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The 2023 Columbia MFA Thesis Exhibition Opens in New York City

The Columbia University School of the Arts Visual Arts Program presents the 2023 MFA Thesis Exhibition in collaboration with the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery at the Lenfest Center for the Arts. This exhibition encompasses work by the 30 artists who will complete the Visual Arts MFA Program this May. Curator Jasmine Wahi notes the exhibition “instills a glowing spark of excitement for the future of contemporary art.”

The show is on view April 23–May 21, with an opening reception on Saturday, April 22, 3–6pm (ET). Gallery hours are Wednesday–Sunday, 12–6pm (ET).

Location The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery Lenfest Center for the Arts 615 West 129th Street (enter at West 125th Street, between Broadway and 12th Avenue) New York, NY 10027

Sound Artists Gladstone Butler, Char Jeré, Merry Sun

Visual Artists Garrett Ball, Ray Barsante, Cecilia Caldiera, Kevin Cobb, Conor Dowdle, Nick Farhi, Elisheva Gavra, Jeffrey Halstead, Calvin Kim, Sangmin Lee, Kat Lowish, Meaghan Elyse Lueck, Anna Ting Möller, Amadeo Morelos Favela, Levi Nelson, Alison Nguyen, Paul Rho, Robbie Rogers, Albert Samreth, Cal Siegel, Jairo Sosa, Motohiro Takeda, Christopher Michel Torres, Vivian Vivas, Li Wang, Ming Wang, Shuai Yang

The ways in which artists in this exhibition are thinking critically about materials, history(ies), social dynamics, and much more, is truly a map for how our current reality unfolds. This exhibition is a marker of the end of one chapter for this group of thinkers and makers, and the start of a bold and promising movement forward for all of us. Jasmine Wahi, Curator

To learn more, visit lenfest.arts.columbia.edu .

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The best directors need equal mastery of leadership, storytelling, and production skills. As a Master of Fine Arts candidate in the Cinema and Television Directing program at Columbia College Chicago, you'll learn how to craft character-driven narratives, lead a crew, and create diverse and authentic films grounded in the human experience. You'll complete intensive study in  areas including screenwriting, cinematography, editing and sound, and direct your own scripts and those written by others. You will have the opportunity to work on both stand-alone short films and series production. For your thesis project, you'll develop and direct a short film or episodic pilot.

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In the first year, you’ll make several short films, exercising creative control and learning to collaborate. You will study cinematic visual storytelling. In addition, you’ll deepen your understanding of film and television history and the contemporary film and television industry through graduate seminars and screenings. At the end of both semesters, graduate faculty members will constructively critique your work.

In your last year, you will collaborate on the creation of an original series. You will also develop and write a long form project, either a feature screenplay or show bible for a series. At the same time, you’ll work with two thesis advisors to develop and shoot your thesis film. In Thesis Workshop, you’ll explore your thesis material through individualized rehearsals, pre-visualization exercises, exploratory shoots, critique, and discussion. This time of exploration will help you further develop the script and pre-production for your thesis film, which you’ll direct and screen as part of your thesis requirement.

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Your thesis project is an original piece of media – a short film, a short television pilot, or multiple short webisodes – that brings together everything you’ve learned in your courses. You will write a script, create visualization materials, develop a casting plan, collaborate with other creatives as shoot your project , and screen at an end-of-semester premiere screening . Thesis projects have a maximum length of 15 minutes.    

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• Ayanna Floyd MFA ’98 was coexecutive producer for the TV shows Empire and Falling Skies, and has writing credits on episodes of Empire, The Chi, Falling Skies, and Private Practice.
• Akanksha Cruczynski MFA '21, Director; Felicia Ferrara MFA '21, Producer: “Close Ties to Home Country”: Akanksha and Felicia’s thesis film was screened at Sundance, Telluride, Aspen, and other film festivals, was on the BAFTA short list, and won a Silver Student Academy Award.
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• Janusz Kaminski ’87 is a two-time Academy Award-winning cinematographer whose credits include Saving Private Ryan, Schindler’s List, Lincoln, and The Post.
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• Christian Sprenger ’07 is the Emmy Award-winning cinematographer for the TV shows Atlanta, GLOW, Baskets, and Last Man on Earth.
• Bob Teitel ’90 is a producer and writer whose credits include Soul Food, the Barbershop movies, and the Academy Award-nominated Mudbound.
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• Jordan Vogt-Roberts ’06 directed the films Kings of Summer and Kong: Skull Island.
• Lena Waithe ’06 is an Emmy Award-winning writer, actress, and producer on shows and films such as Dear White People, Bones, Master of None, and The Chi, and was named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2018.
• Diane Weyermann MFA ’92 was president of documentary film and television at Participant Media. Participant Media’s documentary projects include the Academy Award-winning documentary films Citizenfour and An Inconvenient Truth as well as Emmy-winning Food, Inc. and Emmy-nominated The Great Invisible.
• Annick Wokan ’05 is an associate producer on the award-winning TV show Game of Thrones. Read more profiles of Cinema and Television Arts alumni.

