Artist Hahn Rowe in Something about the Weather
© Rob Davidson
Artist Hahn Rowe in Something about the Weather
© Rob Davidson
The Columbia University School of the Arts Visual Arts Program presents the Class of 2027 First Year MFA Exhibition in collaboration with the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery at the Lenfest Center for the Arts.
Columbia University School of the Arts presents Into the Woods, a directing thesis production by student Brennan Urbi.
How does one study memory? How do we use it to reconstruct the past in stories, memoir, and dramatic work? Playwright and Alan Kanzer Writer-in-Residence Sarah Ruhl in dialogue with Daphna Shohamy, Neuroscience, and Professor of the Arts and Dean Emerita Carol Becker. Introduced by Brian Kulick, Chair of the MFA Theatre Program.
Join us for an evening with Olga Ravn as part of Columbia’s Art + Life series, a programme of intimate conversations with poets and writers organized by Columbia’s Undergraduate Creative Writing Program for majors and aficionados.
The Swimmer is a haunting, surreal journey through suburban America, starring Burt Lancaster as a man determined to swim his way home through a chain of backyard pools. As his odyssey unfolds, sunlit affluence exposes the fractures beneath a carefully constructed life. Adapted from John Cheever’s celebrated short story, this 1968 classic is a bold, unsettling meditation on identity, denial, and the cost of illusion.
A newcomer to a London alley is swept into a mysterious feline celebration, the Jellical Ball, in this live action adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway classic. This playful, high-energy spectacle is full of song, dance, and larger-than-life feline personalities, featuring an all-star cast including Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen, Idris Elba and Taylor Swift.
Assistant Professor of Writing Jaquira Díaz discusses This is the Only Kingdom, her “powerful love letter to mothers, daughters, and the barrios that make them” with Edwidge Danticat, African American and African Diaspora Studies. Introduced by Sarah Cole, Dean of Columbia University School of the Arts and Parr Professor of English and Comparative Literature.
A new play written by Columbia MFA Playwriting Student Edison Hong, featured in the 2026 New Plays Festival.
Join us for a screening and discussion of Daughter of the Light (2024), a deeply moving feature documentary by Tibetan filmmaker Khashem Gyal.
A new play written by Columbia MFA Playwriting Student Tim Lucey, featured in the 2026 New Plays Festival.
The Columbia University School of the Arts Visual Arts Program presents the 2026 Visual Arts + Sound Art MFA Thesis Exhibition in collaboration with the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery at the Lenfest Center for the Arts.
This is part of the two day event “Foundations of Mexican Independent Cinema.” Learn more.
A new play written by Columbia MFA Playwriting Student Zoe Stanton-Savitz, featured in the 2026 New Plays Festival.
Based on the novel by James Jones, Some Came Running is a sweeping, emotionally charged drama about a troubled WWII veteran returning home to confront family wounds, love, and his own restless soul.
A new play written by Columbia MFA Playwriting Student Flavie Philipon, featured in the 2026 New Plays Festival.
A new play written by Columbia MFA Playwriting Student Silma Sierra Berrada, featured in the 2026 New Plays Festival.
This stunning animated film follows a lone cat navigating a flooded world, forming unexpected bonds with dogs, birds, lemurs, capybaras, and more as they struggle to survive their new world.
A new play written by Columbia MFA Playwriting Student Mo Holmes, featured in the 2026 New Plays Festival.
The 38th annual Columbia University Film Festival (CUFF) is a showcase of thesis-level work from students and recent alums of the School of the Arts MFA Film Program.
When all canines are banished to Trash Island, Atari sets out on a daring journey to find his lost dog, Spots. In this star-studded stop-motion animation adventure, a courageous pack of dogs proves that loyalty, courage, and teamwork can overcome even the most outrageous challenges.
