In the Jungle of Cities, a play written by legendary playwright and German modernist Bertolt Brecht, tells the story of a battle of life and death between two metaphorical boxers…
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Belgian Filmmaker Michaël Roskam Screens Award-Winning Feature at CalArts
This afternoon, the CalArts Fall 2011 Interdisciplinary Course Cluster (The Body Cluster) hosts Belgian film director Michaël Roskam, whose award-winning feature film Bullhead screens at the Bijou Theater at 1…
Continue reading »Kyla Wazana Tompkins Discusses Eating the Other at CalArts
Tonight, the Aesthetics and Politics Lecture Series hosts guest speaker Kyla Wazana Tompkins, who’ll present the lecture Eating The Other and the Other, Eating: Race, Commodity Citizenship and Chromolithographic Trade…
Continue reading »Gallery: First Art & Beer Invitational Proceeds Benefit East of Borneo
Last Thursday (Nov. 10), the First Annual Art & Beer Invitational—On Tap—took over the Bowmont Art Partners space at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles. Eschewing the standard red…
Continue reading »Gregor’s Big Red Balloon Floats into the Coffeehouse Theater this Weekend
This weekend the CalArts School of Theater presents workshop performances of Gregor’s Big Red Balloon, written by Sarah Louise Wilson (Theater BFA 01) and co-directed by Randall Whittinghill (BFA Theater…
Continue reading »CalArts’ Walt Disney Modular Theater Transforms into The House of Bernarda Alba
Starting this Friday at 8 pm, a production of Spanish playwright Federico Garcia Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba opens at The Walt Disney Modular Theater on the CalArts campus….
Continue reading »Dawn of Midi Present Kashmir in Portugal This Weekend
Dawn of Midi, a collective comprised of percussionist Qasim Naqvi (Music MFA 08), contrabassist Aakaash Israni (Music MFA 08) and pianist Amino Belyamani (Music 08), recently received a 2011 Chamber Music America…
Continue reading »Lauded Playwright David Greenspan Previews New Work at CalArts Tomorrow
Praised by The New York Times as “the Downtown art world’s greatest secret weapon [in the battle against theatrical mediocrity],” New York playwright, director, and performer David Greenspan brings a…
Continue reading »CalArts Halloween 2011: Pictures from the Photo Booth
Last week, CalArts held its 2011 Halloween Party, with the Main Gallery and adjoining halls wrapped and decorated in a Haunted Schoolhouse theme. We’ve selected a few pictures to share…
Continue reading »CalArtians Release Next Generation iPhone Metronome App
CalArts alumni Mark Reveley (Music MFA 01) and Mike Dillon (Music BFA 01) recently partnered to launch Zero Brainz, a music technology company that specializes in progressive music-creation software. On…
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