Marvin Choi’s A Knight’s Tour Gets Digital Release
Written and directed by CalArts alum Marvin Choi (Film/Video MFA 15), and produced by Sara Razack (Film/Video MFA 15), A Knight’s Tour, was acquired by Terror Films in May 2020,…
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Category: Theater
Students and Alums Across the Country Create Protective Masks
When CalArts closed its campus in March due to Covid-19, students in the School of Theater’s Costume Design Program scattered across the country. Many were without sewing machines. By May,…
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Lewis Klahr’s Circumstantial Pleasures Now Streaming
Circumstantial Pleasures, the latest film by CalArts School of Theater faculty Lewis Klahr had its world premiere on Feb. 29, 2020, at Light Industry in New York. Soon afterward, theaters…
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‘Get on the Front Lines With Us’: Don Cheadle Joins Discussion on Race in America
Academy Award-nominated actor Don Cheadle (Theater BFA 86) lent his voice to a conversation on the progress of race relations in America on Can You Hear Us Now?, a recent…
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26th Annual Herb Alpert Award in the Arts Recipients Announced
On Friday, May 22, the Herb Alpert Foundation announced the recipients of the 2020 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (HAAIA). Administered by CalArts since 1994, the awards recognize five…
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CalArts Gallery Night Goes Virtual for the Covid-19 Era
Before COVID-19 shuttered colleges across America, Guerilla’s Song, a group of Chinese students and alums at CalArts, launched weekly performance actions in response to China’s coronavirus epidemic. Presented live during…
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CalArtians Among 2020 Guggenheim Fellows
On Wednesday (April 8), the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation announced the awarding of the prestigious 2020 Guggenheim Fellowships to 175 scholars, artists, and writers. Several CalArts alums and faculty were…
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Condola Rashad Releases ‘Blue’ and Gives Back to the Big Apple
The news coming out of New York lately has been bleak, as the state and the city, in particular, struggle with an overwhelming number of cases of COVID-19. But even…
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CNP/Duende CalArts El Camino Donde Nosotros Lloramos in Mexico City
Over the past six years, CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP)/Duende CalArts has collaborated with celebrated Mexican performance group Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol. In February, a team of CalArts students and alumni traveled…
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EventFebruary 29 - March 15, 2020
The Industry Presents Sweet Land at the LA State Historic Park
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to reflect the cancellation of Sweet Land. However, a video recording of the piece will be available for on-demand streaming starting Friday, March…
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