Update 3/6: Since our original post, we learned that Atau Tanaka and Teddy Cruz will not be appearing as previously scheduled. CalArts’ Center for New Performance (CNP) presents the first TEDxCalArts conference…
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WHAP! Screening: Mady Schutzman’s ‘Dear Comrade’
The West Hollywood Aesthetics & Politics (WHAP!) series, co-presented by the city of West Hollywood and CalArts’ School of Critical Studies’ Aesthetics and Politics Program, continues its Spring 2013 season tonight…
Continue reading »CalArts School of Theater Stages ‘Rabbit in the Blue’ in Downtown LA
[nggallery id=342] Opening Friday (March 1) and running through March 8, The CalArts School of Theater presents Rabbit in the Blue, directed by Alexis Macnab (Theater MFA 13) and written…
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CalArts Alums Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman Earn Oscars for ‘Brave’
[nggallery id=345] The 85th Annual Academy Awards were handed out in Hollywood last night, with CalArts alumni Mark Andrews (Film/Video BFA 93) and Brenda Chapman (Film/Video BFA 87) sharing the honors…
Continue reading »Solo Exhibitions for Artists and Alums Meg Cranston, Allison Schulnik
The work of two CalArts alumni will be featured in one-person exhibitions in Southern California this week. Allison Schulnik’s (Film/Video BFA 00) ex•pose is on view at Laguna Art Museum now through April 28…
Continue reading »CalArtian Musicians Perform with The Americans on ‘The Late Show’
On Wednesday (Feb. 20), two CalArts musicians performed with The Americans on The Late Show with David Letterman. Bassist Jake Faulkner (Music BFA 11) and drummer Tim Carr (Music BFA 11) joined…
Continue reading »Tuba Student Devon Taylor Receives High Honor
Tubist Devon Taylor, a third-year student at The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts, has received a high honor in virtuoso instrumental music. He was chosen as one of…
Continue reading »Video: Theater Alum Alison Brie Showcases Freestyle Rap Skills on Fallon
CalArts alum Alison Brie (Theater BFA 05) appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Monday (Feb. 18) to talk about the just-launched fourth season of the NBC comedy Community,…
Continue reading »Actor and Advocate Geena Davis Talks Gender Equality in Media at CalArts
Women are still so woefully underrepresented in films and television shows that—at the current rate—it would take nearly 700 years(!) to achieve parity. That was just one of the jaw-dropping…
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Q&A with Alum Tim Belonax on His Designs, Life at Facebook and Meeting Oprah
[nggallery id=333] By Nicholas Katzban / Special to 24700 Tim Belonax is a graphic artist whose style communicates on that commanding plane where text and linearity become an aesthetic all…
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