Above, Ravi Shankar performs on ‘The Dick Cavett Show.’ Yesterday, (Dec. 11), world-renowned sitar legend and composer Ravi Shankar passed away at the age of 92. A Grammy and Academy…
Continue reading »Filmmaker Akosua Adoma Owusu Featured in Brooklyn Retrospective
A trailer for Akosua Adoma Owusu’s 2009 short, ‘Me Broni Ba (My White Baby).’ This Sunday (Dec. 16) at 7:30 pm, Union Docs in Brooklyn, New York, presents a retrospective of short films…
Continue reading »Structuring Strategies Presents Films by CalArts Faculty Maureen Selwood
The final Structuring Strategies screening of the year, held tonight (Dec. 11) in CalArts’ Bijou Theater, presents films by CalArts faculty member Maureen Selwood, whose works include hand-drawn animation, live…
Continue reading »Cecily Strong Joins SNL Cast
Acting Program alum Cecily Strong (Theater BFA 06) made her debut in September on NBC’s Saturday Night Live comedy program, now in its 38th season. She has made an immediate…
Continue reading »Theater Alumnus Featured in New ABC Family Musical
The Mistle-tones, ABC Family’s first original musical, premieres on Sunday (Dec. 9) with Tori Spelling and Tia Mowry. But keep an eye out for another one of the featured performers…
Continue reading »CalArtian Events This Weekend: From Exploring Galaxies to Bludgeoning Corpses
A preview of the video art and music from the ‘Dream of a Fixed Escape’ performance on Saturday CalArts performers and artists are involved in quite a few happenings around…
Continue reading »CalArtians Ravi Coltrane, LAPQ Among Grammy Nominees
Video of LAPQ: Repousse, Volume (Mvt. 1) by Joseph Pereira The Grammy nominations were announced last night (Dec. 5) in Nashville, Tenn., and receiving nods with the the pop-centric sounds…
Continue reading »CalArts Alumni, Faculty Nominated for 40th Annual Annie Awards
The 40th Annual Annie Awards, which honor the highest achievements in the animation industry, recently announced this year’s nominees—with more than a dozen CalArtians on the short list. Two animators, Tahnee…
Continue reading »Winter Dance Concert Features Work by World-Renowned Choreographer Twyla Tharp
The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance at CalArts closes out each fall semester with five performances of the annual Winter Dance Concert—presented this week (Dec. 6-8) at the Walt…
Continue reading »New York Film Critics Honor ‘Frankenweenie’
The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) jump-started the annual awards season yesterday by announcing their choices for film achievement. CalArts alumnus Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie was honored for Best Animated…
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