GLOW On Netflix Receives Critical Praise
Above: Official trailer for ‘GLOW.’ GLOW, the new 80’s female wrestling show starring CalArts alumna Alison Brie (Theater BFA 05), was made available on Netflix last week (June 23) and…
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Archive for June 2017
EventJune 29 - August 31, 2017
Phil Chang’s Matte Black Marks, Matte Black Pictures at M+B
On Thursday (June 29), West Hollywood’s M+B Gallery hosts an opening reception for Matte Black Marks, Matte Black Pictures, a new exhibition of works that investigates “what constitutes a picture…
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CalArts Named One of Best MFA Programs For Acting
In May, Backstage, the largest online casting platform in the United States, released a list of “The Best 24 MFA & MA Acting Programs in the U.S. and U.K.” and among…
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Alumnus Receives 2017 Jonathan Larson Grant for Musical Theater Writers
Lyricist, playwright, performer and CalArts alumnus Ty Defoe (Theater BFA 10), along with collaborator Tidtaya Sinutoke, is one of the recipients of the 2017 Jonathan Larson Grants for emerging musical…
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EventMay 13 - November 26, 2017
CalArtians in 57th Biennale International Art Exhibition
While Mark Bradford and Sharon Lockhart represent the United States and Poland, respectively, in the prestigious Venice Bienniale (La Biennale di Venezia), two other CalArtians’ work are also on view….
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EventJune 23 - 24, 2017
Partch Ensemble Performs 1958 Arthouse Film Score at REDCAT
This weekend’s musical lineup at the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT), CalArts’ downtown Los Angeles performance space, features the Grammy award winning ensemble Partch. The musicians specialize in the music and…
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A Conversation with Didik Nini Thowok and Ratri Anindyajati
Didik Nini Thowok, master dancer from Yogyakarta, Indonesia, held a 2-week artist residency at CalArts from April 24 to May 5. Didik engaged in several academic activities on campus that…
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CalArts Alumni Collaborate On [Blank] My Life YouTube Series
Above: ‘[Blank] My Life’ Episode 6. [Blank] My Life, a surreal, comedic YouTube webseries follows Susan, a millennial struggling to make it as an artist in New York City. Created…
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EventJune 16 - July 8, 2017
Molly Surazhsky Curates Miami, Los Angeles, Cuba-based Artists in DTLA
Downtown Los Angeles creative space Laboratory for Latin Art and Thinking (LATlab)’s newest exhibition, I Come From Where the Palm Tree Grows//De Donde Crece La Palma, is curated by CalArtian Molly…
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EventMay 13 - November 26, 2017
Faculty Sharon Lockhart Represents Poland at 2017 Venice Biennale
Above: Exhibition walkthrough of Sharon Lockhart’s ‘Little Review.’ School of Art faculty Sharon Lockhart is representing Poland at the prestigious 2017 Venice Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia) with the work…
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