The latest installation at the UCLA Hammer Museum features photographs that literally pop off the walls. For students in UCLA’s graduate art program, the man behind those photos has made his way out of the gallery and into the classroom. Showing through April 13, the display presents a small slice of the career of Canadian […]
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Put your art into it
A new exhibit featuring a group of UCLA art students at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art not only examines the process of making art, it also gives viewers a chance to throw some art away. “Making,” the latest exhibition from LACMALab, the museum’s research and development unit, presents the work of student teams […]
Grad students combine energy, intellect in “˜Ajar’
Although studying dance at UCLA may not prepare you for a Britney Spears video, the latest work in the MFA choreography program’s “Upstarts Series” proves that it’s not just about theory, either. Directed, choreographed, and produced by World Arts and Cultures graduate students Erica Rebollar and Anjali Tata, “Ajar” opens Thursday at Highways Performance Space […]
Rasta Moves
One of the best reasons to see the new adaptation of “Snow White” at the Geffen Playhouse has little to do with dwarves and everything to do with Prince Charming. Opening tonight for a six-week run, “Pearl” is a dance-driven, contemporary version of the Brothers Grimm classic, written and directed by veteran choreographer Debbie Allen. […]