0 CommentsAre you interested in getting involved with arts on campus? This edition of Where Art Thou is a guide to all of the arts auditions in the week to come.
First, I want to give a warm welcome to everyone joining our arts community this fall! For those new to Barnumbia, “Where Art Thou” is a weekly guide to interesting and notable performances and events for the literary/musically/theatrically inclined. If you have an event or a group that you’d like to be featured, send me an email at avery@baumel.com. We try to include as many events as we can find and fit, but reaching out to us is the best way to make sure your event is promoted to the student community and is covered by a staffer.
For the first few weeks of school, though, Where Art Thou will look a little different. Instead of events, we’ll post all of the arts auditions on campus in the upcoming week. Check back on Sunday for more auditions and events!
To any aspiring arts writers: Come write for Bwog! Art criticism, and student journalism more generally, is deeply rewarding. Writing reviews and conducting interviews has been one of my favorite parts about my Columbia experience. I’ve met so many incredible artists and seen some of the best shows of my life. If you’re interested, I’d love to see you at our first open meeting :)
Let’s have a wonderful year of art and magic!
xoxo Avery Baumel (CC ‘26, Bwog Arts Editor)
DANCE
- Wednesday, September 3, and Thursday, September 4, 6 to 9 pm, Barnard 305.
- The Barnard Dance Department will hold auditions for their fall showcase at New York Live Arts on Wednesday and Thursday this semester. This year’s pieces are a new work by Keerati Jinakunwiphat (audition Wednesday, 6 to 7:30 pm), repertory from Ronald K. Brown’s Evidence (audition Wednesday, 7:30 to 9 pm), repertory from Pina Bausch (audition Thursday, 6 to 7:30 pm), and a new work by Kenichi Kasamatsu (audition Thursday, 7:30 to 9 pm). Dancers may audition for as many pieces as they would like but can only be cast in one.
- The rehearsal and performance process for these pieces is a for-credit class.
- Thursday, September 4, 9 pm, location TBD.
- Sabor is Columbia’s “First and Hottest Latine Dance Troupe.” Their auditions will be next week, but their first pre-audition workshop is this Thursday. No experience is required to attend the workshop or the audition. Check their Instagram for location updates.
- Saturday, September 6, time and location TBD.
- CU Gen is a dance team that works in several styles, including hip-hop and commercial dance. The team encourages creativity, collaboration, and a blend of styles. Auditions for dancers will be held next week, but an open workshop will be held Saturday. Follow their Instagram for updates on time and location.
- Saturday, September 6, 12 to 2 pm, Barnard Streng Studio (first floor annex/enter next to Milstein).
- Columbia UnTapped is Columbia’s tap ensemble and presents student-choreographed tap works. It is open to dancers of any level, including absolute beginners. Auditions are broken up by level (beginner/absolute beginner 12 to 12:25 pm, intermediate 12:30 to 1:15 pm, and advanced 1:15 to 2 pm).
- Saturday, September 6, 1:30 to 3:30 pm, Bridge for Dance (2726 Broadway, 3rd floor).
- Dancers are asked to arrive early to check in.
- Registration for the in-person or video audition is due Friday, September 5, at 11:59 pm. Video audition submissions are due Saturday, September 6 by 5 pm.
- Columbia Repertory Ballet is one of Columbia’s three student ballet groups and is dedicated to performing pre-existing classical and contemporary ballet repertory. This semester’s choreographers are in the process of being announced on their Instagram. Auditions consist of barre, center work with a pointe option, and a contemporary section.
- Saturday, September 6, 3 to 4:30 pm or 5 to 6:30 pm, The Ailey Studios (405 W 55th Street).
- Registration for this in-person audition or video audition submissions are both due Thursday, September 4th.
- Columbia Ballet Collaborative is one of Columbia’s three student ballet groups and is dedicated to commissioning new works from ballet and contemporary choreographers. This semester’s choreographers have yet to be announced, but follow their Instagram for updates. Auditions consist of a ballet class and a short contemporary combo, and dancers may choose whether or not to take class on pointe.
- Sunday, September 7, 11:30 am to 1 pm, Movement Lab (Milstein LL020).
- CoLab is a multi-genre performance art group that centers bodies, consent, vulnerability, experimentation, and risk-taking. This audition is for dancers for their Choreographic Residency, which is a program that allows seven student choreographers (spoiler: including me!) to create long-form dance works for a performance in February 2026.
- CoLab will also have auditions in the next few weeks for choreographers and dancers for their Movement Lab showcase, which is in mid-November.
Columbia University Ballet Ensemble
- Sunday, September 7, 2 to 4 pm, Bridge for Dance (2726 Broadway, 3rd floor).
- CUBE is one of Columbia’s three student ballet groups and is dedicated to performing full-length classical ballets. CUBE is open to dancers of any level, including beginners. Auditions are only required for non-beginner dancers, and everyone who auditions will be cast. This semester’s ballet will be “Sleeping Beauty.”
MUSIC
- Tuesday, September 2 to Thursday, September 4, 8 to 11 pm, Hamilton 302.
- Columbia’s a capella groups will be holding auditions on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week. Auditionees should register for a time slot here and bring a song to auditions. You can audition for as many or as few of the 14 groups holding auditions as you want/are interested in!
THEATRE
- Wednesday, September 3, 6 pm, Minor Latham Playhouse (Milbank 118).
- The Barnard Theatre Department will host auditions for their fall productions, Trojan Women by Euripedes (translated by Paul Roche; directed by Tea Alagić) and Wolf Play by Hansol Jung (directed by Gisela Cardenas). Auditions will begin with a brief meeting and then individual auditions will occur. Students are asked to bring a 60-second monologue. Call backs will be announced and held on Thursday, September 4. All auditioners should complete this form.
- The department is also hosting a Fall Welcome event on Tuesday, September 2, 5 pm, Minor Latham Playhouse (Milbank 118) for students and professors to mingle and welcome the semester.
More auditions (particularly for theatre) will take place next week, so check back on Sunday for more! For a sense of other groups, take a look at last semester’s Audition Guide or Bwog’s Ultimate Guide to Columbia Theatre. We hope to see you on stage, behind the scenes, in the pit, or in a studio sometime soon!
Barnard Dance Department via Bwarchives
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