2023_CSSSA_Schedule.pdf

July 08 - August 04

TABLE OF CONTENTS

02Summer Program Hours

03 - 06Reg. Day + Orientation

07 - 15Week 1 Schedule

16 - 27Week 2 Schedule

28 - 41Week 3 Schedule

42 - 51Week 4 Schedule

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CSSSA Summer Program Hours

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S CSSSA Office - E123

Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm Saturday from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm Any adjustments to these hours will be posted outside the office.

Chouinard Pool

Monday through Friday from 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm Weekends from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm

CalArts Cafeteria

Everyday, Breakfast from 7:00 am to 9:00 am Lunch from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Dinner from 5:00 pm to 6:45 pm Late Night from 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

CalArts Library

Monday through Thursday from 8:45 am - 7:00 pm Friday from 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm Saturday from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Health Services and Campus Safety

Health Services and Campus Safety officers are present 24 hours a day.

CSSSA Counselors

Lily Rodriguez: M/T/Th 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Wed: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Fri: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Melissa Shepherd: M/T/Th/F 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Wed: 12:00 pm -7:00 pm

See the CSSSA Student Handbook for further program information.

CSSSA contact: comments@csssa.ca.gov Contact by phone at +1 (661) 291-3089

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SATURDAY, July 8th

Questions? Contact CSSSA at comments@csssa.ca.gov Contact by phone at +1 (661) 291-3089

CSSSA Welcome Ceremony

Welcome to CSSSA 2023! The CSSSA Welcome Ceremony is open to the entire CSSSA community, including all students, faculty, staff and parents.

Join us for an introductory kick-off that will include important information about the program, including an overview of the weekly schedule and additional resources to ensure your success at CSSSA. Also learn where to if you have any questions throughout the program. And most importantly, get to know the CSSSA Community! Required for all CSSSA students. Open to families.

4:15 pm - 4:45 pm Main Gallery

Fiesta Taco Bar 4:50 pm - 6:00 pm CalArts Cafeteria

Cuicani Live Concert 6:00 pm - 7:15pm The Wild Beast

Cuicani Music Collective is a World Soul band that plays an eclectic mix of Reggae, Ska, Cumbia and Son. Based in Los Angeles and composed of some of the city's most talented and versatile musicians, their original music can be found on most major music streaming platforms. Open to all students and families.

Student Affairs Orientation 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Main Gallery

Residence Life Orientation 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Chouinard Hall

Registration + Dorm Check In 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Main Gallery + Chouinard Hall

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SUNDAY, July 9th

Department Orientation See Locations and Times Below by Department

During the Department Orientations, students will meet with their Department Chair and Faculty to review important information about the summer session.

You will learn about the classes, program schedule and more. You will also have the opportunity to connect with students in your department for the first time. Be sure to bring your questions to this session. This is the last step before classes begin on Monday, July 10th! Required for all CSSSA students.

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9:45 am - 12:30 pmAnimation Orientation Meet at Entrance of Chouinard Hall

10:00 am - 12:00 pmDance Orientation Lund Theater

10:00 am - 12:00 pmFilm Orientation Bijou A213

10:00 am - 12:00 pmMusic Orientation + Music Theory Placement Roy O. Disney Hall (ROD) B302

10:00 am - 12:00 pmTheater Orientation Ensemble Theater E400

10:00 am - 12:00 pmVisual Arts Orientation Modular Theater (MOD)

10:00 am - 12:00 pmWriting Orientation Coffeehouse Theater

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Afternoon Orientation Sessions See Locations and Times Below

1:00 pm - 4:00 pmAnimation Class Palace BB3

Required for all CSSSA students.

2:00 pm - 4:00 pmDance Class Lund Theater

7:30 pm - 10:00 pmFilm Student Screening The Wild Beast

1:00 pm - 3:00 pmMusic Department Class Roy O. Disney Hall (ROD) B302

4:00 pm - 6:00 pmTheater Department Meeting Ensemble Theater E400

1:00 pm - 3:00 pmVisual Arts Faculty Presentation Modular Theater (MOD)

1:00 pm - 4:00 pmWriting Class Coffeehouse Theater

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Film Department Screening

Join the Film Department for a screening of award-winning short films.

Required for Film students. Open to all students.

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm The Wild Beast

Animation Panorama

Join the Animation Department for a special screening of films from around the world. Required for Animation students. Open to all students.

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Bijou A213

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CSSSA students dancing to the music of Cuicani, a live band returning Saturday, July 8th.

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First Day of Classes

All classes begin at 9:00 am. Student will report directly to their Department.

Stop by the CSSSA Office E123 if you are unsure of where to go. Required for all CSSSA students.

9:00 am Start Time Refer to Department Schedule

Join CSSSA’s Animation Department for a screening of work created by the department’s faculty. This will be the first of three animation faculty screenings taking place throughout CSSSA. Faculty bios and the full line-up of animation films will be announced at the start of each session. Required for Animation students. Open to all students.

Animation Faculty Screening I 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Bijou A213

Visual Arts students will learn more about the upcoming visiting artist series and view the first exhibition of student artwork. Special treats will be provided for all who attend. Required for Visual Arts students. Open to all students as space allows.

Arts and Culture 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Visual Arts Department

Modular Theater (MOD)

Every Monday night, students from the Theater Department come together to showcase “bits and pieces” of their work. The first Monday of CSSSA is only for Theater students, but all other Mondays are open to students across CSSSA. Required for all Theater students.

