Stories of Art 

Join past Harvard Arts Medal recipients actor John Lithgow ‘67, film director Mira Nair ’79 and stage director Peter Sellars ’80 in a conversation about "Performance and Creative Agility" during this virtual ARTS FIRST event produced by the Office for the Arts at Harvard. 

In this three-part series of far-ranging conversations, these distinguished Harvard alumni artists will touch on topics such as creativity, spirituality, politics, storytelling, community, healing, the value of artmaking during tumultuous times and the role of curiosity in shaping the future. Additional events include: 

• Music and Human Connection: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma ’76 and undergraduate discussants, 7 pm (ET) April 19 
• Writing and Inner Witnessing: Novelist Margaret Atwood AM '62, Litt.D. '04 and poet Tracy K. Smith ‘94, with Radcliffe Fellow and poet Tonya M. Foster, 7 pm (ET) April 29

Join us for these spacious and intimate conversations, which are free and open to the public. All are welcome.