Fogg Museum Renewal Continues

The Harvard arts community anticipates the culmination of the extensive renovation of the Fogg Museum—currently slated for late 2013—will physically unite the Busch, Sackler, and Fogg Museums and will realign the way that students interact with art.

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Bhangra, one of the most engergetic dances in the lineup, kept the audience on its toes. Dancers stormed the stage with lively movements and contagious enthusiasm.

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Omer Aftab ‘11 and Palak Patel ‘11 share the vocals in the South Asian Rock piece. The rock band combines contemporary South Asian rock with popular American beats like “Sweet Child of Mine” by Guns N’ Roses.

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Dancers from the Hinidi Film piece dazzle the audience with their sequined dresses and embossed sashes. The piece is most recognizable for its modern music pulled from popular Bollywood movies.

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Throughout the performance, singers, dancers, and announcers alike refrained from wearing shoes to give the show the most authentic feel possible. During fast-paced acts, the sound of the bare feet on the stage added to the overall rhythm of the piece.

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Sumit Malik ‘13 and Daniel Haldar ‘12 pair up to perform a Hindustani Classical medley, exploring the emotions of sorrow and tranquility through the tabla, a type of drum, and a piano. The piece starts off with a slow, improvised introduction then speeds up, culminating in a fast tempo.

Portrait of an Artist: Julia A. Rooney '11

Julia A. Rooney ’11 is a senior Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) concentrator in Mather House. She is currently working on her thesis project, a series of mixed-media paintings inspired by her time in Italy.

Ghungroo Photoessay

Photography Beyond Portraiture

Photographer Berenice Abbott engages in a broader form of portraiture, capturing the various idiosyncrasies of her subjects while preserving her own distinctive artistic style.

Week in Photos: Arts (03/08/2011)

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All five actors, Phil Gillen '13, Valèriya Tsitron '14, Jamie Danner '12, David Orama '12, and Brianne Holland-Stergar '13, take a bow after the premier of "Inside Out" at the Loeb theater.

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The female actresses in the play "For Colored Girls" huddle together to share a moment of love and understanding. They commiserate over the pain of relationships and loss.

Sasamoto is More than Her Media

Performance artist Aki Sasamoto converses and dances in her fascinating installation work

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Theater of War presents excerpts from the plays of Ajax and Philoctetes as well as a panel composed of war veterans and others affected by war.

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As student artists seek to transcend the topical, student activists use art as merely a means to an end. Is vital and intelligent political art possible at Harvard?