As Bruins gear up for another virtual quarter, many of UCLA’s cultural clubs are looking for ways to bring students together – wherever they may be. Read more...
Photo: (Vaibhavi Patankar/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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September 22, 10:33 am
TFT department proves the show must go on by adapting to virtual learning for fall
The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television students never expected to direct, perform or act in a virtual space. But the department will be creating new opportunities to accommodate its students as the faculty shifts their focus from public showings to developmental work, said acting chair of the department of theater Dominic Taylor. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin file photos. Photo illustration by Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor & Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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September 22, 10:32 am
‘Made In L.A. 2020: a version’ to feature work by local artists in 2 LA exhibits
This post was updated Sept. 24 at 2:44 p.m. A city can shape a person, and “Made in L.A. 2020” is a display of art created by people who have been – in one way or another – made in LA. Read more...
Photo: In the face of COVID-19, the Hammer Museum is still planning on continuing its biennial exhibit, “Made in L.A.” In collaboration with The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, the exhibit will feature works from Los Angeles-based artists at both museums. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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September 22, 10:32 am
Artists to present speeches in creative reimagining of FDR’s fireside chats
A retired presidential ship inspired artist Constance Hockaday to flip the script of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s fireside chats, just in time for the 2020 election. On March 12, 1933, in the midst of economic depression and deep national divide, FDR urged American citizens to turn on their radios. Read more...
Photo: Artist Constance Hockaday’s series with the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA, “Artists-in-Presidents: Fireside Chats for 2020,” reimagines Franklin D. Roosevelt’s famous fireside chats in anticipation of Election Day. In a role reversal, artists will be delivering a national address that answers the question: What can we put our faith in now? (Photo courtesy of Constance Hockaday, Photo Illustration by Nico Hy/Daily Bruin).
Arts, Lifestyle
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September 22, 10:31 am
Students elevate and explain UCLA’s mental health resources via Instagram
A C-session class united two students in becoming mental wellness advocates. The Instagram account Mental Wellness Resources at UCLA was originally created for a final project in Sociology M148: “Sociology of Mental Illness.” Fourth-year students Leyla Barkhordar and Rachel Teo founded the page in August to combat the inaccessibility of resources amid remote learning. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year students Leyla Barkhordar and Rachel Teo founded the Instagram account Mental Wellness Resources at UCLA to increase the accessibility of resources to students. Barkhordar said the social media platform not only allows the pair to widely distribute information but also gives them artistic freedom in their posts through graphics. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Film & TV
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September 19, 8:49 pm
Emmys 2020: Small Screen, Big Wonders
Daily Bruin’s coverage of the 2020 Emmy Awards. Read more...
Photo: (Shari Wei/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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September 14, 2:12 pm
Student club holds dance workshops to raise funds for peers affected by COVID-19
When presented with the opportunity to fundraise for their peers through dance, Bruins were ready to rumba. Other universities’ initiatives for students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic inspired a group of UCLA students to found its own club, 1 Student at a Time, to address the financial needs of its peers. Read more...
Photo: Student organization 1 Student at a Time hosted a series of online dance workshops, with donations put toward their solidarity fund to help students affected by COVID-19. Social chair of Dancesport Club at UCLA Michael Perez taught attendees the basics of Latin and ballroom dance. (Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin)