EventMay 18, 2018
On May 18, the Herb Alpert Foundation awarded five artists with the annual Herb Alpert Award in the Arts— an unrestricted prize of $75,000 given every year to five risk-taking…
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EventMay 19 - 20, 2018
In the closing of the LA Chamber Orchestra’s 50th season, CalArts alumnus Derrick Spiva Jr.’s (MFA Music 08) “From Here a Path” will premiere in the culmination this weekend May…
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The 71st edition of the Festival de Cannes is taking place in May, and included in the prestigious festival’s short film selection is “See Spot Squeal“, which was animated, written…
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EventMay 17 - 20, 2018
The world premiere of The Carolyn Bryant Project, created by former and current CalArts School of Theater faculty Nataki Garrett and Andrea LeBlanc, opens tonight (May 17) and runs through Sunday,…
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Since 1990, CalArts Mel Powell Chair of the Jazz Studies Program David Roitstein has been producing the annual CalArts Jazz CD, which is a compilation of student-composed works that are…
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On Friday (May 11), the 409 members of the CalArts graduating class of 2018 walked across the stage to receive their degrees in the annual commencement ceremony. This year’s graduation…
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EventMay 12 - June 3, 2018
LA Opera has selected its winners for their Rigoletto art contest and a CalArtian has won their top prize. The top submission, by Benjamin Macias (Art BFA 03), was selected for…
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EventMay 9, 2018
The CalArts School of Film/Video continues its 2018 Showcase—the annual screening series of student works—on Wednesday (May 9) at the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) in Downtown Los Angeles….
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Laura Rizzotto (Music BFA 14), is set to represent Latvia at the oldest and most watched song competition in the world: Eurovision. The 63rd annual Eurovision Song Contest will take…
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On Friday (May 4) and Saturday (May 5), CalArts held its annual Burlesque Show and Drag Ball. This year’s themes were “Cartoon Cuties” and “90’s MTV,” respectively. The burlesque show at…
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