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04 / 13 Graduate Open Studios Day Start: 01:12 End: 23:12 ART: Current MFA students in the School of Art's Art, Photography and the Integrated Media programs at California Institute of the Arts are pleased to announce the annual Graduate Open Studios Day. For one afternoon, Sunday, April 13 from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m., approximately 60 graduate students will open their workspaces to the public. Visitors are invited to take an inside look at the diverse projects undertaken at CalArts--where students test the limits of their mediums and explore definitions of contemporary art making. more info Johannes Rath: MFA Graduation Guitar Recital Start: 14:00 MUSIC: Recital featuring free improv, Indian music and guitalimba with special guests. more info Compagnie Julie Dossavi: P.I. (Pays) or Présentations intimes Start: 15:00 REDCAT: Infusing contemporary African dance forms with jolts of high fashion and street culture, the mesmerizing Julie Dossavi presents a collection of solos and duets accompanied by live African percussion, voice and electronics in this Los Angeles premiere. The Benin-born dancer and choreographer draws on sources from electronic dance music and club culture to gymnastics and tribal ritual to shape distinctive works that are modern, ethnic, expressive and abstract—and always alive with a distillation of human experience. more info SPRAWL Start: 16:00 End: 19:00 CRITICAL STUDIES: MFA Writing students read from new work. more info CAP Saturday Music Program Culminating Concert Start: 16:00 End: 17:30 CAP: Participants in the CAP Saturday Music Program, along with their CalArts School of Music student instructors, will perform in a free concert in the CalArts Main Gallery. The program will include classical, jazz, vocal ensemble and world percussion pieces among others. This CAP program offers master classes for up to one hundred elementary, middle and high school students. Classes include theory, composition, vocal ensemble, percussion, chamber ensemble, jazz ensemble, and more. more info Adam Weinmann: MFA Graduation Oboe Recital Start: 20:00 MUSIC: Recital featuring works for oboe by Bach and Bozza, North Indian music and Klezmer for oboe. more info
04 / 14 Graduate Composers Concert Start: 20:00 MUSIC: The CalArts New Century Players and special guests, under the direction of David Rosenboom, perform new works by CalArts graduate composers. more info
04 / 15 Helmut Lachenmann Start: 14:00 End: 17:00 MUSIC: Guest lecturer Helmut Lachenmann on his thoughts and music. All interested CalArts students and faculty are invited to attend this special event. more info WASC Feedback Session Start: 16:30 End: 17:30 Provost Nancy Uscher invites members of the CalArts community to attend a discussion and feedback session, focusing on WASC and other important CalArts issues. Coffee service will be provided. more info Jon Reiss: Structuring Strategies Start: 19:00 FILM/VIDEO: Filmmaker Jon Reiss will introduce and discuss his work as part of the Structuring Strategies series. more info That Untravelled World Start: 20:00 THEATER: That Untravelled World is a new play by graduate Writing for Performance student Jane Pickett and directed by visiting guest director Phil Soltanoff. That Untravelled World combines interactive video, lighting and sound effects with high-energy physical ensemble acting to explore "real" physical space versus virtual online space. A late-blooming young woman, Louise, takes another person's discarded image from a photograph to create a cyber alter ego, Lorna Doone, in order to interact with her instant messaging lover, Orpheus, in an online Underworld. more info Damian Berdakin: MFA Graduation Bass & Conducting Recital Start: 20:00 MUSIC: Recital featuring solo bass and chamber ensembles. more info "Hoppla, We're Alive!" Start: 20:00 THEATER: Written by Ernst Toller and translated by Alan Raphael Pearlman, Hoppla, We're Alive explores the fate of Karl Thomas, a revolutionary of 1918-19 who, after eight years in a mental institution, is released into a totally changed world in which he can establish no point of contact. General admission: $7. Aumni: $3. Students, faculty, staff and seniors: $2. To reserve tickets, call 661.253.7800 or write to tickets@calarts.edu. more info An Evening with CalArts Poets and Writers Start: 20:30 REDCAT: Innovative Los Angeles writers and CalArts faculty members Steve Erickson, Douglas Kearney, Janet Sarbanes and Christine Wertheim read selections from their acclaimed work. Erickson is the celebrated author of seven novels and two books about American politics and popular culture, including the new novel Zeroville. Kearney was named notable new American poet by the Poetry Society of America last year. His most recent publication is a collection of poetry entitled Fear, Some. Sarbanes is the author of Army of One, a collection of short stories. more info Gabriel Deutsch Start: 22:30 MUSIC: MFA graduation performer-composer recital. more info
