Sunday, August 16

In the news:

Graduate student Alan Patrick Kenny makes his LA directorial debut in "What the Butler Saw"

Rape, incest and the phallus of Sir Winston Churchill "“ three things which, combined, will take up about three minutes of stage time. Read more...

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Jerry Della Salla, John Walcutt and Ciaran Joyce star in Joe Orton’s unfinished first draft of the play “What the Butler Saw” at the Odyssey Theatre. The play is directed by UCLA graduate student in theater, Alan Patrick Kenny.

Courtesy of Ron Sossi




Graduate student directs play about psychologist Carl Jung and his struggle to escape solitude

Actors in amorphous costumes will relive the psychological obsessions experienced by a disciple of Sigmund Freud more than 80 years ago tonight, and the play's audience will play a direct role in the experience. Read more...

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Undergraduate actors from the school of Theater, Film and Television will perform “A Dark Sun,” a conceptual play directed by graduate student Alex Levy.


Artscapes: A thrifty venture to Annenberg Space for Photography sparks imagination from photographic innovation

Tucked between the enormous skyscrapers of Century City, the Annenberg Space for Photography seems an unlikely home for an arts venue "“ one only accessible after walking through a parking structure. Read more...

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The Annenberg Space for Photography, which opened in 2009, is the first arts center in Los Angeles devoted strictly to the exhibition of photography and digital arts.


Balkan quartet Gluck Groupa Pendari adds a comptemporary twist on traditional music

A man emulates a woman's voice while an accordion player rhythmically taps his shoembourine, a tambourine attached to a shoe, on the floor. While the scene may seem like it was taken straight out of "Bonanza," it is exactly the kind of entertainment that UCLA's Gluck Groupa Pendari's performance will include. Also known as the UCLA Gluck Balkan Ensemble, this quartet will be performing Thursday night as part of the Fowler Museum's "Fowler Out Loud" concert series. Read more...

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Courtesy of ERIC WANG and KEN KOONS

UCLA Gluck Groupa Pendari will perform Thursday as part of the Fowler Museum’s “Fowler Out Loud” concert series.


“˜Dirty Looks’ connects filmmakers across coasts

Tonight, the Hammer Museum will be screening a film series titled "Dirty Looks: Long Distance Love Affairs." The group of films are part of a New York-based roaming screening series that couples East and West Coast queer experimental filmmakers of the past and present. Read more...

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Courtesy of JONESY

“Dirty Looks: Long Distance Love Affairs” will feature the work of artist and filmmaker Jonesy. One of his pieces is the five-minute long “Beauty Must Suffer,” which was created in 2010 in color and with sound.