REDCAT

REDCAT

Opened November 2003, REDCAT, the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater is the downtown Los Angeles exhibition venue of the California Institute of the Arts. Located in the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall complex, REDCAT is a 7000-square foot black box theater, 3000-square foot exhibition space, and comfortable lounge. The lounge offers espresso, beer, wine, liquor, and free Wi-Fi connection, as well as being an outlet for Dutton's Bookstore. Programming at REDCAT features experimental dance, theater, music, film and visual arts exhibitions from around the world.It is often comapred to The Kitchen in New York. Some of the exhibited artists and presentations are recorded for podcasts. A free subscribtion to the podcast is available [http://www.kcet.org/explore-ca/on-demand/podcasts/ here] .

Sponsors include: KCRW, The Standard Hotel, and LA Weekly.

REDCAT was named for Roy and Edna Disney as a term of Lillian Disney's will. Roy O. Disney was Walt Disney's brother. Mrs. Disney's initial gift of $50 million was increased by members of the Disney family, including Roy Disney, to an estimated total of $84.5 million.

External links

* [http://www.redcat.org Link to REDCAT website]
* [http://www.calarts.edu Link to CalArts website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/calartsredcat Link to REDCAT on myspace]

* [http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/pc/pc031111the_redcat_theater The Politics of Culture: The REDCAT Theater]
* [http://www.calarts.edu/newspaper/redcat.html "REDCAT is Coming", The CalArts Newspaper, Spring 2001]
* [http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/pc/pc000418cal_arts The Politics of Culture: CARLARTS]


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