Arts at Harvard

Presented by ARTS FIRST
Oberon
Runs: 4/25
The A.R.T. hosts local scholars, students, and fans of medieval literature in a live reading of the epic poem Beowulf in the original Old English-over drinks, as it was meant to be heard. Over 1,000 years before the Oberon's current presentation of Beowulf-A Thousand Years of Baggage, Anglo-Saxon poets composed and performed this 4-hour epic poem for their lords and friends in mead halls. Come for as long as you want, or stay for the whole epic, or sign up to read a passage if you know Old English! Guest readers already include an array of accomplished medieval scholars, including Beowulf specialist Dan Donoghue (Harvard). Translations will be made available; and on breaks, our scholars will field questions about the poem and medieval history and culture. Details

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Adolphus Busch Hall
Runs: 4/25
Harvard Organ Society, in collaboration with the Harvard Art Museums and Memorial Church, presents award-winning Canadian concert organist Mélanie Barney. Details

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Sanders Theatre
Runs: 4/25
Matt Damon '92 is the recipient of the 2013 Harvard Arts Medal, which will be awarded by Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust at a ceremony at Sanders Theatre. The event, presented by the Office for the Arts at Harvard's Learning From Performers program and the Board of Overseers of Harvard College, will include a discussion with Damon on his life and career moderated by fellow actor and Harvard alumnus John Lithgow '67. This is the official opening event for ARTS FIRST, Harvard University's annual festival showcasing student creativity in the arts. Details

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Thompson Room, Barker Center
Runs: 4/25
W.E.B. Du Bois Institute presents a lecture by Steven Nelson A.M. '94, Ph.D. '98, Associate Professor of African and African American Art History, UCLA, followed by a Q&A session and reception. Details

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Joseph B. Martin Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall
Runs: 4/25
Performances and reflections by Harvard Medical School students in all genres of the performing arts. Jacqueline Boehme HMS '15; Lydia Flier HMS; Christopher Lim '10, HMS; Lily Liu HSDM; Justin Lo HMS; Emmanuel Mensah HMS; Andrew Noll HMS; Peter Rozman HMS; Julia Rudolf '10, HMS; Anjali Thakkar HMS. Details

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Farkas Hall (formerly New College Theatre) - Studio
Runs: 4/25 - 4/29
This annual festival presents staged readings of the plays developed by undergraduates in visiting lecturer Liz Duffy Adam's advanced playwriting class. Two plays will be presented each evening, with a short break between the plays. Sponsored by the Office for the Arts at Harvard. Joshua McTaggart '13, producer; Madeleine Bersin '14, publicity producer. Details

Presented by Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club
Loeb Experimental Theater
Runs: 4/19 - 4/27
Closer follows four characters-a stripper, a photographer, a dermatologist, and an obituarist-as their lives interweave in modern-day London. Lily Glimcher '14, director; Brianne Holland-Stergar '13, producer; Maggie Zier '16, producer. Email closerintheex@gmail.com for your free ticket. Details

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Farkas Hall (formerly New College Theatre)
Runs: 4/25 - 5/2
Dreamgirls chronicles the tumultuous rise to fame of a talented trio of singers from Detroit. The Dreamettes get their big break, but each girl pays a price and not everyone gets her due. Rachel V. Byrd '13, director; Lanair Lett '14, director; James Ramsey '15, music director; Alexis Smith '15, producer; Angelique Henderson '14, producer. Details

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Oberon
Runs: 4/25 - 4/29
The retelling of this Old English epic poem includes Beowulf singing, strutting, and slashing his way through a thousand years of literary scholarship, revealing the raw and rowdy SongPlay within. Details

Presented by Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club
Adams House Pool Theatre
Runs: 4/25 - 4/28
Fun meets even more fun in Musical: The Musical, an original one-act dramedy, written by Kyla Haggerty (’13) and Lily Karlin (’13), and composed by Ben Moss (’13). Anna and Kay are two real life best friends in quarter-life crises when they are cast as onstage besties in the newest romantic comedy turned Broadway musical sensation. Part upbeat genre parody, part contemporary drama, Musical: The Musical examines the rifts and triumphs of a platonic friendship under pressure. Antics, song, dance, tears, and love ensue. Details

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ARTS FIRST Tent on the Plaza
Runs: 4/25
Celebrate the work of 2013 Harvard Arts Medal recipient Matt Damon '92, who learns some of life's biggest lessons in Good Will Hunting, his 2009 breakthrough film written by Damon and his co-star, Ben Affleck. Details

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Dudley House Dining Hall
Runs: 4/26 - 4/27
Celebrating the musical residency of Jomion and the Uklos, a group of five brothers from Benin, West Africa, specializing in their own style of jazz, which mixes virtuosic trumpet playing and vocals with traditional rhythms from their home country. Details

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Cabot Cafe
Runs: 4/26
Decorate blank coffee mugs and then use them to sample coffee, with help from two student-founded, collaborative social spaces. Details

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Radcliffe Yard
Runs: 4/26 - 4/29
Performing an originally written, fractured version of the fairy tale. Celebrating its 15th year. Rain Site: Loeb Dance Studio Details

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ARTS FIRST Tent on the Plaza
Runs: 4/26
On Friday night, join your friends for a great dinner, fresh off the grill, al fresco! While you dine, dig the music of Harvard's premier soul and Motown band, the Nostalgics. And then get up on your feet and dance! Dinner is free with your Harvard student ID. Come eat, dance, and be merry. Details