04 / 16 "Hoppla, We're Alive!" Start: 20:00 THEATER: Written by Ernst Toller and translated by Alan Raphael Pearlman, Hoppla, We're Alive explores the fate of Karl Thomas, a revolutionary of 1918-19 who, after eight years in a mental institution, is released into a totally changed world in which he can establish no point of contact. General admission: $7. Aumni: $3. Students, faculty, staff and seniors: $2. To reserve tickets, call 661.253.7800 or write to tickets@calarts.edu. more info That Untravelled World Start: 20:00 THEATER: That Untravelled World is a new play by graduate Writing for Performance student Jane Pickett and directed by visiting guest director Phil Soltanoff. That Untravelled World combines interactive video, lighting and sound effects with high-energy physical ensemble acting to explore "real" physical space versus virtual online space. A late-blooming young woman, Louise, takes another person's discarded image from a photograph to create a cyber alter ego, Lorna Doone, in order to interact with her instant messaging lover, Orpheus, in an online Underworld. more info Qasim Ali Naqvi: MFA Graduation Composer-Performer Recital Start: 20:00 MUSIC: Recital featuring original music for Axis Trio, Ensemble Pakistan and The B.E.G.G.E.R Collective. more info
04 / 17 Art Exhibitions (all day) ART: D300 Gallery: Pick Up the Pieces by Liz Glynn MFA D301 Gallery: Maybe Let's Try to Paddle to the Middle by Betsy Hunt MFA L-Shape Gallery: Courtney Bubeck BFA Main Gallery: S H O J O H O L I C by Michiko Yao MFA A402 Gallery: Eileen Levinson MFA Lime Gallery: Degrees of Articulation: Student Poster Series by Adam Feldmeth BFA Mint Gallery: Fragmented on the Night Sea of Eternity by Kara Tanaka MFA Main Floor Hallway: Dissent by Morvarid Moini-Yekta BFA more info Visiting Artist Lecture: Lecia Dole-Recio (all day) ART: Lecia Dole-Recio is an LA-based artist who shows at Richard Telles Fine Art and has shown at MOCA and the 2004 Whitney Biennial, among numerous other sites. She is currently teaching at CalArts as a Visiting Artist in the Art Program. Her work can be found at the following links: http://tellesfineart.com/dolerecio.html# http://www.briansholis.com/insearch/archives/2004/03/lecia_dolerecio.htm... http://www.moca.org/museum/exhibitiondetail.php?id=369 more info Hummingbirds Sustained in Space ESP 3 Start: 20:00 MUSIC: Music by John Hastings, Casey Anderson, Matt Hettich, Jae Hong Park & others. more info "Hoppla, We're Alive!" Start: 20:00 THEATER: Written by Ernst Toller and translated by Alan Raphael Pearlman, Hoppla, We're Alive explores the fate of Karl Thomas, a revolutionary of 1918-19 who, after eight years in a mental institution, is released into a totally changed world in which he can establish no point of contact. General admission: $7. Aumni: $3. Students, faculty, staff and seniors: $2. To reserve tickets, call 661.253.7800 or write to tickets@calarts.edu more info That Untravelled World Start: 20:00 THEATER: That Untravelled World is a new play by graduate Writing for Performance student Jane Pickett and directed by visiting guest director Phil Soltanoff. That Untravelled World combines interactive video, lighting and sound effects with high-energy physical ensemble acting to explore "real" physical space versus virtual online space. A late-blooming young woman, Louise, takes another person's discarded image from a photograph to create a cyber alter ego, Lorna Doone, in order to interact with her instant messaging lover, Orpheus, in an online Underworld. more info Amino Belyamani Start: 23:00 MUSIC: An evening of pre-colonial and post-structuralist gestures. more info
04 / 18 Art Exhibitions (all day) ART: D300 Gallery: Pick Up the Pieces by Liz Glynn MFA D301 Gallery: Maybe Let's Try to Paddle to the Middle by Betsy Hunt MFA L-Shape Gallery: Courtney Bubeck BFA Main Gallery: S H O J O H O L I C by Michiko Yao MFA A402 Gallery: Eileen Levinson MFA Lime Gallery: Degrees of Articulation: Student Poster Series by Adam Feldmeth BFA Mint Gallery: Fragmented on the Night Sea of Eternity by Kara Tanaka MFA Main Floor Hallway: Dissent by Morvarid Moini-Yekta BFA more info Visiting Artist Lecture: Lecia Dole-Recio (all day) ART: Lecia Dole-Recio is an LA-based artist who shows at Richard Telles Fine Art and has shown at MOCA and the 2004 Whitney Biennial, among numerous other sites. She is currently teaching at CalArts as a Visiting Artist in the Art Program. Her work can be found at the following links: http://tellesfineart.com/dolerecio.html# http://www.briansholis.com/insearch/archives/2004/03/lecia_dolerecio.htm... http://www.moca.org/museum/exhibitiondetail.php?id=369 more info Dumont Foundation Recital Start: 12:30 MUSIC: Student