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

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

Leadership

• Travis Preston, Founding 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

2011 MetLife/TCG A-Ha! Program grant recipient

References