Program Faculty

Lars Jan
Faculty, School of Theater
Acting
ljan@calarts.edu
661-253-7853
E108

Lars Jan is the son of emigres from Afghanistan and Poland. He is a director, writer, visual artist, and the founder of Early Morning Opera, a genre-bending performance + art lab whose works explore emerging technologies, live audiences, and unclassifiable experience. His original works have... Continue reading »

Mirjana Jokovic
Director of Performance; Head of MFA Acting
mjokovic@calarts.edu
661-253-7793
E123U

Mirjana Jokovic was born in Serbia, formerly a part of Yugoslavia. Mirjana started to work professionally as an actor in the movies and at the National Theater in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Soon, she was appearing in numerous television projects and as a lead at the National Theater. Three years... Continue reading »

Tina Kronis
Faculty, School of Theater
Movement
tkronis@calarts.edu

Tina Kronis is a theater artist, director, choreographer, and teacher. She is Artistic Director and co-founder of Theatre Movement Bazaar, a company dedicated to creating original performance works with an emphasis on physical action -- merging elements of dance, text, cinema, and media from... Continue reading »

Andrea LeBlanc
Associate Dean
Co-Head of BFA Acting
aleblanc@calarts.edu
661-291-3022
E123-2

Born in the heart of Cajun country in Lafayette, Louisiana, Andrea LeBlanc is an actor, teacher, and writer who is committed to all aspects of performance and thrives in pioneering new performance and theatre aesthetics; her experience spans Feature Films, Independent Films, traditionally- based... Continue reading »

Damian D. Lewis
Co-Head of BFA Acting
Voice and Speech Faculty
dlewis@calarts.edu
661-255-1050 x7908
E123Q

Damian Darnell Lewis is a graduate of The Juilliard School, and has been a working actor, director, and coach for over 33 years. He serves as the Associate Artistic-Director of Shakespeare Remixed, a TheatreWorkers Project production. Together, they have produced works for the Shakespeare Center... Continue reading »

Rafael Lopez-Barrantes
Faculty, Voice
rlopezbarrantes@calarts.edu
661-291-3009
E111

Rafael Lopez-Barrantes, performer, voice teacher and co-founder of Archipelago Theatre France as well as Archipelago Theatre USA, has been acting, directing and teaching with the Roy Hart Theatre in France since 1974. His research in Traditional Japanese Performing Arts and Flamenco singing has... Continue reading »

Babette Markus
Faculty, Alexander Technique
bmarkus@calarts.edu
661-253-7853
E123-O

Babette Markus currently teaches the Alexander Technique to both graduate students and undergrads in the School of Theatre at both the University of Southern California and California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, where she has also taught in the Schools of Music and Dance. She has taught... Continue reading »

* Faculty Emeritus
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