For many, Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie is more of a title than a living, breathing piece of American theater. The play is better known for its ubiquitous inclusion in high-school English syllabi than its performance history. Thus, it is our good fortune to have Megan O’Keefe’s (‘11) fine production currently running in the...
Valentine’s Day celebrations at Harvard can usually be split into two well-defined groups: couples being couple-y at Upstairs on the Square and sad singles stopping by Doma to pick up their “dates.” This Valentine’s Day proved to be much different for one set of Harvard freshmen, however. Three eligible, athletic bachelors and one beautiful,...
On February 13th, the Harvard LowKeys and the Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones presented the second of their bi-annual Sanders Theater concerts. Dubbed Frankly My Dear, I Don’t Give A Jam – yes, we get it, jam-pun – the joint performance was not without its moments of brilliance, but tended to stay firmly within the realm of...
Merritt Moore (’11) performing anomie in “Timbre and Flux” (Photo Credit: Jessica C. Flores) The American College Dance Festival Association’s New England Regional Conference Showcase is an example of a competition whose rigor not only tries the bodies of its competitors but also the minds of their judges. Over the brisk Valentine’s...
On Saturday, February 13, Harvard presented two pieces at the American College Dance Festival Association’s New England Regional Conference in Boston University’s Tsai auditorium. After the performance, professional modern dance choreographers Bill Evans, Edisa Weeks and Sean Curran commented on each piece. Here, with their permission, is a transcript of their comments. Harvard’s first...
