Campus Arts
Artist Profile: Pontus Lidberg on Dance, Medicine, and ‘Embodied Storytelling’
Pontus Lidberg, an artist-in-residence at Harvard Medical School, is a dancer and filmmaker studying how individuals communicate about medicine.
‘Sketch, Shade, and Smudge’ Review: Harvard Art Museums Tells Stories Without Color
On Sept. 12, the Harvard Art Museums opened “Sketch, Shade, and Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black.”
Harvard Ballroom Dance Team’s Professional Showcase: A Step Towards Making Dancing More Accessible
On Oct. 19, the Harvard Ballroom Dance Team (HBDT) organized a professional showcase as part of their Harvard Beginners 2025 Competition.
Augustin Hadelich with the BSO: A Performance Worthy of a Modern Violin Great
This performance was a worthy tribute to the contrasting, yet equally expressive qualities of Romantic and contemporary classical music.
Fall On Campus: Autumnal Vignettes from Crimson Arts
I’ll notice the red leaves gathering on the edges of the wood, the lily pads fading beneath the autumn rainfall; the light wood growing darker from the water.
Artist Profile: Sneha Shrestha on Nepali Letters and Fostering a South Asian Arts Culture
Sneha Shrestha, the Arts Program Manager at Harvard’s Lakshmi Mittal and Family Institute of South Asian Studies, is a Nepali visual artist known for her work with graffiti, Nepali scripture, and larger canvas work.
Celestial Duality: Debussy and Mahler at the BSO
The pairing of Debussy and Mahler illuminated the BSO’s command of sound and sensitivity under Nelsons’ direction.
‘Edward Gorey: The Gloomy Gallery’ at Houghton Library Review: The Bleak and the Beautiful
The whimsical, slightly sinister, and always bizarre illustrations of Edward S. J. Gorey ’50 take on a new, distinctly Harvard quality.
Music 110 Finds Strength in Softness for Opening Concert
“A Night of Mahler” may have been a softer concert in design, but it revealed the orchestra’s depth, balance, and control.
Harvard’s Mittal Institute and MITHAS Host ‘Intersections’ Conference: The Art and Academia of Indian Classical Dance
Intersections was a two-day conference centered on traditional Indian dance.
BSO Presents Mozart and Strauss: A Heroic Evening of Musical Conviction
From Sept. 25 to 27, the Boston Symphony Orchestra presented a concert featuring Mozart’s “Jupiter Symphony” and Richard Strauss’ tone poem “Ein Heldenleben.”
The Great Northeast Jug Band Festival: When the Audience Becomes the Band
Free, friendly, and proudly odd, the Arlington Center for the Arts’ Great Northeast Jug Band Festival filled the grass with blankets, picnic baskets, and a steady drift of listeners.
Matisse Is In My Room: A Look at the Student Print Rental Program at the Harvard Art Museums
At the beginning of each fall semester, Harvard students are given the opportunity to bring a part of a museum into their dorms.
‘From Broadway to Hollywood’ Review: A Night of Generational Nostalgia with the Boston Pops
Led by conductor Keith Lockhart, the Pops presented the audience with a vibrant yet nostalgic show.
Artist Profile: Anika Liv Christensen ’26 on Changing the World One Piece at a Time
“No matter what I do, I’m not going to be able to stop being an artist,” Anika Liv Christensen ’26 said in an interview with The Crimson.
AADT’s ‘Eastbound’ 2025 Celebrates Inclusivity and Bonding Through Asian American Dance
The troupe’s spring showcase “Eastbound” took place on April 25 and 26 at the Loeb Drama Center.
Courtly Love and Medieval Romances: Boston Baroque Presents Handel’s ‘Ariodante’
Boston Baroque’s well-casted and boldly presented “Ariodante” was a musically memorable performance of Handel’s underrated masterpiece.
‘Legacy’: The 31st Eleganza Show Lights Up Bright-Landry
This year’s outfits were sourced locally, from the Harvard Recycling Center to local thrift spots such as The Attic, Diversity Consignment, and Groovy Thrifty.
The BSO Delivers a Good Concert with a Flawed but Exciting New Piece
The performance of Shostakovich’s “Symphony No. 6” was the most consistent; it was deep and exciting.
From Beethoven’s Lyrical Depth to Shostakovich’s Dark Irony: The Illuminating Music of Mitsuko Uchida and BSO
Together, they created a concert that was diverse in mood and form.
Artist Profile: Shana M. griffin on the Harvard ArtLab, Black Feminism, and Social Change Through Art
For others who are trying to make social and political change through artistic devices, griffin recommends a bold approach.
Photographing the Moon: One Man’s Quest to Capture the Lunar Surface
Rutherfurd’s Moon images are beautiful, but they also marked an important leap forward for scientific imaging through their detail and clarity.
BPO Presents Mahler’s Symphony No. 2: A Journey of Hope and Resurrection
To preface this magnificent closeout to their season, Zander brought on Marina Mahler, one of the grandchildren of Gustav and Alma Mahler.
An Artistic Dedication to Loss: Yo-Yo Ma and the BSO Shake Symphony Hall
Andris Nelsons shaped the symphony with cinematic precision and depth.
‘Global Encounters’: The 39th Cultural Rhythms Showcase Honors Becky G
On April 5, hundreds of Harvard students, faculty, staff, and alumni headed to Sanders Theatre to celebrate cultural diversity on campus.