vocalists and pianists receiving scholarship assistance from the Dumont Foundation perform a selection of chamber and new music works. more info That Untravelled World Start: 20:00 THEATER: That Untravelled World is a new play by graduate Writing for Performance student Jane Pickett and directed by visiting guest director Phil Soltanoff. That Untravelled World combines interactive video, lighting and sound effects with high-energy physical ensemble acting to explore "real" physical space versus virtual online space. A late-blooming young woman, Louise, takes another person's discarded image from a photograph to create a cyber alter ego, Lorna Doone, in order to interact with her instant messaging lover, Orpheus, in an online Underworld. more info "Hoppla, We're Alive!" Start: 20:00 THEATER: Written by Ernst Toller and translated by Alan Raphael Pearlman, Hoppla, We're Alive explores the fate of Karl Thomas, a revolutionary of 1918-19 who, after eight years in a mental institution, is released into a totally changed world in which he can establish no point of contact. General admission: $7. Aumni: $3. Students, faculty, staff and seniors: $2. To reserve tickets, call 661.253.7800 or write to tickets@calarts.edu. more info Andrew Tholl: MFA Graduation Violin Recital Start: 20:00 MUSIC: Performer/composer Andrew Tholl presents a concert of music by himself and others. more info Ordinary Madness: Musicians Meet Bukowski Start: 20:30 REDCAT: A quartet of Angeleno composer-performers pays homage to the city’s beloved dirty old man of poetry, Charles Bukowski, with a night of music performance and poetry based on some of his most incendiary writings. Performing under the direction of Joanne Gordon (Love Bukowski, Short Hairs and Long Shots), Martin Herman, Art Jarvinen, Amy Knoles and Marc Lowenstein dare the audience to feel as passionately as Bukowski did throughout his life and work. See http://redcat.org/season/0708/mus/bukowski.php ($) more info Kerstin Fuchs: Voice Start: 23:00 MUSIC: Kerstin Fuchs, from Berlin, performs recent vocal music by Petros Ovsepyan, Kunsu Shim, Carlo Inderhees, Antoine Beuger and Michael Pisaro, with accompaniment by CalArts alumni Mark So (piano), Adam Overton (electronics) and Christa Graf (violin). more info
04 / 19 Rory Cowal: MFA Graduation Jazz Piano Recital Start: 14:00 MUSIC: Piano recital featuring CalArts Chamber Music Improvisors. more info "Hoppla, We're Alive!" Start: 20:00 THEATER: Written by Ernst Toller and translated by Alan Raphael Pearlman, Hoppla, We're Alive explores the fate of Karl Thomas, a revolutionary of 1918-19 who, after eight years in a mental institution, is released into a totally changed world in which he can establish no point of contact. General admission: $7. Aumni: $3. Students, faculty, staff and seniors: $2. To reserve tickets, call 661.253.7800 or write to tickets@calarts.edu. more info Dzovig Markarian: MFA Graduation Piano Recital Start: 20:00 MUSIC: Recital featuring Jacqui Bobak, Mark Menzies and Timur Bekbosunov performing pieces by Chinary Ung, Michael Finnissy, Anton Webern and more. more info Gamelan Kyai Doro Dasih: Javanese Music and Dance Start: 20:30 REDCAT: The Los Angeles-based gamelan Kyai Doro Dasih (The Honorable Dream Come True) presents two performances of exquisite Javanese court music and dance and wayang kulit purwa—an ancient form of shadow puppet play. Directed by Djoko Walujo, Nanik Wenten and special guest artist B.R.M. Bambang Irawan, the ensemble also features the distinguished guest dancers Eko Supriyanto and Lina Bambang Irawan. See http://redcat.org/season/0708/mus/dasih.php $) more info
04 / 20 Sarah Ann Phillips: MFA Graduation Performer-Composer Recital Start: 14:00 MUSIC: Recital featuring original works: film, paintings, composition and improvisation. more info Gamelan Kyai Doro Dasih: Javanese Music and Dance Start: 15:00 REDCAT: The Los Angeles-based gamelan Kyai Doro Dasih (The Honorable Dream Come True) presents two performances of exquisite Javanese court music and dance and wayang kulit purwa—an ancient form of shadow puppet play. Directed by Djoko Walujo, Nanik Wenten and special guest artist B.R.M. Bambang Irawan, the ensemble also features the distinguished guest dancers Eko Supriyanto and Lina Bambang Irawan. See http://redcat.org/season/0708/mus/dasih.php ($) more info Andrea Hammond: Instrumental & Vocal Recital Start: 17:00 End: 19:00 MUSIC: Recital of original compositions featuring performances of violin and voice. more info Grace Yuhui Lai: MFA Graduation Flute Recital Start: 20:00 MUSIC: Recital featuring chamber music and performances of works by J.S. Bach, Couperin, Takemitsu, Piazzolla, Dutilleux and Ferneyhough. more info
