Equipped with the power of voice alone, Meredith Monk mimics the sounds of acoustic percussions and creates haunting vocalizations, techniques that have gone on to influence musicians like Bjork, DJ Spooky and Lukas Ligeti. Read more...
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Courtesy of Jesse Frohman
Museums tend to have a reputation for being cold, boring buildings with artifacts, sculptures and paintings that should be admired from a distance and not touched. Read more...
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Three of the campus’ arts venues ““ the Fowler and Hammer museums and Royce Hall ““ are being set up for the UCLA Arts Party, which gives students a chance to interact with art and artists.
If the title "The Many Mistresses of Martin Luther King," grabs someone's attention, then it has fulfilled its goal. The play doesn't actually feature Martin Luther King or his mistresses "“ it's simply meant to provoke a reaction. Read more...
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Tracey A. Leigh and Philip Casnoff star in “The Many Mistresses of Martin Luther King,” which also features UCLA adjunct assistant professor Judith Moreland and UCLA alumnus Theo Perkins.
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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.
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In some ways, the Hammer Museum's newest exhibition looks like the poetic debris of an apocalyptic event. Read more...
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Courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw
Alina Szapocznikow with her work “Naga (Naked),” in 1961. An exhibition of Szapocznikow’s art, “Alina Szapocznikow: Sculpture Undone 1955-1972″ is currently at the Hammer Museum.
With a sprinkle of Ellen DeGeneres stand-up comedy, a pinch of '70s aerobics moves and a dash of film experimentation, the winter dance production of "Sweet Moves" was created. Read more...
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Dancer Laura Laser performs in “Sweet Moves,” a mix between dance and a theatrical monologue created by two graduate students in dance.
Clark Kent has a famous alter ego with the power of flight, superhuman strength and X-ray vision. James Bewley's alter ego, Dale, simply has a propensity for cheap teal business suits and whiskey in all of its forms. Read more...
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James Bewley, also known by his alter ego Dale Seever, presents a live taping of his podcast “Dale Radio” Thursday night at the Hammer Museum’s Billy Wilder Theater. The taping will feature Marc Horowitz and Mary Lou Metzger, with live music by Kenny Burrell and the UCLA Jazz Ensemble. (courtesy of Dale Radio)
