The CalArts Orchestra presents three new string orchestral works by visiting artist and Athens-based composer Anastassis Philippakopoulos tonight in The Wild Beast at 7:30 pm. Also on the program are…
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Going Viral: CalArts Alum Directs Documentary Short about 9-year-old’s Cardboard Arcade
Caine’s Arcade, a short film about a 9-year-old boy’s cardboard “arcade”—located in his dad’s East LA used auto parts store—has gone viral since its release online three days ago. Directed…
Continue reading »CalArts MFA Writing Program Hosts Alumni Panel on the Writerly Life
On Thursday (April 12) at 7 pm, CalArts’ School of Critical Studies MFA Writing Program’s weekly Thursday night reading series presents a special alumni panel with four recent graduates who’ll…
Continue reading »CalArts Brass ‘Signals Day into Night’ for Wild Beast Concert Series
The 2nd Annual Wild Beast Concert Series returns to CalArts on Saturday (April 14), when the Institute’s brass players are featured in CalArts Brass Signals Day into Night at 6…
Continue reading »Faculty Member Bart DeLorenzo Wins L.A. Weekly Theater Award
L.A. Weekly‘s 33rd Annual Theater Awards took place on Monday night (April 2) at the Avalon in Hollywood. The awards, which honor the best of LA theater on the small…
Continue reading »KarmetiK Machine Orchestra Premieres Samsara at REDCAT
The KarmetiK Machine Orchestra, under the direction of music faculty Ajay Kapur and theater faculty Michael Darling, performs a new work, Samsara, at REDCAT on April 12-13. The ensemble, which…
Continue reading »CalArtians Collaborate on Julia Holter’s Moni Mon Amie Music Video
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…
Continue reading »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 »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…
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