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Farkas Hall (formerly New College Theatre) - Studio
Runs: 4/25 - 4/29
This annual festival presents staged readings of the plays developed by undergraduates in visiting lecturer Liz Duffy Adam's advanced playwriting class. Two plays will be presented each evening, with a short break between the plays. Sponsored by the Office for the Arts at Harvard. Joshua McTaggart '13, producer; Madeleine Bersin '14, publicity producer. Details

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Boylston Hall
Runs: 4/26
An evening reception celebrating collaborative and individual student works created during the semester-long, interdisciplinary arts program for freshman, FACES. Details

Presented by Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club
Loeb Experimental Theater
Runs: 4/19 - 4/27
Closer follows four characters-a stripper, a photographer, a dermatologist, and an obituarist-as their lives interweave in modern-day London. Lily Glimcher '14, director; Brianne Holland-Stergar '13, producer; Maggie Zier '16, producer. Email closerintheex@gmail.com for your free ticket. Details

Presented by ARTS FIRST
Oberon
Runs: 4/25 - 4/29
The retelling of this Old English epic poem includes Beowulf singing, strutting, and slashing his way through a thousand years of literary scholarship, revealing the raw and rowdy SongPlay within. Details

Presented by Holden Choirs
Sanders Theatre
Runs: 4/26
The choral groups join forces to present this sublime choral masterwork. Andrew Clark, conductor. Tickets available at the Harvard Box Office. Details

Presented by Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club
Adams House Pool Theatre
Runs: 4/25 - 4/28
Fun meets even more fun in Musical: The Musical, an original one-act dramedy, written by Kyla Haggerty (’13) and Lily Karlin (’13), and composed by Ben Moss (’13). Anna and Kay are two real life best friends in quarter-life crises when they are cast as onstage besties in the newest romantic comedy turned Broadway musical sensation. Part upbeat genre parody, part contemporary drama, Musical: The Musical examines the rifts and triumphs of a platonic friendship under pressure. Antics, song, dance, tears, and love ensue. Details

Presented by Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club
Loeb Drama Center Main Stage
Runs: 4/26 - 5/4
Sea Change, the story of the creators of Frankenstein, explores the invention of modern love and the birth of a modern monster. Dan Giles '13, writer, director; Gus Ruchman '15, composer; Mariel Pettee '14, choreographer; Georgina Parfitt '13, puppetry. Tickets available through Harvard Box Office or at the Loeb Drama Center. Details

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Farkas Hall (formerly New College Theatre)
Runs: 4/25 - 5/2
Dreamgirls chronicles the tumultuous rise to fame of a talented trio of singers from Detroit. The Dreamettes get their big break, but each girl pays a price and not everyone gets her due. Rachel V. Byrd '13, director; Lanair Lett '14, director; James Ramsey '15, music director; Alexis Smith '15, producer; Angelique Henderson '14, producer. Details

Presented by Cabot House Musical Theatre
Cabot House Junior Common Room
Runs: 4/26
Program TBA Details

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Oberon
Runs: 4/25 - 4/29
The retelling of this Old English epic poem includes Beowulf singing, strutting, and slashing his way through a thousand years of literary scholarship, revealing the raw and rowdy SongPlay within. Details

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ARTS FIRST Tent on the Plaza
Runs: 4/27
Help paint a mural that is sent to a children's hospital run by Partners in Health in an area like Rwanda or Haiti. People of any age are welcome to contribute to the mural. Details

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Radcliffe Yard
Runs: 4/26 - 4/29
Performing an originally written, fractured version of the fairy tale. Celebrating its 15th year. Rain Site: Loeb Dance Studio Details

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Harvard Yard Stage
Runs: 4/27
March with the Harvard University Band from the Yard to the Plaza, and then swing to tunes played by the Harvard Jazz Band. Mark Olson, director. Details

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Radcliffe Yard
Runs: 4/26 - 4/29
Performing an originally written, fractured version of the fairy tale. Celebrating its 15th year. Rain Site: Loeb Dance Studio Details

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ARTS FIRST Tent on the Plaza
Runs: 4/27
A historic performance of Beethoven's 5th Symphony, 1st movement, with the River Charles Ensemble, John Lithgow '67, and surprise irreverent guests. Professor of economics Gregory Mankiw, conductor and incredibly good sport. Details

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Harvard Yard Stage
Runs: 4/27
Four Harvard seniors perform original music and covers with modern instrumentation. Charles Gertler '13, synthesizer; Patrick Lauppe '13, saxophone; Ben Naddaff-Hafrey '13, guitar; Adam Horn '13, vocals. Details

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Cambridge Queen's Head
Runs: 4/27
Songs from both contemporary Christian and mainstream pop/rock. Uggi Lee '13, guitar, vocals; Ji Su Yoo '15, vocals; Charlene Hong '14, keys, backup vocals; Joshua Chi '14, bass guitar; Eric Graves '14, drums. Details

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ARTS FIRST Tent on the Plaza
Runs: 4/27
Harvard Bhangra, Harvard Ballet Company, The Ethereals, Corcairdhearg: Harvard College Irish Dancers, Mainly Jazz Dance Company, Asian-American Dance Troupe, TAPS Details

