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2017 Sep 27

Writing workshop and conversation with playwright JACLYN BACKHAUS

4:00pm

Location: 

Farkas Hall, 10-12 Holyoke St.

Jaclyn BackhausPresented by: Learning From Performers in partnership with the Theater, Dance & Media Concentration, Harvard College Women's Center, Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club, Harvard College Office of BGLTQ Student Life, and SpeakEasy Stage Company in Boston
Admission: Free and open to the public; seating first come, first served, subject to venue capacity.

Harvard affiliates and the public are invited to attend a playwriting workshop and conversation with playwright Jaclyn Backhaus. Her 90-minute play Men on Boats captures both the past and our own times with a dramatic re-visioning of the 1869 Powell Expedition on the Colorado River.... Read more about Writing workshop and conversation with playwright JACLYN BACKHAUS

2017 Aug 31

Auditions for TDM's Fall 2017 Production of THE OWL ANSWERS -8/31-9/1

Repeats every day until Fri Sep 01 2017 .
6:00pm to 11:00pm

6:00pm to 11:00pm

Location: 

Farkas Hall Studio

Presented by: Theater, Dance & Media
AUDITIONS: Thursday, August 31 and Friday, September 1, 6-11 pm
TO RESERVE AN AUDITION SLOT, please email danaknox@fas.harvard.edu with two one-hour windows of availability (first and second choice). Walk in auditions are also welcome, and will be seen in the first available audition slot.
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Theater, Dance & Media announces auditions for its fall production of THE OWL ANSWERS, by Adrienne Kennedy, directed by guest artist David R. Gammons.... Read more about Auditions for TDM's Fall 2017 Production of THE OWL ANSWERS -8/31-9/1

2017 Apr 28

A Celebration of Harvard Artists

8:30pm

Location: 

Sanders Theatre

A Celebration of Harvard Artists
Friday, April 28, 8:30 PM
Sanders Theatre
Sold out. Some tickets will be available at Sanders Theatre the evening of the performance at 7:30 pm, one hour prior to curtain time.  First come, first served.

Join us for a festive evening of dance, music, spoken word, drama and film directed by Diane Paulus '88 and honoring the talents cultivated at Harvard and their continuing journeys, featuring actors Courtney Vance ‘82 and Elizabeth Leimkuhler...

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2017 Apr 29

In The Beginning...the ARTS FIRST Creation Story (sort of)

11:30am to 12:00pm

Location: 

The Plaza Tent

The ARTS FIRST Origin Story you never knew you wanted to know!

Starring
Dean Rakesh Khurana as the Fearless Rakeshules, Bringer of Art
Sir Dean Thomas Dingman as the Celestial Soprano of the Gods
The esteemed Gregory Mankiw, Titan
The Reverend Jonathan Walton, Narrator
Geneticist Pardis Sabeti as the Algorithmic Oracle
with
River Charles Ensemble | Hasty Pudding Theatricals | Harvard Ballet Company | Expressions Dance Company | Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones

Lilly Riverón '17, ARTS FIRST 2015
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2017 May 03

Cris - A War Tragedy

7:00pm to 8:30pm

Location: 

Farkas Hall, 10-12 Holyoke St.

Presented by: Romance Languages and Literatures & Theater, Dance & Media
Admission: Free and open to the public. RSVP here.

Cris - A War Tragedy (in French with English supertitles)

Laurent Gaudé’s "Cris" (2001) is a polyphonic narrative that plunges into the trenches of World War I to trace the anguish of...

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On the "Dryside"

DrysideThey hardly knew each other before teaming up. Now Aislinn Brophy ‘17 and Eden Girma ‘18 are collaborators on a show with a powerful message about connecting.

By Isa Flores-Jones '19... Read more about On the "Dryside"

Tippe-ing point

Annie Tippe Photo: Sasha ArutyunovaDirector Annie Tippe discusses career paths, learning curves and working with Harvard students on the TDM production of Caryl Churchill's Far Away.  

By Jake Stepansky '17... Read more about Tippe-ing point

Embodied practice 

Okwui OkpokwasiliOkwui 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. 

By Samantha Neville '19... Read more about Embodied practice 

2017 Apr 29

Lidless

Repeats every day, 2 times .
2:00pm

2:00pm

Location: 

Loeb Experimental Theater

Presented by: Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club
Admission:  Visit http://tinyurl.com/LidlessEx to reserve your free tickets.
Runs: April 28 - 30
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Lidless

Written by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig
Directed by Kat Zhou ’17
Produced by Deng-Tung Wang ’17 and Connie Zhao ’19

ABOUT

Lidless is set in a...

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2017 Apr 28

Lidless

Repeats every day, 3 times .
7:00pm

7:00pm
7:00pm

Location: 

Loeb Experimental Theater

Presented by: Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club
Admission:  Visit http://tinyurl.com/LidlessEx to reserve your free tickets.
Runs: April 28 - 30
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Lidless

Written by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig
Directed by Kat Zhou ’17
Produced by Deng-Tung Wang ’17 and Connie Zhao ’19

ABOUT

Lidless is set in a...

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2017 Apr 13

loveconjure/blues

Repeats every day until Sat Apr 15 2017 . Also includes Thu Apr 20 2017, Fri Apr 21 2017.
7:00pm

7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm

Location: 

Loeb Experimental Theater

Presented by: BlackC.A.S.T. 
Admission:  Email lcbintheex@gmail.com to reserve your free tickets.
Runs: April 13 - 15 & 20-21
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loveconjure/blues

By Sharon Bridgforth
Directed by Madison Johnson ’18
Produced by Feyi Edun ’18, Gabriela Díaz ’16, and Genesis De...

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Life conjures art

Sharon BridgforthCreate the life you want as an artist, says playwright Sharon Bridgforth. Then focus on the work. She will deliver a public lecture on Feb. 24 in Farkas Hall at Harvard.

By Samantha Neville ‘19... Read more about Life conjures art

2017 Apr 27

Harvard Arts Medal Ceremony Honoring Actor JOHN LITHGOW

4:00pm

Location: 

Loeb Drama Center Main Stage, 64 Brattle St.

John Lithgow announced as 2017 Harvard Arts Medal Recipient
Presented by: Learning From Performers
ADMISSION: Free, tickets required.
How to get tickets: Available in person at the Harvard Box Office, Farkas Hall, 10 Holyoke St., Cambridge, online, or by calling 617.496.2222 (online and phone ticket orders subject to service fees). Ticket distribution for Harvard affiliates (2 per person, with valid ID) begins Tuesday, April 18; ticket distribution for the public (2 per person) begins Thursday, April 20. Some remaining tickets may be available at the door one hour prior to event start time.


Award-winning actor John Lithgow ’67 ArD ’05 is the recipient of the 2017 Harvard Arts Medal, which will be awarded by Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust at a ceremony presented by the Office for the Arts at Harvard and the Harvard University Board of Overseers in association with the American Repertory Theater. It will include a discussion with Lithgow moderated by President Faust. This is the opening event for ARTS FIRST, Harvard University’s annual festival showcasing student and faculty creativity in the arts celebrating its 25th anniversary April 27-30.... Read more about Harvard Arts Medal Ceremony Honoring Actor JOHN LITHGOW

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