04 / 21 An Evening with Carolee Schneemann Start: 20:00 REDCAT: Carolee Schneemann has never ceased to cross mediums and boundaries to make work that resonates with raw poetic power. From her collaged war or diary films and provocative performances to her photos, paintings and installations, Schneemann’s varied and distinctly feminist creations deconstruct our ingrained preconceptions and everyday assumptions. In words, images and actions, her art is deeply personal, sharply critical, intensely expressive, and always innovative. In person: Carolee Schneemann Part of the Jack H. Skirball Screening Series more info The EAR Unit Start: 20:00 MUSIC: The EAR Unit performs music of graduate composers. more info
04 / 22 Strategic Planning Feedback Session Start: 13:30 End: 15:00 Provost Nancy Uscher invites members of the CalArts community to join her for a discussion of the current state of the CalArts Strategic Plan. Coffee service will be provided. more info Carolee Schneemann: Structuring Strategies Start: 19:00 FILM/VIDEO: Filmmaker Carolee Schneemann will introduce and discuss her work as part of the Structuring Strategies series. more info
04 / 23 Art Exhibitions (all day) ART: D300 Gallery: CalArts Welcomes Members of the Armed Forces D301 Gallery: An Intervention at Sears by Bart Folkerts MFA L-Shape Gallery: Alejandro Sanchez MFA Main Gallery: Benjamine Lowrie BFA A402 Gallery: structures of fiction by Stephanie Owens MFA Lime Gallery: Neon Lingerie and the Occasional Earthquake by Jason Kraus BFA Mint Gallery: The Fourth Wall by April Totten MFA more info Interest Meeting for Kaprow Happening Start: 18:00 End: 20:00 ART: As part of the historical survey at MOCA this spring, CalArts is restaging Publicity at Vasquez Rocks. For more information see http://calarts.edu/events/04-may-2008/publicity http://www.moca.org/kaprow/index.php/2008/01/29/publicity/ more info "Fe Fe, Dilemma in Diversity": African Music, Dance and Theater Start: 20:00 MUSIC: CalArts School of Music faculty member Alfred Ladzekpo will perform his ninth play, Fe Fe, Dilemma in Diversity, an African music, dance and theater piece. The play will feature performances by the CalArts African Storytellers and dance ensemble. more info
04 / 24 Art Exhibitions (all day) Start: 06:24 End: 23:24 ART: D300 Gallery: CalArts Welcomes Members of the Armed Forces D301 Gallery: An Intervention at Sears by Bart Folkerts MFA L-Shape Gallery: Alejandro Sanchez MFA Main Gallery: Benjamine Lowrie BFA A402 Gallery: structures of fiction by Stephanie Owens MFA Lime Gallery: Neon Lingerie and the Occasional Earthquake by Jason Kraus BFA Mint Gallery: The Fourth Wall by April Totten MFA more info Visiting Artist Lecture: Dave McKenzie Start: 06:24 End: 23:24 ART: more info Show Up! Art, Community Engagement and Social Change Start: 19:00 End: 21:00 CAP: Organized by the CalArts Community Arts Partnership(CAP) Focusing on the goals of community engagement and social change through art, this lively roundtable discussion features an eclectic group of artists, performers and writers who share their perspectives on trends and strategies used to engage diverse communities and both art and non-art institutions. Panelists include Karen Atkinson, Nancy Buchanan, Harry Gamboa, Nobuko Miyamoto and Amy Shimson-Santo. more info CalArts World Percussion Ensemble and the Hands On'Semble Start: 20:00 MUSIC: An evening of world percussion featuring the CalArts World Percussion Ensemble and the Hands On'Semble, who will work through a kaleidoscope of rhythms, forms and soundscapes, blending a multitude of drumming styles from around the world into original works for percussion that consist of both highly fixed compositions and open structures for extended improvisations. General admission: $7. Alumni: $3. Students, faculty, staff and seniors: $2. To reserve tickets, call 661.253.7800 or write to tickets@calarts.edu. more info
04 / 25 Art Exhibitions (all day) ART: D300 Gallery: CalArts Welcomes Members of the Armed Forces D301 Gallery: An Intervention at Sears by Bart Folkerts MFA L-Shape Gallery: Alejandro Sanchez MFA Main Gallery: Benjamine Lowrie BFA A402 Gallery: structures of fiction by Stephanie Owens MFA Lime Gallery: Neon Lingerie and the Occasional Earthquake by Jason Kraus BFA Mint Gallery: The Fourth Wall by April Totten MFA more info What People Say You Are Start: 00:01 End: 23:59 FILM/VIDEO: A confessional booth that records individuals as they repeat what others have said to them. more info CalArts African Music and Dance Ensemble Start: 20:00 MUSIC: The CalArts African Music and Dance Ensemble, under the direction of Beatrice Lawluvi and Andrew Grueschow, will perform traditional repertoire from the Ewe and Dagomba people of Ghana, West Africa. This year the ensemble is fortunate to have Sulley Imoro, an extraordinary dancer from Ghana, joining them for the concert. His dynamic performances have inspired people the world over. General admission: $7. Alumni: $3. Students, faculty, staff and seniors: $2. To reserve tickets, call 661.253.7800 or write to tickets@calarts.edu. more info Puppet Cabaret (all day) THEATER: Puppetry and musical performances by various student performers. more info