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Phillips Brooks House
Runs: 4/27
Music for flutes and piano by Damasé, Doppler, and Loeillet. Hugh Zabriskie '16, piano; Jahred Liddie '16, flute; Ali Forelli '16, flute. Details

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Paine Hall
Runs: 4/27
The Piano Society performs numerous classical piano duets and solo pieces. Allen Yuan '15, piano; George Ko '15, piano. Details

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Memorial Church
Runs: 4/27
Performing pieces from The Mikado, Utopia, and The Pirates of Penzance. Lively patter-songs and lovely arias, from recent productions of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. Details

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ARTS FIRST Tent on the Plaza
Runs: 4/27
Join seasoned artists from the Ceramics Program for demonstrations using a potter's wheel and sculpting with clay. Spectators are welcome to try their hand at creating their own clay masterpiece. Details

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Science Center C
Runs: 4/27
An original musical about two penguin siblings who float to South Africa and learn to work together to utilize the magic of snow cones. Presented by the Harvard Story-Time Players. Shakkaura Kema '15, director; Luke Thornburg '13, vocals; Hannah Milem '13, vocals; Danielle Keahi '16, vocals; Sara Price '16, vocals; Alice Abracen '14, vocals. Details

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Dudley House Dining Hall
Runs: 4/27
Eastern European folk music, including dance tunes and familiar Jewish melodies. Sandra Korn '14, cello; Elena Hoffenberg '16, percussion; Emily Unger '13, vocals; Arun Viswanath '13, keyboard; Sam Fisher '15, bass; David Sackstein '14, mandolin. Details

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Adolphus Busch Hall
Runs: 4/27
Harvard KeyChange performs a cappella songs by Usher, Alicia Keys, Sam Cooke, OutKast, Robert Glasper, and Michael Jackson. Lindiwe Rennert '14, president; Allison Randolph '13, music director; Erika Butler '13, assistant music director; Briana Belser '15, business manager; Antonia Hylton '15, choreographer. Details

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Sanders Theatre
Runs: 4/27
Original compositions, inspired by works of Alban Berg and Samuel Beckett, and spanning the genres of rock, jazz, and classical music. Keir GoGwilt '13, composer; Lucien Werner '13, director, lead guitarist. Details

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Carpenter Center
Runs: 4/27
Celebrating Carpenter Center's 50th anniversary, the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies has created a showcase of work produced by our students over the years. With this presentation, VES highlights the range of film and video that has been realized at Harvard in the past half-century-and imagines what student work might look like over the next fifty years. Details

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Holden Chapel
Runs: 4/27
Undergraduates perform one of Felix Mendelssohn's most famous chamber works. Joseph Park '15, violin; Nicholas Pascucci '16, cello; Sitan Chen '16. Details

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ARTS FIRST Tent on the Plaza
Runs: 4/27
Harvard Bhangra, Harvard Ballet Company, The Ethereals, Corcairdhearg: Harvard College Irish Dancers, Mainly Jazz Dance Company, Asian-American Dance Troupe, TAPS Details

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Paine Hall
Runs: 4/27
World premiere of his new composition. Sonata for piano (2013) I. Allegro II. Intermezzo: Poco sostenuto III. Toccata: Vivace. Details

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Harvard Yard Stage
Runs: 4/27
The group improvises a demonstration of capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art, dance-fighting with traditional music and instruments. Julia Leitner '13; Matthew Harvey '15; Colin Robinson '14; Jason Ri, instructor; Mestre Chuvisco; and others. Details

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Phillips Brooks House
Runs: 4/27
Harvard's award-winning co-ed a cappella group performs popular hits. Ben Donald '15, president; Pilar Fitzgerald '15, music director. Details

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Adolphus Busch Hall
Runs: 4/27
Performing String Quartet in G Minor, op. 10 by Claude Debussy. Aviva Hakanoglu '14, violin; George Meyer '15, violin; Griffin Gaffney '13, viola; Michael Wu '14, cello. Details

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Dudley House Dining Hall
Runs: 4/27
Original songs about dragons, boomerangs, red flags, and most of all, people. Veri Seo '15, keyboard/guitar/voice. Details

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Holden Chapel
Runs: 4/27
A solo piano recital of Rachmaninov Etudes-Tableaux op. 33 (nos. 1-9, excluding no. 4). Tania Rivers-Moore '15. Details

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Memorial Church
Runs: 4/27
The Choral Fellows present selected works from their repertoire. Edward E. Jones, director. Details

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Sanders Theatre
Runs: 4/27
Harvard's new conductor-less chamber orchestra showcases repertoire selections, including Dvorák "Silent Woods." Theodore Peng '13, director; Max Tan '15, director; Alan Toda-Ambaras '13, guest cello solo. Details

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Cambridge Queen's Head
Runs: 4/27
Performing the Harold, a style of improv studied by comedy greats from Chris Farley to Tina Fey. All that's needed is a one-word suggestion. Doug Bright '13, Kyla Haggerty '13, Lily Karlin '13, Will Poff-Webster '14, Molly Alter '16, Zach Brazão '16, Gideon Nachman '16, Sam Pottash '16. Details

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Science Center C
Runs: 4/27
A fun, eclectic mix of songs, ranging from jazz standards and oldies to the best songs on the radio. Maura Church '14, music director; Anne Wenk '15, subset manager. Details

