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Busy Interterm 2013 for College of Performing Arts Students

October 29, 2012 by | CoPA News

  Students of the College of Performing Arts will be traveling the country as well as honing their skills on the Chapman campus in January 2013.  The New York Theatre Tour will allow theatre students to analyze the interconnectedness of local and global influences within the New York theatre community, as

Music Alumni Excel in Graduate Programs

October 25, 2012 by | CoPA News

Elizabeth Vysin (’11) was admitted as a Masters Theory Candidate at Hartt College of Music in addition to her M.M in performance study. Her work on Berio Sequenza 16 and her undergraduate theory preparation at Chapman were significant enough to not only peak her interest in this area, but to gain her admission in

Alumna Peforms in San Diego Trolley Dances

October 15, 2012 by | CoPA News

  Department of Dance alumna Monica Mordaunt (’12) was part of San Diego Dance Theatre’s annual Trolley Dances, which are site-specific performances where the audience travels on a trolley to the different performance sites.   Read all about this unique event, now in its 14th year, in the U-T San Diego at  http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/sep/29/guest-choreographers-help-make-trolley-dances-a/ .

Screen Acting Alumna Appears on Sons of Anarchy

September 21, 2012 by | CoPA News

Lexi Sakowitz (’12) recently made her debut on the FX series Sons of Anarchy  and will continue to appear on several more episodes throughout the season.   Says Lexi, ”It is pretty exciting, and working with those guys was an absolute dream come true.  My experience as a screen actor was absolutely invaluable. My reel is what broke

Music Alumnus Becomes Dapper Dan

September 18, 2012 by | CoPA News

Cody Morgan (’12) has been cast as a Dapper Dan, a turn-of-the-century barbershop quartet that entertains at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA.  Cody told Backstage.com that he was “on the lookout for something new” when he booked the job, which began with a rehearsal schedule “was 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day for

Backhausdance Win Outstanding Arts Organization Award

September 17, 2012 by | CoPA News

  Backhausdance, the acclaimed Orange-County based modern dance company led by instructor of dance and alumna Jennifer Backhaus (’94), will receive the Arts OC “Outstanding Arts Organization” award at their annual arts awards on September 18. At the forefront of Southern California contemporary dance, this company is now in its 10th year and

Opera Chapman Presents “2012: An Opera Odyssey — The Journey Continues”

September 13, 2012 by | CoPA News

 Join us for an exciting and informative journey through the second two hundred years of the compelling art form of opera.  The program will feature scenes, arias and duets from Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, Beethoven’s Fidelio, Rossini’s L’italiana in Algeri, Verdi’s La Traviata, Puccini’s La Bohème and more.  Don’t miss this exciting program featuring

SNAAP Survey Coming to Arts Alumni

September 12, 2012 by | CoPA News

The Chapman University College of Performing Arts is working in collaboration with the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) to administer a one-of-a-kind survey that explores the lives of arts alumni nationwide. This fall, all performing arts graduates of Chapman University will receive an email invitation to participate in the SNAAP online survey. By verifying

Mark Haim to Choreograph for Fall Dance Concert

September 10, 2012 by | CoPA News

Internationally acclaimed choreographer, teacher and dancer Mark Haim will be setting his piece “Setting and Clearings” on our dance majors for the Fall Dance Concert November 28-December 1, 2012.  Mr. Haim has created new works for many dance companies, including the Nederlands Dans Theater, Ballet Frankfurt, the Joffrey II Dancers and Ballet Pacifica.  He has

Author Andrew Carroll on If All the Sky Were Paper

September 7, 2012 by | CoPA News

The Department of Theatre will be bringing back a unique theatrical experience which premiered at Chapman in 2010.  Based on bestselling author Andrew Carroll’s journey around the world to collect letters written during wartime, If All the Sky Were Paper is a heartfelt drama seen through the eyes of both those on the war front

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