Los Angeles singer and songwriter, alumna Julia Holter (Music/IM MFA 09) released her latest album, Ekstasis, on March 8. Since then, the record has received critical acclaim from numerous critics, including the BBC, NPR Music…
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Disney Honors Chouinard Alumna Alice Davis with Window on Main Street, U.S.A.
Last week, the Walt Disney Company announced that Walt Disney Imagineering costume designer and Chouinard Institute alumna Alice Davis will receive one of the company’s highest honors—her own window on Main Street,…
Continue reading »Alumna Natalie Metzger’s Dance Thesis Remounts in Santa Monica This Weekend
[nggallery id=”244″] This weekend, alumna choreographer Natalie Metzger (Dance MFA 11) presents her 30-minute CalArts thesis work, Sacrament, at the Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica. The immersive piece, which earned Metzger the 2011 Emerging Choreographer…
Continue reading »Alpert-Award Winner Jess Curtis Creates ‘Symmetry’ with CalArts Dance Students
by Lindsey Lollie (Dance BFA 4) / Special to 24700 Choreographer Jess Curtis, a recipient of a 2011 Alpert Award for his interdisciplinary dance work, recently visited CalArts to conduct a week-long residency…
Continue reading »24700 Interview: Travis Preston and Bob Cucuzza Discuss NYC Actors Showcase
As we posted on Friday, 33 MFA and BFA actors from the School of Theater are in New York City for the annual Actors Showcase today, performing scenes before a…
Continue reading »Alumna Carey Lovelace Selected as Co-commissioner of U.S. Pavilion at the 2013 Venice Biennale
Last month, the Bronx Museum of the Arts was selected to present the U.S. Pavilion at the 2013 Venice Biennale, one of the oldest and most prestigious contemporary art exhibitions…
Continue reading »CalArts Actors Head to NYC Showcase Over Spring Break
While most CalArts students gear up for a much-needed Spring Break next week, there’s no rest just yet for the graduating classes of MFA and BFA actors in the School…
Continue reading »East of Borneo Celebrates New Esther McCoy Book in Philly, LA
East of Borneo, a collaborative online magazine of contemporary art in Los Angeles published by CalArts School of Art, recently announced the release of its first book, Piecing Together Los Angeles: An Esther McCoy Reader….
Continue reading »Electronic Music Pioneer Morton Subotnick & California E.A.R. Unit Revisit Iconic Works
[nggallery id=”243″] This Saturday (March 24), electronic music legend and former CalArts faculty Morton Subotnick returns to REDCAT with the California E.A.R. Unit to perform two of his well-known compositions: Silver…
Continue reading »Upcoming Black Clock 15 Readings in New York
Update 4/9/12: Photos from McNally Jackson reading here: [nggallery id=246] Black Clock #15 deconstructs the typical “movie issue” by having writers test flights of fancy, offering readers nearly two dozen…
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