[nggallery id=64] In late May, just before graduation, CalArts’ School of Theater held its 2010 Portfolio Review. Graduating and continuing students from the school’s programs in Design and Production were…
Continue reading »KarmetiK Machine Orchestra Featured on NPR’s Weekend Edition
[nggallery id=63] On Saturday, NPR’s Weekend Edition featured a story on the KarmetiK Machine Orchestra. Correspondent Laura Sydell interviewed Ajay Kapur, CalArts faculty and music director of the orchestra, as…
Continue reading »Contemplating the Environment through ‘Concert Earth’
Concert Earth Premiere in the Main Gallery @CalArts from Concert Earth on Vimeo. [nggallery id=62] With the oil spill crisis currently ensuing in the Gulf of Mexico, many more people…
Continue reading »Mikhail Baryshnikov and Merce Cunningham Dance Company at REDCAT Benefit
Two of the most recognizable names in dance–Mikhail Baryshnikov and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company–headline a show on June 7 to benefit REDCAT and the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, which…
Continue reading »Artist Kaucyila Brooke Banned at the Bucharest Biennale
[nggallery id=61] Art and censorship have a long and tumultuous history, and CalArts faculty member Kaucyila Brooke, an LA- and Vienna-based artist, has also fallen prey to censors at the…
Continue reading »Videos from CalArts Graduation 2010
CalArts graduations are filled with music, dance and lots of surprises. Here are a few videos from the 2010 festivities from Friday (May 21). The processional that kicked off graduation:…
Continue reading »Scenes from CalArts Graduation 2010
[nggallery id=60] CalArts has a reputation for its colorful, nontraditional graduation ceremony, and Friday’s (May 21) celebration of the class of 2010 lived up to its expectations. Caps and gowns…
Continue reading »Volume exhibition opens in LA: Works of several CalArtians featured
[nggallery id=59] The multimedia and multi-sensory group show Volume opens tonight in LA, featuring a number of local and New York-based artists. The exhibit’s roster includes several CalArtians–Mariechen Danz (Art…
Continue reading »Lionel Popkin: There is An Elephant in This Dance (and at REDCAT)
[nggallery id=57] Let’s talk about the elephant in the room, shall we? Choreographer Lionel Popkin’s work has been characterized by its blend of “humor, precision, sensuality, subtlety and raw physical…
Continue reading »Animation Alumnus Wins 2010 Student Academy Award
Lifeline from Andres Salaff on Vimeo. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the winners of the 37th Annual Student Academy Awards competition on Tuesday. Among the 13…
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