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Taylor Swift Eras Tour to end in December

Taylor Swift has finally set an end date for her record-breaking Eras Tour, which she revealed Thursday at the 100th performance of the international sensation.

Swift, 34, made the announcement while performing at Anfield, Stadium in Liverpool, England.

“This is the very first time I’ve ever acknowledged to myself and admitted that this tour is going to end in December,” the Grammy winner said, according to a tweet making the rounds online.

Ahead of the reveal, Swifties awaited what they thought was going to be a different kind of update — given that the superstar often marks milestones with special announcements or Easter eggs.

June 13 didn’t just signify the landmark 100th performance of the Eras Tour but Swift’s half-birthday. The “Style” singer was born on Dec. 13, 1989 — with her birth year notably serving as the title of her beloved 2014 album — and 13 is famously her favorite number.

“Me thinking Taylor’s going to announce Rep(utation) (Taylor’s Version) for the 100th show but she’s really going to sit down at that piano and play yoyok (“You’re on Your Own, Kid”) for the 100th time,” tweeted one fan, referring to the rerecorded “Reputation” album that fans expected Swift to release last year.

Another fan joked Swift woke up Thursday “to see she’s somehow announcing (Taylor’s version of Reputation) and (her) debut (album), giving us a (music video), announcing more (tour) dates, giving us (The Tortured Poets Department) part 3 (and) a new unknown album all during tonight’s 100th show.”

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How to get the cheapest tickets to Taylor Swift’s last ‘Eras Tour’ shows in December

• Updated: Jun. 16, 2024, 2:11 p.m. |
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Taylor Swift will wrap up the "Eras Tour" on Dec. 8 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Jane Barlow/PA via AP

• Nicole Iuzzolino | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

The time has come: Taylor Swift announced that the “Eras Tour” is ending in December.

During the 100th concert of the “Eras Tour” , which took place in Liverpool on June 13, Swift let the crowd know that the seemingly never-ending “Eras Tour” is wrapping up, to the dismay of many fans.

“You know, a lot of you were like, ‘Well, how are you going to celebrate the 100th show?’” Swift said during her “All Too Well” speech from the Anfield Stadium stage. “And for me, the celebration of the 100th show means this is the very first time I’ve ever acknowledged to myself and admitted that this tour is going to end in December. Like, that’s it.”

The “Eras Tour” kicked off in Glendale, Ariz. on March 17, 2023, and as of now, the final scheduled concert is on Dec. 8 in Vancouver, British Columbia . The final show will be her 152nd show.

Because her final shows are highly coveted, that means ticket prices are going to skyrocket.

However, we are here to help you find the most budget-friendly Taylor Swift tickets you can purchase to see her perform her final shows

How to find the cheapest Eras Tour tickets

Here are the cheapest u.s. and canada “eras tour” tickets we could find..

Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” in Vancouver, British Columbia

Friday (Dec. 6)

Cheapest Tickets: $1,272 StubHub | $1,158 Vivid Seats | $1,552 SeatGeek

Saturday (Dec. 7)

Cheapest Tickets: $1,457 StubHub | $1,215 Vivid Seats | $1,628 SeatGeek

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Cheapest Tickets: $1,580 StubHub | $1,215 Vivid Seats | $1,898 SeatGeek

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Taylor Swift’s final ‘Eras Tour’ concert in Canada: Where to buy the cheapest tickets

• Updated: Jun. 20, 2024, 9:14 a.m. |
• Published: Jun. 20, 2024, 9:13 a.m.

Taylor Swift will perform the final concert of her "Eras Tour" on Dec. 8, 2024, in Canada. Here, she performs at the Paris Le Defense Arena as a part of her Eras Tour concert in Paris, Thursday, May 9, 2024. AP Photo/Lewis Joly

• Deb Kiner | [email protected]

There is one concert that Swifties absolutely do not want to miss.

That will be on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 , in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, when Taylor Swift gives the final performance of her massively popular “Eras Tour” that started in March 2023.

Concert No. 152 will be the last in the tour (at least at this point).

Fans who want to be in the crowd at BC Place Stadium will find the cheapest tickets (as of the time of this post), for $1,336 on Stubhub.

Ticket prices on Vivid Seats start at $1,580. Prices on SeatGeek , start at $1,899.

Fans who would rather see Swift in the United States have these dates to choose from:

Oct. 18 - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida

Oct. 19 - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida

Oct. 20 - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida

Oct. 25 - Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Oct. 26 - Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Oct. 27 - Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Nov. 1 - Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Nov. 2 - Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Nov. 3 - Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

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