School of Dance

Over the course of the next three weekends–July 19-21, July 26-28 and Aug. 2-4–REDCAT’s New Original Works (NOW) Festival presents nine new contemporary dance, theater, music and multimedia performances by Los Angeles-based artists.

Next week, Khecari, a Chicago-based contemporary dance company directed by CalArts alumna Julia Rae Antonick (Dance BFA 03) and Jonathan Meyer, will be undertaking a study in duration. Their newest project, The Retreat: One Week is a 168-hour dance and music performance that begins on June 18...

On Thursday, May 3, 2018, the CalArts Expo returns to showcase radical new directions in digital arts and technology from students, faculty, alumni, and guest artists working across all disciplines. An essential source for future trends in entertainment and digital culture, this year’s expo...

On April 13, Metatronia (Metatron's Cube), an interdisciplinary performance piece by singer-songwriter and artist Solange, debuted at the Hammer Museum. Choreographed by Gerard & Kelly, the piece featured 14 CalArts dancers. Solange praised the students as “phenomenal dancers who lent their...

Presented by California Institute of the Arts’s (CalArts) pioneering World Music Program in collaboration with the DW Music Foundation (DWMF)and Latin Percussion (LP)   For the First Time in its 30+ Year History this Free Family Event Expands to Feature Two Stages, Twice the...

On April 13-14, Rebecca Lemme (Dance MFA 13) and Andrea Gise (Dance MFA 14) will bring together their two LA-based dance companies for Live Arts LA. The performance, which they titled TET4ERING, brings together Lemme’s dance company, Acts of Matter, and Gise’s multimedia and choreographic...

The CalArts Expo returns with recent projects by students and faculty forecasting future directions in digital performance, animation, augmented and virtual reality; gaming, robotics and machine learning. On May 3, 2018 the CalArts Expo invites visitors to take part in demonstrations and...