Bits and Pieces 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Theater Department

Ensemble Theater E400

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Jessica Hemingway, a CSSSA graduate and current faculty in the Theater Department, will lead an improvisational movement workshop for Dance students. Required for Dance students. Open to all students as space allows.

Improv for Dance 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Dance Department

Lund Theater

The Visual Arts Department welcomes Wednesday’s Visiting Artist River Garza.

WEDNESDAY, July 12th

Mike Tyus Choreography 1:00 pm - 2:45 pm Visiting Artist Series - Dance Department

Lund Gallery

Mike Tyus joins CSSSA for a two-day workshop with the Dance Department.

Mike is an award winning dancer, choreographer, and creative director from Los Angeles. His choreographic work derives from techniques and styles from his past. Circus, theater, acrobatics, ballet, and Greco-Roman wrestling are abstracted and synthesized to create something unique in his work. He has created works for dance companies, museums, pop stars, and universities alike. Recently, he created work with Visceral, Chicago Dance Work, Chicago Repertory Ballet, Peridance Contemporary Dance Company, Manhattan Youth Ballet, Ziru Dance, Utah University, Vassar College, CLI by Teddy Forance, Lines Ballet Training Program and Hedwig Dance Chicago.

www.miketyus.com. Required for Dance students.

Maggie Tokuda-Hall 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Visiting Artist Series - Writing Department

Bijou A213

Maggie Tokuda-Hall is the author Also an Octopus, illustrated by Benji Davies, The Mermaid, The Witch and The Sea, Squad, illustrated by Lisa Sterle, and Love in the Library illustrated by Yas Imamura with more books forthcoming.

She lives in Oakland, California with her husband, son, and objectively perfect dog. She has a BA in Studio Art from Scripps College, and an MFA in Writing from University of San Francisco. Required for Writing students.

Arts & Culture - River Garza 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Visual Arts Department

Modular Theater (MOD)

River Garza is an artist from Los Angeles,CA whose work draws on traditional Indigenous aesthetics, Southern California Indigenous maritime culture, skateboarding, Graffiti, Mexican culture, and Low Rider culture. Required for Visual Arts students. Open to all students as space allows.

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Outdoor Film Screening 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Film Department

The Wild Beast

Join the Film Department for a screening under the stars of “The 400 Blows”.

Written by Truffaut and Marcel Moussy, the film is about Antoine Doinel, a misunderstood adolescent in Paris who struggles with his parents and teachers due to his rebellious behavior. Filmed on location in Paris and Honfleur, it is the first in a series of five films in which the lead actor plays a semi-autobiographical character. Required for Film students. Open to all students.

Music Faulty Recital 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Roy O. Disney Hall

Join CSSSA’s Music Department for a special faculty recital. Faculty introductions and the full line-up of performances will be announced at the start of the session. Required for Music students. Open to all students.

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Tommaso Frangini & Tommaso Santambrogio 9:00 am - 10:30 amVisiting Artist Series - Film Department

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Film students will have the opportunity to engage in a Q&A with these two filmmakers.

Tommaso Frangini is a young Italian director based in Los Angeles. He holds a Master in Film Directing from the California Institute of the Arts - CalArts. In 2016 he worked as personal assistant to director Andrea Pallaoro on the film "Hannah", with Charlotte Rampling, winner of the Volpi Cup for the best female performance at the Venice Film Festival. He then made two short films, "Ecate" (2017) and "The Plague" (2017), selected and awarded at numerous international film festivals. The second is inspired by Goethe’s "Faust" and Alexander Sokurov’s directing style. At CalArts, he made "Patient 1642" (2018) and "Memories of a stranger" (2019), inspired by Dostoevsky’s Underground", as well as his latest short film is "Finis Terrae" (2020), world premiere at the International Critics' Week Sic@Sic of the 77th Venice Film Festival.

Tommaso Santambrogio is a Milanese director, writer, photographer, and video-artist. He lived and studied between Milan, Paris, Roma and La Havana and he worked with several international acclaimed directors. These directors include Lav Diaz, on whose latest film he recently worked in the Philippines, and Werner Herzog, under whose supervision he made a short film in Peru in 2018, with Pupi Avati. He is known for L'Ultimo Spegne la Luce (2021), Gli Oceani Sono i Veri Continenti (2019) and Escena Final (2019). With Werner Herzog, under whose supervision he made a short film in Peru in 2018. He was the judge representing Italy for Le Giornate Degli Autori of the Venice Film festival in 2017, and he presented Los Oceanos Son Los Verdaderos Continents in the Week of Critics competition. His first feature film is currently in preparation. Required for Film students.

Writing Faculty Reading 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Modular Theater (MOD)

Join CSSSA’s Writing Department for a special reading by each of the department’s faculty. Multiple genres of writing will be shared in line with the vast array of writing explored in the curriculum. Required for Writing students. Open to all students as space allows.

Friday, July 14th

Darrian O’Reilly 9:00 am - 10:30 am Visiting Artist Series: Dance for Actors - Theater Department

Room E407

Darrian O’Reilly joins CSSSA for a dance elective course, taking place on Fridays over the next 3 weeks. Darrian is a LA-based choreographer, performer, and instructor. Her work incorporates multi-modal explorations of the development and use of the body, improvisatory movement practices, and the intersecting languages of dance, theater, and comedy. Darrian has presented her choreography in venues across Los Angeles, including Electric Lodge, homeLA, Redcat, Highways Performance Space, The Fowler Museum, among others. Darrian currently serves as lecturer at East Los Angeles College and as the movement instructor for The Idiot Workshop. She received a BA from the Gallatin School at NYU and MFA in Dance at the World Arts and Cultures/Dance Department at UCLA. Required for Theater Dance Elective students.

