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Theatre Professor Designs for Festival Ballet Theatre

November 13, 2012 by | CoPA News

Donald Guy, assistant professor of theatre, was recently commissioned to serve as lighting designer and stage manager for the Festival Ballet Theatre’s production of The Secret Garden & Mixed Repertory at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. The evening of dance featured: “The Secret Garden” by Josie Walsh (Joffrey Ballet and Zurich Ballet), the world

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Dance Professor Judges Professional NBA Dance Team Auditions

November 5, 2012 by | CoPA News

Alicia Guy, associate professor of dance, was selected to judge the Los Angeles Clippers Spirit professional NBA dance team auditions. The highly selective panel of judges included Diane Bonds, choreographer for the LA Laker Girls; John Peters, choreographer for numerous NBA and NFL professional dance teams; LA radio host Brian Sieman; and the LA Clippers

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Shakespeare is Coming!

October 30, 2012 by | CoPA News

The bard is back in the Department of Theatre!  Twelfth Night, or What You Will by William Shakespeare is a comedy about a cross-dressing, ship-wreck surviving, poetry-loving girl (Viola) who finds herself at the center of a not-so-average love triangle.  Full of music, riotous behavior, drink, dance and giving in to self-indulgence, it is thought

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Opera Chapman Supported by the Orange County Opera Patrons Group

October 30, 2012 by | CoPA News

Congratulations to everyone involved with the highly successful run of Opera Chapman’s “2012: An Opera Odyssey – The Journey Continues”.  Prior to Friday evening’s sold-out performance, Dean Dale Merrill and Liz Crozer, Director of Development, hosted a reception for donors and were especially grateful to have the support of the Orange County Opera

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49th Annual Holiday Wassail Banquet and Concert, December 7 & 8

October 30, 2012 by | CoPA News

Be sure to mark your calendars for a beloved holiday tradition at the College of Performing Arts:  the 49th annual Holiday Wassail.  This festive evening will get you in the spirit of the season through sing-alongs of holiday standards as well as pieces celebrating this time of year around the world.  Enjoy traditional Wassail drink;

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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

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Fall Dance Concert Spotlight: Holly Johnston

October 29, 2012 by | Dance

This year’s Fall Dance Concert will include a new piece choreographed by Holly Johnston, the artistic director of LEDGES AND BONES, a contemporary dance company working in both Los Angeles and San Francisco. LEDGES AND BONES promotes cultural consciousness, open dialogue, and social justice through live performances, education, and other public forums.  Ms.

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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

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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/ .

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