The CalArts Center for Experiments in Art, Information and Technology (CEAIT) two-day festival begins tonight at REDCAT with an eclectic lineup of performers and sound artists that cross and blend…
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ROD Hall Concert Archive Now Online
Visiting artists and students at The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts perform classical, world music, experimental music–and everything in between–in Roy O. Disney Hall (ROD). Now audiences outside…
Continue reading »Aesthetics and Politics Visiting Lecturer Brent Edwards on Jazz and History
Brent Hayes Edwards, a professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, visits CalArts tonight to discuss his latest work and research in the lecture on…
Continue reading »CalArts Alum Steve Horowitz’s Chicken Planet and Retaking of Pelham 123
The video (above) features soloist Vinny Golia on a composition by Steve Horowitz. Composer Steve Horowitz (Music BFA 89) brings a multi-sensory production of music, film and live theater to…
Continue reading »The KarmetiK Machine Orchestra at REDCAT
The KarmetiK Machine Orchestra, under the direction of music faculty Ajay Kapur, brings together custom-built robotic musical instruments and human performers with modified instruments for a true 21st century concert…
Continue reading »A Visual History of CalArts: Scott Fessler’s Poster Collection
A few weeks ago, 24700 was sent a link to Scott Fessler’s (Music BFA 76) blog that showcases his collection of CalArts posters from 1975-76. We conversed with him via…
Continue reading »Music Faculty Wadada Leo Smith Featured on NPR’s ‘Fresh Air’
2009 was a busy year for trumpeter, composer and CalArts faculty Wadada Leo Smith. In October, he released Spiritual Dimensions, a new two-disc set of live concert recordings, and there…
Continue reading »Alums Michael Polish, David Mullen and Kubilay Uner Hold Workshop at Bijou Theater on Friday
Michael Polish (Art BFA 92), M.David Mullen (Film/Video MFA 91) and Kubilay Uner (Music MFA 91) returned to CalArts on Friday afternoon as guest lecturers in the Bijou Theater, taking…
Continue reading »New Sonic Realities of CalArts Alumnus Josh Senick
Josh Senick (Theater MFA 09) is an LA-based sound designer focusing on design and composition for theater. His current project Hamlet Shut Up, is playing at Sacred Fools Theater in…
Continue reading »Seen + Heard @CalArts: Alfred Ladzekpo’s African Dance and Drumming Class
Renowned musician Alfred Ladzekpo teaches African drumming and dance at CalArts. We’ll let the above video illustrate his work at the Institute.
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