Lenfest Center for the Arts — Katharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room
cinemaMulti-disciplinary arts center at Columbia University that houses galleries, rehearsal and performance spaces as well as a dedicated screening room used for film screenings, lectures and public programs.
Upcoming Events (6)
Lenfest Kids: ‘The Cat Returns’
Columbia's Lenfest Kids screens The Cat Returns (2005), a G-rated Japanese animated adventure for ages 10+, followed by storytelling and poetry activities.
Where Ideas Come From: Art, Neuroscience, and Memory
At the Lenfest Center's Katharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room, a provocative lecture pairs playwright Sarah Ruhl with neuroscientist Daphna Shohamy and Dean Carol Becker to explore how memory reshapes storytelling across memoir, drama, and art.
Art + Life: Olga Ravn
Columbia hosts an intimate Art + Life conversation with author Olga Ravn, featuring discussion and a Q&A with students and readers.
Lenfest Kids: ‘Cats’
Lenfest Kids presents Cats (2019) in a dazzling live-action production: a London alleyway newcomer drawn into the Jellical Ball, with Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Idris Elba, and Taylor Swift, plus high-energy song and dance.
'This is the Only Kingdom: A Novel'
This is the Only Kingdom: A Novel—Jaquira Díaz discusses the book and its powerful mother-daughter love letter, joined by Edwidge Danticat at Lenfest Center for the Arts (615 W. 129th St.), introduced by Sarah Cole for a warm Columbia Arts evening.
Faculty Spotlight: Rob King Presents 'Some Came Running'
Classic 1958 drama Some Came Running is screened at Lenfest Center in NYC as Faculty Spotlight, featuring Sinatra, Martin and MacLaine.