This post was updated May 14 at 4:45 p.m. The saz – a Middle Eastern instrument with a long, ornamented neck – gives voice to a lizard in a one-woman play. The Dortort Center for Creativity in the Arts at UCLA Hillel will present “The DIG” on Tuesday in collaboration with the Younes and Soraya […]
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Hammer’s ‘wasteland’-themed Arts Party considers material reuse, artistic inspiration
Students touched prickly plants to inform their swirls of black ink at the Hammer Museum’s annual Arts Party. Students from around Southern California came together Friday night to explore the museum’s galleries and participate in student-led workshops. The event also included poetry readings, DJs and live music. This year’s theme, “Wasteland,” centered the night on […]
Alumna hits home with three softball companies, mentors female athletes
Jen Schroeder flies about 250,000 miles every year to train young female athletes. Since graduating in 2009, the UCLA alumna and former NCAA softball player founded three companies across the United States. Jen Schro Incorporated, the Softball Performance Workshop and The Packaged Deal all work to positively develop young female students’ skills in softball and […]
Documentary uses virtual reality to spotlight women confronting violence in Iraq
A pair of goggles allows audience members to join the Yazidi warriors as they load guns and march through the Iraqi desert in uniform. On Friday and Saturday, UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television will feature creator Maria Bello’s virtual reality and performance piece “The Sun Ladies VR Project.” The show begins with Yazidi […]
Art exhibit to display student works exploring topics from anxiety to oppression
This post was updated Nov. 28 at 7:37 p.m. Hanging cribs, smells of soap and bright neon paintings craft the New Wight Gallery’s newest exhibit. The art pieces are featured in the Undergraduate Scholarship Award Exhibition, which opens Thursday. The exhibition will showcase artwork by the undergraduate students who received UCLA Department of Art and […]
Alum’s production of play pays tribute to Jewish identity across generations
Alumnus Howard Teichman chose to stage playwright Neil Simon’s most autobiographical work as the West Coast Jewish Theatre’s latest production. But when Simon passed away in August, the show became a memorial to his legacy. Inspired by Simon’s personal life, “Broadway Bound” will run through Oct. 28 at the Miles Memorial Playhouse in Santa Monica. […]
UCLA alum wakes the dead in new vampire ‘fangster’ musical
Five Philadelphian vampires emerge from caskets onto a Los Angeles stage. “Blood Rock: The Musical” opened to the public at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble on Thursday. UCLA alumnus Thomas Hollow stars as protagonist Paul Figatner, the son of a vampire hunter. The musical follows two rival gangs of the undead during the investigation surrounding the […]