Get ready for CalArts MAYhem – three unforgettable days packed with music, theater, dance, art, and more.
From bold live performances to vibrant studio showcases, this dynamic campus-wide celebration invites you to experience the creative pulse of CalArts like never before.
Join us for a weekend of artistic discovery, boundary-pushing work, and unfiltered creativity—where imagination takes center stage.
Date/Time | Activity | Location | RSVP Tickets |
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| Friday, May 1 | School of Theater
Half God of Rainfall | Walt Disney Modular Theater
(MOD) | RSVP coming soon |
Friday, May 1
- Sunday, May 3 | School of Theater
An Adaptation of Winter’s Tale | E407 | RSVP coming soon |
Friday, May 1
7-10 pm | World Music & Dance Festival
World Percussion
Persia Electric | Roy O. Disney Concert Hall
(ROD) & ROD Foyer | RSVP |
Saturday, May 2
1-10 pm | World Music & Dance Festival
1:00–5:00 PM – Wild Beast
Student Performers (TBD)
Salsa Band
Swara
Cuban Ensemble
Batucada
5:00–5:45 PM – Gallery or Lund Foyer
Performance/Workshop – Quentin Jones (Djembe)
6:00–7:00 PM – Lund
African Ensemble
7:15–7:45 PM – ROD Foyer
Performance (TBD)
8:00–10:00 PM – ROD
Coyote Makes a World | Wild Beast, ROD, Lund | RSVP |
| Saturday, May 2 | Artisan Pop-Up Market
Photo Booth
Alumni Council Co-Work Space: Collage | Main Gallery | RSVP coming soon |
| Saturday, May 2 2-6 pm | School of Art
CalArts MFA Open Studios | Art: Broad, Annex, and Baldessari (JBSB) Studios
Photography and Media: BB5 Building
Art and Technology: C107
| RSVP |
| Sunday, May 3 | World Music Festival
Balinese Gamelan
*Presented in partnership with the Raising the Curtain Foundation
| Newhall Family Theater | RSVP |