Alex Manugian 9:00 am - 10:30 am Visiting Artist Series: Storytelling - Theater Department

Coffee House Theatre (CHT-212)

Alex Manugian joins CSSSA for a storytelling course, taking place on Fridays over the next 3 weeks. Alex fell in love with movies at four years old, when his father took him to see a screening of the original King Kong. After graduating from Vassar College, he went on to earn his MFA at the California Institute of the Arts. He has written original screenplays and adaptations of Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount, New Regency and others. Along with writer/director James Ward Byrkit, he developed an original adventure series for Sony International. The 2013 film Coherence, which Alex co-wrote and co-starred in, has achieved cult status. In 2017 Alex joined the writing staff of Grey’s Anatomy for two seasons. Most recently, he turned his garage into a miniature soundstage and filmed a 55 minute movie inside it. He has also been a film critic, development executive at Cartoon Network, creative consultant for both animated and live action television projects and a highly sought-after house painter on both sides of the country. Required for Theater students. Open to all students.

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Deborah Lavine 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Visiting Artist Series - Film Department

Modular Theater (MOD)

Deborah is an accomplished independent filmmaker and educator who currently serves as the Dean of the School of Filmmaking at UNCSA. In this role, she oversees the school's undergraduate and graduate programs, bringing her wealth of experience and expertise to guide and inspire aspiring filmmakers. LaVine's dedication to the art of filmmaking extends beyond academia, as she continues to actively work on her own projects. As a filmmaker, LaVine has directed numerous award-winning short films, including Unintended and Lost Music. Her feature film, Wild Prairie Rose, which has received awards in festivals across the United States and Canada, can be found on multiple platforms. Prior to serving at UNCSA, LaVine was program director of the graduate-level film directing program at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). Required for Film students.

Every Brilliant Thing 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm 7:30 pm - 9:00 pmVisiting Artist Series - Theater Department

Ensemble Theatre E400

This one-man show, performed by William English III and directed by Theater Faculty Roman Sanchez, is a hilarious and heart-wrenching play about what depression can do to people, while also highlighting the irrepressible resilience of the human spirit and capacity to find delight in the everyday.

Each performance is followed by a Q&A. William is a stage, film, and voice actor who also plays for the 60’s inspired indie-rock band, The California Poppies. With over 40 theatrical credits, selected works include: Radioman Radioman (Dell'Arte International), The Undistilled (To The Moon Filmworks), Every Brilliant Thing (Creative Type Productions), Evil Dead: The Musical (HSU - performed at KCACTF Region 7), and Uncharted: The Hidden Kingdom (Audiobook). Training: Humboldt State University - B.A. in both Psychology & Theatre Arts, Open Jar Institute. @williamenglishthe3rd Required for Theater students. Open to all students.

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Tommy Perez 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Visiting Artist Series - Animation Department

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Tommy Perez is a freelance multidisciplinary maker based out of Southern California. With a love for storytelling and collaboration, Tommy crafts compositions with paper, produce and various props. He’s a self-described “designer, doodler & frequent paper krafter” who works with unusual materials in the making of his diverse portfolio of work. From bacon bits and wonton wrappers to paper and glue, the mediums used are worked into vibrant compositions and colorful creations. Tommy has had the great pleasure to collaborate with clients such as 20th Century Fox, adidas, Benefit Cosmetics, Coca-Cola, Facebook, Ford Motor Company, Fossil, Marvel Entertainment, Nickelodeon, Sparkling Ice, Specialized Bicycles, Target and Too Faced Cosmetics. When he’s not making fun stuff, he enjoys skateboarding and root beer floats. Required for Animation students.

Open Figure Drawing 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Room A404

Practice your figure drawing skills while observing the live model. The session will include a variety of timed sessions. Students are encouraged to bring any drawing materials of their choosing and will be free to experiment with new techniques. Open to all students.

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Saturday, July 15th

Ari Castleton 8:30 am - 10:30 am Visiting Artist Series - Animation Department

Bijou A213

Hello! I'm Ari Castleton, a storyboard artist/director in animation who tries his darndest every day. I've worked on The Loud House, Middlemost Post, and Hilda, as well as numerous development projects at CN, Netflix, and Disney.

Currently I'm Head of Story on an upcoming movie for Nickelodeon! When I'm not working, I'm usually eating a hamburger, playing guitar with my band Qbomb, or sinking too many hours into Apex Legends. Let's talk about boards! Required for Animation students. Open to all students.

Movies by Midnights 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm The Wild Beast

The CSSSA Tech Team hosts the first outdoor movie screening of the summer. Movie title and additional details will be offered in the daily newsletter. Open to all students.

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Arts Advocacy Day 10:00 am - 4:00 pm CalArts Campus

CSSSA partners with Create CA, to provide a full day program that advances student understanding of arts education advocacy. The program welcomes the entire CSSSA study body to engage in hands-on workshops with artists, advocates, and arts activists who create positive change in the world. The event will culminate with a panel of student leaders in the CA arts advocacy community. Throughout the day, students will gain an understanding of the importance of arts advocacy and gain advocacy tools that they can utilize within their communities. Required for all CSSSA students.

