Arts & Performance

Eighteen-piece undergraduate jazz ensemble playing campus concerts and festivals, with improvisation, combo work and study of jazz history.

Male a cappella group performing jazz, funk, soul, and ballad arrangements at Harvard and on tours abroad.

All-gender contemporary a cappella group that performs on campus and abroad, records albums and videos, and can be booked for events.

Community of organ lovers, including students and others in the Harvard community, who study the organ, visit instruments, and host weekly and biweekly recitals.

Dance and live drumming company performing African dances, choreographed by students and a professional, for Harvard and Boston audiences.

Student orchestra performing themed, theatrical concerts that combine classical and pops repertoire with student-written scripts, music, and films.

Student-run symphony orchestra of 100+ members giving four annual concerts and international tours, plus youth music education and elder care in Boston.

Dance team performing traditional Punjabi bhangra blended with contemporary Western hip hop.

Breakdancing and popping group open to the wider community, holding practices and attending Boston-area battles to build skills and community.

Harvard Candela Latin Dance Troupe is a student-run dance group that performs Latin dance at a variety of Harvard events.

Dance company for advanced contemporary, lyrical and modern dancers that performs at campus dance shows and produces its own shows.

An organization called the Harvard Creative Writing Collective, founded in the summer of 2021, works to combat the exclusivity of creative writing at Harvard.

Harvard Deepam performs Bharatanatyam.

Student design community that teaches design skills and takes on real client projects like logos, branding, and illustration.

Student percussion group that stages themed shows played on buckets, cups, and boomwhackers for campus audiences.

Originally founded by Harvard College’s South Asian Association in 1988, Ghungroo is an annual student-run showcase and tradition.

Contemporary a cappella group that performs at Sanders Theatre, competes, and tours, with auditions open to singers and vocal percussionists.

Student group connecting members with artists, industry leaders, and peers to explore the creative and commercial sides of the music industry.

Stand-up comedy society open to all students, with open meetings, free public shows, and approved three-minute sets for anyone who wants to perform.

Student group partnering with the Boston Symphony Orchestra to bring Harvard undergraduates to Symphony Hall concerts free of charge.

Band that plays at football and baseball games and local concerts, open to anyone who wants to join, with instruments available to borrow.

Professional choir of paid singers providing choral music for Sunday services at Memorial Church, plus Christmas carol services and a spring concert.

Instrumental ensemble of wind players that performs as part of Harvard's undergraduate orchestras and bands scene.

Mixed chorus of students and community members that also serves in part as a training chorus for the other Harvard choral groups.

Student-run mixed-voice choir and accredited course performing classical masterpieces and new works on campus and on tour.

Umbrella organization for campus theater, overseeing student productions at the Loeb Drama Center and running Common Casting and events.

Student company performing comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan and others, open to musicians, actors, and technicians of all experience levels.

Contemporary dance group supporting student choreography and performance, with weekly classes, guest workshops, and biannual shows for members.

Orchestra that performs often with Robert Levin, founded in 1984 as one of the undergraduate orchestras and bands.

Co-ed contemporary a cappella group of undergraduates that performs on campus, in the Boston–New York area, and in ICCA competitions.

Student theatrical society that stages an annual burlesque crossdressing musical comedy and names a Man and Woman of the Year.

Long-form improv comedy troupe that performs free on-campus shows, tours, and hosts an annual festival for college and professional troupes.

Choir expressing the creativity and spirituality of Black people through song, dance, poetry, and other artistic forms, and hosting an annual Black Arts Festival.

Student opera company producing opera productions and hosting arts events in Lowell House to build an artistic community.

Lowell House students who learn and ring Russian Orthodox-style bells, teach new ringers, and travel to Russia to ring with bell ringers there.

The Noteables, a non-audition group that performs revue-style musical theater.

Undergraduate dance troupe fusing modern music and moves with traditional Nigerian steps to showcase the diversity of African dance styles.

Improv comedy troupe performing short-form comedy games based on audience suggestions, with free on-campus shows and travel performances.

Volunteer-taught theater program for 3rd and 4th graders that builds confidence and creativity through games, lessons on theater elements, and writing a full play.

Treble choir for Harvard students performing nine centuries of soprano-alto repertoire, commissioning new works and touring at home and abroad.

Gender-inclusive treble a cappella ensemble of 12-15 students singing jazz standards at Harvard and on tour, with auditions open to all Harvard students.

Conductor-less chamber orchestra using a democratic, collective approach and working with student musicians of all kinds across campus.

Arts and letters society and community center where students, faculty, and alumni meet over lunch and attend member-organized events.

Program bringing music workshops and instruction to campers at PBHA's Summer Urban Program day sites over five weeks of morning enrichment.

Improv troupe focused on the Harold format, performing regularly at Harvard and nearby schools and touring once a year.

Student-run mariachi group where members of any experience level learn and perform mariachi music at Harvard and around Boston.