The main attraction of an opera may be the music, but in “Juana” the actors’ costumes are equally vital to the story. Opera UCLA’s production, based on professor Alicia Gaspar de Alba’s novel “Sor Juana’s Second Dream,” runs from Nov. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Alexa Weinzierl served as the costume designer for Opera UCLA’s production of “Juana,” which follows the life of 17th-century feminist Sor Juana. (Natalie Tsang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Nov. 22 at 6:08 p.m. The rising sea levels have affected thousands of people, yet little is heard from them. But postcolonial populations – particularly those in the Caribbean and Pacific Islands – are being most directly affected by climate change. Read more...
Photo: English professor Elizabeth DeLoughrey will discuss her book “Allegories of the Anthropocene” in Kaplan Hall on Nov. 21. The book highlights allegories as a tool to comprehend the enormity of the climate change crisis by decreasing the scale in consideration. The book aims to unravel post-colonial issues through the lens of art. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
Playwright Bertolt Brecht mimicked the tactics of early Nazis in his gangster play, but UCLA cast members grounded their characters in modern-day parallels. “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui” was written in 1941 in Germany as an allegory for Hitler’s rise to power and follows gangster Arturo Ui’s treacherous ascent to becoming head of a Chicago cauliflower mob. Read more...
Photo: Robert Arriaga (pictured), a third-year theater student, stars in “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui” alongside third-year theater student Michael Bauer. (Courtesy of Michael Lamont)
Jane Kim makes art about moments that make her cry. Though she works as a graphic designer, the alumna said she considers herself an artist at her core. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Jane Kim makes art about moments that make her cry. The artist said she taps into her feelings for each of her pieces but goes into creation without any specific visual aesthetic in mind. (Courtesy of Jane Kim)
Jade Suwanwanitch’s artistic process hinges on scientific methods. As a co-founder of the Bruin Visual Arts Club, the third-year biochemistry student runs the Instagram account @jedisandwich.art, on which he periodically posts his digital art. Read more...
Photo: Jade Suwanwanitch, a third-year biochemistry student, runs an Instagram account on which he posts his own digital art. Through a process of artistic experimentation, Suwanwanitch said he has been able to improve his art as seen in the progression on his page. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruins staff)
While the eyes are the window to the soul, the hands can be just as expressive. Meticulous hand gestures and facial expressions make up the performance toolkit of physical storyteller Andrew Dawson, who is showcasing two original works for UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance at Royce Hall through Nov. Read more...
Photo: Physical storyteller Andrew Dawson said it was difficult for him as an aspiring actor to inhabit other characters, but with mime and physical theater, he has learned to tell stories using just his body. He will perform interpretations of “Space Panorama” and “Spirit of the Ring” at Royce Hall. (Keaton Larson/Daily Bruin)
An attempt to create a Thanksgiving pageant without any Native American performers leads to chaos and commotion in “The Thanksgiving Play.” The 90-minute production features four adult nonindigenous characters attempting to construct a pageant in honor of both the holiday and Native American Heritage Month for an elementary school. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)
