CalArts Events

The Creative Writing MFA’s Writing Now reading series is excited to host: Jean Chen Ho, is the author of Fiona and Jane, one of TIME‘s 100 Must-Read Books of 2022!

JACK Quartet performs George Friedrich Haas’ visionary Third String Quartet—designed to be experienced in total darkness. Read more...

A two-day event designed for current college and graduate students and early career individuals who are getting ready to transition to the professional world of theatre and live entertainment.

Institute vans depart at 8:45am

A two-day event designed for current college and graduate students and early career individuals who are getting ready to transition to the professional world of theatre and live entertainment.

Institute vans depart at 8:45am

Noah Feasey-Kemp visits MFOR-106-01/506-01 Creative Technology Forum!

Choreographers Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener combine technological and human pathways into a dynamic work that imagines an Artificial Intelligence lovingly programmed by experimental dance. Read more...

For the first time since its creation in 1979, For Whose Entertainment by renowned filmmaker, artist, and educator Ben Caldwell has its first public screening. Read more...

Paul Brach Visiting Artist Lecture: Lauren Bon

The Creative Writing MFA’s Writing Now reading series is excited to host: Tisa Bryant, author of Residual, a nonfiction assemblage of the interiors of grief, the home as archive, and the mystery of mothers!

Queer performance artist Jibz Cameron, best known for her multimedia alter ego Dynasty Handbag, returns to REDCAT for an evening of performance, film, and readings celebrating the debut of her memoir. Read more...

Each year, the School of Film/Video presents a juried selection of special screenings that feature new short and feature-length films by students in its four programs—a culmination of hard work, experimentation, and dedication throughout the year. Read more...

This program presents a glimpse into the wild and varied work of the graduating class of CalArts’ MFA Creative Writing Program, featuring the incredible range of experimentation that characterizes the literary accomplishment of students in the program. Come celebrate the grit and imagination of the class of 2026! 

Meet the next generation of dance artists as The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance presents the choreographic and performance achievements of its 2026 undergraduate class. Read more...

Fusing memoir, concert, and cabaret, Jodie Landau takes up stories of his life in a personal exploration of love, sex, gender, and family through opera. Read more...

GRAMMY-nominated orchestral collective Wild Up presents The Interior Castle, an evening of ecstatic and contemplative music by visionary women, most of them cloistered, who span centuries of artistic and spiritual inquiry. Read more...