This past May, acting students from CalArts School of Theater and the Moscow Art Theater School (MXAT) took online learning across continents. Students critiqued each other’s work via videoconference as…
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Seventh Annual NOW Festival at REDCAT July 22-August 7
For three weeks starting this month, the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) in downtown Los Angeles will host the seventh annual New Original Works Festival, which runs from July…
Continue reading »CalArtians Receive Fulbright Fellowships
Many students have the opportunity to study and perform abroad while attending CalArts. Two recent CalArts graduates, Qadriyyah Shamsid-Deen (Film/Video MFA 10, Theater MFA 09) and Emily Mendelsohn (Theater MFA…
Continue reading »CalArts’ Center for New Performance and Poor Dog Group Premiere Gertrude Stein’s Brewsie and Willie
For many men and women of the armed forces, returning to civilian life after living in a war zone can be both challenging and difficult. That’s the theme of Brewsie…
Continue reading »Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Represent CalArts at Fringe Festival
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is one of the most prestigious arts festivals in the world, showcasing theater, comedy, dance, physical theater, musicals, operas, music, and more. At Sundown, a theater…
Continue reading »CalArts Faculty Member’s Film, Hitparkut, to Premiere at the Jerusalem International Film Festival
As the CalArts summer hiatus continues, many faculty members stay incredibly active in their respective fields. Among them is Film/Video School faculty, Nina Menkes, who will be premiering a new…
Continue reading »Rachel Rosenthal’s TOHUBOHU! Extreme Theater Ensemble to Collaborate with California E.A.R. Unit Members
The Rachel Rosenthal Company, the brainchild of renown interdisciplinary performer & artist Rachel Rosenthal, is set to collaborate with CalArts faculty member, percussionist Amy Knoles (Music BFA 82) and violinist…
Continue reading »L.A. Record 100 Festival to Raise Funds for CalArts Community Arts Partnership
L.A. Record, a local independent music magazine, is celebrating the release of its 100th issue with the L.A. Record 100 Festival. The month-long city-wide event, which began on June 28th…
Continue reading »Battle Bears Dominates on the iTunes App Store
With the iTunes App Store boom continuing, more and more entrepreneurs are creating innovative applications for the mobile device market. On the gaming front, Battle Bears, a game app for…
Continue reading »CalArtians Invade Chinatown Art Galleries with Box Scheme
From July 2 through 9, leading galleries in downtown Los Angeles’ Chinatown open their doors for Box Scheme, the culminating exhibition for the 2010 MFA graduates of CalArts’ School of…
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