The Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA annually presents a selection of artists, ranging from musicians to comedians, to the UCLA community. This winter, the likes of dance companies, comedians and musicians from all over the world will grace the stage in Royce Hall. Wayne McGregor | Random Dance: “FAR” Friday, Jan. 24 […]
Category Archives: Theater & Fine Arts
Julio Salgado’s ‘Queer Butterfly’ featured in CAC’s Art Series
A small poster depicts a pink, half-naked man with large, rainbow butterfly wings. The words, “I exist, Yo existo” are written on his chest in black capital letters. On his wings, the words “migrant,” “queerness” and “love” are written in English and Spanish. This poster is a self-portrait of the artist Julio Salgado that he […]
In the moment: ‘Bloodhoney’ oozes bittersweet themes
She stood nervously in the valleys of the Grand Canyon, her royal blue gown flowing in the afternoon wind. UCLA alumna Grace Evita King had never modeled before. But within a few moments, her concerns faded away as she found herself naturally posing against the landscape. The photographer contributing to this transformation was Harun Mehmedinovic […]
Q&A: Barbara Mujica discusses adapting ‘Sister Teresa’ for stage
UCLA alumna and former Daily Bruin contributor Barbara Mujica, a professor of Spanish at Georgetown University, has extensively studied the life of the Spanish mystic St. Teresa of Ávila, whose life inspired her 2007 novel, “Sister Teresa.” This novel has since been adapted into the theatrical production “God’s Gypsy” under Coco Blignaut of The Actors […]
“Women in Congress” updates Aristophanes for modern era
The first word that director Eliza Laytner uses to describe her new play, “Women in Congress,” is “edgy” – not a word one would necessarily associate with a play that dates back to 392 B.C. A UCLA graduate student in directing, Laytner’s production is showing at UCLA’s Little Theater from Tuesday to Saturday. The cast […]
Q&A: Jérôme Bel discusses rationale behind his choreography
Jérôme Bel, a celebrated French choreographer, is re-staging one of his most well-known works, “The Show Must Go On,” at the Freud Playhouse Thursday and Friday night. Staged only four times since its debut in Paris 12 years ago, the choreography will be performed by a cast of 25 UCLA students and staff members and […]
Lead painter of abstract romanticism inspires art therapy research
Kamran Khavarani created his own art genre, but he wasn’t sure what to name it. That’s why he called Albert Boime, a late UCLA art history professor, who later hailed Khavarani as the leader of a new artistic movement called “abstract romanticism.” Khavarani is a decorated architect-turned-painter whose work has inspired research on art therapy […]