COVID-19 has assuredly demanded adaptation on the part of arts therapists, as they work to empower individuals who are newly isolated and especially vulnerable to the pandemic. Read more...
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May 27, 1:37 pm
Gallery helps share Asian American and Pacific Islander artists’ stories
Art will be taking center stage in the digital “From the Heartland” gallery. The gallery is part of UCLA’s Lapu, the Coyote that Cares Theatre Company’s celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and includes multimedia submissions by its members and students as well as AAPI artists outside the campus community. Read more...
Photo: The “From the Heartland” art gallery was created in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. AAPI artists like first-year English student Jade Lacy submitted pieces that explore ideas like identity and heritage. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
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May 26, 5:19 pm
HOPE’s online Zumba lessons inspire physical exploration of space and self
UCLArts & Healing’s online Zumba class offers participants an opportunity to dance their stress away in the comfort of their own homes. The class is part of the program’s Healing Online for People Everywhere (HOPE) series that aims to provide free online classes on building resilience and improving mental health. Read more...
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May 21, 1:22 pm
Alumnus to create technological retelling of Middle Eastern, South Asian stories
For Osman Khan, flying carpets are no longer a figment of the imagination. The alumnus and current director of the University of Michigan’s Master of Fine Arts program received a Guggenheim Fellowship in the field of study of fine arts this year. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Osman Khan plans to use his Guggenheim Fellowship for the fine arts toward a project that retells “One Thousand and One Nights” through technology. The creation will also fuse these tales of the past with immigrant stories of the present. (Photo Illustration by Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor and Shari Wei/Daily Bruin)
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May 12, 4:27 pm
UCLA’s first ballet company a safe haven for pliés, dégagés and fun
Three ballerinas have finally set the barre – and set up their own ballet company too. UCLA’s first ballet company, founded by Ada Chung, Ying Xuan Chua and Moe Kawakami, has been holding virtual Zoom events throughout spring quarter. Read more...
Photo: Moe Kawakami, a first-year human biology and society student, founded UCLA’s first ballet company with her friends Ying Xuan Chua, a first-year economics and psychology student, and Ada Chung, a first-year psychobiology student. The founders said they currently offer intermediate classes online, but they hope to expand to teach both advanced and beginner dancers to reach their goal of making the dance company open to people of all skill levels. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 7, 3:48 pm
Dance students adjust to curriculum changes, self-accountability of online learning
Online learning for dance students has not quite been en pointe. The switch to virtual classes has left dance students searching for ideal spaces to move, relying on self-accountability to stay motivated, said third-year dance student Justin Gamboa. Read more...
Photo: Dance students are adjusting to virtual classes and a new curriculum that accommodates the space each dancer has. Members of the tightknit community said they have found each other’s support to be invaluable during this time. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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April 22, 3:39 pm
With online instruction, DESMA classes foster collaboration and creativity
Quarantine has done little to stifle the UCLA art community’s creativity. The switch to online classes in response to COVID-19 has left a major impact on art students who rely heavily on visual learning to complete their classes, said Yogan Muller, a visiting design media arts lecturer. Read more...
Photo: Visiting design media arts lecturer Yogan Muller said he has adjusted to the current pandemic by shifting his lesson plans, giving the option to choose a research topic for students’ final project and introducing new graphic design techniques. He said he has utilized Zoom features like breakout rooms. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)