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

Brattle Theatre to Screen “Children of Invention”

Boston-area readers can catch the film in Harvard Square starting this weekend. Producer Mynette Louie ’97 will appear at some screenings.

Video Clips: Children of Invention

Despite winning multiple prizes, the film—produced by Mynette Louie ’97—has struggled to find an audience or turn a profit in an uncertain time for indie film.

Harvard Anthropologist's Book Inspires Oscar-Nominated Film

Kimberly Theidon's book on female victims of Peruvian violence was the basis for The Milk of Sorrow, nominated for best foreign-language film.

Bluegrass for the Yard

The Barker Center hosts a February 6 symposium on bluegrass music, with an evening performance by Grammy-winning artists.

The Son Also Rises

David Wax’s trio La Tuza performs Mexican son music.

29-29, Forever

A new DVD and book capture the legendary 1968 Harvard-Yale game.

Theater As If It Matters

Diane Paulus, the new artistic director of the American Repertory Theater, has an ambitious populist vision.

by Craig Lambert

Fred Ho ’79 to Receive Harvard Arts Medal

Recognizing a saxophonist and self-described "revolutionary artist"

Vogue Revealed: "The September Issue"

A new documentary by R. J. Cutler '83 takes viewers behind the glamour of a fashion powerhouse.

For the Joy of It

A new book relates the history of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra.