America in 1961, especially in the deep South, would be almost unrecognizable today. State and local Jim Crow laws—which were enacted between 1876 and 1965—essentially relegated black Americans to second-class…
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Students from the Russian Academy of Theater Arts in Moscow Arrive at CalArts for International Project
Last Thursday, students from the Russian Academy of Theater Arts (GITIS) in Moscow arrived at CalArts for a two-week exchange with the School of Theater, part of a process that…
Continue reading »Hal Holbrook Answers Student Questions on Shakespeare, Acting and Career Longevity
“I’ve been hunting for the key to acting my whole life,” said Emmy- and Tony-winning actor Hal Holbrook to CalArts School of Theater students last week, reminding them that reaching…
Continue reading »‘Chasing Sanitation’ Exhibit Closes in NYC on Sunday
[nggallery id=147] For more than two years, writer and CalArts alumna Lisa Dowda (Critical Studies MFA 2004) and photographer Liza Ligon have been gathering material for a photo book website…
Continue reading »CalArts Faculty Swapan Chaudhuri to Present Multimedia Performance at LACMA
Tabla master Swapan Chaudhuri, who chairs the World Music Performance programs at The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts, presents a multimedia concert on Thursday (Feb. 24) at the…
Continue reading »Experimental Filmmaker Fred Worden Presents ‘After Hours in the Cerebral Kitchen’
The Structuring Strategies class and film series at CalArts welcomes New York-based experimental filmmaker Fred Worden to the Bijou Theater Tuesday night (Feb. 22). He’ll be screening and discussing several…
Continue reading »From the Ruins: New Art Studio Construction Births Art Projects
[nggallery id=146] To address CalArts’ need for space, construction began last month on a new School of Art expansion project that will eventually accommodate 16 new art studios, a critique…
Continue reading »CalArts MFA Writing Program Hosts Pop Culture Writing Panel Discussion
Writing about pop culture isn’t always about keeping tabs on Charlie Sheen’s or Lindsay Lohan’s latest escapades through People magazine or TMZ.com. Tonight, the MFA Writing Program at CalArts hosts…
Continue reading »Contemporary Techniques Class at CalArts with Visiting Artist, Choreographer Vincent S.K. Mantsoe
South African-born choreographer Vincent S.K. Mantsoe came to CalArts last week in the midst of a five-night run of his latest work, San, at REDCAT to teach students of The…
Continue reading »Structuring Strategies Welcomes Experimental Filmmaker Martha Colburn
Martha Colburn is a New York-based filmmaker best known for her experimental animation that mixes pop culture and politics. She’s tonight’s guest artist for the Structuring Strategies class and lecture…
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