Campus Arts
“Dog” Approaches Divinity
"Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead,” which went up this weekend in the Adams Pool Theater from March 27 to 29, was not merely great student theater, nor even great theater; it was great Art.
Shimabukuro Wows at Ukulele Workshop
Shimabukuro is renowned for his work, having been declared a musical “hero” by Rolling Stone and having topped the Billboard World Charts for his 2011 album, “Peace, Love, Ukulele.”
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Dan J. Fitzpatrick ’15 was one of the performers at the recent stand-up event organized by Harvard Speaks.
Minoo Emami: An Iranian Artist on War and Its Victims
Emami’s paintings are arresting, each depicting a prosthetic limb in stark relief against a pitch-black background.
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Manuel I. “Fox” Morone ’14 has performed stand-up for his whole undergraduate career.
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Julia N. Becerra ’16 is a member of the Harvard College Stand-Up Comedy Society.
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Anthony H. Zonfrelli ’14 only started performing stand-up during his senior fall.
Knock 'Em Dead: At Harvard, Crafting Comedy Is No Laughing Matter
Stand-up comics often appear to be completely at ease, dishing out joke after joke in quick succession. While impressive, this seemingly effortless delivery belies the huge amount of work that goes into crafting a stand-up routine. Writing comedy takes not only talent, but also a willingness to devote oneself to the honing of skills that take years of experience to master.
Student Board Will Help Connect Art Museums, Students
In preparation for its reopening this fall, the Harvard Art Museums will create a student advisory board composed of graduate and undergraduate students to serve as its connection to the student body.
Vijay Iyer
Vijay Iyer sat down with Crimson Arts to talk about the intersection between improvisation and classicism.
The Art of Puppeteering
“Puppetry is physically hard work,” the puppeteer Joshua Holden said at the outset of a workshop for Harvard students in the Loeb Drama Center on March 12. “We need to warm up before we start.”
Artist Spotlight: Vijay Iyer
The Crimson caught up with the multitalented improviser before his March 14 concert, which featured former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinksy and the Vijay Iyer Trio in Sanders Theatre.
"Photo Eye" Opens At MFA
The exhibition features photographs associated with major artistic movements in the 20th century, such as Cubism, Constructivism, Dadaism, and Surrealism, and includes works by Constantin Brancusi, Ilse Bing, André Kertész, Man Ray, László Moholy-Nagy, and Josef Sudek.
“IVY” Recap: Tangled and Tumultuous
This week, the student-produced television show “Ivy” released its first episode. A ruminative and extremely hip examination of the tangled and existentially tumultuous lives of five Harvard sophomores, the series is heavy on noteworthy tropes and funny little morsels. We've assigned points to both the revelatory and ridiculous moments in this week’s message from the existentially grappling youths of “Ivy.”
Artist Spotlight: Max Tan
Violinist Max Tan ’15 made his Symphony Hall debut on March 7, playing Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto along with the Benjamin Zander-directed Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. The Crimson caught up with Tan before his performance to chat about music, school, and striking the precarious balance between the two.
After Lengthy Wait, Harvard Art Museums Will Open Renovated Building in November
The reconstructed building, which expands total gallery space to 43,000 square feet, will include six levels of public space, a new glass roof, and new resources and spaces for teaching, exhibition, and research.
"I, Too, Am Harvard" Showcases Blackness at Harvard
"I, Too, Am Harvard," which has largely been kept a secret on campus, looks to bring to the forefront race issues in a provocative, thoughtful way.
Yo-Yo Ma '76 Brings Music to IOP
World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma ’76 filled the Institute of Politics with the sound of music yesterday during a discussion on the arts, which culminated in an interactive cello performance that received a standing ovation from the audience.
Fighting Words
When the confessional, highly personal medium of spoken word poetry meets a slam competition, poets have to reconcile the strategizing required to do well in a tournament with staying true to themselves as artists.
Chaos and Harmony
A film poet and a “warrior of cinema,” Harmony Korine remains true to his independent art film roots despite challenging Hollywood’s genre confines with his latest film, “Spring Breakers.” Korine sat down with The Crimson in between screenings of his films at the Harvard Film Archive.
Undergraduate Composers Share Music, Selves
On Feb. 22 at Paine Hall, the Harvard Composers Association presented “New Works,” a concert in collaboration with the Juventas New Music Ensemble premiering original pieces from undergraduate classical composers.
HRO Delivers on Dynamic Program
While the concert had its lows, the few peccadilloes pointed out here did not truly outweigh the many strengths displayed on stage. The orchestra was technically impeccable throughout the performance (or at least seemed so from a third-row balcony seat), and the music was nothing if not enjoyable.
Photographer Taylor "Works the Line"
Taylor's photos are colorful depictions of powerful, contradictory images: first-generation Mexican Americans working as Border Patrol Officers, gun-toting Mexican soldiers amiably giving Taylor directions; air-conditioned immigration offices alongside empty detention centers; and perhaps most movingly, apprehended drug smugglers who were unknowingly used as decoys by their colleagues.