Campus Arts
Artist Spotlight: Jonathan Biss
World-renowned pianist Jonathan Biss, a teacher at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music, will deliver a master class at Harvard on Oct. 30.
Outside the 'Box' With Chesney Snow
Snow speaks like a guru. He has a gentle, slightly lisping voice, so it’s surprising when he puts mic to mouth and emits powerful, pounding drumbeats: loud, commanding kicks; high, bracing snares; delicate cymbals.
Panel Before Gallery Opening
The Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art opened Tuesday night at the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research after a discussion with curators David Adjaya and Mariane Ibrahim-Lenhart, moderated by Henry Louis Gates.
Cooper Gallery
The Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art opened Tuesday night at the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research after a discussion with curators David Adjaya and Mariane Ibrahim-Lenhart. The Pigozzi Contemporary Art Collection will be on view October 21, 2014 through January 8, 2014.
Proposed Concentration Sparks Anticipation, Questions for Art Lovers
Students involved in the arts on campus expressed excitement at the newly proposed ‘Theater, Dance, and Media’ concentration.
Artist Spotlight: Athina Tsangari
A world-renowned producer and director from Greece, Tsangari is known for short films such as “Fit” (1994), “The Capsule” (2012), and “Twenty Frames Per Century” (2013), as well as the feature films “The Slow Business of Going” (2001) and “Attenberg” (2010).
Vizenor Combines Dream Songs and Haikus
The role and power of the haiku as a form of poetry has been the subject of significant debate since its introduction to the West. On Oct. 16, Native American poet and academic Gerald Vizenor added another voice to the discussion.
A Gala For Goya
Employed as a court painter by four successive Spanish monarchs and beloved for his flattering paintings of aristocrats and intellectuals, Goya was also gifted with a perceptive eye for human nature and the sociopolitical changes of his country, as suggested by his sometimes mordant lithographs, prints, and etchings.
Faust Panel Argues for Art Museums' Importance on Campuses
University President Drew G. Faust and several art specialists agreed on the importance of art museums on university campuses at a panel discussion Thursday afternoon.
Sluggish Sections, Solo Standouts at BachSoc Concert
BachSoc’s Oct. 10 concert, while containing some shining moments of musicianship, was a somewhat ragged affair and fell somewhat short of the ensemble’s usual brilliance.
“Tempo” To Resound with Live Music, Reflective Movement
“Tempo,” which will run from Oct. 16 to 17 at the Harvard Dance Center, showcases a variety of musical genres and modern dance styles, including classical, jazz, and contemporary.
Artist Spotlight: Chris Thile
Chris Thile is a 2012 MacArthur Fellow and mandolin player for the bluegrass quintet Punch Brothers, as well as the acoustic trio Nickel Creek.
Artist Spotlight: Regina Carter
In her last three studio albums, Carter has displayed unique vision and curiosity by exploring the stories of her ancestors and reinterpreting them through her own musical lens.
Talking Shock
What is the role of violence and shock in poetry today? Or, as English professor and critic Stephen Burt asked at the “In Extremis” poetry panel Oct. 1, “What does a poet gain or lose by having blood all over the page?”
On Her Toes
As a dancer in Boston Ballet II, Kiernan-Linn is in the studio weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.—a schedule that will only become more hectic as Boston Ballet begins its performances at the end of October.
