The first word that director Eliza Laytner uses to describe her new play, “Women in Congress,” is “edgy” – not a word one would necessarily associate with a play that dates back to 392 B.C. Read more...
Photo: UCLA graduate directing student Eliza Laytner’s new play “Women in Congress” is a comedic play that follows Athenian women as they attempt to take control of the government by dressing in drag, exploring topics relating to feminism and gender dichotomies.
Jérôme Bel, a celebrated French choreographer, is re-staging one of his most well-known works, “The Show Must Go On,” at the Freud Playhouse Thursday and Friday night. Read more...
Photo: French choreographer Jérôme Bel brings his experimental, minimalist theater dance to UCLA’s Freud Playhouse this Thursday and Friday. The dance explores the clash of fine art and entertainment.
Kamran Khavarani created his own art genre, but he wasn’t sure what to name it. That’s why he called Albert Boime, a late UCLA art history professor, who later hailed Khavarani as the leader of a new artistic movement called “abstract romanticism.” Khavarani is a decorated architect-turned-painter whose work has inspired research on art therapy and was the subject of Boime’s final book, “The Birth of Abstract Romanticism.” Khavarani said the name “abstract romanticism” may seem like an oxymoron, but it describes his art perfectly. Read more...
Photo: Painter Kamran Khavarani, known for developing the art genre of abstract romanticism, displays his current gallery in Westwood, where visitors can walk through the gallery with 3-D glasses to fully experience Khavarani’s work.
“Play Dead” Directed by Teller Geffen Playhouse 4.0 / 5.0 paws A man in a white suit and blood-red dress shirt asks everyone to turn off their cellphones. Read more...
Photo: Courtesy of Michael Lamont
A cartooned patient sits across from a well-dressed therapist. Where there should be a face, there is a mirror instead. The image serves as the cover of this year’s program for “Mirrors of the Mind 2: The Psychotherapist as Artist,” a two-part exhibition hosted by the Los Angeles County Psychological Association. Read more...
Photo: Psychotherapist and alumna Terry Marks-Tarlow is the curator of “Mirrors of the Mind 2: The Psychotherapist as Artist,” a two-part exhibition hosted by the Los Angeles County Psychological Association, featuring an art show, spoken word pieces and short films.
The furniture of a home is taken down piece by piece – the sofa, the coffee table and the easel and paintings, which once brought fortune and fame to two best friends. Read more...
Photo: Showcasing the plays of graduate playwrights, UCLA’s New Play Festival, presented by the Department of Theater, Film and Television, brings these student written, directed and acted plays to life. One of the two plays being performed is “Party City,” written by graduate playwriting student Brian May, depicts a middle-aged man named David and his struggles in dealing with the various losses in his life.
The old, vacant Chili’s restaurant in Westwood is no longer a space where food is served, but rather where art is shared. Currently occupied by the Hammer Student Association and other UCLA student organizations and clubs, the building has been transformed into the student-run OPEN FORUM as part of the Hammer Museum’s initiative Arts ReSTORE LA: Westwood. Read more...
Photo: Vacated about three years ago, the storefront of 1056 Westwood Boulevard, which had previously been a Chili’s restaurant, was recently transformed by The Hammer Student Association, in coordination with the Hammer Museum’s ReSTORE LA: Westwood initiative, into the student-run OPEN FORUM.
