Armed with charcoal pencils and paintbrushes, a select group of high school students crossed the threshold of the UCLA Broad Art Center, ready to get a taste of a college arts education. The students arrived on campus two weeks ago to take part in the first session of UCLA art department’s sixth year of the […]
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Honors 44 turns trash into art as students examine waste management
Pink bubble wrap, plastic water bottles, empty cereal boxes and the staff shirt of a Facilities Management employee were strewn across the lawn as students gathered around a UCLA garbage bin.
Dream takes new direction for UCLA alum
Don’t be afraid to be dangerous. This was the most memorable lesson theater director and UCLA alumnus Michael Peretzian learned during his time at the university.
Grad students translate abstract into visual through choreography in ‘Exit Strategies’
The stage was set for the final run-through, with old photographs laid out neatly in the spotlight and the whisper of a Super 8 projector in the background. With a vintage film clip playing on the backdrop, the dancers prepared to tell the story of the choreographer, one of two graduate students who are showcasing their work this week.
Cast of ‘The Vagina Monologues’ aims to empower women
Women are stealing the spotlight this weekend in the UCLA production of Tony Award-winning writer Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues.”
UCLA V-Day uses art to rise against gender inequality
For Eve Ensler, the Tony Award-winning writer of the provocative “The Vagina Monologues,” and many students at UCLA, Valentine’s Day is about a lot more than heart-shaped candies and oversized teddy bears. It’s about giving a voice to women across the world by offering them an opportunity to stand together and speak out against gender inequality.