Performing Arts

The power of the story song

Alums Three recent alumni talk about musical theater, composing and the ways Harvard facilitated their paths to Broadway. They’ll be on campus Oct. 18.

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Samantha's ARTS FIRST picks

Candela Our blogger will perform with the Candela Dance Troupe during ARTS FIRST. She also has her eye on a handful of the 100-plus free events at the festival, which runs May 2-5. Here are her suggestions.

By Samantha Neville '19

Complex Electra

Electra Sophocles' compelling Greek tragedy offers a view of bravery and justice. Director Lily Grob '22 talks about the production that goes up April 12-14 at Adams Pool and May 4 outdoors at Sever Quad during ARTS FIRST.

By Samantha Neville '19

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Sara Porkalob: Unstoppable

Sara Porkalob The playwright and performer of Dragon Lady and Dragon Mama says she couldn't find narratives like hers in the playwriting canon. So she wrote her own.

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Deeply fascinated

Jo Yang during a rehearsal of Endlings Photo by Jonathan Carr Director Sammi Cannold HGSE '16 talks about the pool that is 40-feet deep and the women's story at the center of the new play Endlings at American Repertory Theater.

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Playing in the spectra

Ashley Tata hopes her mixed media adaptation of Weimar-era creativity will teach students about art making and offer audience members an emotional experience that resonates beyond an hour. The TDM show s.i.n.s.o.f.u.s. runs Dec. 6-9 at Farkas Hall.

By OFA Communications Coordinator Mariam Syed

Min Kahng: From manga to musical (to Harvard)

Four Immigrants manga image Composer and writer Min Kahng talks about developing a musical based on a Japanese comic and immigration themes. On Oct. 10, he will also offer a free vocal workshop for singers at Farkas Hall and a free lecture at Houghton Library.

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Feeling the Bern(stein)

Leonard Bernstein ‘39, who showed the joy of music to audiences of all ages, is an alumnus that the Harvard artistic community keeps revisiting.

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Voice box

Beatboxer Harvard's fourth annual beatboxing residency focuses on the unique educational expression of of an art form that speaks from and to the community.

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Embodied practice

Okwui Okpokwasili considers herself a "performance maker" rather than a dancer. Her work combines dance, music and spoken word, and will be the subject of a conversation on March 6 and a master class on March 7.