CalArts School of Theater faculty member Roger Guenveur Smith takes to the stage with his latest work Rodney King in a limited-run production at the The Bootleg Theater (Sept. 20-28)….
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Animator, Faculty Member Suzan Pitt Screens Films Tonight
Last week, the School of Film/Video’s visiting artist series, Structuring Strategies, kicked off its 2012-2013 season. The screening and analysis class, which is open to the public, allows members of…
Continue reading »From Internet Meme to Book: ‘2500 Random Things About Me Too’
By Nicholas Katzban, Special to 24700 Matias Viegener’s new book is not a memoir, but something else entirely. 2500 Random Things About Me Too began with an invitation to the…
Continue reading »Listen to 23 Years of CalArts Jazz Albums on New Online Archive
The annual CalArts Jazz CD project, led by Jazz Studies faculty member David Roitstein and produced by Capitol/EMI, is a compilation of works written and performed by students of The Herb…
Continue reading »Staff Art Exhibition and Musical Performances this Week On Campus
[nggallery id=276] An exhibition of painting, drawing, collage, woodwork, and site specific and video installation produced by CalArts staff members opens today (Tuesday, Sept. 11) in D-301 and runs through…
Continue reading »Cook-on: Artists Jen Smith and David Thorne Open Paul Brach Lecture Series
Artists Jen Smith and David Thorne will be cooking in the CalArts kitchen on Thursday—literally. The School of Art’s annual Paul Brach Visiting Artist Lecture Series opens with a “cook-on”…
Continue reading »In the Shadow of Numbers: Charles Gaines’ Work Featured in Two-Venue Exhibit
[nggallery id=”273″] The works of artist Charles Gaines, a CalArts faculty member since 1989, has been featured in more than 60 one-person shows and several hundred group exhibitions in the…
Continue reading »32 Solo Pianists Perform Erik Satie’s Vexations at Cage 100 Festival
It’s been a busy year for fans of the experimental American composer John Cage (1912-1992). 2012 marked the groundbreaking composer’s 100th birthday, with celebrations at REDCAT, CalArts and in motel rooms in…
Continue reading »Artists Bring Exquisite Corpse Animation to Life
The short animated film Quick and Dirty (posted above) is an exquisite corpse project created by 23 animators, one compositor and six sound designers/composers, most of whom are CalArts students,…
Continue reading »Dog Star Orchestra Concerts Cross Borders
Now it in its eighth iteration, the Dog Star Orchestra’s summer concert series expands beyond the Los Angeles County line. Beginning today (Aug. 28), the loose collective of CalArts’ musicians…
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