BFA II students from The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance performed solos pieces during concerts at CalArts on Nov. 11-12. Each dancer performed his or her own self-choreographed solo…
Continue reading »Seen @ CalArts: Improvisation with Artists from the Jakarta Institute of the Arts
Stephanie Nugent, a faculty member of The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance at CalArts, welcomed guest artists from the Jakarta Institute of the Arts in Indonesia to her Contemporary…
Continue reading »Eric Molinsky’s Subway Sketches
Eric Molinsky, 39, graduated from CalArts’ Character Animation program in 1999 and joined Nickelodeon’s animated Rugrats series as a storyboard artist. But he soon came to realize that his heart…
Continue reading »Film Essay: The Forgotten Space by Allan Sekula and Nöel Burch
The Forgotten Space—a new film essay by School of Art faculty member Allan Sekula and filmmaker-critic Nöel Burch—is currently making the festival rounds, most recently at the just-ended Viennale (Vienna…
Continue reading »Jakarta Institute of the Arts in Residency at CalArts this Week
Students and other representatives from the Jakarta Institute of the Arts (IKJ) in Indonesia arrived on Sunday for an intensive workshop residency at CalArts. This week, IKJ students are collaborating…
Continue reading »Well-Oiled Machine: A Q&A with Machine Project’s Mark Allen
As previously posted on 24700, Machine Project—a loose collective of Los Angeles-based artists—has been incredibly active in the Los Angeles area this fall: from its curated coatroom concerts to its…
Continue reading »Same Text, New Setting: Robert Cucuzza Puts his Personal Stamp on Measure for Measure
New York’s downtown theater scene collides with 16th century England when Robert Cucuzza (Theater MFA 11), directs Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure—running today (Friday, Nov. 12) though Saturday, Nov. 20 at…
Continue reading »HYPERBOLE: origins Examines the Birth of the Universe (and Other Things)
Rogue Artists Ensemble takes on a small challenge in its latest production, HYPERBOLE: origins. The hyper-theatrical show charts—and celebrates—the birth of the universe on stage. The ensemble mixes myths and…
Continue reading »Animated Film, Drawings by Maureen Selwood at Track 16 Gallery in Santa Monica
Track 16 Gallery in Santa Monica screens CalArts faculty member Maureen Selwood’s animated film Mistaken Identity (2001) on Friday evening in conjunction with an exhibition of Selwood’s drawings: With Your…
Continue reading »Photo Gallery: Scenes from Oresteia at The Wild Beast
On Sunday (Nov. 7), The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts and the School of Theater embarked on an ambitious production of composer Iannis Xenakis’s opera Oresteia. As part…
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