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“Into The Woods” Field Trip 11:00 am Departure 1:00 pm PerformanceAhmanson Theater

Direct from Broadway, the critically acclaimed and much beloved production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Tony-winning triumph is coming to the Ahmanson with its Broadway stars to boot. This theatrical event honors Sondheim’s legendary memory and his Broadway masterpiece like never before. Students must reserve their space in advance to attend this optional field trip. Limited seats available.

The Theater Department welcomes visiting artists Eddie Lopez (pictured), Tisha Custodio, Emily Rodriquez, Nia Farell, and Anthony Valadez for the Tuesday Alumni Panel.S

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Department Photographs 9:00 am - 11:30 am Location To Be Announced

Students will join their peers for a department photo, taken by our professional photographer. Both high and low resolution images will be sent to all students by email towards the end of the program. Required for all CSSSA students.

Roksana Pirouzmand 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Arts and Culture - Visual Arts Department

Modular Theater (MOD)

Roksana Pirouzmand is an Iranian multidisciplinary artist currently living and working in Los Angeles. Her artistic interest focuses on the interaction between the human body as a receiver/viewer and as an activator/performer, with the qualities of the materials often serving as a method of communication between the two. She expresses her ideas through mediums such as sculpture, installation, video, and performance art. She received her B.F.A.

from California Institute of the Arts and is a current M.F.A. candidate at the University of California Los Angeles. Required for Visual Arts students.

Open to all students as space allows.

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Bits and Pieces

Every Monday night, students from the Theater Department come together to showcase “bits and pieces” of their work. This session will feature works in progress from the first week of CSSSA. Required for Theater students.

Open to all students.

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Theater Department

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Outdoor Film Screening

Film students will attend The American Cinematheque to view Christian Petzold’s new Berlinale Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize winning film. The film follows writer, Leon, and photographer, Felix as they’re surprised by the presence of Najda, a mysterious young woman staying as a guest at Felix’s family’s holiday home. Nadja distracts Leon from finishing his latest novel and with brutal honesty, forces him to confront his caustic temperament and self-absorption. As Nadja and Leon grow closer, an encroaching forest fire threatens the group. Required for Film students.

Evening Departure TBA “AFIRE” by Christian Petzold - Film Department

American Cinematheque

TUESDAY, July 18th

Los Angeles State Historic Park 9:00 am departure 4:00 pm returnPhotography Field Trip - Visual Arts Department

Lincoln Heights

Photography students will travel to the LA State Historic Park in Lincoln Heights to take photographs of nature and explore the surrounding gardens and park grounds. Students will have the full day to explore. Required for Photography students.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art 9:00 am departure 4:00 pm returnPainting Field Trip - Visual Arts Department

LACMA

Painting students will visit the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).

The museum is the largest art museum in the western United States. A museum of international stature as well as a vital part of Southern California, LACMA's collections encompass the geographic world and virtually the entire history of art. Among the museum's special strengths are its holdings of Asian art, Latin American art, and Islamic art, of which LACMA hosts one of the most significant collections in the world. Required for Painting students as assigned.

Deondre Davis + Hailey Loman 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Visual Arts Department

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This workshop will explore how artist books can bring about new collective and research informed painting. While using low cost materials such as paint, colored pencils and sharpie, participants will create a single book or painted pages informed by urgent art making practices. Our time together will be grounded in Audre Lorde's essay "Poetry is Not a Luxury."

Deondre Davis is a multidisciplinary artist born and raised in Chicago whose interests include architecture and black history. Hailey Loman is an artist working in sculpture, installation, and performance. She is the Co-Founder and Director of Los Angeles Contemporary Archive (LACA), an artist-run archive and non-circulating library in which contemporary creative processes are recorded and preserved. Required for Painting students as assigned.W

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Theatre Department Alumni Panel 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Theatre Department

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Theatre Department faculty host alumni for a roundtable conversation and Q&A about their careers and lives after CSSSA.

Tisha Custodio (Theatre ‘18) is a series regular on Disney’s Big Shot, starring alongside John Stamos. Selected film credits include And One, The Little Blind, and Paper Planes. She’s trained at Annie Grindlay Studio. Margie Haber Studios, and OCSA.

Nia Farell (Theatre ‘14) is a creator, performer, and Mundane Afrofuturist.

After graduating from NYU, Nia has worked with Soho Rep, Theater Mitu, Ars Nova, Theatertreffen, and others. Nia also creates as Ta-Nia: a theatre-making duo dedicated to making Blk space in an anti-Blk society and they are in their final months of a digital artistic residency at Das Hessische Landestheater Marburg. Nia also serves as the Director of Development & Production at Nine Muses Entertainment, founded by Bryce Dallas Howard.

Eddie Lopez (Theatre ‘02) is a SAG-AFTRA and AEA actor boasting a B.F.A.

from CalArts. His artistry has presented opportunities to work at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Geffen Playhouse, BAM, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Denver Center Theatre Company, American Conservatory Theatre, among others.

Emily Rodríguez (Theatre ‘19) is earning her M.A. in Theatre for Community and Education, after taking courses at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in Applied Theatre Methods and Theatre Making Fundamentals. She has been a Workshop Facilitator with Mountview and frequents as a private acting coach.

