A tent-like structure fills the quad between Powell Library and Royce Hall this week, a chance to create ties between two normally separate entities: veterans and civilians. Entitled “Peace & Quiet,” the open dialogue station acts as a five-day lead-up to UCLA’s premiere of “En Garde Arts: Basetrack Live,” a program organized by the Center […]
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Fall Theater Preview
As far as arts venues go, Westwood and Los Angeles are home to hundreds, from UCLA’s Ralph Freud Playhouse to downtown L.A.’s Orpheum Theatre. Whether still wary about leaving campus, or ready to explore L.A., there are upcoming performances – be it a play, musical or otherwise – this fall quarter you won’t want to […]
LA STAGE Alliance Ovation award nominees include 12 UCLA faculty, alumni
Mon. Sept. 22, the 2013-2014 LA STAGE Alliance Ovation award nominees were announced. The finalists included 12 faculty and alumni from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television. The awards include categories in production, design and performance. TFT visiting associate professor Brian Kite was nominated for best director of a musical, “Les Miserables,” and professor […]
Theater & More: ‘Larry David and David Steinberg in Conversation’
“Larry David and David Steinberg in Conversation” was just that: a conversation between two aging comedians. Although these comedians may be from another generation, they, for good reason, drew a mixed crowd of college students and older patrons for an evening of laughter and mockery at The Theatre at Ace Hotel. Presented as an exclusive […]
UCLA alum creates music, light show at Walt Disney Concert Hall
During the day, as the sun glints off its steel curves, the silver sails of Walt Disney Concert Hall reflect light from each panel. But, at sunset, the structure darkens.
Alums’ ‘Nidhogg’ video game takes to PlayStation
While fencing against an opponent, the player’s end goal is simple: to get eaten by a huge pink monster, Nidhogg.
Q&A: History professor talks about Schoonhoven mural’s revival
In the distant future, all that is left of the pods and modern nuances of the Charles E. Young Research Library is a stripped wooden structure and devastation. An entire wall of the UCLA history department’s student lounge is devoted to this scene, with the mural, titled “S.P.Q.R.” or “the Senate and People of Rome,” […]