Presented by Office for the Arts
Farkas Hall (formerly New College Theatre)
Runs: 4/25 - 5/2
Dreamgirls chronicles the tumultuous rise to fame of a talented trio of singers from Detroit. The Dreamettes get their big break, but each girl pays a price and not everyone gets her due. Rachel V. Byrd '13, director; Lanair Lett '14, director; James Ramsey '15, music director; Alexis Smith '15, producer; Angelique Henderson '14, producer. Details

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Sanders Theatre
Runs: 4/27
The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi. Lucien Werner '13, music director; Keir GoGwilt '13, violin. Details

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Dudley House Dining Hall
Runs: 4/27
Six men of congenial tastes perform an assortment of jazz classics. James Deng '13, James Ramsey '15, Gabe Mendola '14, Jake Gambitsky '15, Andrew Hadad '14, Caleb Galoozis '14. Details

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Memorial Church
Runs: 4/27
A subset of the female Radcliffe Choral Society performs contemporary and classic pieces from Rihanna to James Taylor to the Beatles. Michaela Tracy '13, conductor, soprano 1; Claire Fitzgerald '14, assistant conductor, soprano 2, ; Nicole Morreale '13, manager, alto 1. Details

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ARTS FIRST Tent on the Plaza
Runs: 4/27
Modern Dance Company of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Harvard-Radcliffe Modern Dance Company, Ballet Folklorico de Aztlán, Harvard South Asian Dance Company, Andrew Harris '14 and Shanna Wiggins '14, Contemporary Sufi Dance, Hellenic Society, Harvard Candela Salsa Details

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Paine Hall
Runs: 4/27
Dunster House Opera presents scenes from its 2013 production of Cinderella. Katherine Moon '14, stage director; George Fu '13, music director, accompanist; Amelia Ross '14, Cinderella; Liv Redpath '14, Fairy Godmother; Allison Ray '14, Prince Levi Roth; Pandolfe Elizabeth Leimkuhler '14, Madame Haltiere. Details

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Science Center C
Runs: 4/27
A coed a cappella performance of contemporary and soulful R&B songs. Jenny Martin '13, president; Cynthia Meng '15, music director; Krystal Ortiz '15, assistant music director; Kristina Latino '13, tour manager; Johanna Lewis '15, business manager. Details

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Adolphus Busch Hall
Runs: 4/27
Performances of our favorite pieces on the Flentrop organ in Adolphus Busch Hall. Jessica Rucinski '13, president; Kyle Randall '13, vice president; Zachary Fletcher '15, recitals coordinator; Christian Lane, faculty advisor. Details

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Harvard Yard Stage
Runs: 4/27
A selection of contemporary a cappella music. Lucy Walsh '15, music director; Anise Molina '14, assistant music director; Michael Caldwell '13, president; Gillian Stein '15, business manager; various soloists. Details

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Phillips Brooks House
Runs: 4/27
A mix of old classics and new hits, highlighting VoxJazz's intricate harmonies, performing style, and musicianship. Kirk Benson '13, president; Sam Schoenberg '13, music director; Madeline Smith '14, business manager; Leah Reis-Dennis '13; Jack Luce '13. Details

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Cambridge Queen's Head
Runs: 4/27
Songs by Carole King, Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, the Beatles, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, and more. Diane Brinkley '14, vocals; Patrick Wicker '13, vocals; Corey Rosenberg '13, drums. Details

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Holden Chapel
Runs: 4/27
Selections from Beethoven String Quartet op. 135 and other classical repertoire. Ariel Mitnick '13, violin; Charlotte Nicholas '13, violin; Jacob Shack '14, viola; Alan Toda-Ambaras '13, cello. Details

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ARTS FIRST Tent on the Plaza
Runs: 4/27
Modern Dance Company of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Harvard-Radcliffe Modern Dance Company, Ballet Folklorico de Aztlán, Harvard South Asian Dance Company, Andrew Harris '14 and Shanna Wiggins '14, Contemporary Sufi Dance, Hellenic Society, Harvard Candela Salsa Details

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Memorial Church
Runs: 4/27
The ensemble performs three traditional Chinese pieces, featuring instruments such as dulcimer, erhu, flute, guzheng, and zhongruan. Hursuong Vongsachang '16, co-music director; Wesley Chen '15, co-music director. Details

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Sanders Theatre
Runs: 4/27
Film scores and classical music celebrating the "Superhero." Allen Feinstein '86, conductor. Details

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Adolphus Busch Hall
Runs: 4/27
Harvard Chamber Choir performs works by Palestrina, Byrd, and more. Jessica Rucinski '13, director. Details

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Science Center C
Runs: 4/27
The grad student a cappella group performs works from their wide-ranging repertoire. Colin Brown GSAS, president; Laura McLaughlin, musical director. Details

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Holden Chapel
Runs: 4/27
Songs of love and romance from the last century by the likes of Roger Quilter, Eden Ahbez, and Cole Porter. Kelly Lam '13, mezzo soprano/piano. Details

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Cambridge Queen's Head
Runs: 4/27
Singer-songwriter performing her original compositions for voice and guitar. Details

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Dudley House Dining Hall
Runs: 4/27
The Flight Buttress band plays their own distinct version of folk music for guitar and cello. Details

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Harvard Yard Stage
Runs: 4/27
Harvard's oldest all-female a cappella group presents a lively performance of American standards and jazz favorites. Jasmine Miller '13, music director; Emma Dowd '15, music director. Details

