A dream of royalty and the warmth of family life takes a dark turn in “Anastasia.” Following flashing red lights and revolutionary gunshots, audiences experience the shocking transition of 1917 St. Read more...
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October 2, 11:37 pm
Fowler exhibit works to break stigma surrounding HIV, AIDS through art
Visitors are greeted with a wall of the faces of 130 HIV-positive people at the Fowler Museum at UCLA’s newest installment. The “Through Positive Eyes” exhibit will be on display at the Fowler through Feb. Read more...
Photo: The Fowler Museum’s exhibit “Through Positive Eyes” features live story telling and art done by people who are HIV-positive. David Gere, a professor in the World Arts and Cultures department, said giving the HIV-positive people the power to create their own art makes it more meaningful, as they can project their own experiences into their work rather than relying on others. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
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September 30, 10:37 pm
Exhibition explores artists’ perspectives of intimacy, various forms it can take
Anything from a photo of a body to an intricately weaved basket can be used to portray intimacy. Intimacy can manifest itself in many ways depending on the creator, said graduate student Cherisse Gray. Read more...
Photo: The “New Wight Biennial 2019: Circadian Regions” exhibition focuses on intimacy as it is interpreted through the eyes of the artists it features. From photos to a body, to an intricately weaved basket, the exhibit shows how intimacy can be interpreted conceptually, said graduate student Cherisse Gray. (Courtesy of Max Cleary)
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September 28, 4:52 pm
Performance review: Blue Man Group integrates comedy and music in atypical, animated show
Within minutes of the Blue Man Group’s performance, the Blue Men are catching paintballs by the mouth from 15 feet away. The Blue Man Group, who will be performing their “Speechless” tour at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre until Oct. Read more...
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September 25, 10:31 pm
‘Sisters in Law’ dramatizes relationship between first women justices
Dramatists wouldn’t dare write characters as disparate and lively as Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the same play, said Jonathan Shapiro. The two trailblazing Supreme Court justices are almost cliche in their contrasts in real life – O’Connor is a Christian Republican from Arizona, known for being outgoing and athletic, while Ginsburg is a shy, introverted New York-born Jewish Democrat. Read more...
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September 18, 12:50 am
Upcoming Hooligan season to showcase courage in production themes and in company
Hooligan Theatre Company is asking its cast, crew and audience for courage this year, on and off the stage. Courage is the theme of its upcoming theater season, in part because of the themes explored in this season’s shows. Read more...
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September 18, 12:43 am
Design media arts MFA exhibition to experiment with context via multiple mediums
The cues and contexts of human interaction are stripped away online and on social media where different backgrounds, environments and points in time crash together, according to the theory of “context collapse.” The UCLA Department of Design Media Arts 2020 MFA class’ fall group show, “Context Collapse,” explores how that idea comes to play in art – the idea that multiple works coming from vastly different perspectives viewed together can create a new context of understanding. Read more...
Photo: Design media arts graduate student Erin Cooney is making a piece for the “Context Collapse” exhibition. The piece, she said, will include a body made out of clothing filled with plastic debris to represent immigration and climate crisis. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)