Anthony Valadez is a DJ, producer, and radio and podcast host. He’s had shows on KCSN, KPFK, Dublab, KROQ, and KCRW, with several being championed by the likes of Childish Gambino, Ty Dolla $ign and Julian Casablancas for Valadez’s celebration of music discovery. He has opened for Jennifer Lopez and remixed official releases for David Bowie, Ozomatli, and Local Natives and has shared the stage with Prince, Ben Harper, Bruno Mars, and was voted Best Club DJ by the L.A. Weekly’s Readers Poll.

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Carlo Cresto-Dina 9:00 am - 10:30 am Visiting Artist Series - FIlm Department

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Carlo Cresto-Dina Carlo Cresto-Dina is a respected film producer known for his collaboration with renowned directors and his dedication to supporting groundbreaking cinema. With a keen eye for unique storytelling, he has produced critically acclaimed films that have captivated audiences worldwide.

Cresto-Dina's notable works include the award-winning film The Wonders (2014), directed by Alice Rohrwacher, which received the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. He has also produced films like Happy as Lazzaro (2018) and The Inner Cage (2022), further showcasing his commitment to producing thought-provoking and impactful cinema while fostering emerging talents. Required for all Film students.

Arts & Culture Social 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Visual Arts Department

Main Gallery

Each Wednesday afternoon for the remainder of CSSSA, the Visual Arts Department will convene in the Main Gallery to view artworks created by students over the past week. Students and faculty will explore, critique, and support each other, celebrating the creativity of CSSSA’s outstanding visual artists. Required for Visual Arts students.

Theater Faculty Play Reading 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Modular Theater (MOD)

Join CSSSA’s Theater Department for a Faculty reading of a play by Sarah Louise Wilson. Throughout Sarah’s career, she has taught, wrote, and directed short films, plays, music videos, and documentaries. She has been featured in The Huffington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Indiewire, Cosmopolitan, Variety, Esquire, and The Bookends Review and her plays have been performed at The Walt Disney REDCAT Theatre, CalArts, and Artishok Theatre in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Required for Theater students.

Open to all students.

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CSSSA Open Mic Night 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm E400

All students are invited to showcase their creative work. This is the first of three Open Mic Nights at CSSSA. Students from any department are welcome to participate. Sign up details and more will be published in the daily newsletter. Open to all students.

Film Student Screening 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm The Wild Beast

Join CSSSA’s Film Department for a screening of student short fiction films created at CSSSA. Required for Film students. Open to all students.

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Steve Starkey 9:00 am - 1:00 am Visiting Artist Series - FIlm Department

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Steve is a film producer with an impressive body of work spanning over three decades. He has collaborated with legendary filmmaker Robert Zemeckis on multiple projects, including the iconic Back to the Future trilogy and the Academy Award-winning film Forrest Gump (1994). Starkey's expertise lies in bringing extraordinary stories to life, combining innovation and storytelling mastery. His contributions to the film industry have earned him accolades, including multiple Academy Award nominations. Required for Film students.

Jackie Castillo 10:30 am - 2:30 pm Visiting Artist Series - Visual Arts Department

Room E10

Each Wednesday afternoon for the remainder of CSSSA, the Visual Arts Department will convene in the Main Gallery to view artworks created by students over the past week. Students and faculty will explore, critique, and support each other, celebrating the creativity of CSSSA’s outstanding visual artists. Required for CSSSA students.

The Visual Arts Department welcomes Thursday’s Visiting

Artist Jackie Castillo.

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Writing Faculty Reading 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Modular Theater (MOD)

Join CSSSA’s Writing Department for a reading by department faculty.

Required for Writing students. Open to all students.

Improv Jam w/ Jessica, Sayda, Stan 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Visiting Artist Series - Dance Department

Lund Theater

Jessica Hemingway, Sayda Trujillo, and Stan Smith lead an improvisational workshop for musicians, dancers, and theater students where students will embrace risk-taking and following physical and musical impulses.

Collaboration and active listening are essential in this process and often result in magical storytelling that is reflective of the environment around us.

Required for Dance and Music students. Optional for Theater students.

Animation Faculty Screening II 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Bijou A213

Join CSSSA’s Animation Department for a special screening of work created by the department’s faculty. This will be the second of three animation faculty screenings taking place throughout CSSSA. Faculty bios and the full line-up of animation films will be announced at the start of each session. Required for Animation students. Open to all students.

The Music Department welcomes Friday’s Visiting

Artist Ric’key Pageot.

FRIDAY, July 21st

Darian O’Reilly 9:00 am - 10:30 am Visiting Artist: Dance for Actors - Theater Department

Room E407

Darrian O’Reilly joins CSSSA for a dance elective course, taking place on Fridays over the next 3 weeks. Darrian is a LA-based choreographer, performer, and instructor. Her work incorporates multi-modal explorations of the development and use of the body, improvisatory movement practices, and the intersecting languages of dance, theater, and comedy. Darrian has presented her choreography in venues across Los Angeles, including Electric Lodge, homeLA, Redcat, Highways Performance Space, The Fowler Museum, among others. Darrian currently serves as lecturer at East Los Angeles College and as the movement instructor for The Idiot Workshop. She received a BA from the Gallatin School at NYU and MFA in Dance at the World Arts and Cultures/Dance Department at UCLA. Required for Theater Dance Elective students.

