Campus Arts
Incredible Dancing Elevates 'Cabaret'
"Cabaret" succeeds largely due to its incredible dancing and live band. However, the actual narrative sections are often found lacking in comparison to the choreography.
Alum Talks ‘Bloody’ Songwriting
J. Michael Friedman ’97, the composer and lyricist for the Broadway musical “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” visited campus for a performance and discussion.
Roving Reporter: Rock and Roll Petting Zoo
Children interact with instruments at the Rock and Roll Petting Zoo
Irrepressible ‘Irma Vap’ Wows the Adams Pool
“Irma Vap” succeeded in humorously poking fun at Telenovelas and typical Hispanic stock characters through solid acting and well executed, purposefully cheesy sound effects.
‘Sweeney’ Slays at Farkas Hall
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” is a wickedly funny feast for carnivorous theater-goers.
Brattle Street Chamber Players Start Strong
The Brattle Street Chamber Players played their fall concert
Soaring Arias Propel 'The Mikado'
This operetta by the Harvard Gilbert and Sullivan Players is largely successful due not only to its talented singers but also the stunning scenery, which work together to bring out the work’s softly romantic charm.
Vilariño’s Verses Of Silence
Vocalist and performer Sabrina Lastman will deliver her multimedia "Dialogues of Silence," a performance inspired by the works of Uruguayan poet Idea Vilariño, as part of the ARTS@DRCLAS initiative.
Finding And Freeing Harvard’s Creative Minds
Would Ralph Waldo Emerson have been admitted to the Harvard class of 2016? In a response to an essay by English Professor Helen Vendler, Crimson Arts editor Adam T. Horn reflects on personal freedom and conventional paths to success.
Portrait Of An Artist: Tariq Teguia
Filmmaker Tariq Teguia's two features concern contemporary issues in his native Algeria. Teguia received a fellowship from Harvard's Film Study Center, and his films were screened at the Harvard Film Archive October 26 and 27.
'Medea' Falters Due to Inconsistent Acting
The play’s grand speeches and demand for intense performances proved too much of a burden for the largely weak cast, resulting in a play that drowned in its historicism, unable to gain much emotional purchase in the present day.
Avishai Cohen Fuses Jazz With Israeli Roots
Cohen has spoken the language of music since early childhood.
