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Cirque du Soleil to Return to Chapman

September 6, 2012 by | CoPA News

  Professor Alicia Okouchi-Guy, Department of Dance, and Professor Don Guy, Head of Entertainment Technology, will once again bring Cirque du Soleil to Chapman University. The second annual Cirque du Soleil Entertainment and Technology Symposium will be Friday, October 12 – Sunday, October 14, 2012. The symposium will offer a variety of master classes for

Music Major Wins Percussive Arts Society Scholarship

September 5, 2012 by | CoPA News

Music major Jordan Curcuruto (’14) has recently been awarded a scholarship to attend the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, taking place this November in Texas.  The Percussive Arts Society awards only one scholarship for undergraduates in the state of California.  This award is among the highest and most prestigious that has gone to a

Theatre Alum Lands Role on “Bunheads”

August 31, 2012 by | CoPA News

  Theater alumnus Casey Adler (’11) has a recurring role on the new ABC Family show Bunheads . Casey says “ Bunheads was a fantastic experience over the summer. I played the love interest of one of the lead ballerinas, Boo. The moment I entered the gates of Sunset Gower Studios on June

Dance Professor and Students Present at the Medical Problems of Performing Artists Symposium

August 31, 2012 by | CoPA News

Robin Kish, assistant professor of dance, co-chaired the program committee this summer for the 30th anniversary of the “Medical Problems of Performing Artists” symposium in Snowmass, Colorado.  This international symposium had a record number of attendees, with presenters from all over the world.  Honorees for this year included Jacques d’Amboise (a dancer with

Theatre Alumna Nominated for New York Innovative Theatre Award

August 30, 2012 by | CoPA News

Adriana Chavez (’00) is nominated for a New York Innovative Theatre Award (IT Awards) for Outstanding Ensemble for her work in Homunculus: Reloaded, produced by Homunculus Mask Theater.   “My favorite part of working on this project was collaborating with the other actors and the director, Joe Osheroff.  We were all encouraged to give

Busy Summer for Dance Professor Alicia Okouchi-Guy

August 30, 2012 by | CoPA News

Alicia Okouchi-Guy , assistant professor of dance, and Don Guy , assistant professor of theatre, were invited by Chapman University Chancellor Daniele Struppa to be a part of the Chapman Visiting Scholars Series at the Nicholas Academic Center in Santa Ana. Their presentation on “The Art of Science” included a lecture and demonstration

Theatre Professor Directs at the Hollywood Fringe Festival

August 24, 2012 by | CoPA News

Tamiko Washington, associate professor of theatre, directed the highly successful The Indian Wants the Bronx for the Hollywood Fringe Festival this summer with her company, the Actors Circle Ensemble.  Reviews can be found at http://cinesnatch.blogspot.com/2012/06/theatre-review-indian-wants-bronx.html, http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/project/view_review/1774, and http://playwritingworld.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/the-indian-wants-the-bronx-at-the-hollywood-fringe-fest/.  For more information on the production, visit http://losangeles.bitter-lemons.com/2012/06/15/hollywood-fringe-profile-actors-circle-ensemble/.

Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra at Disney Hall

August 23, 2012 by | CoPA News

The Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra (OCYSO), led by assistant professor of music and director of the Chapman Chamber Orchestra Daniel Alfred Wachs, had a successful and rousing debut at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles in July, attended by members of the Chapman Chamber Orchestra as well as the Chapman Percussion

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