New Restoration of Nina Menkes’ The Bloody Child to Screen at 2021 New York Film Festival [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:EventAllDay] - [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventAllDay] A new restoration of The Bloody Child (1996) by independent filmmaker and CalArts faculty Nina Menkes has its worldwide premiere at the 2021 New York Film Festival on Tuesday, Sept. 28, and on Friday, Oct. 1. Released by Arbelos Films, The Bloody Child was restored by the Academy Film Archive... Read More
New Music: John Tejada and Ulrich Krieger Release Silversonic EP [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:EventAllDay] - [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventAllDay] John Tejada and Ulrich Krieger, faculty of The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts, released the EP Silversonic last month on Tejada’s own Palatte Recordings. The new four-track collaboration features interpretations of an original tune from Tejada, an electronic music... Read More
re:connections: Art MFAs Present 2021 Postgraduate Exhibition [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:EventAllDay] - [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventAllDay] After nearly two years apart, 2021 MFA graduates of the School of Art present their postgraduate exhibition re:connections, running from Aug. 5-31 at Tin Flats in Los Angeles. The exhibition includes works from the most recent graduates of the programs in Art, Art and Technology, and... Read More
Mythic Imagination and the Actor: Marissa Chibás Shares New Approaches to Actor Training in Latest Book [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:EventAllDay] - [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventAllDay] School of Theater faculty and director of Duende CalArts Marissa Chibás offers new perspectives on contemporary actor training in her latest book Mythic Imagination and the Actor: Exercises, Inspiration, and Guidance for the 21st Century Actor, published by Routledge Press. The 120-page book,... Read More
CalArtians Nominated for 73rd Emmy Awards [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:EventAllDay] - [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventAllDay] The nominees for the 73rd Emmy Awards were unveiled this morning, via livestream on the Emmys’ website. The announcement was made by actor and CalArts Theater faculty Ron Cephas Jones and his daughter, Jasmine Cephas Jones. As in previous years, CalArtians are well-represented in numerous... Read More
Alumnx Establishes qey’s (dream) Scholarship for Indigenous Artists at CalArts [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:EventAllDay] - [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventAllDay] Chad Hamill hopes to amplify the voices of Indigenous people and create a fruitful pathway for more Native artists to get a contemporary arts education at CalArts. Read More
Rosanna Gamson’s Sugar Houses Deconstructs Famous Folk Tale [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:EventAllDay] - [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventAllDay] The return of live audiences to the REDCAT stage kicks off on Thursday, July 8, with the premiere of Rosanna Gamson/World Wide’s latest theatrical dance piece, Sugar Houses. Originally slated to debut in March 2020, Sugar Houses had... Read More
Tune In: Ron Cephas Jones and Jasmine Cephas Jones to Announce Emmy Nominations [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:EventAllDay] - [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventAllDay] The Television Academy announced on Wednesday, June 30 that actors Ron Cephas Jones and Jasmine Cephas Jones, his daughter, will host the 73rd Emmy Award nominations event virtually on Tuesday, July 13, at 8:30 a.m. PDT. Long before Ron Cephas Jones wowed TV audiences for his... Read More
CalArtian-Created Shows Earn 2021 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:EventAllDay] - [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventAllDay] On Monday, June 28, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the Children’s & Animation and Lifestyle categories for the 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, with several series created by CalArts alums among the nominees. These nominees will be... Read More
Ten Skies: New Book Examines James Benning Film [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:EventAllDay] - [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventAllDay] London-based film studies scholar and critic Erika Balsom explores “one of the great works of the American avant-garde” in Ten Skies (Fireflies Press). The book is named for School of Film/Video faculty James Benning’s 2004 film of the same name, succinctly described as... Read More