Los Angeles Magazine Recommends Two CalArts Faculty for LA’s Poet Laureate
The city of Los Angeles is searching for a new poet laureate to succeed Eloise Klein Healy, the first artist to be named to the post. Residents of LA are…
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EventJune 19 - 22, 2014
CalArts Alumna Sandy Simona’s Lost in Lvov at the Hollywood Fringe
From June 19 through 22, CalArts alumna Sandy Simona’s (MFA Theater 13) Lost In Lvov plays in Los Angeles’ Schkapf Theater as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Simona writes, directs, choreographs…
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CalArtian’s Short Film Nominated for BAFTA Los Angeles Student Film Award
CalArts student Madeline Sharafian’s (Film/Video BFA 15) Omelette is one of nine finalists for the 2014 BAFTA Los Angeles Student Film Awards. The short film, which has already garnered 3.6 million views…
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EventJune 21, 2014
What’s Next? Ensemble Celebrates Work by Los Angeles Composers
On Saturday night (June 21), the What’s Next? Ensemble stages its sixth annual Los Angeles Composers Project (LACP), a concert celebrating the music of LA-based composers. Hosted by Art Share-LA,…
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Ed Ruscha’s Los Angeles Film Festival Poster
Although he doesn’t have a film screening at this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival, artist and Chouinard (60) alumnus Ed Ruscha has created a lasting impression for attendees by designing the festival’s 20th Anniversary commemorative poster. The…
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EventJune 17 - 19, 2014
Mike Ott’s Latest Film at the Los Angeles Film Festival
One of the films in narrative competition at the Los Angeles Film Festival (LAFF), which runs through Thursday, is CalArts alumnus Mike Ott’s (MFA Film/Video 05, BFA 03) Lake Los Angeles. …
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Video: Meet Tony Award Winner and CalArts Faculty Chris Barreca
Last week, Chris Barreca, head of Scene Design at CalArts School of Theater, won a Tony Award for the Best Scene Design of a Musical for Rocky. In this video,…
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EventJune 12 - 29, 2014
Pasadena Playhouse Presents Stoneface
The Pasadena Playhouse presents Vanessa Claire Stewart’s Stoneface: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Buster Keaton, running until June 29. The play, which garnered the L.A. Weekly Award for Best…
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EventJune 12 - 14, 2014
Lionel Popkin Investigates Cultural Appropriation in Dance Performance at REDCAT
From June 12 through 14, choreographer Lionel Popkin brings dance, live music and a stage strewn with lush fabric to REDCAT. In Ruth Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Popkin mines the life of…
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Composer Cat Lamb’s Work Premiered by BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Berlin-based composer Catherine Lamb (Music BFA 06) received a World Premiere of her orchestral work Portions transparent/opaque last month by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO). A two-minute excerpt…
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