EventOctober 15, 2016

A Wild Beast Celebration for CalArts President Steven D. Lavine

On Saturday (Oct. 15), the Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts presents African Beats: From Ghana to L.A., a Tribute to Steven Lavine, the second installment of this year’s Wild…

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EventSeptember 3 - February 20, 2017

Alumnus Lari Pittman’s Mood Books at The Huntington

New works of art–65 pieces to be exact–by the prolific CalArts alumnus, Lari Pittman (Art BFA 74, MFA 76), are currently wowing visitors at the Scott Galleries in The Huntington Library…

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EventOctober 11, 2016

Alumna Natalie Metzger’s Special Blood Screens in Los Angeles

Filmmaker Natalie Metzger’s (Dance MFA 11) 57-minute documentary Special Blood screens in Los Angeles on Tuesday (Oct. 11). The film is an official selection of the Awareness Film Festival that runs through…

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EventOctober 6 - 16, 2016

Strings Attached Premieres at Shakespeare Center

Above: Trailer for ‘Strings Attached.’ This week, the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles presents the world premiere of Strings Attached, a multidisciplinary piece combining performance art, contemporary dance and puppetry…

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CalArtians in Competition at L’Age d’Or Film Festival in Belgium

by Elizabeth Liang (Film/Video MFA 18) The Belgian experimental film festival, L’Age d’Or, which takes it name from a surreal film by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí, features eight films…

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EventOctober 7 - 9, 2016

Takao Kawaguchi Reimagines Classic Butoh Works at REDCAT

Dancer Takao Kawaguchi discusses Kazuo Ohno and his work in the video above. Butoh—the Japanese theatrical dance that was born from the devastation of World War II—is largely attributed to the…

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EventOctober 1 - January 8, 2017

Works by CalArtians Now On View at the Armory Center

This past weekend, the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, Calif., opened its fall slate with two of the center’s exhibitions featuring the work of CalArtians. The first, Harry Dodge:…

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CalArts Animators Kick Off School Year with One-week Film Challenge

Victoria Vincent’s ‘Find True Love’ was made within a week.  by Elizabeth Liang (Film/Video MFA 18) While most college students are allowed to indulge in a frenzy of welcome festivities at…

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EventSeptember 29 - October 2, 2016

Lauren Weedman Debuts Solo Show at REDCAT This Weekend

Actress and comedian Lauren Weedman’s new solo show Tammy/Lisa – From Misery to Meaning has its world premiere run at REDCAT this week (Sept. 29-Oct. 2). Best known for her…

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EventSeptember 29, 2016

Alumni Give Talk about Sound for the Game Industry

Tomorrow (Sept. 29) at Roy O. Disney Concert Hall, The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts presents “Music and Sound for Visual Media: Game Based Learning and the Art…

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