Three CalArts filmmakers—alumnus Peter Bo Rappmund (Film/Video MFA 10) and faculty members Thom Andersen and Nina Menkes—screen their films for LA audiences at two different venues this week. Tonight as…
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2011 Alpert Award Winners Announced
[nggallery id=172] On May 19 at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, The Herb Alpert Foundation and CalArts announced the 2011 winners of the 17th Alpert Award in the Arts. …
Continue reading »CalArts Graduation: An Art School Singalong, A Dance for Donald McKayle and the Gamelan Ensemble
Nontraditional graduation ceremonies are part of CalArts tradition. The formalities of a cap, gown and mortarboard are eschewed, and graduates, family and friends can count on a surprise—or two. At…
Continue reading »Video: Annette Bening, Donald McKayle Receive Honorary Degrees from CalArts
At CalArts graduation last Friday, the Institute conferred two honorary doctorate degrees to stage and screen actress Annette Bening and, dancer, choreographer and educator Donald McKayle. After receiving their degrees,…
Continue reading »CAP Students Present Life is a Dream (La Vida es Sueño) at REDCAT
[nggallery id=171] Teen theater students put a contemporary spin on Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s 17th Century play—Life is a Dream (La Vida es Sueño)—and take a theatrical classic back…
Continue reading »Candid Photos from CalArts 2011 Graduation
[nggallery id=170] On Friday (May 20), CalArts held its 2011 graduation ceremony on the Valencia, Calif., campus with the theme of “Metamorphosis”—complete with butterflies being released in the middle of…
Continue reading »CalArts Celebrates 22 Years of Capitol Records Jazz CD
On Wednesday (May 18) CalArts Jazz Studies Program—led by David Roitstein—celebrated the release of CalArts Jazz 2011. Produced by Capitol/EMI, the 22nd edition of the CD, which is recorded and…
Continue reading »Triumph of the Wild: New Experimental Animation from Around the World
This Sunday (May 22), Los Angeles Filmforum presents Triumph of the Wild: New Experimental Animation from Around the World, an evening of recent animation made for “thinking adults.” The slate…
Continue reading »CalArts Character Animation Showcased at 2011 Producers’ Show
[nggallery id=168] Last Thursday (May 12), animation and film industry professionals got a glimpse of work by up-and-coming artists at the 2011 CalArts Character Animation Producers’ Show. Held at the…
Continue reading »MFA Writers Read New Works at REDCAT Showcase on Thursday
The School of Critical Studies at CalArts holds its annual reading of the best new fiction and poetry by MFA candidates in the Writing Program at REDCAT on Thursday. Works…
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