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Alex Manugian 9:00 am - 10:30 am Visiting Artist: Storytelling - Theater Department

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Alex Manugian fell in love with movies at four years old, when his father took him to see a screening of the original King Kong. After graduating from Vassar College, he went on to earn his MFA at the California Institute of the Arts. He has written original screenplays and adaptations or Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount, New Regency and others. Along with writer/director James Ward Byrkit, he developed an original adventure series for Sony International. The 2013 film Coherence, which Alex co-wrote and co-starred in, has achieved cult status. In 2017 Alex joined the writing staff of Grey’s Anatomy for two seasons. Most recently, he turned his garage into a miniature soundstage and filmed a 55 minute movie inside it. He has also been a film critic, development executive at Cartoon Network, and a creative consultant for both animated and live action television projects. Required for Theater Storytelling Elective students.

Open Figure Drawing 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Visual Arts Department

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Practice your figure drawing skills while observing the live model. The session will include a variety of timed sessions. Students are encouraged to bring any drawing materials of their choosing and will be free to experiment with new techniques. Open to all students

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Ric’key Pageot 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Visiting Artist Series - Music Department

Roy O. Disney Hall (ROD)

Born in Montreal, Canada, Ric’key began studying classical piano at the tender age of eight. He went on to earn a bachelor degree in Jazz performance at McGill University. Since, he has toured with such acts like Madonna, Cirque Du Soleil, Cher, Christina Aguilera and more. He also leads his band Parlor Social alongside his wife and singer Dessy Di Lauro which they have performed their original music at The Hollywood Bowl, The Blue Note Jazz Festival, The Charlotte Jazz Festival, The Montreal Jazz Festival, etc. Pageot performed with the first all-black orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl on Juneteenth 2022 backing up superstars such as Earth Wind and Fire, Ne-Yo, Chaka Khan, The Roots and many more. Pageot is currently releasing classical music composed by historical composers of African descent.

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Traci Gourdine 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Beethoven's Fifths - Writing Department

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Traci Gourdine will join Writing students to read her work and facilitate a Q&A about her work and career. Traci’s poetry and stories have been published in literary magazines, and she has been anthologized within Shepard and Thomas’ Sudden Fiction Continued (Norton Publishing). She is co-editor of Night is Gone, Day is Still Coming (Candlewick Press), an anthology of writing by young Native writers, as well as We Beg To Differ, poems by Sacramento poets against the war. She is chair of the Sacramento Poet Laureate Committee and for ten years has facilitated writing workshops within several California state prisons. B.A. from UC Davis and M.A. from San Francisco State University. Required for Writing students. Open to all students.

SATURDAY, July 22nd

Joshua Finkel 10:00 am - 12:00 am Visiting Artist Series - Music Department

Roy O. Disney Hall (ROD)

Joshua Finkel, MFA is an award winning Broadway and Hollywood Actor, Director and Acting/Singing/Public Speaking Coach. He owns and runs the Creative Combustion Acting Studio in Studio City, CA and travels nationally and internationally doing master classes as well. He loves to coach actors and public speakers of all ages and levels. For more info on everything Joshua does, visit www.joshuafinkel.com Required for Music Students.

Writing Student Showcase II

Writing students share their work each Saturday of CSSSA. This is the second of 3 sessions. Required for Writing students. Open to all students as space allows.

10:00 am - 12:00 pm E407

Movies by Moonlight

The CSSSA Tech Team hosts this summer outdoor movie screening event.

Movie title will be announced in the daily newsletter. Open to all students.

9:00 pm - 10:30 pm The Wild Beast

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Visiting Artist Series - Animation Department

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Ivan Aguirre is an Art Director, Designer & Painter now working in the animation industry in Los Angeles, He has had the honor to work on critically acclaimed projects such as “Mickey Mouse Shorts, Rick and Morty, Book of life, and The Cuphead Show! Most recently he is Art Directing "Primos" at Disney Television Animation. He continues to draw inspiration from his early years as well as cartoons, children’s books, films, and everyday life. Clients:

Disney, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Sony Pictures Animation, MTV, Reel FX Animation Studios, Adult Swim, Microsoft, Titmouse Inc, Six Point Harness, Goldieblox Inc, Amoeba Records. Required for Animation students.

SUNDAY, July 23rd

Disneyland Field Trip

Discover the magic of Disneyland during this day-long field trip. CSSSA’s chaperones will provide students with a meal ticket for lunch at either park.

More information about the bus departure time and location will be posted in the weekend newsletter as well as outside the CSSSA Office. Students must reserve their space to attend this optional field trip. Once purchased, tickets are nonrefundable.

8:00 am Departure 8:00 pm ReturnDisneyland

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The Dance Department welcomes Monday’s visiting artist Dawsondancesf

MONDAY, July 24th

Dawsondancesf July 25th - July 29th Visiting Artist Series - Dance Department

Various Locations dawsondancesf joins the Dance Department all week! Former Lines Ballet dancer and Dance Department Chair, Gregory Dawson, founded dawsondancesf in 2007 as an outlet for his choreographic vision. With movement that is raw and deliberate, Gregory uses the classical vernacular to push choreographic boundaries in unpredictable ways. Balancing grace with highly kinetic motion, he allows his dancers to utilize and showcase every ounce of their animal energy. dawsondancesf breaks down the barriers placed on classical ballet and brings to light the strength and beauty that artists possess within themselves, allowing them to explore their voices through choreography and vision. Through this process, artists transform themselves, audiences, and the world of dance that surrounds them. dawsondancesf made its premiere performance at CSSSA in 2007. www.dawsondancesf.org.

