Arts & Culture

The American Repertory Theater’s “1776” gives actors in this cross-gendered, racially diverse revival a way to mine complexities of race, slavery, and humanity.

The Harvard Undergraduate Salon for the Sciences and Humanities aims to revive the “age of conversation,” particularly about bridges between the two topics.

Annie Julia Wyman, Ph.D. ’17 says her suggestibility led to “The Chair.”

Natalie Hodges ’19 talks about her senior thesis-turned-book, “Uncommon Measure: A Journey Through Music, Performance, and the Science of Time.”

Sicangu Lakota rapper Frank Waln wove storytelling, rapping, and instrumentals into an emotional performance at Harvard’s ArtLab on March 30, just his third live show since the pandemic began.

Black Community and Student Theater group, TEATRO! collaborate on Sondheim show.

This class closely examines who is cast for what role in film and theater, as well as how cultural identity is portrayed.

Pioneering prints from the Brandywine Workshop and Archives now hang on the walls of the Harvard Art Museums.

A culinary expert at Schlesinger Library, which holds the celebrity chef’s archival collection, examines her enduring legacy.

Radcliffe event focusing on gender looks at changes taking place as once-marginalized performers shake things up.

Four artists who happen to work at Harvard during their other hours say why the creative arts are important to theme.

Don’t discount influence of serendipity in success of Beatles and other artists, Cass Sunstein says

Theater, Dance & Media course — part theory and part hands-on — looks at medium, message of musical theater.

The 36th Annual Cultural Rhythms, which celebrates Harvard’s diversity, returned to Sanders Theatre Saturday with stunning student performances and a virtual appearance by Lady Gaga.

Julia Riew was on pre-med track before figuring out she was headed in wrong direction.

Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut connects narrative choices to “very uncomfortable power dynamic” in a conversation with Harvard’s James Wood.

Latinx studies scholar says colonial legacies left them devalued, at risk of being forever lost.

Director of the Harvard Film Archive Haden Guest talks about the lasting hold of “The Godfather” and its status as a milestone film.

Composer and librettist Benjamin Perry Wenzelberg ’22 brings “Nighttown” to the stage.

The acquisition represents a key step in Schlesinger Library’s efforts to capture a broad range of women’s voices and perspectives.

Innovative A.R.T show aims to make clear that land, sea, air, and people form kind of community.

Harvard Library preservation staff races against time to save historical media artifacts.

Harvard students, scholars find everyday rewards on the other side of Joyce’s century-old epic.

Divinity School Professor Davíd Carrasco shared stories from his 32-year friendship with late writer Toni Morrison.

‘Seeping, Rotting, Resting, Weeping’ ruminates on anxieties over intimacy, climate change, and colonialism.

Harvard grad, comedy writer Michael Schur discusses his new book, “How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question.”

Author’s acclaimed works include “Fun Home,” “Are You My Mother?,” “The Secret to Superhuman Strength.”

After pandemic pause in 2021, Harvard troupe celebrates Man of the Year Jason Bateman and Woman of the Year Jennifer Garner.

David Damrosch, chair of the Comparative Literature Department, revised pandemic-era essays into “Around the World in 80 Books.”

Weike Wang tails Harvard-educated ICU doc through surprise visit after her dad’s death in witty look at family, culture, and COVID