Directing Thesis: Machinal
Sophie Treadwell’s extraordinary 1928 play insists on the necessity of conceiving a different future for women. 90 years later, the violence of that imagination remains provocative and radical.
“Risk” with Laura Poitras
Screening of “Risk” followed by a conversation with director Laura Poitras discussed the film with Alex Abdo, Knight First Amendment Institute, and Maureen A. Ryan, Film.
Carolee Schneemann
Carolee Schneemann discussed her boundary-breaking practice and creative process, on the occasion Carolee Schneemann: Kinetic Painting at MoMA/PS1, the first comprehensive retrospective of her work.
Complex Issues: M. Butterfly
Playwright David Henry Hwang, Theatre, and director Julie Taymor discuss their collaboration on the new M. Butterfly, reimagined and remounted for the Broadway stage.
Army of Shadows (L'Armee des ombres)
Screening followed by a discussion with Professor Richard Peña, and Emeritus Professor Robert Paxton. Moderated by Shanny Peer.
The Inaugural Max Ritvo Poetry Series
Kaveh Akbar, Lucie Brock-Broido, Timothy Donnelly, Dorothea Lasky, Herb Leibowitz, Elizabeth Metzger, Sarah Ruhl, and Don Share read the poetry of Max Ritvo '16, author of Four Reincarnations.
Tomás Saraceno
The visionary work of artist Tomás Saraceno traverses art, engineering, the natural sciences, architecture, and social theory.
The Art Ensemble of Chicago: Tribute to Joseph Jarman
Columbia University School of the Arts presented an unprecedented and rare opportunity to hear one of the most legendary bands of all time, the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
Complex Issues: South of Pico: African American Artists in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s
Kellie Jones, Art History and Archaeology, and Farah Jasmine Griffin, English and Comparative Literature, discuss Jones’ work on “South of Pico.”
Story I/O (Input/Output)
Columbia Digital Storytelling Lab
Led by Columbia Digital Storytelling Lab, Story I/O, or "Input/Output," is a highly interactive one-day event to explore new forms and functions of storytelling. This first edition explored the lab's collaborative work with Columbia School of Social Work's SAFE Lab, created a de-escalation room for youth that harnesses story, play, design, and emerging tech. The day also incorporated work by the Program in Narrative Medicine and The Patient Revolution to build simulations for empathetic care that embraced mixed reality and sensor-based technologies.
Featuring:
Maggie Breslin, The Patient Revolution
Rita Charon, Columbia University Medical Center and the Program in Narrative Medicine
Nicholas Fortugno, Playmatics
Desmond Patton, Columbia School of Social Work and SAFE Lab
Led by Lance Weiler, Columbia Digital Storytelling Lab
A Cultural Plan for All New Yorkers, with Tom Finkelpearl
Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Tom Finkelpearl discussed art, leadership, institutions, and how to create change at the scale of the city, including CreateNYC, the first-ever comprehensive cultural plan for the City of New York.