“Play Dead” Directed by Teller Geffen Playhouse 4.0 / 5.0 paws A man in a white suit and blood-red dress shirt asks everyone to turn off their cellphones. After a polite shuffle from the audience, the doors lock shut and the scraping of chains echoes through the theater. “Good,” says the man, his velveteen voice […]
Category Archives: Theater & Fine Arts
‘Mirrors of the Mind’ reflects creativity of psychologists
A cartooned patient sits across from a well-dressed therapist. Where there should be a face, there is a mirror instead. The image serves as the cover of this year’s program for “Mirrors of the Mind 2: The Psychotherapist as Artist,” a two-part exhibition hosted by the Los Angeles County Psychological Association. The exhibition features an […]
New Play Festival features graduate student productions
The furniture of a home is taken down piece by piece – the sofa, the coffee table and the easel and paintings, which once brought fortune and fame to two best friends.
Students hold forum as part of Arts ReSTORE LA
The old, vacant Chili’s restaurant in Westwood is no longer a space where food is served, but rather where art is shared. Currently occupied by the Hammer Student Association and other UCLA student organizations and clubs, the building has been transformed into the student-run OPEN FORUM as part of the Hammer Museum’s initiative Arts ReSTORE […]
‘Americans!’ highlights the power of Processing
From one moment to the next, Casey Reas’ artwork transforms, refusing to ever remain the same. His recent digital work “Americans!” represents this mutability, depicting constantly fluctuating pixels and colors so no two identical images ever occur. “One thing about making artwork that’s software is it’s not like a film with a beginning and end, […]
International Games Day gets high score at UCLA
Instrumental music and voices filled the usually silent foyer of Powell Library. The sound came from the rotunda on the second floor where on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the library hosted its second International Games Day that offered students an opportunity to play various video and board games. The event was brought […]
Students take ‘audacious’ step in starting dance company
Three friends were eating lunch at Bruin Café when they decided to form a dance company. The company, Audacity Dance Movements, was founded by UCLA students Dylan Gardener, Haley Jessup and Renee Jonas. The organization aims to train dancers, help them develop their technique and eventually participate in showcases. Although the group is primarily jazz contemporary-based, […]