For more than 30 years, experimental filmmaker and CalArts faculty member James Benning has captured moments and places through his signature long, singular takes on 16 mm film. However, on…
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Music Faculty Wadada Leo Smith Featured on NPR’s ‘Fresh Air’
2009 was a busy year for trumpeter, composer and CalArts faculty Wadada Leo Smith. In October, he released Spiritual Dimensions, a new two-disc set of live concert recordings, and there…
Continue reading »LA Arts Month 2010 Launches
Yesterday at the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) in downtown Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, CalArts President Steven D. Lavine, REDCAT Executive Director Mark Murphy and other arts leaders…
Continue reading »2009 National Film Registry Selections Include Two by CalArtians
On Dec. 30, 2009, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington announced its annual selection of 25 motion pictures that will be preserved as cultural, artistic and/or historical treasures as part…
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