to joy.

by Elizabeth C. Bloom

Sting and Sarah Hicks in Switzerland

The recording artist and the Harvard-educated conductor perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival.

Tweeting Her Way to Comic Heights

Writer Megan Amram '10 builds her fan base on Twitter.

A Baton with Sting

Conductor Sarah Hicks spans Prokofiev and the Police.

by David Menconi

Christopher Cerf: Sound and Image

Excerpts from the educational television programs Between the Lions and Lomax, the Hound of Music