04 / 26 Puppet Cabaret (all day) THEATER: Puppetry and musical performances by various student performers. more info What People Say You Are Start: 00:01 End: 23:59 FILM/VIDEO: A confessional booth that records individuals as they repeat what others have said to them. more info Scott Knudstrup: BFA Graduation Lute & Guitar Recital Start: 16:00 MUSIC: Recital of Medieval and Renaissance songs, as well as, American and Macedonian Folk tunes. Featuring Carmina Escobar, Mae Karthauser, Miroslav Tadic, and the band with no name playing original compositions. more info Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra Concert, “Music from the New World” Start: 19:30 End: 21:00 CAP: The Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra is one the few orchestral music programs available in the Los Angeles area that trains students to perform masterpieces from all periods of the orchestral and chamber music repertoire. Through a partnership with CAP, CalArts School of Music students have been coaching SCVYO sectionals and will be performing with the students. The program will include masterworks by D’vorak and Copeland. The Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons is located at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, CA 91355. more info North Indian Classical Music Start: 20:00 MUSIC: An evening of Raag and Taal, North Indian classical music, featuring maestros Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri (tabla), and Aashish Khan (sarode). Details of the Raag and Taal will be announced by Aashish Khan. General admission: $7. Alumni: $3. Students, faculty, staff and seniors: $2. To reserve tickets, call 661.253.7800 or write to tickets@calarts.edu. more info
04 / 27 What People Say You Are Start: 00:01 End: 23:59 FILM/VIDEO: A confessional booth that records individuals as they repeat what others have said to them. more info "A Night in the Thousand Temples": Balinese Music and Dance Start: 20:00 MUSIC: The gamelan Burat Wangi (Fragrant Offering), under the direction of I Nyoman Wenten and Nanik Wenten, will present a concert of new dances and musical creations, a fusion between ancient traditions and contemporary ideas. The concert will be performed using the gamelan Gong Kebyar, the most modern Balinese orchestra. Special guests will include Swapan Chaudhuri, I Dewa Puta Berata, I Made Lasmawan, I Wayan Susila and Eko Supryanto. General admission: $7. Alumni: $3. Students, faculty, staff and seniors: $2. To reserve tickets, call 661.253.7800 or write to tickets@calarts.edu. more info
04 / 28 What People Say You Are Start: 00:01 End: 23:59 FILM/VIDEO: A confessional booth that records individuals as they repeat what others have said to them. more info Visiting Artist Lecture: Mary Kelly Start: 11:04 ART: Visiting Artist, Mary Kelly will be lecturing in F200 this Thursday at 7:00 P.m. Her most recent installations include two rooms in the last Documenta exhibition and a portion of her work Post Partum Document was part of the WACK! exhibition at MOCA. She currently teaches at UCLA. For more information and to view her work please see the links below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kelly_(artist) http://rosamundfelsen.com/kelly/index.php more info Chamber Music Concert Start: 20:00 MUSIC: CalArts students and faculty perform works by Ligeti, Ravel, Davidovsky and others. more info
04 / 29 What People Say You Are Start: 00:01 End: 23:59 FILM/VIDEO: A confessional booth that records individuals as they repeat what others have said to them. more info Erika Vogt: Structuring Strategies Start: 19:00 FILM/VIDEO: Filmmaker Erika Vogt will introduce and discuss her work as part of the Structuring Strategies series. more info Stephanie Richards: MFA Graduation Trumpet Recital Start: 20:00 MUSIC: Music for/in/through water; come swim with the greasy tentacles of Dirty Squid and slippery friends. more info
04 / 30 What People Say You Are Start: 00:01 End: 23:59 FILM/VIDEO: A confessional booth that records individuals as they repeat what others have said to them. more info Spring Dance Concert Start: 20:00 End: 22:00 DANCE: The Spring Dance Concert includes two programs which will include the best of our student choreographers and performers, faculty pieces by Glen Eddy and Stephanie Nugent, and a graduate piece choreographed by Mira Kingsley. Tickets for this event will go on sale on Monday, April 21. General admission: $7. Alumni: $3. Students, faculty, staff and seniors: $2. To reserve tickets, call 661.253.7800 or write to tickets@calarts.edu. more info CalArts Percussion Ensemble Start: 20:00 MUSIC: The CalArts Percussion Ensemble performs music by John Cage, Bob LaDue, Wayne Peterson, John Bergamo, Michael Byron and Steve Reich. more info Steven Ramos: BFA Graduation Guitar Recital Start: 23:00 MUSIC: Recital of solo guitar and original compositions by Steven Ramos, and featuring special guests. more info
