New York City is packed with amazing culture and inspiring art and now with so much of it online for free, there’s never been a better time to experience it first-hand. “Where Art Thou” is a weekly guide to interesting and notable lectures, events, and performances for the literary/musically/theatrically-inclined.

“Radium Girls” made me feel things, just not the right things.

Deputy Editor Lillian Rountree and Senior Staff Writer Camille Sensiba review a School of the Arts Directing Thesis “Mud” and “Springtime,” two plays written by María Irene Fornés and directed by Colm Summers (MFA ’21).

On Tuesday, writer Emily Bernard spoke with Lis Harris at the School of the Arts as part of their ongoing Nonfiction Dialogues. The conversation was streamed on Zoom.

New York City is packed with amazing culture and inspiring art and now with so much of it online for free, there’s never been a better time to experience it first-hand. “Where Art Thou” is a weekly guide to interesting and notable lectures, events, and performances for the literary/musically/theatrically-inclined.

This weekend was the annual CUPAL Kickoff and Bwog could not be more jazzed about student art!

After more than a year of Columbia student theater taking place on Zoom or YouTube, in-person shows are making a tentative comeback. Deputy Arts Editor Grace Novarr spoke with Camilla Cox, the director of a recent production in Central Park, about making theater – virtually and in-person.

Staff Writer Grace Novarr reviews NOMADS’ latest student-written-and-produced show, Abigail Duclos’ (BC ‘23) Anointed With Gasoline. 

On March 10th, Staff Writer Grace Novarr attended a Creative Writing Lecture given by the writer and critic Namwali Serpell, hosted by Columbia’s School of the Arts.

On Wednesday, February 24, the Columbia University School of the Arts held a dialogue with writer and cultural critic Lewis Hyde.

Last Saturday, Staff Writer Samantha Seiff had the opportunity to view the Barnard Theatre Department’s virtual production On Loop, written by Charly Evon Simpson and directed by Professor Alice Reagan.

Staff Writer Grace Novarr attended the School of the Arts’ showcase of two of its notable alumni, Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge and Campbell McGrath. 

Arts Editor Maya Campbell interviews and sees the work of Extra Credit Ensemble, a theatre group led by two current Columbia students, in a special PeopleHop/Arts Review combo post.

New York City is packed with amazing culture and inspiring art and now with so much of it online for free, there’s never been a better time to experience it first-hand. “Where Art Thou” is a weekly guide to interesting and notable lectures, events, and performances for the literary/musically/theatrically-inclined.

Bulgarian filmmaker Stephan Komandarev discusses his 2017 film Directions, explains his gravitation towards fiction film as opposed to documentaries, and expresses his optimism for the future of Bulgarian films.