First-time drama reviewer Robert Sheardown went to Columbia University Players’ production of Dead Man’s Cell Phone, which has its last performance tonight at 8:00 PM. Dead Man’s Cell Phone was a delightful romp through surprisingly eerie lighting, comedic yet crazed monologues, and the increasingly (albeit intentionally) annoying cell phone ringtone employed by the sound crew. Although […]

In an effort to bring you the best of the Columbia arts world, we sent Bwog theatre critic and Flaubert enthusiast Joe Milholland to last night’s showing of the Barnard Theatre Department’s production of Madame Bovary. Additional showings are tonight at 8:00 and Saturday at 3:00 and 8:00, with tickets available here.  As I was […]

This Sunday (i.e., tomorrow), the Columbia University Wind Ensemble will host its 7th annual Festival of Winds, a full-day concert featuring performers from colleges and schools from around the region, held in our own Roone Arledge Auditorium. Proceeds from the festival will go to support music education in New York City, where budget tightening has led […]

After muddling though Missy Mazzoli’s repertoire two weeks ago, acolyte of the avant-garde Henry Litwhiler explores the depths of masochism at the Miller Theatre’s latest Composer Portrait, Italian composer Stefano Gervasoni. Stefano Gervasoni was classically trained under Luca Lombardi, Niccolò Castiglioni, and Azio Corghi at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan and, after a career that brought him […]

Classical connoisseur Henry Litwhiler spent thirsty Thursday drinking from the beer bong of beauty at Miller Theatre’s Composer Portrait of the unclassifiable Missy Mazzoli. Dubbed in 2010 by Time Out New York as “Brooklyn’s post-Millenial Mozart,” composer Missy Mazzoli has enjoyed mounting fame in the New York and global classical scenes. Her 2012 premiere of Song […]

This past weekend, the Columbia Musical Theatre Society performed an hour-long musical performance, with lyrics by a Barnard alum.  Culture Connoisseur Hannah Kauders reviews.   The cast of CMTS’s Party Worth Crashing entertained audiences in sold-out performances this week in the Lerner Black Box. In a recent report, Bwog Arts Editor and cast member Kyra […]

Many modern adaptations of Shakespeare plays have come and gone. Some, such as Romeo + Juliet (starring Leonardo DiCaprio), have left their mark. King’s Crown Shakespeare Troupe (KCST) hoped to achieve such glory, at least within Columbia, when they presented their ShakeShorts ShortShakes on October 25-27. Bwog’s very own dilettante dramatist John reviews: ShakeShorts ShortShakes was […]

Columbia Musical Theatre Society presents… CHANGING DIRECTION Friday, April 23 at 8:00pm Saturday, April 24 at 8:00pm and 11:00pm Glicker-Milstein Black Box Theatre in the Diana Center Tickets just $3 each! On sale now at the TIC or online here. Limited seating available- buy your ticket early! Every new director has the potential to change the […]

LateNite Theatre: Spring 2010 Anthology Diana Black Box Thursday, April 15–11 PM Friday, April 16–11 PM Saturday, April 17–8 PM and 11 PM Ninjas, zombies, and roofies, oh my! LateNite, the bi-annual anthology of student-written plays, is here! It’s funny, horrifying, lewd, crude, and just plain wrong. Don’t worry, it’s LateNite: Prudent sensibilities have gone […]

99 Columbians is a never-before-seen art endeavor that uses photography to reach individuals from across the Columbia University community and encourage them to think about the individual identities of their peers here at the university and see a greater cross-section of different students from all the different schools.  More specifically, it aims to blur a few […]

Miller Theatre Columbia Ballet Collaborative (CBC) proudly presents a program of new contemporary ballet works in its return to Miller Theatre. CBC, founded in 2007 by five professional ballet dancers enrolled at Columbia, is comprised of students from all four of the University’s undergraduate colleges. Featured in The New York Times and appearing in Dance […]

313 Fayerweather Every Thursday in April OLAS will have a screening of an up-and-coming Latin American movie complete with director/professor Q&A sessions. bps2112@columbia.edu

@ Rennert, Hillel Building (606 W. 115th St, Right Across from Hillel) Join for this amazing opportunity to screen Breaking Upwards a romantic comedy prior to its nationwide release! You’ll have an chance to ask questions to some of the cast of the film and they’ll be an engaging discussion on “Relationships: on campus, off […]

Lerner 555 Works by Maurice Ravel, Felix Mendelssohn and J.S. Bach. Founded in 2001, Columbia Classical Performers seeks to support the community of classical musicians on campus who wish to perform in an intimate, stress-free environment for their peers. CCP works to give musicians performance opportunities by providing venues all over campus, coordinating recital logistics, […]

Columbia University’s School of the Arts Theatre Class of 2012 Presents: Collaboration I: Adaptation Date: Monday, February 22, 2010 Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm Location: Schapiro Theater Street: 605 W 115th St (In the basement of the Schapiro Dorm) Cost: FREE!!! 6 Playwrights 6 Directors 22 Actors 7 Dramaturgs 3 Stage Managers + =========== 6 new […]