Film/Video alumnus Mike Ott’s (MFA 05) feature LiTTLEROCK has earned the filmmaker a nomination for the Acura Someone to Watch Award at the upcoming Film Independent Spirit Awards. Meanwhile, Eliza…
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Wooster Group Presents Tennessee Williams’ Vieux Carré at REDCAT
The critically-acclaimed experimental theater company Wooster Group has been around since the mid-seventies captivating audiences with its groundbreaking dance/multimedia-infused productions. The New York group is now in residency at REDCAT…
Continue reading »Jakarta Institute of the Arts and CalArts Collaboration Culminates with Life At Sea
Earlier this month, artists from the Jakarta Institute of the Arts (IKJ) in Indonesia came to CalArts for a week-long, intensive residency program. Once at the Institute, the guests collaborated…
Continue reading »CalArtian Musicians to Make the Santa Monica Pier Carousel Glow
This year’s Glow festival, an all-night cultural experience and festival, is set to kick-off this Saturday from 7 pm-3 am in Santa Monica, where the beach, pier and Palisades Park…
Continue reading »Bloomberg’s 9/11 Speech Quotes Poem by CalArts Faculty Matthew Shenoda
Saturday marked the ninth anniversary of the September 11th attacks on America, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg concluded his address at Ground Zero with two lines of poetry: Ingenuity…
Continue reading »Orkestar MÉZÉ Playing ‘Peasant Funk’ this Weekend
Milen Kirov, a DMA performer/composer candidate at The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts, is teaching jazz and musicianship classes during the fall semester. But the Bulgarian-born musician can…
Continue reading »Alumnus Jeremy Hight Joins MIT Press
We heard that alumnus Jeremy Hight (Critical Studies MFA 98) was recently named New Media Curator of MIT Press’s Leonardo Online. He’ll be providing content for their new iPad application…
Continue reading »CalArts Animation Screened at Hiroshima Animation Festival
The Hiroshima International Animation Festival, one of the most respected international animation festivals (along with Annecy, Ottawa and Zagreb festivals), took place earlier this month from Aug. 7-11. The festival…
Continue reading »REDCAT Announces Fall 2010 Season
Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) will be kicking off its eighth season on Sept. 16 with projects in both the theater and gallery. International artists of diverse backgrounds and…
Continue reading »CalArts Art Faculty Member Karen Atkinson to Speak at Local TEDx
Over the last several years, the TED Conference has garnered a reputation for being a new ideas powerhouse. The conference, with its slogan “Ideas Worth Spreading,” features guest speakers from…
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