Meet the 2013 Alpert Award Winners
The Herb Alpert Foundation and CalArts have announced the winners of this year’s Alpert Award in the Arts. The five $75,000 grants are given to mid-career artists in the fields…
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Category: Dance
EventMay 10 - 11, 2013
The Next Dance Company Concert at REDCAT
On May 10 and 11, the Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance presents the Next Dance Company Concert at REDCAT. Headed by Dean Stephan Koplowitz and faculty choreographer Laurence Blake, the…
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CalArts Faculty, Alumni Among 2013 Guggenheim Fellows
Last Thursday (April 11), the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced the recipients of the 2013 Guggenheim Fellowships. Among the 175 scholars, artists and scientists selected were three CalArtians: School…
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EventApril 5 - 6, 2013
Stephan Koplowitz Driven Underground, Premieres Dance Work Along Metro Red Line
This weekend (April 5-6), Stephan Koplowitz, choreographer and dean of The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance at CalArts, is staging a new site-specific work above and below the streets…
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EventApril 4 - 7, 2013
The L.A. Contemporary Dance Company Presents New Choreography by CalArts Alumni
The LA Contemporary Dance Company’s spring repertory concert, titled Then. Now. Onward!, brings the premieres of new work by Los Angeles choreographers Arianne MacBean (Dance—Critical Studies MFA 99), Lindsey Lollie (Dance BFA 12)…
Continue reading »Video: Dance Artist-Choreographer Nora Chipaumire at CalArts
Last month, the renowned New York-based dancer and choreographer Nora Chipaumire visited The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance at CalArts as a guest artist. The 2012 Alpert Award recipient…
Continue reading »First-Ever TEDxCalArts Event Features 16 Talks, Performances at REDCAT
Update 3/6: Since our original post, we learned that Atau Tanaka and Teddy Cruz will not be appearing as previously scheduled. CalArts’ Center for New Performance (CNP) presents the first TEDxCalArts conference…
Continue reading »Dance on Camera Fest Screens CalArtian Multimedia Work Tonight at Lincoln Center
The Next Step Is (Trailer) from Victoria Sendra on Vimeo. Tonight (Feb. 5) at 5:30 pm, The Next Step Is—a new collaborative piece by several CalArts alumni—screens at the Dance On…
Continue reading »Mark Bradford, Benjamin Millepied Collaboration Debuts on MOCAtv
Earlier this semester, CalArts’ Film Directing Program hosted guest artist Benjamin Millepied, a director, dancer and choreographer best-known for his work on the Darren Aronofsky film Black Swan. During his…
Continue reading »CalArtian Events This Weekend: From Exploring Galaxies to Bludgeoning Corpses
A preview of the video art and music from the ‘Dream of a Fixed Escape’ performance on Saturday CalArts performers and artists are involved in quite a few happenings around…
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