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Last week marked the opening of the fourth annual Global Forms Theater Festival. Running through June 11, 2023, this year’s festival shines a spotlight on a group of talented artists from the School of the Arts.

The winners of the 67th annual Drama Desk Awards were announced on May 31, 2023, and several projects from Columbia artists are among the winners.

The Columbia University School of the Arts graduate Film Program proudly announces the winners of the 2023 Columbia Blue List screenwriting competition, presented by MUBI.

Theather alumna Jillian Walker ’17 presents The Whitney Album at the Soho Rep Theatre in New York City.

This week, we talked about theatre criticism and its place in the theatre world with Adjunct Assistant Professor Vinson Cunningham.

In The Guest, the latest book from Emma Cline ’13, summer is coming to a close.

Fireworks Every Night (Random House, 2023), a debut novel by Beth Raymer ’08, offers a poignant portrayal of a young woman struggling to navigate the tumultuous landscape of her family in 1990s South Florida.

In this series, we catch up with Columbia filmmakers who have recently graduated to chat about their time in the Film Program, what they’re doing now, and their goals for the future. This week, we spoke with alumna Ellie Foumbi ’17.

Tali Keren '16 showcases her evocative exhibition Un-Charting in The James Gallery at CUNY Graduate Center, New York.

Theatre Professor and Tony Award-winning writer David Henry Hwang is set to leave his signature mark on Disney's upcoming live-action remake of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Logan Reed ’21 is the Associate Director of Grey House, a new psychological thriller to hit the Broadway stage.

Every night from May 1 to May 31, 2023, Liquid Gold  (2023) by Ilana Harris-Babou ’16 takes over the screens of Times Square for a truly transformative Midnight Moment. 

Visual Arts alumna Aki Sasamoto ’07 has been honored with the prestigious 2023 Calder Prize, receiving a $50,000 cash award and the opportunity to have one of her artworks featured in a major public collection.

Associate Professor Heidi Julavits '96 has been chosen as a recipient of the prestigious Berlin Prize. This award comprises a semester-long fellowship in Berlin, offering recipients the time and resources to explore their artistic projects.

Award-winning film Monsoon Wedding (dir. Mira Nair, 2001) has been adapted into a new musical.