Arts on Campus

Gargoyles

By Bert Snow

At the Radcliffe Quadrangle

On permanent display

The Office for the Arts at Harvard and Radcliffe presents the newest Quad outdoor sculptural installation, Gargoyles, by Bert Snow, a Somerville sculptor. The visiting artist at Cabot House, Snow has created Gargoyles to perch on top of the Georgian style dormitories. A dormer-window inspired sculpture, Gargoyles will sit more than 40 feet above the Quad and will respond to variances in the wind. A troika of forms made of steel, wood and nylon, the project will be illuminated at night and filled with natural light by day. Gargoyles addresses more vantage points than last year's picnic tables/artwork in that it can be seen from the Quad itself and also from inside college common rooms, student residences and Hilles Library.

Hurlyburly

By David Rabe

Directed by David Silver

At the Loeb Ex

Tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30

Hurlyburly is David Rabe's wild, twisted and sometimes horrifying look at life in Hollywood. The play centers around tow fast-talking casting director roommates and their two best friends as they try to come to terms with their own male-bonding relationships and their interactions with the various women in their lives. Involving three women and four men, Hurlyburly promises to be an interesting look at social roles, humor and human interactions.

Antigone

By Jean Anouilh

Directed by Julia Kamin

At the Adams House Kronauer Space

Tonight and tomorrow night at 8

Jean Anouilh's World War II version of Sophocles' Greek tragedy, Antigone, takes the stage this weekend at the Adams House Kronauer Space this weekend and next. While the plot is the same as Sophocles' ancient play, Anouillh's version involves everything from Nazis to occupied France in a play involving a cast of seven.

Inherit the Wind

By Jerome Lawrence

Directed by Laurie Gardner

At the Lowell House JCR

Tonight and tomorrow night at 8

This play, based on the story of the famous Scopes Monkey Trial, treats the subject of teaching evolution and creationism in schools. If you took Justice last semester, you saw a portion of the Scopes trial in class--if you were there. If not, you can see the whole thing this weekend at Lowell House in a modern rendition of a philosophical dispute that continues to this day.

Now, Later, Soon: Sondheim

By Stephen Sondheim

Directed by Pier Carlo Talenti

At the Dunster Dining Hall

Tonight and tomorrow night at 9 and 11:30

Following the success of last year's It's Sondheim Tonight, the the Performing Artists' AIDS Coalition (PAAC) presents Now, Later, Soon: Sondheim this weekend in the Dunster House Dining Hall. This year the profits from the show will benefit the Deaconess Hospital AIDS patient care. The performances in this weekend's show should be fantastic, so don't miss this great chance to hear good music and to provide necessary care for AIDS victims.

Threepenny Opera

By Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill

Directed by Joseph Giani

At the Loeb Mainstage

Tonight and tomorrow night at 8

Brecht's intriguing look at the lives of beggars, prostitutes and thieves takes over the Loeb Mainstage this weekend for a two-week performance run. Involving a large cast of 12 men and 12 women, Threepenny Opera should provide a welcome study break from those weary Reading Period evenings.

Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra

At Sanders Theater

Tonight at 8

Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra presents its final concert of the term tonight with the world premeire of the Petrov violin concerto and Mahler's 5th Symphony. Tickets are available at Holyoke Center for $3, $5 and $7 or for $4, $6 and $8 at the door.

Harvard Din and Tonics: 10th Anniversary Concert

At Sanders Theater

Tomorrow night at 8

This weekend the Din and Tonics celebrate their tenth year with a concert including the Yale Red, Hot and Blue. Tickets to this event are $6 and $7 for students and are $7 and $8 for general admission.

Quad Dance Festival

At the Radcliffe Quad

Saturday at 5

This weekend the Quad Dance Festival will feature innovative combinations of dance, theater and music in a two-hour event involving several campus organizations. As its organizers hope to expose more of the University population to dance at Harvard, the Quad Dance Festival will host performances by Citystep, Mainly Jazz, the Harvard-Radcliffe Dance Company and other groups on the Quad lawn from 5 until 7 in the evening.

Hair

By Gerome Ragni and James Rado

Music by Galt MacDermot

Directed by Oded Salomy

Music Directed by Keith Kessler

At the Agassiz Theater

Tonight and tomorrow night at 8

Hair, the 60s rock musical about a group of hippies who drop everything from acid to their clothing takes the stage at the Agassiz theater for a two week run. With upbeat music and dancing, the performance should be an energetic look at the era in which so many of us were born but have not experienced.