Various engagements. Required for Dance students as assigned.

Hamza Walker

Hamza Walker is the Director of LAXART, an independent nonprofit art space in Los Angeles. He previously served as the Director of Education and Associate Curator at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, a non-collecting museum devoted to contemporary art. Recently, Walker was a juror for the Venice Biennale’s prestigious Golden Lion award. He has curated the talks and programs at the first edition of Frieze Los Angeles and the work of Sol LeWitt, an exhibition of works made specifically for reproduction in magazines, journals, and books. Walker co-curated the Made in L.A. biennial at the Hammer Museum and recent exhibitions include A Painting Is A Painting Isn’t A Painting (2015) at the Kadist Foundation, Teen Paranormal Romance (2014) and Suicide Narcissus (2013) at the Renaissance Society.

He has contributed reviews and art criticism to Parkett, and Artforum, and to numerous catalogue essays. He is the recipient of the 1999 Norton Curatorial Grant and the 2004 Walter Hopps Award for Curatorial Achievement.

Required for Visual Arts students. Open to all students as space allows.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Visiting Artist Series - Visual Arts Department

Modular Theater (MOD)

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Animation Faculty Screening III 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Bijou A213 Join Animation for a final screening of work created by the department’s faculty.

Faculty bios and the full line-up of animation films will be announced at the start of each session. Required for Animation students. Open to all students.

Mike Viola

Mike Viola is a producer, musician, songwriter and singer. Decades into his career, Viola is cranking out more music than ever including Paul McCarthy released in 2023. His music continues to resonate with and inspire new generations of musicians and music lovers. Viola may be best known for his work with Panic! at the Disco, Andrew Bird, Ryan Adams,Jenny Lewis and Mandy Moore, but his solo career stands on its own starting with the acclaimed records as the leader of New York based cult favorite Candy Butchers and 7 critically adored Mike Viola records. His original music has been featured on soundtracks for movies such as That Thing You Do!, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and Get Him to the Greek.Required for Music Students.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Visiting Artist Series - Music Department

Roy O. Disney Hall (ROD)

Sharone Meir

Sharone is an accomplished cinematographer renowned for his keen eye and masterful use of light. His distinct visual style has graced numerous films and television productions, earning him widespread acclaim. Meir's work can be seen in the film Whiplash (’14), where his expert cinematography contributed to the film's intense and visceral experience. He has also worked on notable films such as Coach Carter and Mean Creek. Required for Film students.

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Visiting Artist Series - Music Department

Modular Theater (MOD)

Bits and PIeces

Join Theater Department students as they showcase “bits and pieces” of their work. Required for Theater students. Open to all as space allows.

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Theater Department

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Rakeem Cunningham 10:30 am - 2:30 pm Visiting Artist Series - Visual Arts Department

Room E10

Rakeem Cunningham leads a workshop on photography for Photography students. Rakeem uses photography, collage, installation, and video to explore the nuances of queer black experiences. Cunningham photographs himself and others playing and posing in the studio informed and surrounded by a multiverse of niche subcultures. Cunningham received his B.F.A. in Design Media Arts from UCLA. Cunningham’s work has been exhibited at venues including the Superpositions Gallery, LA LGBT Center Advocate & Gochis Galleries, Highways Performance Space, UCLA New Wight Gallery, and Odd Ark. His work has been featured in numerous publications including Artforum, Frieze, Hyperallergic, AUTRE, Sugarcane Magazine, Curate LA, Vogue, Out Magazine, Portland Mercury, Loverboy Magazine, and Gay Times.

Required for Photography students.

Interdisciplinary Collab Presentation 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Visiting Artist Series - Sonja Bruzauskas

Main Gallery

This year's Interdisciplinary Collaboration is open to Dance, Music, Theater, Visual Arts and Writing students. Students will explore the topic “Cutting Edge(s)” that culminates in a final presentation. The collab’s visiting artist faculty, Sonja Bruzauskas – mezzo soprano – was born and raised in Germany. Besides her expansive stage career in musical theater, opera and operetta, Sonja is a well-established concert singer and recitalist, focusing on German Art Song and contemporary music. Sonja has sung and lectured at institutions such at Vanderbilt, LSU, Rice University, the University of Houston, the Philosophical Society of Houston, Grinnell College, as well as numerous health institutions. Sonja also serves as director for the Theatre Forum at Round Top, TX, and she is the founder and director of Partnerschools, a project that connects students through the Arts to empower diversity and strengthen communities. Open to all CSSSA students.

Kat Kosmala

Kat’s been animating for over 15 years on shows like Bob’s Burgers, DuckTales, and plenty of other projects you’ve probably never heard of. She loves hand-drawn animation, the study and choreography of movement, and sharing an appreciation for this exciting art form with as many new people as she can. Currently, Kat teaches a sophomore-level animation class at CalArts by night, and serves as Animation Supervisor for Disney/Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur by day. Required for Animation students. Open to all students.

