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Columbia University Orchestra Fall 2025 Concert: The Exploration of Sounds and Space
- Tuesday, December 2, 7:30 pm, Peter Jay Sharp Theater (2537 Broadway at 95th Street)
- With music director and conductor Jeffrey Milarsky, Columbia’s student orchestra will perform three dazzling pieces by Kaija Saariaho, Gustav Mahler, and Edward Elgar. Collectively, these pieces explore the power of sound to evoke rich textures, explore the tension between past and future forms of expression, and express an artist’s lyrical personality.
- Thursday, December 4, 11 pm, Friday, December 5, 11 pm, Saturday, December 6, 8 pm, Black Box Theater (Lerner Hall)
- Latenite Theater, Columbia’s only experimental theater and sketch comedy student group, presents an hour-long showcase of comedy sketches centering around “campus events, national events, and the abstract.” All sketches are written, directed, and acted by students.
Columbia Ballet Collaborative Fall 2025 Performance Gala
- Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6, 7:30 pm, Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater (405 W 55th St)
- Come witness an elegant night of ballet, with pieces choreographed by Vivake Khamsingsavath, Adrienne Chan, Aleisha Walker, Henry Lichtmacher, and George Balanchine. Columbia Ballet Collaborative is the school’s oldest ballet company run by students.
- Friday, December 5, 6:00 and 8:30 pm, Saturday, December 6, 1:00, 3:30, and 6:30 pm, and Sunday, December 7, 12:00, 3:30, 5:30, and 7:00 pm, Wang Pavilion (Lerner Hall)
- Featuring a dizzying array of performances from various student jazz groups, the World and Jazz Music Festival will also showcase music from Arab and Afro-Cuban ensembles, all converging in a celebration of culture and song. The event is free, although registration is required.
ROARCHESIS!: Orchesis Fall 2025 Show
- Saturday, December 6, 6 and 8:30 pm, Roone Auditorium (Lener Hall)
- From Columbia’s largest student-run dance group comes a wild show featuring over 200 students performing works from over 20 student choreographers and from a variety of dance styles. Come for a wild, eclectic night of inspired movement.
14th Annual “Spare Tires” Improv Festival
- Sunday, November 7 and Monday, November 8, 8 pm, Black Box Theater (Lerner Hall)
- Hosted by Columbia’s Third Wheel Improv, the “Spare Tires” Festival showcases improv comedy groups from across the northeast for a night of hilarious, “off the rails” fun. Visiting groups this year include Harvard’s Immediate Gratification Players and the Georgetown Improv Association. Tickets are currently sold out, but a standby line will open at 7:40.
- Sunday, December 7, 2 and 7pm, Monday, December 8, 7 pm, Minor Latham Playhouse (Milbank Hall)
- Presented by XMAS!, a yearly musical extravaganza for the holidays, their 20th show promises to be “a silly, secular, holiday spectacular about Chrismukkah, crowbars, SEAS, and the power of friendship.” Limited standby tickets will also be available.
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