HLS in the Arts

A stunning array of works from renowned alumni artists and the larger HLS community of students, staff, and faculty. Champagne, passed hors d’oeuvres, live jazz band, and a discussion with photographer Lynn Savarese ‘81.

Share the opportunity to meet with alumni and current members of the HLS Drama Society. Mingle with the past and present performers, enjoy light refreshments and snacks, and discuss your favorite memories of the HLS Parodies! Location: Harkness Fireside Lounge Event Highlights

Join us for the exclusive opportunity to meet the center stage performers! Prior to taking the stage, the alumni performers will meet for a conversation to discuss their time at HLS, their journeys into the arts, and their interests in both the law and the arts. Schedule: Benjamin Schatz '85 - 3:30 pm, WCC 1010 Hill Harper '92, hosted by Kenneth Mack '91 - 4:00 pm, WCC 1019 David Zippel '79 - 4:30 pm, WCC 1015 Event Highlights

Lights, camera, action! Jeffrey Toobin ’86 hosts this evening of performances featuring the many faces of HLS in the arts. Highlights include Academy and Grammy Award-winning music, 50 years of greatest hits from HLS Parodies, classical musical performances, and a dance party with a performance by The Sultans of Swing.

Wear your tweeds for this post-dance-party viewing of "The Paper Chase" (1973), shown outside with hot chocolate, all your favorite theater candies, popcorn, and props (dimes, paper airplanes). Location: Crossroads - outside WCC

Join a special tour of the HLS library, focusing on art and treasures on display, HLS history, library buildings, and quotations. Langdell Hall, circulation desk 11:00 am - 11:30 am 11:45 am - 12:15 pm

Center Stage performances, featuring HLS students, faculty, and staff, continue today from 11:00 am - 5:45 pm. Saturday Center Stage Schedule: 11:00 – 11:15 am – Opening Remarks by Dean John Manning ‘85 11:15 am – 12:30 pm – Students, Staff and Faculty Performances 12:45 – 1:45 pm - Students, Staff and Faculty Performances 2:00 – 3:15 pm – Storytelling with HLS Actors 3:15 – 3:45 pm - Students, Staff and Faculty Performances 3:45 – 4:15 pm – Alumni Parody Performances…

Screenings of ground-breaking films from the HLS community of students, alumni, and faculty. Discussions with the filmmakers and producers follow each screening.

The HLS 200 Book Festival features Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling alumni authors speaking about their work.

Come by for the chance to get an autographed copy of our authors' books. The Harvard Coop will be selling books. Location: Crossroads Tent (outside WCC) 12:30 pm - Brend Feigen '69 1:00 pm - Lisa Tucker '95 1:30 pm - T.A. Barron '82 2:00 pm - Edward Larson '79 2:30 pm - Annette Gordon-Reed '84 3:30 pm - Scott Turow '78 4:00 pm - Jill Lepore 4:30 pm - Ginger McKnight-Chavers '88 Event Highlights

Featuring works in diverse media from 10 renowned alumni artists and more than 20 student, staff, and faculty members.

HLS alumni in the arts return to share their stories and discuss what has influenced and shaped their lives and artistic vision.

Moderated by Brian Price; HLS alumni who have focused on talent representation share their experiences. Event Highlights Event Video https://youtu.be/MOD6sUVPP7g

Hosted by Jeannie Suk Gersen ’02 and moderated by Roy Furman ’63, this panel will discuss a lawyer's role in the theatrical business, how a lawyer migrated to become a producer, what producers do and don't do, and how musicals get created--by Harvard graduates. They will take a look at the changing economics of Broadway producing and investing, as well as what a sensible approach to investing in theater looks like. Finally, they will also dish on current trends in…

A lively conversation about both show and business, moderated by Nell Minow.

Formerly titled: Studio Heads and General Counsel In the mid-2000s the music industry was upended by the advent of downloading music. In the last decade, that business has streamlined and remodeled itself in response and is now profitable once more. Streaming services and premium cable are the film and television industries' s equivalent of downloads. This panel will examine the effect this disruption is currently having on the entertainment business and its impact upon it in the near future. A conversation…

HLS alumni actors discuss their journeys in both law and acting and how the two fields interact with and influence each other. Location: Center Stage, Jarvis Field event Highlights Event Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq6xdTWJabM

This panel will explore some big themes, such as the evolution of television drama and comedy over the last few decades, and how we arrived at a point where television is now the most influential and pervasive form of storytelling on the planet. Plus, the panel will talk about stuff people really want to know, like what it's like to work in TV, and how all of our panelists made the journey from HLS to the small screen. Location: WCC…

A panel discussion with HLS alumni who have embraced the medium of documentary film to tell critical stories about law and the world around us.

Harvard Law School is honored to host legendary music icon Clive Davis '56 at the Boston premiere of "Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives." Chris Perkel’s documentary profile spans Clive Davis's five-decade career, providing a tour of the most sensational music of the cultural revolution. Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston, Santana, Aretha Franklin, Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Alicia Keys, Sean “Puffy” Combs, and many more attest to Davis's role as, in Aretha Franklin’s words, “the greatest record man of all time.”…