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Visiting Artist Series - Animation Department

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Janine Nabers 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Visiting Artist Series - Writing Department

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Janine Nabers will join Writers for a reading and discussion. Janine is a playwright and TV writer who is currently developing pilots at Amazon, HBO and Hulu. Most recently, Janine was a Co-Executive Producer writing on the forthcoming seasons 3 and 4 of ATLANTA on FX. Prior to that, Janine was a Co-EP on Netflix’s drama series AWAY. Other credits include HBO’s WATCHMEN for which she won a WGA Award, Max Borenstein’s SHOWTIME mini-room and GAME OF THRONES spinoff room both for HBO, and across several series created by Marti Noxon including DIETLAND for AMC, UNREAL for Lifetime, and all five seasons of GIRLFRIEND’S GUIDE TO DIVORCE at Bravo. Janine won the Yale Drama Series prize from over 1,600 entries around the world for her play SERIAL BLACK FACE. She was Page 73’s 2011 Playwriting Fellow and is an alumna of the Center Theatre Group’s LA Writer’s Workshop, Ars Nova Playgroup, the Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab, the Dramatists Guild Playwriting Fellowship, the MacDowell Colony Fellowship, and the 2010 and 2011 Sundance Theatre Labs. Her musical “Mrs. Hughes” was developed as the 2012 Williamstown Theatre Festival fellowship musical and was part of both the 2013 Yale Institute for Musical Theatre and Manhattan Theatre Club’s 7@7 series. A native of Houston, Texas, Janine is a graduate of the Lila Acheson Wallace Playwriting Fellowship at Juilliard.

Required for Writing students. Open to all students.

Geffen Playhouse Field Trip

The Ants follows a breathtaking house on a hill – complete with the most state-of-the-art security that excessive wealth can buy. Nami, whose recent firing and eviction has forced to crash at his brother’s luxury home but on this dark and fateful night, a violent uprising outside leaves them trapped in what they think is an impenetrable fortress. A horror play infused with darkly humorous social commentary, The Ants asks why we spend so much money protecting ourselves instead of investing in our shared humanity. The Ants is written by Ramiz Monsef, directed by Pirrone Yousefzadeh, and features Hugo Armstrong, Nicky Boulous, Megan Hill, Jeremy Radin, and Ryan Shrime. Required for Theater students as assigned.

6:00 pm Departure Theater Department - Group A

Geffen Playhouse

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Hollywood Bowl Field Trip 6:00 pm Departure Rhapsody in Blue - Music Department

Hollywood Bowl

O. Howard notes that in “Gershwin’s desire to employ jazz in a serious context, he set himself a daunting task. As he later explained, ‘It was on a train...that I suddenly heard–and even saw on paper–the complete construction of the Rhapsody in Blue...as a sort of musical kaleidoscope of America.’ Rhapsody made an indelible mark on the history of American music, irresistible with its syncopated rhythmic vibrancy and abandoned, impudent flair.”

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“Rhapsody in Blue” at Hollywood Bowl.

WEDNESDAY, July 26th

Arts and Culture Social 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Visual Arts Department

Main Gallery

It’s Wednesday! the Visual Arts Department convenes in the Main Gallery to view artworks created by students over the past week. Students and faculty will explore, critique, and support each other, celebrating the creativity of CSSSA’s outstanding visual artists. Required for Visual Arts students.

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Geffen Playhouse Field Trip

The Ants follows a breathtaking house on a hill – complete with the most state-of-the-art security that excessive wealth can buy. Nami, whose recent firing and eviction has forced to crash at his brother’s luxury home but on this dark and fateful night, a violent uprising outside leaves them trapped in what they think is an impenetrable fortress. A horror play infused with darkly humorous social commentary, The Ants asks why we spend so much money protecting ourselves instead of investing in our shared humanity. The Ants is written by Ramiz Monsef, directed by Pirrone Yousefzadeh, and features Hugo Armstrong, Nicky Boulous, Megan Hill, Jeremy Radin, and Ryan Shrime. Required for Theater students as assigned.

6:00 pm Departure Theater Department - Group B

Geffen Playhouse

The Music Department welcomes Monday’s Visiting Artist Mike Viola

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CSSSA Open Mic Night 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm E400 Showcase your creativity at CSSSA. Students from any department are welcome to participate. Sign up details and more will be published in the daily newsletter. Open to all students.

Film Student Screening

Join CSSSA’s Film Department for a screening of student short documentary films created at CSSSA. Required for Film students. Open to all students.

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm The Wild Beast

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The Theater Department welcomes Saturday’s visiting artist Oscar Nava.

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Alex Manugian 9:00 am - 10:30 am Visiting Artist Series: Storyteling - Theater Department

Coffee House Theatre (CHT-212)

Alex Manugian fell in love with movies at four years old, when his father took him to see a screening of the original King Kong. After graduating from Vassar College, he went on to earn his MFA at the California Institute of the Arts. He has written original screenplays and adaptations or Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount, New Regency and others. Along with writer/director James Ward Byrkit, he developed an original adventure series for Sony International. The 2013 film Coherence, which Alex co-wrote and co-starred in, has achieved cult status. In 2017 Alex joined the writing staff of Grey’s Anatomy for two seasons. Most recently, he turned his garage into a miniature soundstage and filmed a 55 minute movie inside it. He has also been a film critic, development executive at Cartoon Network, and a creative consultant for both animated and live action television projects. Required for Theater Storytelling Elective students.

Darian O’Reilly 9:00 am - 10:30 am Visiting Artist Series: Dance for Actors - Theater Department

Room E407

Darrian O’Reilly joins CSSSA for a dance elective course, taking place on Fridays over the next 3 weeks. Darrian is a LA-based choreographer, performer, and instructor. Her work incorporates multi-modal explorations of the development and use of the body, improvisatory movement practices, and the intersecting languages of dance, theater, and comedy.