On Jun. 30, 1882, at the gallows where he was to be hanged for shooting President James Garfield, Charles Guiteau danced toward the noose, smiling and waving to the crowd. Read more...
Photo: Produced by the UCLA production company Act III Theatre Ensemble, “Assassins” is a musical that tells the story of America’s most notorious presidential killers and would-be killers. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
Time and time again, Lady Macbeth has held her own as a powerful leading lady among male-dominated Shakesperean casts. This Thursday, however, she won’t be the only one. Read more...
Photo: (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin) The Shakespeare Company at UCLA will be premiering its rendition of “Macbeth” Thursday night at the Kerckhoff Grand Salon. The production will feature twists on the classic tragedy, such as more females in the cast and a reinterpretation of some of its major characters.
Through her work composing multidimensional pieces of recycled objects, Betye Saar, an L.A. artist and UCLA alumna, is heralded by the Museum of Contemporary Art as one of today’s greatest assemblage artists. Read more...
Photo: Betye Saar, an 87-year-old UCLA alumna, will present her lecture, “Fade: The Art of Aging,” at the Hammer Museum on Thursday. (Courtesy of Roberts & Tilton)
Students with smartphones are likely to be familiar with QR codes, but one UCLA artist has tried a new approach to this technological symbol by transforming the code into a work of art. Read more...
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Faceless and expressionless mannequins with colorful stripes of paint streaking across their bodies stand in front of the back wall in Kerckhoff Art Gallery. The artist, Kristine Schomaker, stands just a little above five feet, with buzzed hair, cat-eye glasses and a quirky smile. Read more...
Photo: Painted mannequins and digital human figures will be featured in Kerckhoff Art Gallery throughout this week as part of “A Comfortable Skin,” a new exhibition by artist Kristine Schomaker. Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff
This week, 18th-century playboy Don Giovanni returns to the UCLA stage donning a black-and-white suit and fedora. On Feb. 14, Opera UCLA premiered a contemporary production of Mozart’s classic two-act opera “Don Giovanni.” A winner of the Luciano Pavarotti International Voice Competition, guest director Jeffrey Buchman’s production is showing again at UCLA’s Freud Playhouse this Friday and Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Opera UCLA, UCLA Philharmonia and the Department of Theater collaborate on a modern adaptation of Mozart’s two-act “Don Giovanni” by guest director Jeffrey Buchman. The performance premiered at the Freud Playhouse on Feb. 14 and continues with performances this Friday and Sunday. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
One night when living in Brazil a few years ago, Beto Skubs dreamt of two words, “painless suicide,” that would occupy his thoughts for months to come. Read more...
Photo: Screenwriting graduate student Beto Skubs co-created “Fade Out: Painless Suicide,” a graphic novel released digitally late January. Nominated for Brazil’s HQ Mix Award as best independent graphic novel, “Fade Out: Painless Suicide” explores the elements of death and the mental issues of a young man grappling with the difficulties of his life and his decision to end it. Courtesy of Beto Skubs, Rafael de Latorre and Marcelo Maiolo
