There are many things that a Columbia University ID grants students access to. Most notably, it’s a key to an elite education and an entrance into the University’s Morningside Heights campus. But a CUID also offers access to New York City’s premier art scene, including world-class institutions just a few subway stops away from campus.

With precise pirouettes and rhythmic movement, the Columbia Ballet Collaborative welcomed spring back to the city during its spring gala at the Ailey Citigroup Theater on April 25. Pieces ranged in style from a traditional Balanchine work to contemporary choreography, each charged with emotion and intentional composition, signaling the arrival of a new season.

While April 1 is widely recognized as a day for harmless pranks and practical jokes, classical music aficionados know the date as the birthday of Sergei Rachmaninoff, one of the most formidable composers and pianists of the Romantic era.

Heralded by sunny, fair-weather skies, Bacchanal made its triumphant return to Columbia on Saturday. Dressing up for the spring festival, students wore pieces that exemplified their personal style for a day full of music and lawn-lounging. Many also dressed in line with this year’s cyber aesthetic theme, spotted in metallic silvers and bright whites.

From dancing to his parents’ stereo in the living room to teaching his own choreography at the largest theater in Switzerland, Henry Lichtmacher, CC ’29, has seized every opportunity to hone his passion for ballet and creative composition.

For one night only, Postcrypt Gallery brought together a group of artists at its spring semester show, “blip in the system,” attempting to answer the question: How do you define the boundaries between machine and art?

Illuminating the auditorium of Earl Hall, Fig Magazine hosted dozens of guests for a night of dancing, live music, and student-designed clothing at its inaugural fashion show, “Memory of Light,” on Feb. 7.