Editor in Chief Sahmaya Busby and former News Editor Paulina Rodriguez were taken to Area 51 at the closing night of First Stage’s production REDACTED.

Last Friday night, Staff Writer Jasmine Wright attended the documentary “Twice Colonized”, screened at the Athena Film Festival, and witnessed Aaju Peter’s ferocity and charisma be broadcast in equal measure. Warning: this film contains themes relating to suicide, domestic violence, intergenerational trauma and abuse.

*Singing* “If you’re sad and mad and you know it, clap your hands.”

 Staff Writer Nora Deemer reviews Ella Glendining’s documentary “Is There Anybody Out There” (2023) at the Athena Film Festival. Warning: This article discusses themes related to ableism.

Maryam Keshavarz’s love letter to her own family history.

On Saturday afternoon, Arts Editor Isa RingswaldEgan attended the Athena Film Festival’s screening of Periodical (2023), a documentary about menstrual justice, directed by Lina Lyte Plioplyte.

Deputy Arts Editor Avery Baumel reviews six short films presented last Saturday.

Staff Writer Theo Sandler reviews the Athena Film Festival screening of the documentary Your Fat Friend. Editor’s warning: This article discusses themes related to eating disorders and fatphobia. 

If you missed it, you missed out!

On Saturday, the Athena Film Festival screened “Fancy Dance,” director Erica Tremblay’s captivating debut feature about a family attempting to navigate tragedy in the Seneca-Cayuga Nation.

Dance moms if it slayed.

“Where Art Thou” is a weekly guide to interesting and notable lectures, events, and performances for the literary/musically/theatrically-inclined.

Staff writer Amélie Acevedo watched two performances this Thursday hosted in the Barnard Movement Lab as part of the Artificial Environments/Environmental Intelligence Festival.

Deputy Arts Editor Avery Baumel talks to CoLab’s board members and reviews the result of their new choreographic residency program.

Staff Writer Jasmine Wright joined Morrisania Band Project for their tribute to Aretha Franklin last Monday night and found a reason to believe that Columbia does in fact have a soul after all.