CalArts Center for New Performance

The CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP) is the professional producing arm of the California Institute of the Arts.^[1]

Founded in 2002 by Susan Solt, Travis Preston, and Carol Bixler and launched with Travis Preston's groundbreaking all female production of King Lear, and originally called the CalArts Center for New Theater, the name was changed in 2005.

Projects

Title	Year	Creative team	Venue	Other performances
Etta and Ella on the Upper West Side	2023	By Adrienne Kennedy, Directed by Monty Cole	REDCAT, Los Angeles, CA
Scene with Cranes	2022	By Octavio Solis, Directed by Chi-wang Yang	REDCAT, Los Angeles, CA
rasgos asiáticos	2020	By Virginia Grise, Directed by Alexis Macnab, Installations Designed by Tanya Orellana	Automata, Los Angeles, CA
El Camino Donde Nosotros Lloramos (The Road Where We Weep)	2020	Created by Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol	California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA	Festival Internacional de Teatro Universitario (FITU), Mexico City, MX
Finding Shelter	2019	Directed by Marissa Chibas	Segal Film Festival on Theatre and Performance, New York	Sotomayor High School for Science and Art, San Diego Latino Film Festival, Nevertheless, Film Festival, NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) Film Festival
HA-M-LET	2019	Created and Performed by Peter Mark, Presented in partnership with Hauser & Wirth	Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles, CA	Gdansk Shakespeare Festival, Poland; Sibiu International Theater Festival, Romania
WITKACY / Two-Headed Calf	2018/19	Directed by Natalia Korczakowska, A collaboration with STUDIO teatrgaleria	Divine Comedy International Theatre Festival, Krakow, Poland	REDCAT, Los Angeles, CA
Nightwalk in the Chinese Garden	2018	Written and Directed by Stan Lai	The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, Los Angeles, CA
The Carolyn Bryant Project	2018	Created by Nataki Garrett & Andrea LeBlanc, Directed by Nataki Garrett	REDCAT, Los Angeles, CA
El Acercamiento / The Approach	2016-2018	Conceived by Evelyn Serrano with Yamile Pardo	Ludwig Foundation, La Habana, Cuba	Fabrica de Arte Cubano (F.A.C.), La Habana; Centro Cultural Español, Miami; Plaza de la Raza, Los Angeles
Fore!	2018	Written by Aleshea Harris, Directed by Arnaud Meunier	La Comédie de Saint-Étienne, National Drama Center	Théâtre de la Ville, Paris; Théâtre National de Nice; Théâtre National de Bruxelles
The Hendrix Project	2018	Conceived and Directed by Roger Guenveur Smith, Developed in cooperation with Experience Hendrix, LLC	Under the Radar Festival, NYC	Segerstrom Center for the Arts, CA
Fantômas: Revenge of the Image	2017	Directed by Travis Preston, Developed in collaboration with Tom Gunning	Wuzhen Theatre Festival, China
Shelter	2016	Directed by Martín Acosta, Written by Marissa Chibas	Plaza de la Raza, Los Angeles	John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C
The Institute of Memory (TIME)	2015	Created by Lars Jan/Early Morning Opera	REDCAT, Los Angeles, CA
Prometheus Bound	2013	Directed by Travis Preston, Translation by Joel Agee, Composed by Ellen Reid and Vinny Golia, Choreographed by Mira Kingsley, Produced in association with Trans Arts and the Getty Museum	Getty Villa, Malibu, CA
TEDxCalArts	2013	Speakers and Presenters included Guillermo Gómez-Peña, The Yes Men, Nora Chipaumire, Sardano W. Kusumo, Ricardo Dominguez, Ashley Hunt, Brian Massumi and Erin Manning, Mirjana Jokovic, Killsonic, Peggy Deamer, Chris Kallmyer, Douglas Kearney, Franco Beradi Bifo, Ajay Kapur, Jeepneys, Aleshea Harris[2]	REDCAT, Los Angeles