05 / 1 What People Say You Are Start: 00:01 End: 23:59 FILM/VIDEO: A confessional booth that records individuals as they repeat what others have said to them. more info If You Like These Bands... Start: 06:03 End: 23:03 ART: Noise, music, performance demonstrating an alternative context for Fine Art. Bass guitar, electric guitar, drums, laptops and amplifiers will be utilized. more info Art Exhibitions (all day) ART: D300 Gallery: Roots by the Foundation Photography class D301 Gallery: Roots by the Foundation Photography class L-Shape Gallery: Some ol' Legion of Bourgeois Vant Garde by the Foundation Art class Main Gallery: Some ol' Legion of Bourgeois Vant Garde by the Foundation Art class A402 Gallery: Some ol' Legion of Bourgeois Vant Garde by the Foundation Art class Lime Gallery: Some ol' Legion of Bourgeois Vant Garde by the Foundation Art class more info Salty Dog Bites the Hand (all day) ART: Curated by faculty member Allan Sekula in collaboration with the artists, this exhibition features work by 2008 MFA graduates Ian Arenas, Allie Bogle, Louisa Conrad, Lindsay Foster, Sidonie Loiseleux, Justin Long, Alejandro Sanchez and Carlin Wing; 2007 MFA graduate Heather Rasmussen; and CalArts Photography and Media faculty members Andrew Freeman and Allan Sekula. Read more: http://www.angelsgateart.org/shows/salty.html more info CAP/ Plaza de la Raza Theater Program performances of “Private Eddie U.S.A.” Start: 19:30 End: 21:30 CAP: This year’s spring production from the CAP/Plaza de la Raza Youth Theater Program is a new drama written by Culture Clash member Herbert Siguenza and staged with a cast of 45 high school-age CAP participants. A play inspired by El Soldado Razo –the classic work by Luis Valdez that was first performed in 1971 in connection with the Chicano Moratorium antiwar movement—Private Eddie U.S.A. takes a hard look at the impact of the war in Iraq as mourners at a funeral enact scenes from a fallen soldier’s life. more info CalArts Film/Video Showcase Start: 20:00 FILM/VIDEO: The School of Film/Video presents a juried selection of new live-action works by students in the Program in Film and Video and the Film Directing Program. For more information please call the REDCAT box office at 213.237.2800. See http://redcat.org/season/0708/fv/showcase.php Animation showcases are held at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. See http://film.calarts.edu/ for more information. more info Graphic Design T-Shirt Show Start: 20:00 End: 23:00 ART: Annual show of t-shirts designed and for sale by CalArts graphic design students, faculty and alumni. more info Spring Dance Concert Start: 20:00 End: 22:00 DANCE: The Spring Dance Concert includes two programs which will include the best of our student choreographers and performers, faculty pieces by Glen Eddy and Stephanie Nugent, and a graduate piece choreographed by Mira Kingsley. Tickets for this event will go on sale on Monday, April 21. General admission: $7. Alumni: $3. Students, faculty, staff and seniors: $2. To reserve tickets, call 661.253.7800 or write to tickets@calarts.edu. more info Chris Wheeler: BFA Graduation Oboe Recital Start: 20:00 MUSIC: Chris Wheeler performs music by Vivaldi, Silvestrini, York Bowen, Kalliwoda and more. more info
05 / 2 Art Exhibitions (all day) ART: D300 Gallery: Roots by the Foundation Photography class D301 Gallery: Roots by the Foundation Photography class L-Shape Gallery: Some ol' Legion of Bourgeois Vant Garde by the Foundation Art class Main Gallery: Some ol' Legion of Bourgeois Vant Garde by the Foundation Art class A402 Gallery: Some ol' Legion of Bourgeois Vant Garde by the Foundation Art class Lime Gallery: Some ol' Legion of Bourgeois Vant Garde by the Foundation Art class more info Salty Dog Bites the Hand (all day) Start: 14:51 End: 23:59 ART: Curated by faculty member Allan Sekula in collaboration with the artists, this exhibition features work by 2008 MFA graduates Ian Arenas, Allie Bogle, Louisa Conrad, Lindsay Foster, Sidonie Loiseleux, Justin Long, Alejandro Sanchez and Carlin Wing; 2007 MFA graduate Heather Rasmussen; and CalArts Photography and Media faculty members Andrew Freeman and Allan Sekula. Read more: http://www.angelsgateart.org/shows/salty.html more info What People Say You Are Start: 00:01 End: 23:59 FILM/VIDEO: A confessional booth that records individuals as they repeat what others have said to them. more info CAP/ Plaza de la Raza Theater Program performances of “Private Eddie U.S.A.” Start: 19:30 End: 21:30 CAP: This year’s spring production from the CAP/Plaza de la Raza Youth Theater Program is a new drama written by Culture Clash member Herbert Siguenza and staged with a cast of 45 high school-age