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Paine Hall
Runs: 4/27
Twelve cellists play works by Julius Klengel, Ennio Morricone, Maurice Ravel, and Ástor Piazzolla. Details

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Phillips Brooks House
Runs: 4/27
Performing a cappella arrangements of songs that display the Christian message of God's love. Eric Graves '14, music director; Charlene Hong '14, musical director. Details

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Phillips Brooks House
Runs: 4/27
Singer/Songwriter Details

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Sanders Theatre
Runs: 4/27
The Harvard University Wind Ensemble performs new works composed by students and inspired by the photography of Ansel Adams. Mark Olson, conductor; Bianca Trombetter '15, manager; Rose Witcomb '16, assistant manager. Details

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ARTS FIRST Tent on the Plaza
Runs: 4/27
Harvard Bhangra, TAPS, Harvard Ballet Company, Harvard Deepam, Mainly Jazz Dance Company, Asian-American Dance Troupe, Expressions Dance Company Details

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Memorial Church
Runs: 4/27
Dvorák Piano Quartet in E-flat major. Sydney Sawyier '13, violin; Norah lian '14, viola; Amy Chyao '16, cello; Stella Wong '16, piano. Details

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Science Center C
Runs: 4/27
The Harvard Graduate School of Education a cappella group performs "Some Nights" by Fun., "King of Anything" by Sara Barelleis, and other songs. Details

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Harvard Yard Stage
Runs: 4/27
A unique blend of jazz standards, contemporary hits, and hilarious antics. Benjamin Woo '13, music director; Sean Walsh '14, president; Kaiyang Huang '14, business manager; Ryan Gao '14, stage manager. Details

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Adolphus Busch Hall
Runs: 4/27
A subset of the Harvard Glee Club performing highlights from their repertoire. Details

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Paine Hall
Runs: 4/27
Through 5 pm, performances and reflections by Harvard Medical School students: -Beethoven Cello Sonata no. 3 in A Major, op. 69. Nicholas Bodnar HMS, cello; Christopher Lim HMS, piano. -Brahms Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, op. 120, no. 1. Jean Junior HMS, clarinet; Christopher Lim HMS, piano. -Tintinnabuli, modern dance set to music by Arvo Pärt. Alison Cook Beatty, choreographer; Madelyn Ho HMS, performer. -Original Songs. Daniel Brein HMS, guitar and vocals. -Original Songs. Ben Brush HMS, guitar, vocals, percussion and looper. Details

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Dudley House Dining Hall
Runs: 4/27
A variety of songs from Broadway and musical cinema. Feel free to sing along! Nicholas Oo '13, music director; Nikko Pomata '13, music director; Carmen Tracy '15, production manager; Tom Nunan '16, accompanist. Details

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Cambridge Queen's Head
Runs: 4/27
Hilarious jokes from some of Harvard's best comics. Better than mediocre, most of the time. Sierra Katow '16, comic; Alex Iascone '16, comic; Aaron Aceves '15, comic. Details

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Holden Chapel
Runs: 4/27
A Spring and Easter themed recital for soprano solo and piano features selections from the Bach Passions, along with lighthearted songs. Charlotte McKechnie '15, Tania River-Moore '15. Details

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Carpenter Center
Runs: 4/27
Celebrating Carpenter Center's 50th anniversary, the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies has created a showcase of work produced by our students over the years. With this presentation, VES highlights the range of film and video that has been realized at Harvard in the past half-century-and imagines what student work might look like over the next fifty years. Details

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Paine Hall
Runs: 4/27
Three siblings, all cellists and pianists, perform Beethoven's three sets of variations for cello and piano. Lucien Werner '13, cello/piano; Mariel Werner '16, cello/piano; Andrée Werner '16, cello/piano. Details

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Holden Chapel
Runs: 4/27
Music by Chopin, Kreisler & Paganini paired with notes on European wines. Shiya Wang '13, piano. Details

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Memorial Church
Runs: 4/27
The Harvard Early Music Society presents a Bach cantata that tells the story of a father trying to rid his daughter of her addiction to coffee. Jessica Rucinski '13, director; Liv Redpath '14, soprano. Details

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ARTS FIRST Tent on the Plaza
Runs: 4/27
Harvard Bhangra, TAPS, Harvard Ballet Company, Harvard Deepam, Mainly Jazz Dance Company, Asian-American Dance Troupe, Expressions Dance Company Details

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Phillips Brooks House
Runs: 4/27
An eclectic selection of acoustic covers for guitar and piano. Avinaash Subramaniam '14, piano, vocals; Eric Hendey '14, guitar, vocals. Details

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Cambridge Queen's Head
Runs: 4/27
The Young Hawkins duo performs songs that explore the darker aspects of life, complemented by tight harmonies and finger-picked guitar lines. Brendon Snyder HGSE, guitar/vocals; Chris Chapman HGSE, guitar/vocals. Details

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Harvard Yard Stage
Runs: 4/27
Harvard's oldest a cappella group performs popular music from the 1920s through the 60s. Daniel Du Comb '13, general manager; Russell Horton '14, tour manager; Benjamin Marek '14, tour manager; Zachary Fletcher '15, music director. Details

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Adolphus Busch Hall
Runs: 4/27
The LowKeys perform contemporary songs of all different genres and styles. Alyssa Reimer '14, president; Annie Arrighi-Allisan '15, music director; Meghan Magee '15, assistant music director; Jonathan Raduazzo '15, business manager; Kristina Hu '16, assistant business manager; Kameron Kooshesh '16, publicity manager. Details

