Instead of being inspired by Dickens and Joyce, creative writing assistant professor Alexandra Kleeman looks to decidedly more modern subjects as fodder for her writing: apocalypses and plastic.

Max Goldner, CC ’19, has never had to choose between pursuing academics or choreography at Columbia. Goldner, who has been choreographing since he was 11 years old, has found support within the dance community on campus.

The Columbia Iranian Student Association celebrated the legacy of Persian and Iranian culture and its modern impact at its annual event The Spirit of Rumi: Identity through Art on Saturday night in Roone Arledge Auditorium.

In celebration of renowned dancer, choreographer, and artistic director Arthur Mitchell’s life-long contributions to racial diversity in dance, “An Informal Performance on the Art of Dance” was presented at Miller Theatre on Monday night.