Los Angeles Ballet’s double bill of “Serenade” and “La Sylphide” put two drastically different performances head to head. Performed at Royce Hall on Saturday, the two works complemented one another unexpectedly, highlighting the strengths of each production. The works were tied together thematically through elegant, ethereal figures in long flowing costumes. “Serenade,” originally choreographed by […]
Category Archives: Theater & Fine Arts
Curator discusses historical insights held within Benin bronzes at Fowler Museum
Increasing exposure to 16th-century altars may deepen our understanding of the relationship between art and ancestral connection in Benin. Kathryn Gunsch led a talk on “Altars and Ancestors in Benin” on Saturday at the Fowler Museum at UCLA, providing insight into the tradition of bronze altars as a means of connecting with ancestral history in […]
Musical humanizes Einstein through balance of ambition, romantic relationship
Albert Einstein is known for his academic prowess, but “Rebel Genius” will bring his romantic endeavors to center stage. The musical’s world premiere, presented by the department of theater in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television will run from Friday through March 16 in Macgowan Hall’s Little Theater. Director Brian Kite, chair of […]
Photographer, UCLA professor to feature immersive exhibition in Los Angeles
This post was updated March 11 at 11:43 a.m. Photographer Mona Kuhn said her art has always existed on untouchable white walls. This September, she wants guests to take a physical step inside of it. Her 5,000-square-foot exhibition, titled “Mona Kuhn: Experimental,” debuted in October at The Fruit gallery in North Carolina. Kuhn, an adjunct […]
New ways of seeing the sea: Installations invoke emotions of environmental change
Erin Cooney recorded herself grieving over climate change. The video is paired with sounds of insects and other animal life in a Puerto Rican rainforest, which fade out over time to represent the fauna diminishing since the 1970s. The graduate student’s installation is part of UCLA’s department of design media arts exhibition, “I Need the […]
Students delve into campus trash to shape sculptures about sustainability
One man’s trash is another Bruin’s treasure – the proof is in campus sculptures fashioned from old T-shirts, dental floss and mason jars. On Monday, students in the design media arts class “Word + Image” presented their artwork made entirely out of trash found on campus. Rebeca Mendez, the course’s instructor, said the class focused […]
Architects discuss innovative designs inspired by research into social changes
It was normal to live without a kitchen in early 20th-century Manhattan. Architect Anna Puigjaner uses her research on housing trends, such as the perception of kitchens in Manhattan, to understand how society came to define the home. As part of a lecture series put on by the UCLA Architecture and Urban Design department, Puigjaner […]