CAP participants. A play inspired by El Soldado Razo –the classic work by Luis Valdez that was first performed in 1971 in connection with the Chicano Moratorium antiwar movement—Private Eddie U.S.A. takes a hard look at the impact of the war in Iraq as mourners at a funeral enact scenes from a fallen soldier’s life. more info Guitar Concert Start: 20:00 MUSIC: CalArts guitarists perform traditional and original compositions for acoustic and electric guitars. more info Spring Dance Concert Start: 20:00 End: 22:00 DANCE: The Spring Dance Concert includes two programs which will include the best of our student choreographers and performers, faculty pieces by Glen Eddy and Stephanie Nugent, and a graduate piece choreographed by Mira Kingsley. Tickets for this event will go on sale on Monday, April 21. General admission: $7. Alumni: $3. Students, faculty, staff and seniors: $2. To reserve tickets, call 661.253.7800 or write to tickets@calarts.edu. more info CalArts Film/Video Showcase Start: 20:00 FILM/VIDEO: The School of Film/Video presents a juried selection of new live-action works by students in the Program in Film and Video and the Film Directing Program. For reservations please call the REDCAT box office at 213.237.2800. See http://redcat.org/season/0708/fv/showcase.php Animation showcases are held at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. See http://film.calarts.edu/ for more information. more info CAP 18th Anniversary Celebration Start: 22:00 End: 23:30 CAP: Join us as we celebrate CAP’s 18th birthday! We will be salsa dancing to the music of the CalArts Latin Jazz Ensemble led by master pianist and CalArts School of Music faculty David Roitstein. Plaza de la Raza is located at 3540 North Mission Road in Los Angeles. This event is free and open to the public. more info
05 / 3 Salty Dog Bites the Hand (all day) ART: Curated by faculty member Allan Sekula in collaboration with the artists, this exhibition features work by 2008 MFA graduates Ian Arenas, Allie Bogle, Louisa Conrad, Lindsay Foster, Sidonie Loiseleux, Justin Long, Alejandro Sanchez and Carlin Wing; 2007 MFA graduate Heather Rasmussen; and CalArts Photography and Media faculty members Andrew Freeman and Allan Sekula. Read more: http://www.angelsgateart.org/shows/salty.html more info What People Say You Are Start: 00:01 End: 23:59 FILM/VIDEO: A confessional booth that records individuals as they repeat what others have said to them. more info CAP Teen Photography, Animation and Video Start: 14:00 End: 16:00 CAP: This presentation showcases the work of teenage photographers, animators and video artists in CalArts CAP programs with Inner-City Arts, the Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies, the Santa Clarita Valley Boys and Girls Club, Self-Help Graphics & Art, Visual Communications, and Bell High School. This screening will take place at the REDCAT Theater located at 631 West 2nd Street in downtown Los Angeles. For reservations please call the REDCAT’s Box Office at (213) 237-2800. This event is free and open to the public. more info Katie Clark: BFA Graduation Piano Recital Start: 14:00 MUSIC: Recital featuring works by Cage, Feldman, Cardew and Pisaro. more info Dolporn Visessung and Dan Chemistruck: MFA Graduation Gamelan Recital Start: 18:00 MUSIC: An evening of Javanese and Balinese music. more info CalArts Film/Video Showcase Start: 19:00 FILM/VIDEO: The School of Film/Video presents a juried selection of new live-action works by students in the Program in Film and Video and the Film Directing Program. For reservations please call the REDCAT box office at 213.237.2800. See http://redcat.org/season/0708/fv/showcase.php Animation showcases are held at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. See http://film.calarts.edu/ for more information. more info CAP/ Plaza de la Raza Theater Program performances of “Private Eddie U.S.A.” Start: 19:30 End: 21:30 CAP: This year’s spring production from the CAP/Plaza de la Raza Youth Theater Program is a new drama written by Culture Clash member Herbert Siguenza and staged with a cast of 45 high school-age CAP participants. A play inspired by El Soldado Razo –the classic work by Luis Valdez that was first performed in 1971 in connection with the Chicano Moratorium antiwar movement—Private Eddie U.S.A. takes a hard look at the impact of the war in Iraq as mourners at a funeral enact scenes from a fallen soldier’s life. more info Spring Dance Concert Start: 20:00 End: 22:00 DANCE: The Spring Dance Concert includes two programs which will include the best of our student choreographers and performers, faculty pieces by Glen Eddy and Stephanie Nugent, and a graduate piece choreographed by Mira Kingsley. Tickets for this event will go on sale on Monday, April 21. General admission: $7. Alumni: $3. Students, faculty, staff and seniors: $2. To reserve tickets, call 661.253.7800 or write to tickets@calarts.edu. more info Brian Walsh: MFA Graduation Recital Start: 20:00 MUSIC: Recital featuring clarinet and bass clarinet with works by Lindberg, Haycraft and Xenakis. Also featuring solo, duo, trio and quartet improvisations and compositions by Walsh and friends. more info
