News

This fall marked a unique year for Morningside Lights, the annual outdoor procession of community-built lanterns. It is a co-production between Columbia University’s Arts Initiative and Miller Theatre, and is directed by Processional Arts Workshop under the guidance of artists Alex Kahn and Sophia Michahelles.

Alumnae Nana Dakin ’18 and Ikumi Kuronaga ’20 were selected to join The Civilians’ R&D Group.

The 2020 MFA Actors Showcase is available for online viewing, following a large pivot in production. 

Alumnus Daniel Penny '16, along with contemporary art advisor Daniel Malarkey, has launched the monthly podcast Art Unscene. 

School of the Arts Dean Carol Becker explores the idea of experimental preservation with Jorge Otero-Pailos and Sam Van Aken.

Professor Annette Insdorf is among the recipients of 92nd Street Y’s 2020 Extraordinary Women Awards, which honor “game-changing and trailblazing women who bring equity, leadership and contributions to their communities and who work to rebuild a world in which we all belong.” 

Announcing a small change to the Health and Safety Manager (HSM) requirement for Phase 1 Protocols:
MFA Film, Research Arts Students, 10-31-2020, Chair Update

On A Global Scale is a bi-weekly series about international co-productions by Columbia filmmakers.

Adjunct Associate Professor Deborah Brevoort was invited to join Florida Studio Theatre’s (FST) Playwright Collective. 

Sprinting Through No Man's Land, a debut narrative nonfiction book by alumnus Adin Dobkin ’20, will be published by Little A in 2021. 

Conversations with Artists in Art Getting Art is a bi-weekly series and a play on Jerry Seinfeld's Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. We interview artists about their art and 'getting art'.

We have made some good inroads on testing this week, and are finalizing our plan with the University so we can stay on track with our Phase 2 goal date of Monday, November 16.
This week's update is very brief. Next week's will be more substantial. Digital Dodge Offices are closed Monday and Tuesday.

Directing alumnus Simón Adinia Hanukai ’12 presents SPACES: Saint-Denis, an immersive site-specific series of storytelling events at the Market Hall and the Basilica of Saint-Denis, France. Hanukai, who co-created the event with Jonathan Camuzeaux and Lauren Cox, serves as General Artistic Director.