Campus Arts
Artist Spotlight: Alfred Uhry
American playwright and screenwriter Alfred F. Uhry is among a select group of writers to receive an Academy Award, a Pulitzer Prize, and a Tony (of which he has two). His 1987 play “Driving Miss Daisy” received widespread critical acclaim and was adapted into a 1989 film for which he wrote the screenplay.
Lowell Ringers Toll the Bells
For over half a century, the society has worked to expand campus-wide knowledge and appreciation of the 17 bronze bells housed in Lowell’s bell tower.
Painting Self-Portraits With Real-World Results
GSD students and faculty explain that the technique, creativity, and vision that a painting class, like the one Monique Crine visited on Feb. 13, demands apply equally well to architecture as to art.
Boston Ballet brings "Close to Chuck" excerpts to Harvard
Sarah Wroth and Altan Dugaraa, dancers from acclaimed Boston Ballet, perform “Bella Figura” during Dance Talk Harvard.
“The Vagina Monologues” Is More Intimate and Provoking Than Ever
“The Vagina Monologues,” sponsored biennially by Harvard’s Office of Sexual Assault Prevention & Response (OSAPR), sets out to unabashedly discuss the taboo issues facing women in a more connected, communal way than years past.
Memory and Identity are Present in “Absence”
Though many stories of dementia focus primarily on the relationships and emotional struggles of patients’ close friends and family, the script of “Absence” distinguishes itself by choosing to focus primarily on Helen’s interior losses. In doing so, the production forces the audience to contemplate the fine line between memory and identity in a way that lingers in the viewer’s mind afterwards.
"Living As Form" Combines Art and Activism
Pieces in the exhibit range from a series of long basketball nets cut and re-knitted by children to an interactive installation in which attendees are presented with a collection of audio clips reflecting on the “War on the Poor.”
Artist Spotlight: Alain Guiraudie
French director Alain Guiraudie recently won best director in the Un Certain Regard category at the Cannes Film Festival for his work “Stranger By the Lake,” a thriller centered on an affair between two gay men at a clothing-optional beach. Crimson Arts sat down with the auteur to discuss his career and artistic vision.
Boston Ballet an Unconventional Treat
A selection of dancers and choreographers from Boston Ballet brought their skills to a Harvard audience on Feb. 9, performing excerpts of “Close to Chuck,” a program composed of pieces by choreographers Jorma Elo and Jiři Kylián and the world premiere of José Martinez’s new ballet “Resonance.”
VES Class Sizes Spark Controversy
The competitive process of being admitted into VES classes often presents an obstacle for prospective concentrators, who are frequently unable to take classes in the department until their sophomore year.
Is 31 a Crowd?
The Harvard theater community is in a period of tremendous productivity—but with it have come growing pains, with strains on personnel and space.
"Così fan tutte" Hits a High Note
Though the Dunster House Opera production is not without its pacing problems, director Madeleine F. Bersin ’14 injects a sense of humor into an unpalatable plotline, fraught with sexist and misogynistic themes, to create an amusing adaptation with ironically humorous directorial choices and great caricatural performances from the actors.
Jazz and Its Discontents
These lectures were meticulously designed to be a hit at Harvard: jam-packed with facts and anecdotes; sprinkled with jokes and clever turns of phrase; and interdisciplinary, using musical performance and analysis to teach American cultural history. But staff writer Kevin Sun has his doubts.
“Così fan tutte” Updated and Repackaged at Agassiz
What happens when two men try to seduce the other's fiancée? The outcome can be seen in the Dunster House Opera's "Così fan tutte," premiering Wednesday, February 5. Infused with a modern edge, DHO's rendition of Mozart's classic opera takes on a new perspective.
