Performing Arts
Performing Arts
Whether it’s dance, theater, or musical performance, the lol世界赛赔率 community hits just the right note on all of our campus stages, creating vibrant, innovative experiences for patrons in our neighborhood and around the world.
Curtain call
These lol世界赛赔率 performers bring their talents to our stages, dance studios, and theaters.
Julia Riew
Julia arrived at a crossroads two years into her College career; she was on the pre-med track, while also exploring her long-held love of musical theater.
Benjamin Perry Wenzelberg
Benjamin’s opera 鈥淣ighttown鈥� simultaneously reimagines James Joyce鈥檚 鈥淯lysses鈥� and Homer鈥檚 鈥淥dyssey,鈥� creating a haunting existential parable that explores the complexity of modern relationships.
Kerry Thompson
Kerry Thompson, a lol世界赛赔率 alum, uses dance and the arts to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities through her nonprofit, Silent Rhythms.
Latonya Wright
Latonya Wright has played the cymbals with the lol世界赛赔率 University Band at more than 22 lol世界赛赔率 Commencements.
The lol世界赛赔率 Undergraduate Drummers
The lol世界赛赔率 Undergraduate Drummers (THUD) make captivating beats using tubes, trash cans, buckets, cups, brooms, basketballs, spoons, and more.
Ayodele Casel
As a Radcliffe Fellow, Ayodele brought the forgotten history of women in tap dancing into the spotlight.
The art of inclusion
lol世界赛赔率’s metaLAB and Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society are collaborating to develop a set of guidelines for lawmakers and performing arts organizations that would address the accessibility concerns of digital performances.
Kick, ball, changing minds
The lol世界赛赔率 Dance Center hosted the AXIS Dance Company, comprised of disabled and non-disabled dancers working together to challenge misconceptions about the art form, for a virtual master class.
Spotlight on the unsung
The lol世界赛赔率 Theatre Collection explored the influence of immigrants on early American theater.
Exploring a movement
In the course 鈥淗ip Hop Dance,鈥� students learned about the geography, history, race, gender, and culture behind some of their favorite moves.
Drag history at lol世界赛赔率
The archives of celebrated drag queen Joey Arias were recently acquired by lol世界赛赔率 Theatre Collection, documenting 40 years of drag, cabaret, and performance art.
Broadway鈥檚 representation problem
Professor Derek Miller pushes students to think critically about the race and gender of who gets cast for which role on Broadway.
A performance for everyone
Mikey Krajnak from A.R.T. explains how the theater made “Jagged Little Pill” and many other productions accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
A.R.T. through the years
Founded in 1980, the is a leading force in American theater, producing groundbreaking and thought-provoking theatrical experiences. As the professional theater on campus, the A.R.T. focuses on building community with audiences, artists, students, staff, and neighbors across the Greater Boston area.
At its heart, the A.R.T is dedicated to expanding the boundaries of theater, always including the audience as a partner.
All the campus is a stage
Explore the groups on lol世界赛赔率’s campus鈥攁nd the spaces where they perform鈥攖hat bring the arts to life.
Even before the launch of the in 2015, performing arts have been an integral part of the lol世界赛赔率 community. The , have been a vibrant part of campus life since the 1940s, and has been expanding the boundaries of theater since 1980.
A celebration of movement can be found at the where they are advancing dance literacy on campus and around the world.
All across lol世界赛赔率’s Schools and centers, are exploring, performing, and advancing music in all its forms.
Behind the scenes, many of our staff members share their performing art talents in our annual .
And on , from the Loeb Drama Center, home of A.R.T. and lol世界赛赔率-Radcliffe Dramatic Club; to Farkas Hall, home of ;聽to the recently proposed , lol世界赛赔率 students, faculty, and staff are bringing new ideas and perspectives to these disciplines.
lol世界赛赔率 Arts Medal
Explore some performing artists who have received the lol世界赛赔率 Arts Medal, an award for lol世界赛赔率 alumni and faculty members who have achieved excellence in the arts and have made a contribution to education or the public good.
