While this list is current as of January 2019, according to student organizations listed on the Hub please note that groups change leadership throughout the academic year.
Please note that the OFA provides this information, but does not manage organizations-- which are run by independent student governing boards.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page for a comprehensive list of groups and contact information. If you have difficulty contacting any of the groups on this list, please contact the Office for the Arts for assistance: 617.495.8676 or ofa@fas.harvard.edu.
ASAP (Asian Student Arts Project)
Asian Student Arts Project (ASAP) is an arts organization that provides the resources, community, and support for students to make art that showcases Pan-Asian and Asian-American experiences and perspectives. Projects span multiple disciplines including theater, film, dance, music, comedy, visual arts, and creative writing.
Eleganza
Eleganza is Harvard's largest student production that fuses together dance, fashion, diversity, and service, offering an opportunity to showcase a wide breadth of art on stage and give back to the community through a partnership with Teen Empowerment.
Expressions Dance Company
Sending a warm welcome to the Class of 2024 from Expressions Dance Company, Harvard's hip hop dance company. EDC is a fully student-run company led by the Board of Direx. Open to all students at the college and greater-Harvard community, our members range from first-timers to world-renowned dancers. The company hosts sold out bi-annual shows with a cast featuring 150+ members in addition to open workshops, company socials, and special events throughout the semester. All are welcomed to audition!
Fallen Angels
We are the Fallen Angels, Harvard College's premier upper-voice, contemporary a cappella group! Twice a year, we perform a new and exciting setlist in Sanders Theatre! If you're interested in joining us, then fill out this interest form.
First-Year Musical
A hallmark of Harvard theatre, the First-Year Musical is an annual original musical that is created from the ground up entirely by first-year students - this year's 'Froshical' is called Fake Moos: The John Harvard Musical!
Harvard Ballet Company
Harvard Ballet Company is a student-run organization that offers weekly ballet classes to all members and performs classical ballet, contemporary, and modern dance in our biannual shows featuring by company members, alumnae, and professional guest artists.
Harvard Ballroom Dance Team
A no-comp dance group that doesn't require prior dance experience, the Harvard Ballroom Dance Team is a collegiate ballroom team that offers classes in 4 different dance styles (19 dances total) as well as fun social opportunities.
Harvard College Electronic Music Collective, HCEMC
Harvard College Electronic Music Collective (HCEMC) is a student collective of electronic music DJs, producers, and enthusiasts; we are the biggest student-run music organization in the U.S. having strong partnerships with major record labels in the words and top artists in the industry to offer our community intimate artist-audience experience. We've hosted lectures/discussion with many world-famous DJs including Armin Van Buuren, Paul Van Dyk, Madeon, CheatCodes, Maceo Plex, etc. Check out our Facebook/Instagram @harvardemc for more.
Harvard College Film Festival
The Harvard College Film Festival (HCFF) is the premiere film organization at Harvard College. We host bi-weekly movie outings, film socials, career workshops, parties, advanced screenings, and, of course, our annual film festival. Join our +150 member base of movie lovers! Email harvardfilmfestival@gmail.com for more information.
Harvard College Opera
Harvard College Studio Art Society
Harvard College Studio Art Society is an organization of student artists who create and engage in art in a casual community setting.
Harvard Glee Club
The Harvard Glee Club is America's oldest collegiate glee club that cultivates and sustains the art of men's choral music through regular concerts in Sander's Theatre as well as yearly tours.
The Harvard Ichthus
The Harvard Ichthus is a forum for Christian thought and expression at Harvard College. You can find our work at harvardichthus.com, and sign up for our mailing list at https://bit.ly/2yr1nCW.
The Harvard Jazz Band
The Harvard Jazz Band is an audition-based big band that rehearses one to two times a week, performs with guest artists twice a year, plays at places like Scullers Jazz Club and Sanders Theatre, and tours internationally once every two years
The Harvard Krokodiloes
The Harvard Krokodiloes are Harvard's oldest a cappella group: we sing jazz, funk, soul, pop, and beyond and travel the world every summer to share our music!
The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum
The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum is a nationally acclaimed mixed-voice (SATB) choir, a student-run 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and a faculty-conducted FAS course that performs a diverse repertoire ranging from the traditional choral canon to contemporary works.
The Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club
The Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club is an umbrella organization for campus theater at Harvard College, directly overseeing student productions and organizing Common Casting, Backstage Week, and numerous other events, including panels, master classes, and formals. It also works to connect students to the professionals at the nationally regarded American Repertory Theater, with whom the HRDC shares the Loeb Drama Center.
The Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra
The Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra is America's oldest and Harvard's premier symphony orchestra. Student-led and professionally conducted, the HRO is a welcoming community for students who wish to continue playing classical music in college.
Harvard Undergraduate Songwriters' Collective
The Harvard Undergraduate Songwriters' Collective, HUSC, is a community of student songwriters of all experience levels who love to share their songs and grow as musicians. Join us at https://forms.gle/JCPwrR79Vt62rpvf6!
The Harvard Wind Ensemble
The Harvard Wind Ensemble is Harvard's premier concert band, offering talented musicians in the Harvard community and beyond to participate in performing various genres of concert band music, from marches to movie soundtracks.
Hasty Pudding Theatricals
The Hasty Pudding Theatricals is America's oldest Theater troupe, and every year since 1844 we've put on an entirely student written and professionally directed comedy, crossdressing musical!
Hyperion Shakespeare Company
Hyperion is Harvard College's only organization dedicated to making Shakespeare inclusive, accessible, and entertaining to all people in Harvard's community.
Immediate Gratification Players
The Immediate Gratification Players are Harvard's premiere long-form improvisational comedy troupe, and they perform regularly on- and off-campus (occasionally with celebrities!).
The Noteables
The Noteables is a non-audition show choir open to all Harvard undergraduates; we perform songs from musical theater/cinema and are dedicated to providing a non-competitive, welcoming environment for anyone who loves to sing!
On Thin Ice
On Thin Ice (OTI) is Harvard's oldest improv comedy group on campus - we do short-form and musical improv (much like the games you see on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?")!
Radcliffe Choral Society
Founded in 1899, the Radcliffe Choral Society is a soprano-alto choral ensemble that performs a distinctive repertoire spanning nine centuries of choral literature and aims to foster the appreciation and enjoyment of women's choral music.
THUD (The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers)
THUD (The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers) plays everything with percussive potential—from boomwhackers to plastic cups, drum set battles, buckets, and more—and puts on a semesterly comedic show that showcases its original pieces.