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Dudley House
Runs: 4/27
Baroque songs and arias. Khaleem Ali FAS. Details

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Sanders Theatre
Runs: 4/27
Mozart Symphony no. 40 in G Minor. Benjamin Woo '13, director; Theo Breen '14, director; Mozart Society Orchestra members. Details

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Science Center C
Runs: 4/27
Join undergraduate and graduate students as they perform spoken word, hip hop, acoustic music, and more. Sign up begins at 3:25 pm. Presented by Speak Out Loud, Harvard Speaks, Harvard College Rap Collective, Bryonn Bain's Microphonefiends, HGSE's Black Student Union, Harvard Divinity School Harambee, Black Graduate Students Association. Details

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Sanders Theatre
Runs: 4/27
Performing a selection of chamber music from the classical repertoire. Details

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Adolphus Busch Hall
Runs: 4/27
The student-led chamber vocal ensemble, Camerata Obscura, presents music from the Renaissance to the present. Kelly Lam '13, manager. Details

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ARTS FIRST Tent on the Plaza
Runs: 4/27
Pan-African Dance and Music Ensemble, Crimson Dance Team, Harvard Middle Eastern Dance Company, Contemporary Sufi Dance, Andrew Harris '14 and Shanna Wiggins '14, Harvard Candela Salsa, Hoop Suite/Anna Myer and dancers of the North, American Family Institute Details

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Harvard Yard Stage
Runs: 4/27
Performing traditional Mexican music, as well as songs from across the Americas. George Zuo '13, trumpet/president; Anthony Liu '14, violin/music director; Ashford King '15, trumpet/vocals/vice president. Details

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Holden Chapel
Runs: 4/27
Second movement (Andante Cantabile) from the Mozart Quartet in C major, "Dissonance." Heather Hawkes '13, violin; Whitney Thornburg '15, violin; Emily Rome, coach, viola; Jeff Iuliano '13, cello. Details

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Cambridge Queen's Head
Runs: 4/27
A series of improvisational comedy sketches. Rob Knoll '13, president; Ben Silva '14, president. Details

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Phillips Brooks House
Runs: 4/27
A performance of the second movement of the Tchaikovsky Piano Trio. Tania Rivers-Moore '15, piano; Max Tan '15, violin; John Lee '16, cello. Details

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Dudley House Dining Hall
Runs: 4/27
Live circus arts by The Ethereals, featuring undergraduates in the arts. Nicolas Maffey '13, acrobat; Kathy Ran '13, violin; Kelly Robinson, '13, guitar; Patrick Wicker, '13, vocals; Corey Rosenberg '13, drums. Details

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Memorial Church
Runs: 4/27
Kevin Hu '15, violin I; In Young Cho, '15, violin II; Brandon Jones '13, viola; Sae Jang '13, cello; Allen Yuan '15, piano. Details

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Memorial Church
Runs: 4/27
Liv, Melanie and Jess present a recital of solos and duets including works by Debussy, Bolcom and Strauss. Liv Redpath '14, soprano; Melanie Burbules, Boston University, mezzo-soprano; Jessica Rucinski '13, piano. Details

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ARTS FIRST Tent on the Plaza
Runs: 4/27
Pan-African Dance and Music Ensemble, Crimson Dance Team, Harvard Middle Eastern Dance Company, Contemporary Sufi Dance, Andrew Harris '14 and Shanna Wiggins '14, Harvard Candela Salsa, Hoop Suite/Anna Myer and dancers of the North, American Family Institute Details

Presented by ARTS FIRST
Harvard Yard Stage
Runs: 4/27
Traditional and contemporary tribal music and dance by Native American students representing all regions of the United States in Indian Country. Details

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Phillips Brooks House
Runs: 4/27
The Crooners perform their favorite songs including everything from the Beatles to African freedom marches. Ashley Bach '14, co-director; Chris Eur '15, co-director. Details

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Dudley House Dining Hall
Runs: 4/27
The ensemble makes beautiful music using regular, piccolo, alto, and bass flutes. David Abarca '13, conductor; Kristen Simmons '14, president; Rachel Wehr '14, treasurer, librarian; Margaret Eichner '14, social chair; Jahred Liddie '16, web master. Details

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Holden Chapel
Runs: 4/27
Solo performance of classical works from Schubert and Schumann to Bach and Beethoven. Layla Siraj '16. Details

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Cambridge Queen's Head
Runs: 4/27
Country, Rock, and Folk Songs Details

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Adolphus Busch Hall
Runs: 4/27
Jewish folk songs and contemporary Israeli pop tunes. Mark Freeman '15, president; Adam Sealfon '13, vice-president; Alexandra Haber '14, music director; Michael Gil '14, assistant music director; Jinzhao Wang '14, assistant music director. Details

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Sanders Theatre
Runs: 4/27
Presenting original percussion works from the spring concert. Ian Dunn '14, director; Alex Amis '15, director; Seungjun Kim '13, director; Dolo Nosamiefan '14, director. Details

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Farkas Hall (formerly New College Theatre) - Studio
Runs: 4/25 - 4/29
This annual festival presents staged readings of the plays developed by undergraduates in visiting lecturer Liz Duffy Adam's advanced playwriting class. Two plays will be presented each evening, with a short break between the plays. Sponsored by the Office for the Arts at Harvard. Joshua McTaggart '13, producer; Madeleine Bersin '14, publicity producer. Details

