Quick Q&A: Stephan Koplowitz.Stephan Koplowitz has been named the new dean of The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance at CalArts. After 23 years as a New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of choreographer and a prime mover prime mover: see energy, sources of. Prime mover The component of a power plant that transforms energy from the thermal or the pressure form to the mechanical form. in site-specific work, Koplowitz is moving to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. this August. What is your vision for dance at CalArts? I want to continue to integrate the dance program into what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. with the rest of CalArts. I want to forge new alliances nationwide and make CalArts part of the California dance community. What are the students like? They have tons of energy. They were open-minded in my classes and they can work creatively at a fast pace. They are cooperative in a forward-looking way. What's different about CalArts? It is the only conservatory that includes the visual arts visual arts npl → artes fpl plásticas visual arts npl → arts mpl plastiques visual arts npl → . The act of choreography is already such a visual thing, that to have filmmakers, animation, puppetry puppetry Art of creating and manipulating puppets in a theatrical show. Puppets are figures that are moved by human rather than mechanical aid. They may be controlled by one or several puppeteers, who are screened from the spectators. , etc., is such a boon. What will it be like for you to leave New York and go to LA.? I have no idea. What's making this transition possible is the commitment I got from CalArts to support me as an artist who will continue to present work in New York and elsewhere. But you can make your own work anywhere as long as you keep your eyes and ears open. What projects are you working on in New York? I am collaborating on A Walk Between Two Worlds with Dao Anh Khanh of Hanoi (see "New York Notebook," page 28) and a camera obscura installation (Revealed). It's a room-sized camera with performances seen from the eye of the camera-in Battery Park City in June. How does L.A. strike you? It's changed since I was there 23 years ago. I feel there are real artistic communities that are thriving. Aside from music, it's become a hot spot for theater, cutting edge visual art and, to some extent, dance. REDCAT REDCAT The Roy and Edna Disney/Calarts Theater , which is associated with CalArts, is showing excellent work that is off the beaten path. Is there anything that makes you nervous about the new job? The obvious thing of finding a balance between being an artist and educator, but I am willing to take that risk. I've been committed to teaching far over 23 years and have juggled the two roles while teaching at The Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn. It's a classic New York fear that if you're not living here, people forget about you. I feel like I'm just switching platforms, but instead of a train, I'll be on a plane a few more times. |
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