Timboctou	2012	Directed by Martín Acosta, Written by Alejandro Ricaño, In association with Duende CalArts	REDCAT, Los Angeles	•UDG Cultura Teatro Esperimental de Jalisco, Guadalajara, México
Brewsie and Willie	2010	Directed by Travis Preston, Written by Gertrude Stein, Adapted by Marissa Chibas, Erik Ehn and Travis Preston, Produced in association with Poor Dog Group	Los Angeles	•2011 RADAR LA Festival
Ah!	2009	Directed by Travis Preston in collaboration with Composer/Performer David Rosenboom and Poet Martine Bellen	REDCAT, Los Angeles
Power Play and Willful Blindness	2009	Directed by Sarah Davies, Written by Margaret Heffernan, Produced in association with BBC Radio 4	Aired June 2009, United Kingdom
Smoke, Lilies and Jade	2008/09	Directed by Nataki Garrett, Written by Carl Hancock Rux, Choreographed by Colin Connor[3]	California Institute of the Arts, Valencia
Vineland Stalae	2007/08	Directed by Chi-wang Yang, Composed by Sandeep Bhagwati	REDCAT, Los Angeles
Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary	2006/07	Directed by Mira Kingsley, Written by Marissa Chibas[3]	REDCAT, Los Angeles	•INTAR, New York •2008 William and Joan Lehman Theater, Miami (presented in Spanish and English)
What To Wear	2006/07	Written & Directed by Richard Foreman, Composed by Michael Gordon[3]	REDCAT, Los Angeles
Invisible Glass	2004/05	Directed by Janie Geiser, Written by Erik Ehn, Composed by Tom Recchion[3]	REDCAT, Los Angeles
Bell Solaris: Twelve Metamorphoses in Piano Theater	2004/05	Composed by David Rosenboom, Directed by Travis Preston[3]	REDCAT, Los Angeles
11 September 2001	2004/05	Directed by Robert Cantarella (National Dramatic Center of Dijon), Written by Michel Vinaver	REDCAT, Los Angeles	•2006 Théâtre de Colline, Paris •2006 Frictions Festival of Théâtre Dijon Bourgogne, France •Center Dramatique National de Montpellier, France[3]
Macbeth (A Modern Ecstasy)	2004/05	Performed by Stephen Dillane, Directed by Travis Preston, Composed by Vinny Golia	REDCAT, Los Angeles	•2005 Almeida Theatre, London •2006 Adelaide Festival, Australia •2006 Sydney Theatre, Australia[4]
Peach Blossom Fan	2003/04	Directed by Chen Shi-Zheng, Written by Edward Mast, Composed by Stephin Merritt, Guest artists Jon David Casey, David Patrick Kelly and Beijing Opera star Zhou Long	REDCAT, Los Angeles
King Lear	2002/03	Directed by Travis Preston	The Brewery, Los Angeles	•2003 Frictions Festival of Théâtre Dijon Bourgogne, France
Listen To Me	2000	Created by visual artist Michael Counts and choreographer Ken Roht
Bad Behavior	1999	Richard Foreman and Sophie Havilad	California Institute of the Arts, Valencia
Theater of the Ears	1999	Zaven Paré, Gregory Whitehead, Valère Novarina and Allen S. Weiss	2000 Henson International Festival of Puppet Theatre, New York	•Biennale Internationale des Arts de la Marionnette, Paris •2001 Festival d’Avignon, Paris[3]

Leadership

• Travis Preston, Fouding Artistic Director
• Marissa Chibás, Director of Duende CalArts; Producing Artist
• Daniel Alexander Jones, Producing Artist
• Amanda Shank, Associate Artistic Director
• Chi-wang Yang, Associate Artistic Director
• Paul Turbiak, Director of Communications
• Rui Xu, Producer
• George Lugg, Consulting Producer

Awards

King Lear (2003)

• Three NAACP awards including Best Performance by a Female for Fran Bennett as King Lear, Best Production and Best Lighting Design
• Five LA Ovation Award Nominations^[5]

2011 MetLife/TCG A-Ha! Program grant recipient^[6]