Ode to an Old-School Video Game: Jonathan Mann’s ‘The Mario Opera’
Jonathan Mann, the CalArts alumnus who’s earned web fame for crafting a song a day on YouTube for the past four years, brought his music to the live stage last…
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Category: Music
EventAugust 12 - 17, 2013
Dog Star 9 Returns With Nine Concerts of Experimental Music
Last week, the L.A. experimental music festival Dog Star Orchestra returned for its ninth year. The series of concerts created by composer and CalArts faculty Michael Pisaro, brings together the…
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EventAugust 2 - 26, 2013
Three Performances by CalArtians in Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Edinburgh Festival Fringe began last Friday (Aug. 2), with CalArts well-represented in the world’s largest arts festival. Performances of Michael Yichao Wang’s (Theater MFA 13) Goose, John Michael Johnson’s (Theater MFA 15) Mask,…
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EventAugust 8 - 10, 2013
Final Weekend of REDCAT NOW Fest 2013
REDCAT’s summer incubator for daring performance, the New Original Works Festival, takes the stage tonight (Aug. 8) for its last weekend run with a three-part program that features a libretto derived…
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ReleaseAugust 6, 2013
Listen to CalArtian Trio Dawn of Midi’s New Minimal Electronic Album
Though they have been often referred to as a “jazz trio,” the Brooklyn-based minimal acoustic group Dawn Of Midi (DoM) should perhaps not be classified as such. Today (Aug. 6), the band—drummer Qasim…
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Fitz and the Tantrums Featured on Late Show With David Letterman
Late last June, CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman welcomed Fitz and The Tantrums as musical guests. The band was formed by two CalArts alumni with Michael Fitzpatrick (Film/Video 95)…
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EventJuly 28, 2013
CalArts Faculty Charles Gaines, Wadada Leo Smith Perform at MOCA on Sunday
On Sunday afternoon, two iconic artists and CalArts faculty members, Charles Gaines and Wadada Leo Smith, come together to perform a one-day-only performance at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in…
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Herb Alpert Receives National Medal of Arts from President Obama
Earlier this month, on July 10, President Barack Obama presented 12 artists with the National Medal of Arts—the highest honor bestowed upon artists and arts patrons by the United States government. Among…
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EventJuly 27 - August 17, 2013
Group Exhibit Dark Beach Conceptualizes Surf Art
On July 27, the group exhibit Dark Beach opens at New Image Art Gallery in West Hollywood. Curated by the CalArts’ alumni-founded project Innocnts, Dark Beach brings together works that contribute to, and…
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Composer John Luther Adams’ Latest Work Lauded by The New Yorker’s Alex Ross
Composer and CalArts alumnus John Luther Adams’ (Music BFA 73) latest work, a 42-minute opus for large orchestra, Become Ocean, premiered at the Seattle Symphony Orchestra on June 20. The work’s…
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