Performing & Recorded Arts


Dominica’s “Bouyon” Star

Musician “Shelly” Alfred’s indigenous Caribbean sound

by Jose Alison Kentish

“Theater Is Church”

Playwright Katori Hall on the joy—and trauma—of black life

by Stuart Miller

The Power of Unreason

Paul Moravec’s soulful music

by Lydialyle Gibson

Seriously Goofy

Comedian Karen Chee finds her voice.

by Jacob Sweet

At Home with Harvard: Harvard on the Small Screen

Discover a new series to watch in quarantine, or read about the creator behind your favorite show, in this selection of our TV stories

A Love Letter

John Alexander follows the ups and downs of funk musician Rudy Love.

by Alex Huls

Setting the Stage

Joshua McTaggart leads London’s Chelsea Theatre into a new era.

by Olivia Munk

The New England Folk Festival

Contra dancing, Balkan music, sea chanteys—and more!

by Nell Porter Brown

Atwood’s Tavern

Boosting bluegrass in Cambridge

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Documentarian Sought

A possible film about cardiologist Paul Dudley White

Photo Recap: The 70th Annual Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman and Man of the Year Awards

Elizabeth Banks and Ben Platt received this year’s honors.

by Kristina DeMichele