On Thursday and Friday (Oct. 4-5), The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance at CalArts presents the Sixth Annual Commuter Dance Festival. Developed to provide a creative exchange between CalArts…
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CalArts Authors at West Hollywood Book Fair this Weekend
Even though it’s Carmaggedon weekend in Los Angeles, a number of CalArts authors are braving the 405-less city to participate in the West Hollywood Book Fair this Sunday. Among the…
Continue reading »CalArts Alum Genndy Tartakovsky Helms Animated ‘Hotel Transylvania’
The animated film Hotel Translyvania—from Sony Pictures Animation—opens nationwide today (Sept. 28). Featuring the voices of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg and Selena Gomez, the film focuses on the escapades of…
Continue reading »WHAP! Screening: U.S. Premiere of Simondon of the Desert
On Tuesday (Oct. 2), the WHAP! Lecture Series presents the U.S. premiere of director François Lagarde’s film, Simondon of the Desert—a documentary celebrating the work of French philosopher of technology, Gilbert Simondon (1924–1989)….
Continue reading »Baker Lights New York City Ballet’s Year of the Rabbit
By Nicholas Katzban/Special to 24700 CalArts alum Brandon Stirling Baker (Theater BFA 10) has designed the lighting for New York City Ballet’s newest performance, Year of the Rabbit, a collaboration between…
Continue reading »CalArtians Nominated for Ovation and NAACP Theatre Awards
Update 1: Actor Jacqueline Wright (Theater BFA 91) was also nominated for an Ovation Award for “Lead Actress In A Play” for her role as Jon Benét in ‘House of Gold.’ Update…
Continue reading »Online Archive Features 200 REDCAT Poster Designs
[nggallery id=”277″] By Joseph Prichard/Special to 24700 Since its inception in 2005, nearly 200 posters have been designed and printed by CalArts graphic design students for the REDCAT poster series….
Continue reading »WHAP! Lecture Series Returns: Electoral Politics and the Fight for Equality
WHAP!—the MA Aesthetics and Politics program’s year-long series of lectures and events in West Hollywood is back. The series opens tonight (Sept. 21) with author, historian, civic leader and political commentator Nancy…
Continue reading »Alumna Directs Smokey Robinson’s One-Man Show, Words
Linda Cevallos-French (Dance BFA 89) is set to direct R&B legend Smokey Robinson in his debut performance of Words at the historic El Portal Theater in North Hollywood this weekend…
Continue reading »The Bootleg Theatre Presents Roger Guenveur Smith’s ‘Rodney King’
CalArts School of Theater faculty member Roger Guenveur Smith takes to the stage with his latest work Rodney King in a limited-run production at the The Bootleg Theater (Sept. 20-28)….
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