CalArts faculty member Ulrich Krieger, a composer and member of the Lou Reed-helmed band, Metal Machine Trio (MM3), presents a new rendition on MM3’s 1975 album, Metal Machine Music. The world premiere of…
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Video: Director Martín Acosta Discusses New Play Timboctou at REDCAT
[nggallery id=”237″] Celebrated Mexico City director Martín Acosta presents the world premiere of playwright Alejandro Ricaño’s Timboctou on REDCAT’s stage this week (March 2-11). With highly visual multimedia elements, the wryly humorous play…
Continue reading »Keep an Eye Out for New CalArts Student Newspaper
The CalArts Eye, a brand-new, student-run newspaper celebrates its first printed issue with a launch party tonight (Feb. 28) in Tatum Lounge from 7-11 pm. The new publication covers creative…
Continue reading »‘Los Angeles Plays Itself’ Screens at CalArts
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) is a nearly three-hour homage to the City of Angels, directed by CalArts faculty member Thom Andersen. The video essay has a rare screening tonight…
Continue reading »Video: Lighting Design Students Produce “Rejected Commercials” For Contest
Update: On Friday, March 30, ETC announced the winners of its student-video challenge. CalArts’ students placed third, among more than 70 schools, winning the CalArts School of Theater’s Lighting Design…
Continue reading »College Art Association Conference in LA to Honor CalArts Faculty Member Allan Sekula
The College Art Association’s (CAA) 2012 annual conference—with more than 5,000 artists, art historians, students, educators, critics, curators, collectors, librarians, gallerists and other visual arts professionals expected in attendance—takes over…
Continue reading »WHAP! Lecture Series Returns with Special Guest Nicholas Ridout
The first West Hollywood Aesthetics & Politics (WHAP!) lecture of 2012 hits the podium tonight (Feb. 22) at 7 pm at the new West Hollywood Library, City Council Chambers. The free…
Continue reading »Calartians Present at The Feminist Art Project’s Panel Discussions at MOCA
On Saturday, Feb. 25, The Feminist Art Project presents Shares & Stakeholders, a day of free panels hosted by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), during a satellite…
Continue reading »CalArts Faculty Member Nina Menkes Featured in NYC and LA Film Retrospectives
Trailer for her recent feature Dissolution. ***March 1 update: Listen to Menkes discuss the Cinema as Sorcery retrospective and her work on KCRW’s The Treatment podcast. Anthology Film Archives in New…
Continue reading »John Cage’s 100th Birthday Celebration at REDCAT Feb. 15-16
[nggallery id=”234″] There’s been a number of performances of avant-garde pioneer John Cage’s music lately for a reason: 2012 marks the composer’s 100th birthday (Sept. 5, to be precise). As…
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