New Works Festival

The School of Theater's New Works Festival (NWF) fosters opportunities for collaboration among all schools of the Institute and to celebrate the talent of CalArts students. This is a festival of the students, by the students and for the students, cultivating the growth of a collaborative, fun and creative atmosphere within the CalArts community, and allowing students the freedom to play and experiment with new work where the process is valued above the end result.

The Festival encourages interdisciplinary collaboration, explorative processes, and immersive risk-taking.

2012 New Works Festival Schedule

Want to propose a project?

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE 2012 APPLICATION

Contact the 2012 committee members for more information:

• Jennifer Wilson
• Meg Annand
• Isabel Salazar
• Zachary Davidson
• Samuel Rosenblum

Project Proposals Due: March 16
Accepted Projects Announced: April 2
Festival Kicks Off: April 23
Festival Closes: May 12

New Works Festival Goals

• Support storytelling of any scope, scale, and style
• Encourage and provide support for students to step outside their métiers
• Foster interdisciplinary art-making

Why It's Different This Year

This year, we are increasing the scope and scale of the festival. We are expanding to other schools and looking to accept more diverse genres of work. We are also encouraging the use of nontraditional performance spaces.

Submissions and Participation

• Proposal Form: Please use this form if you have a performance piece or an exhibition piece, including new works; existing works created out of your traditional métiers; class projects that can be further explored and movement pieces.
• Individual Participation Form: As an individual, you do not have to be connected with a production in order to apply.
• Performance Spaces Available for New Works Festival

All submissions must be dropped off at the Theater School office.