Last week, the Theatre Communications Group (TCG)—the national organization for nonprofit American theater—announced the latest round of funding for the MetLife/TCG A-ha! Program—with CalArts’ Center for New Performance (CNP) named…
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School of Theater Announces New Faculty Appointments
Earlier this month, Dean of CalArts’ School of Theater Travis Preston announced the 2011-12 school year’s new faculty members and appointments. Obie Award-winning lighting designer Anne Militello has been appointed…
Continue reading »Fringe Festival 2011: Leila Ghaznavi’s Broken Wing and Silken Veils
In our final Edinburgh Fringe 2011 installment, we feature two works by award-winning playwright Leila Ghaznavi (Theater MFA 10). After garnering a nomination for the prestigious Fringe First award at last…
Continue reading »Fringe Festival 2011: Student Works Impressive in Edinburgh
[nggallery id=193] In our last Fringe 2011 installment, we noted that faculty member Marissa Chibas’ one-woman show Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary was earning rave reviews at the Edinburgh Festival…
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Performers and production teams from CalArts School of Theater hit the ground running last week at the 2011 The Edinburgh Festival Fringe—the largest arts and theater festival in the world….
Continue reading »Sandra Bernhard Brings Her Edginess Back to REDCAT
Starting this Thursday, Sandra Bernhard, known for her outlandish live comedy, appears at REDCAT this week for a special, intimate engagement of her latest show, I Love Being Me, Don’t…
Continue reading »Across the Pond: CalArts Contingent Heads to Edinburgh Festival Fringe
[nggallery id=188] Each summer Edinburgh, Scotland, becomes the focal point of the international arts and theater spectrum, with seven festivals taking over the Scottish capital in August. The largest and…
Continue reading »Film Fridays: ‘As If’ by the Brian Buckley Band
The Film Fridays segment appears every Friday and features films and videos from students, faculty and alumni of the six schools at CalArts. Today’s Film Fridays segment is a music…
Continue reading »Works by CalArts’ Laura Heit and Susan Simpson at The Velaslavasay Panorama this Weekend
[nggallery id=182] This weekend The Velaslavasay Panorama and Automata Arts present the program Adrenalin, Eyesight and Uncertainty, featuring new works by CalArts faculty members Laura Heit, co-director of CalArts’ Experimental Animation…
Continue reading »Pop Art Meets High Fashion in Marco Morante’s Designs
Marco Morante’s (Theater BFA 02) designs have become de rigeur among Hollywood’s “it”crowd. Often found on the red carpet, in music videos, commercials or inside pages of People magazine and…
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