‘White Album’ implicates audience’s (in)action in Joan Didion theater adaptation

A portion of the audience will take the stage at the Freud Playhouse this weekend, partying behind glass panels. The panels are part of a structure meant to resemble journalist and novelist Joan Didion’s 1960s home. The architectural work serves as the set for “The White Album,” a multimedia performance of Didion’s essay of the […]

Designathon aims to teach students creative problem-solving, design process

The upcoming Designathon will help students devise creative and applicable solutions to everyday problems. The second annual Designathon, hosted by Bruin Entrepreneurs, will be held Saturday in Carnesale Commons. Students have to apply online to participate. The beginner-friendly event will include computer design workshops and a daylong competition to familiarize students with the design thinking […]

MFA candidates draw inspiration from history, global perspectives

This post was updated April 3 at 3:53 p.m. The second of four final MFA showcases by the UCLA department of art will take place Thursday through April 12 at the New Wight Gallery in the Broad Art Center. Presented works will include frescos of abandoned buildings, interdisciplinary compilations and photographs examining auto repair shops […]

UCLA Extension student’s short film emphasizes optimistic outlook on Alzheimer’s

Every three seconds, someone develops Alzheimer’s disease – but Bruna Cabral is trying to find hope despite its negative impacts on millions of families. The UCLA Extension student’s short film follows an 8-year-old boy named Dylan (Mason Wells) whose 80-year-old best friend begins to lose her memory due to Alzheimer’s. Instead of abandoning her, the […]

Lecture to fuse philosophical ideas with Chaucer’s ‘The Pardoner’s Tale’

This post was updated April 3 at 3:21 p.m. Leonard Koff turns to Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Pardoner’s Tale” as a philosophical test case. The UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies will host associate Koff’s lecture Thursday. The lecture applies Emmanuel Levinas’ philosophical theories to “The Pardoner’s Tale.” The chapter, part of “The Canterbury Tales,” […]

‘The Art of Survival’ illustrates women’s ability to find their inner strength

This post was updated April 3 at 3:24 p.m. Archery helps a woman change her fate in Gregory Armstrong’s short film. The Theater, Film and Television graduate student said his film, “The Art of Survival,” combines Idaho’s cultural phenomenon of doomsday preppers – complete with their honed survival skills – with female empowerment. As the […]

UCLA graduate student critiques human interaction with nature in innovative exhibit

Ben Lerchin uses 3D printing technology to explore the relationship between humans and nature in their solo exhibition. The exhibition, entitled “Spatial Erratic,” is part of a series of exhibitions by graduate students in UCLA’s department of Design Media Arts. Lerchin said the title is a play on “glacial erratics,” a geological term used to […]