Katie Speare filmed herself standing behind a sheet of Plexiglas smeared with makeup at age 16. Sound clips from 1950s makeup commercials droned on while two hands scrubbed the makeup off the sheet. As the brown streaks washed away, more and more of Speare was revealed. She stared directly into the camera and wiped her […]
Category Archives: Arts
Grad student takes on LA theater scene in new role as musical director
High art is a strange and unfamiliar world for many – only admired by stuffy, old-fashioned types whose works in music and theater often defy comprehension. For Stephanie DePrez, opera is a timeless and inspirational form of expression. “Opera is a very particular beast, especially opera in America,” DePrez said. “It is a very specific […]
Q&A: Grammy nominee James Bass talks new role at UCLA school of music
James Bass flicks his baton to cue musicians when he performs with a choir. But in rehearsal he emerges as a teacher, his choir room becoming his classroom and his vocalists his students. Bass, the new director of choral studies in the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, has made his career in classical voice […]
LA’s diverse restaurants give international students a taste of home
Wendy Liu’s breakfast in her hometown of Taipei, Taiwan, often includes Taiwanese egg rolls made from a fried flour and corn starch batter wrapped around an egg. The first-year physiological science student said she can find the food at almost any restaurant in Taipei. “They remind me of my daily life back home,” Liu said. […]
New UCLA course tells stories of food insecurity through performances
In 1983, Dan Froot prepared and served an entire meal in his first post-college performance, “An Attack of Loneliness,” in an attempt to form a relationship with his audience members. “I always found a lot of synergy between the act of cooking and eating and food consumption with theater,” Froot said. “It’s a form of […]
Student bands discuss how to stay in tune while in college
College is a time for experimentation, and the musically inclined may become band-curious. In the heart of the Los Angeles music scene, UCLA has ample opportunities for budding rock stars and pop divas to fulfill their artistic urges by starting a band. To call UCLA a breeding ground for great bands is hardly an understatement. […]
Students’ podcast tackles issues of the everyday college student
Christina Rice, Janina Lamoglia and Kailyn Glass gathered around their Midvale Avenue apartment’s dining room table in their pajamas. The trio spoke into the microphones set up on the table, recording their discussion on jealous friends and roommate drama for the next episode of their podcast “Actually Adultish.” Rice, a fourth-year psychology student, began listening […]