President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed a number of poets, spoken-word artists and musicians to Washington, D.C., last month for An Evening of Poetry at the White…
Continue reading »Photo Gallery: Drawing Propositions Class Presents The Cover Invites Exposure
[nggallery id=174] Experimental animation faculty Maureen Selwood once again offered her Drawing Propositions class this past Spring semester, and again, it attracted an eclectic mix of students with a passion…
Continue reading »Dance Artist Meg Wolfe’s trembler.SHIFTER at REDCAT
[nggallery id=173] LA-based choreographer-dancer Meg Wolfe presents the world premiere of her full-length work trembler.SHIFTER at REDCAT this weekend (through Sunday, June 5). In collaboration with composer and CalArts alumnus…
Continue reading »Photo Gallery: BFA Graphic Designers Present BFF
[nggallery id=167] On May 13, 24700 captured images from CalArts’ Graphic Design program‘s annual BFA end-of-year show. BFF—Best Friends Forever—illustrated the bond that students share as graphic designers. The show…
Continue reading »Electrifying Spaces: ‘Wild Beasts’ by Jinku Kim
Over the last year, Jinku Kim (Music MFA 12) has transformed spaces at CalArts into vibrant, pulsating audio-visual pieces. Above is a video of his piece, Wild Beasts, from the…
Continue reading »Get Out of the Car, Psychohydrography and Dissolution Screen in LA This Week
Three CalArts filmmakers—alumnus Peter Bo Rappmund (Film/Video MFA 10) and faculty members Thom Andersen and Nina Menkes—screen their films for LA audiences at two different venues this week. Tonight as…
Continue reading »2011 Alpert Award Winners Announced
[nggallery id=172] On May 19 at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, The Herb Alpert Foundation and CalArts announced the 2011 winners of the 17th Alpert Award in the Arts. …
Continue reading »CalArts Graduation: An Art School Singalong, A Dance for Donald McKayle and the Gamelan Ensemble
Nontraditional graduation ceremonies are part of CalArts tradition. The formalities of a cap, gown and mortarboard are eschewed, and graduates, family and friends can count on a surprise—or two. At…
Continue reading »Video: Annette Bening, Donald McKayle Receive Honorary Degrees from CalArts
At CalArts graduation last Friday, the Institute conferred two honorary doctorate degrees to stage and screen actress Annette Bening and, dancer, choreographer and educator Donald McKayle. After receiving their degrees,…
Continue reading »CAP Students Present Life is a Dream (La Vida es Sueño) at REDCAT
[nggallery id=171] Teen theater students put a contemporary spin on Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s 17th Century play—Life is a Dream (La Vida es Sueño)—and take a theatrical classic back…
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