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Hilles Penthouse (SOCH)
Runs: 4/27
The Dinner Party Show is a participatory improvisational theater performance. Based on audience suggestions, we create a play, which takes place while dinner is served! Ari Brenner '14, director; Alex McCue '14, producer. Details

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Arts @ 29 Garden St.
Runs: 4/27
Of the Sorrows is an original immersive theatre piece reimagining the Irish legend of Deirdre for the modern day. Margaret Kerr '13, director; Sarah Batista-Pereira '13, producer; Christopher Wankel '13, producer. Details

Presented by Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club
Loeb Experimental Theater
Runs: 4/19 - 4/27
Closer follows four characters-a stripper, a photographer, a dermatologist, and an obituarist-as their lives interweave in modern-day London. Lily Glimcher '14, director; Brianne Holland-Stergar '13, producer; Maggie Zier '16, producer. Email closerintheex@gmail.com for your free ticket. Details

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Oberon
Runs: 4/25 - 4/29
The retelling of this Old English epic poem includes Beowulf singing, strutting, and slashing his way through a thousand years of literary scholarship, revealing the raw and rowdy SongPlay within. Details

Presented by Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO)
Sanders Theatre
Runs: 4/27
Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 with Professor Robert Levin
Professor Chaya Czernowin's Zohar Iver (Blind Radiance)
Mendelssohn's 5th Symphony

Federico Cortese, conductor; Robert Levin, soloist. Details

Presented by Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club
Adams House Pool Theatre
Runs: 4/25 - 4/28
Fun meets even more fun in Musical: The Musical, an original one-act dramedy, written by Kyla Haggerty (’13) and Lily Karlin (’13), and composed by Ben Moss (’13). Anna and Kay are two real life best friends in quarter-life crises when they are cast as onstage besties in the newest romantic comedy turned Broadway musical sensation. Part upbeat genre parody, part contemporary drama, Musical: The Musical examines the rifts and triumphs of a platonic friendship under pressure. Antics, song, dance, tears, and love ensue. Details

Presented by Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club
Loeb Drama Center Main Stage
Runs: 4/26 - 5/4
Sea Change, the story of the creators of Frankenstein, explores the invention of modern love and the birth of a modern monster. Dan Giles '13, writer, director; Gus Ruchman '15, composer; Mariel Pettee '14, choreographer; Georgina Parfitt '13, puppetry. Tickets available through Harvard Box Office or at the Loeb Drama Center. Details

Presented by Office for the Arts
Farkas Hall (formerly New College Theatre)
Runs: 4/25 - 5/2
Dreamgirls chronicles the tumultuous rise to fame of a talented trio of singers from Detroit. The Dreamettes get their big break, but each girl pays a price and not everyone gets her due. Rachel V. Byrd '13, director; Lanair Lett '14, director; James Ramsey '15, music director; Alexis Smith '15, producer; Angelique Henderson '14, producer. Details

Presented by Dudley House
Dudley House Dining Hall
Runs: 4/26 - 4/27
Celebrating the musical residency of Jomion and the Uklos, a group of five brothers from Benin, West Africa, specializing in their own style of jazz, which mixes virtuosic trumpet playing and vocals with traditional rhythms from their home country. Details

Presented by Cabot House Musical Theatre
Cabot House Junior Common Room
Runs: 4/26
Program TBA Details

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Arts @ 29 Garden St.
Runs: 4/27
Of the Sorrows is an original immersive theatre piece reimagining the Irish legend of Deirdre for the modern day. Margaret Kerr '13, director; Sarah Batista-Pereira '13, producer; Christopher Wankel '13, producer. Details

Presented by ARTS FIRST
ARTS FIRST Tent on the Plaza
Runs: 4/27
Celebrating the work of the 2013 Harvard arts medalist Matt Damon '92.Follow Damon as he attempts to discover his true identity in the action spy film The Bourne Identity. Details

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Oberon
Runs: 4/27
The Donkey Show brings you the ultimate disco experience, complete with mirror balls and roller skaters, inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream. Diane Paulus and Randy Weiner, directors. Tickets available at the Loeb Drama Center. Details

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Harvard Hillel
Runs: 4/28
Enjoy bagels and coffee while perusing an art exhibition in celebration of a collaborative public art piece crafted by students guided by artist Diana Gilon. The event also showcases student artwork and musical performances. Details

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Grays Basement, Grays Hall
Runs: 4/28
From the Emerging Choreographers initiative of the Office for the Arts Dance Program. A dance-theater installation about mental health on campus. To reserve free tickets, visit whileyourewaitingfor.us. Details

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Radcliffe Yard
Runs: 4/26 - 4/29
Performing an originally written, fractured version of the fairy tale. Celebrating its 15th year. Rain Site: Loeb Dance Studio Details

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Cabot Cafe
Runs: 4/28
Come to the Third Space to check out our new pottery, painting, jewelry-making and tinkering studio. There will be live music, food, plenty of opportunities to be creative and, weather permitting, an outside activity painting benches to beautify the Quad. Details

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Grays Basement, Grays Hall
Runs: 4/28
From the Emerging Choreographers initiative of the Office for the Arts Dance Program. A dance-theater installation about mental health on campus. To reserve free tickets, visit whileyourewaitingfor.us. Details

