Registration through Harvard’s Office for the Arts is encouraged though not required; see further details below.
You’re invited to ON DISPLAY HARVARD 2025, a movement installation created by Heidi Latsky Dance. It is part of ON DISPLAY GLOBAL, a worldwide social justice initiative in which communities across the globe annually perform the work in commemoration of the United Nation’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on December 3.
Harvard’s Office for the Arts (OFA) Dance Program has been an ambassador of the work for the last seven years, presenting ON DISPLAY HARVARD at accessible locations across campus as well as virtually each year. The program has built a community of partners and diverse performers to bring awareness of disability justice, art, and culture to Harvard’s campus and beyond.
This year, ON DISPLAY HARVARD returns for the third time to the Calderwood Courtyard in the Harvard Art Museums. The program is free and open to the public.
Registration through the OFA is appreciated but not required. You may register here.
The work celebrates disability as an aspect of our individuality and as an affirmation of our humanity. Performers—a mix of Harvard students, staff, and community members—will create sculptural compositions of their own making, which will slowly evolve in real time over the course of the hour.
Audience members are invited to wander through the installation at their own pace and trajectory and view each performer up close. The work explores the tenuous and complex relationship between the viewer and the viewed, potentially blurring the lines while claiming agency for both.
Performers will wear unique art pieces created by Harvard undergraduate students and will be led by Sarah Yee ’28 and Helen Hou ’28.
Sighted guides and audio description will be available throughout the duration for blind and visually impaired audiences; a pre-show offering for tactile access with description of wearable art will take place at 11:30am. The Harvard Art Museums building is accessible for visitors using wheelchairs and other mobility devices.
You may also like the following events from Harvard Art Museums:
- This Tuesday, 25th November, 12:30 pm, Gallery Talk: Animal Power in Cambridge
- This Tuesday, 25th November, 02:00 pm, Sketching in the Galleries: Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black (Advanced Level) in Cambridge
- This Wednesday, 26th November, 12:30 pm, Gallery Talk: Meaning Makers in Cambridge
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