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
Storytelling with Sondheim
Librettist John Weidman writes books for the best.
by Jesse Kornbluth
Dark Beauty
A tense thriller, with ballerinas
by Craig Lambert
“Surprise Yourself”
View a clip from Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman ’03 and directed by Darren Aronofsky ’91.
Onstage, for Once—Set Designer Derek McLane
Award-winning theatrical set designer Derek McLane ’80 will speak about his work at Harvard on October 14.
Soulfège Video: Sweet Mother
Shot in Ghana, a reinterpretation of the West African classic by a band including Derrick Ashong ’97 and Jonathan Gramling ’98
Afropolitans
The band Soulfège has international sound and a positive message. With a music video.
by Craig Lambert
This Play’s the Thing
From Orchids to Octopi draws on the work of many Harvardians and puts paleontologist Farish Jenkins on stage.
Visual Conjurer
Carl Sprague ’84 designs sets for local theater companies and Hollywood movies.
by Craig Lambert
Indie Film Blues
Film producer Mynette Louie ’97 on films, audiences, and the quest to connect them.
by Kevin Hartnett
Theatrical Chiaroscuro
Fredric Wilson’s book The Theatrical World of Angus McBean collects British midcentury theater images.
by Craig Lambert