Presented by Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club
Adams House Pool Theatre
Runs: 4/25 - 4/28
Fun meets even more fun in Musical: The Musical, an original one-act dramedy, written by Kyla Haggerty (’13) and Lily Karlin (’13), and composed by Ben Moss (’13). Anna and Kay are two real life best friends in quarter-life crises when they are cast as onstage besties in the newest romantic comedy turned Broadway musical sensation. Part upbeat genre parody, part contemporary drama, Musical: The Musical examines the rifts and triumphs of a platonic friendship under pressure. Antics, song, dance, tears, and love ensue. Details

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Student Organization Center at Hilles (SOCH), Event Hall 104
Runs: 4/28
The East Coast premiere of Lou Harrison's puppet opera Faust, featuring the gamelan. Jody Diamond, FAS, director; Dr. Kathy Foley, UC Santa Cruz, puppetry; Undang Sumarna, UC Santa Cruz, drumming. Details

Presented by Dudley House Orchestra
Sanders Theatre
Runs: 4/28
Presenting Mozart Piano Concerto no. 16 in D Major, featuring Professor Robert Levin, piano; Beethoven Symphony no. 9 in D Minor, featuring the Dudley House Chorus. Aaron Kuan '09, SEAS, music director; Elizabeth Craft GSAS, choral director; Robert Levin '68, piano. Tickets available at the Harvard Box Office and at the door. Details

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Kirkland House
Runs: 4/28
Featuring student composers Danielle Rabinowitz '14, Andre Nguyen '16, Jacob Moscona-Skolnik '16, Ben Woo '16, Dylan Perese '16, Sidd Viswanathan '14. Details

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Lowell House
Runs: 4/28
A longstanding ARTS FIRST tradition, this “pick-up” performance of the 1812 is a brazen piece of musical fun replete with faux cannon fire and bells. Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductor; Lowell House Last-Minute Orchestra. Details

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Mather House
Runs: 4/28
Performing duets, trios and quartets by Telemann, Boismortier, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Martinu, Lieberman. The Mather House viol consort will play fantasias by Byrd and Dowland. Details

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Grays Basement, Grays Hall
Runs: 4/28
From the Emerging Choreographers initiative of the Office for the Arts Dance Program. A dance-theater installation about mental health on campus. To reserve free tickets, visit whileyourewaitingfor.us. Details

Presented by ARTS FIRST
Oberon
Runs: 4/25 - 4/29
The retelling of this Old English epic poem includes Beowulf singing, strutting, and slashing his way through a thousand years of literary scholarship, revealing the raw and rowdy SongPlay within. Details

Presented by ARTS FIRST
Memorial Church
Runs: 4/28
A presentation of the Mass in its definitive edition by Professor Christoph Wolff. This concert honors Wolff, the world authority on Bach, in his last year as a member of the Harvard faculty. Details

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Grays Basement, Grays Hall
Runs: 4/28
From the Emerging Choreographers initiative of the Office for the Arts Dance Program. A dance-theater installation about mental health on campus. To reserve free tickets, visit whileyourewaitingfor.us. Details

Presented by ARTS FIRST
Farkas Hall (formerly New College Theatre) - Studio
Runs: 4/25 - 4/29
This annual festival presents staged readings of the plays developed by undergraduates in visiting lecturer Liz Duffy Adam's advanced playwriting class. Two plays will be presented each evening, with a short break between the plays. Sponsored by the Office for the Arts at Harvard. Joshua McTaggart '13, producer; Madeleine Bersin '14, publicity producer. Details

Presented by ARTS FIRST
Arts @ 29 Garden St.
Runs: 4/27
Of the Sorrows is an original immersive theatre piece reimagining the Irish legend of Deirdre for the modern day. Margaret Kerr '13, director; Sarah Batista-Pereira '13, producer; Christopher Wankel '13, producer. Details

Presented by Office for the Arts
Farkas Hall (formerly New College Theatre)
Runs: 4/25 - 5/2
Dreamgirls chronicles the tumultuous rise to fame of a talented trio of singers from Detroit. The Dreamettes get their big break, but each girl pays a price and not everyone gets her due. Rachel V. Byrd '13, director; Lanair Lett '14, director; James Ramsey '15, music director; Alexis Smith '15, producer; Angelique Henderson '14, producer. Details

Presented by ARTS FIRST
Oberon
Runs: 4/25 - 4/29
The retelling of this Old English epic poem includes Beowulf singing, strutting, and slashing his way through a thousand years of literary scholarship, revealing the raw and rowdy SongPlay within. Details

Presented by Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club
Loeb Drama Center Main Stage
Runs: 4/26 - 5/4
Sea Change, the story of the creators of Frankenstein, explores the invention of modern love and the birth of a modern monster. Dan Giles '13, writer, director; Gus Ruchman '15, composer; Mariel Pettee '14, choreographer; Georgina Parfitt '13, puppetry. Tickets available through Harvard Box Office or at the Loeb Drama Center. Details

Presented by ARTS FIRST
Arts @ 29 Garden St.
Runs: 4/27
Of the Sorrows is an original immersive theatre piece reimagining the Irish legend of Deirdre for the modern day. Margaret Kerr '13, director; Sarah Batista-Pereira '13, producer; Christopher Wankel '13, producer. Details