Campus Arts
A Powerful Play in "Henry V"
“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.” So goes the famous St. Crispin’s Day speech, delivered by King Henry V at the climax of the eponymous Shakespeare play. In a departure from more popular Shakespeare comedies or dramas, director Matthew G. Warner ’13 says, the decision to perform “Henry V,” an English historyplay, illuminates a different, lesser-known aspect of Shakespeare’s work. Presented by the Hyperion Shakespeare Company, “Henry V” will open at the Agassiz Theatre on May 3.
It's Love and Dance "At Last"
Dance is at the forefront in “At Last,” but the production is lent an additional layer of complexity by its plot. The dances in the production chronicle the evolving relationships of four different couples. In between dances, vocalist Page Axelson, a junior at Reading Memorial High School, sings differing versions of “At Last” that speak to the particular nature of the couples’ stories.
With Public Art, Students Think Outside the Gallery
For some of these artists, the task of creating an art piece that engages with its surroundings is an emotional journey.
Interactive Map: Arts First
Check out the array of Arts First activities with Crimson Arts's interactive map.
Interactive Map: Arts First
An interactive listing of events for this weekend's Arts First festival.
DanceFest on the Plaza
A diverse array of Harvard dance groups will perform in this free, four-hour Arts First showcase.
Mankiw, Lithgow with River Charles Ensemble
Economics professor N. Gregory Mankiw will conduct the usually conductorless River Charles Ensemble's performance of Beethoven's 5th, with assistance from actor John Lithgow '67.
Harvard Playwrights’ Festival
The annual festival will this year feature readings of eight student plays written in Liz Duffy Adams's advanced playwriting workshop.
Freshman Arts Collaborative Experience Showcase
Freshmen in this arts program will present a project inspired by the year's natural disasters, from Hurricane Sandy to February's snowstorm.
Jomion and the Uklos of Benin
The West African jazz group will give its first performance in the United States, accompanied by the Dudley House Jazz Orchestra, during the Arts First festival.
The Ethereals
The Ethereals, who comprise acrobatic Nicolas Maffey ’13 and a live band, will perform at Arts First.
The Mic is Yours
Harvard's spoken word group, Speak Out Loud, is teaming with other student organizations in an open-mic performance with live music. All undergraduates and graduate students are welcome to participate.
The Eyes Have It
The Carpenter Center film festival on Saturday will showcase 50 years of Visual and Environmental Studies concentrators' work.
Beethoven (\ b t, -v n\), Electropop
The student electronic music group will give its debut performance at the Arts First festival.
Portrait of an Artist: Zak T. Aossey '14
Student, athlete, and rapper Zak T. Aossey '14 will soon be releasing his first mixtape. He sat down with The Harvard Crimson to talk about his love of music and his busy schedule.
Art Show Crafts Community
From a humble pipe and drape tent to a large professional gallery space, the Harvard Student Art Show has grown quickly since its inception. Now in its fifth year, the show will feature over 40 artists with more than 50 pieces in a new location at 65 Mt. Auburn Street.
Senior Spotlight: Benjamin M. Woo
Woo identifies as a composer—but even to him, that title sounds a bit strange. “Composer evokes classical European guys, and that’s not exactly the sense in which I think of it,” Woo says. For him, the goal is to write music that is accessible.
Senior Spotlight: Kelly K.W. Lam
Her freshman year, Lam started from scratch. “I got interested because my roommate here was a singer. I joined the choir she was in—the Harvard University Choir—and then started taking lessons. Now I sing pretty much every day."
Senior Spotlight: Georgina B. Parfitt
Ever since she was a little girl growing up in Norfolk, England, Georgina B. Parfitt ’13 knew she wanted to be a writer. But her talents extend beyond ink and paper: this year, she will be the puppeteer for the play “Sea Change,” which will be put on at the Loeb Drama Center during Arts First.
Burning with "Desire"
From the moment Blanche (Ema H. Horvath ’16) stepped onstage and looked around with incredulity at an apartment ironically situated on Elysian Fields Avenue, the production, directed by Sayantan Deb ’14, crackled with energy, anger, and suppressed hysteria, transfixing by the sheer force of the actors’ charisma.
Freshmen Go to Hell and Back
For a musical about Hell, "What the Hell?!" is strikingly uplifting. It's a world where Satan (Brad A. Latilla-Campbell '16) is a socially isolated failure, and where the most gruesome scene is an attack with hockey sticks. Despite using political messages as a source of humor—much was made of Hell's ill-advised decision to "go corporate," and the Greedy Pig demon lord kept workers at Walmart non-unionized—the show did not moralize to the audience.