Tuesday, April 21

Guggenheim Fellowship recipients discuss their plans to pursue new projects

Professors are usually bound to their classrooms – but these three members of UCLA faculty will spend a year away to pursue their personal projects. Sylvan Oswald, an assistant playwriting professor, Lothar von Falkenhausen, a professor of Chinese archaeology and art history, and Elisabeth Le Guin, a musicology professor, are three of this year’s four UCLA professors who are Guggenheim Fellowship recipients. Read more...

Photo: Lothar von Falkenhausen, a UCLA professor of Chinese archaeology and art history, is a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient. Three other UCLA faculty members, including Sylvan Oswald and Elisabeth Le Guin, are also recipients. (Courtesy of Lothar Von Falkenhausen)


Alum transitions from pro athlete to full-time artist with new painting collection

Alumnus Brian Poli-Dixon spent his UCLA career balancing collegiate football and art. Poli-Dixon’s current collection of paintings, titled “Genius,” was unveiled April 14 at the Artworld Fine Art gallery. Read more...

Photo: Brian Poli-Dixon, a UCLA alumnus, created a collection of paintings titled “Genius,” which was unveiled at the Artworld Fine Art gallery on April 14. Poli-Dixon has always been interested in art, he said, even throughout his football career. He played for UCLA’s football team during his time on campus and as a wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Chargers. (MacKenzie Coffman/Assistant Photo editor)


Forum theatre performance to promote audience participation with social issues

Instead of sitting back and watching a production unfold, audiences will have the opportunity to actively participate in an upcoming performance. Representatives of Rio de Janeiro’s Center for Theatre of the Oppressed will present a night of forum theatre Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: A night of forum theatre, organized by Rio de Janeiro’s Center for Theatre of the Oppressed, will create a dialogue between UCLA students and the Afro-Brazilian community through audience engagement with performers. (Courtesy of Center for Theatre of the Oppressed in Rio de Janeiro)


Documentary analyzes director’s complex family dynamics with unique flashback style

“Running Aground” navigates the choppy waters of the tense relationships within the director’s family. Graduate directing student Jake O’Hare was inspired to create a documentary reenacting his changing family dynamics after learning about the sailing trips his father Scott, his aunt Sharon, his uncle Craig and his father’s alcoholic stepfather embarked on in the 1970s. Read more...

Photo: Graduate documentary production student Jake O’Hare created “Running Aground,” a documentary reenacting his changing family dynamics after learning about the sailing trips his father Scott and his siblings embarked on in the 1970s. O’Hare cast young actors to portray the 1970s versions of his family members. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: Singer Haley Reinhart talks inspiration for latest album, industry experiences

Haley Reinhart translated her love for AM radio into her newest album, “Lo-Fi Soul.” The Los Angeles-based singer and voice actor released her fourth album, “Lo-Fi Soul” on March 27. Read more...

Photo: Haley Reinhart will perform at The Roxy Theatre on Sunday as part of her “Lo-Fi Soul” tour. Her newest album, released in March, incorporates voice memos and influences from multiple genres. (Courtesy of Dana Trippe)


RefineLA goes beyond reselling clothes, promotes free expression of social issues

Nga Mai’s graphic design depicts a lone fisherman sailing on a nearly empty ocean; despite the lack of fish left in the sea, his boat is piled with them. Read more...

Photo: Third-year economics student Minh Mai, third-year political science student Sonam Beckham and third-year psychology and communication student Mandy Santoso co-founded RefineLA, a thrift shop that aims to promote sustainable fashion. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)