05 / 4 Salty Dog Bites the Hand (all day) ART: Curated by faculty member Allan Sekula in collaboration with the artists, this exhibition features work by 2008 MFA graduates Ian Arenas, Allie Bogle, Louisa Conrad, Lindsay Foster, Sidonie Loiseleux, Justin Long, Alejandro Sanchez and Carlin Wing; 2007 MFA graduate Heather Rasmussen; and CalArts Photography and Media faculty members Andrew Freeman and Allan Sekula. Read more: http://www.angelsgateart.org/shows/salty.html more info CAP Teen Music Concert Start: 14:00 End: 16:00 CAP: Teenage musicians in the CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP) programs with Art-in-the-Park/Lalo Guerrero School of Music in Highland Park present an afternoon concert of Latin, choral, jazz, classical and world music works. This screening will take place at the REDCAT Theater located at 631 West 2nd Street in downtown Los Angeles. For reservations please call the REDCAT’s Box Office at (213) 237-2800. This event is free and open to the public. more info Andrew Auble: MFA Graduation Multi-Focus Guitar Recital Start: 14:00 MUSIC: Recital featuring original art, arrangements and compositions. more info "Publicity" Start: 14:00 ART: Although Allan Kaprow’s tenure as a faculty member at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) was short, he created some very significant works with CalArts students in the early 1970s. CalArts students, alumni, and faculty are revisiting Kaprow’s history at CalArts and will reinvent Publicity (1970), which was originally produced with and for the CalArts student body. In this Happening, students built improvised wooden structures in the desert area of Vasquez Rocks near CalArts, while others videotaped them and immediately replayed it for the participants. more info Sleeping in Public Start: 18:00 CRITICAL STUDIES: Staged reading of Robin Myrick's thesis play. more info New Millennium Brass Start: 20:00 MUSIC: The New Millennium Brass presents music by Henze, Schickele, Didkovsky and others. more info
05 / 5 Salty Dog Bites the Hand (all day) Start: 00:01 End: 23:59 ART: Curated by faculty member Allan Sekula in collaboration with the artists, this exhibition features work by 2008 MFA graduates Ian Arenas, Allie Bogle, Louisa Conrad, Lindsay Foster, Sidonie Loiseleux, Justin Long, Alejandro Sanchez and Carlin Wing; 2007 MFA graduate Heather Rasmussen; and CalArts Photography and Media faculty members Andrew Freeman and Allan Sekula. Read more: http://www.angelsgateart.org/shows/salty.html more info Art Exhibitions (all day) ART: D300 Gallery: Won''t You Be Our Neighbor? by the Graphic Design School D301 Gallery: Won''t You Be Our Neighbor? by the Graphic Design School L-Shape Gallery: Advanced Painting Show Main Gallery: Advanced Painting Show A402 Gallery: Fuzzy Pictures Exhibition Lime Gallery: There's a Head in My Door by Experimental Animation Mint Gallery: There's a Head in My Door by Experimental Animation more info CalArts Improvisation Ensemble Start: 20:00 MUSIC: The CalArts Improvisation Ensemble, under the direction of Susan Allen, presents a concert of spontaneous and slightly deranged improvisations. more info Mania Akbari: 10 + 4 Start: 20:00 REDCAT: After casting painter and video artist Mania Akbari as the central figure of his groundbreaking Ten (2002), and then witnessing her outstanding debut as a feature film director in 20 Fingers (2004), Abbas Kiarostami urged Akbari to direct a sequel to Ten. In Dah be alaveh Chahar (10 + 4), though, circumstances are different: Mania is fighting cancer. She has undergone surgery; she has lost her hair following chemotherapy and no longer wears the compulsory headscarf; and sometimes she is too weak to drive. more info Andrew Tholl Start: 22:30 MUSIC: A new program-length work for solo violin. more info
05 / 6 Salty Dog Bites the Hand (all day) Start: 00:01 End: 23:59 ART: Curated by faculty member Allan Sekula in collaboration with the artists, this exhibition features work by 2008 MFA graduates Ian Arenas, Allie Bogle, Louisa Conrad, Lindsay Foster, Sidonie Loiseleux, Justin Long, Alejandro Sanchez and Carlin Wing; 2007 MFA graduate Heather Rasmussen; and CalArts Photography and Media faculty members Andrew Freeman and Allan Sekula. Read more: http://www.angelsgateart.org/shows/salty.html more info Art Exhibitions (all day) Start: 06:40 End: 23:40 ART: D300 Gallery: Won''t You Be Our Neighbor? by the Graphic Design School D301 Gallery: Won''t You Be Our Neighbor? by the Graphic Design School L-Shape Gallery: Advanced Painting Show Main Gallery: Advanced Painting Show A402 Gallery: