Warning: This post contains plot spoilers of “Underneath the Lintel: An Impressive Presentation of Lovely Evidences.” Any librarian pales in comparison to one that travels from London to China to Australia in search of the borrower of an overdue book. At first glance, “Underneath the Lintel: An Impressive Presentation of Lovely Evidences,” which opened at […]
Category Archives: Theater & Fine Arts
Alumna’s personal experiences add realism to acting in ‘This Land’
Audience members of “This Land” can experience about 150 years of Los Angeles history without ever having to leave the comfort of their seats. The historical play will run Friday through Nov. 13 at the Company of Angels theater in Downtown Los Angeles. “This Land” follows 12 characters’ claim to the land that is modern […]
UCLA alumna makes Broadway debut, performs dual role in ‘Hamilton’
Joanna Jones first went to see “Hamilton: An American Musical” in 2015, but she had no idea she would make her Broadway debut two years later as a member of the cast. On Sept. 23, the UCLA alumna took over the dual role of Peggy, the kind-hearted youngest Schuyler sister in the show’s first act, […]
Alumna draws attention to consequences of Western activism through show
Kristina Wong’s latest show features a scene where she throws brightly colored red hashtags at her audience members while encouraging them to throw them back. The act is meant to simulate hashtag activism, one of the many topics Wong, a UCLA alumna, critiques in her one-woman show “The Wong Street Journal.” “The Wong Street Journal” […]
Distinguished professor introduces Maya art, culture to Powell rotunda
Powell Library’s rotunda has traded in books for vibrant ponchos. “When you come into Powell, you can’t miss it,” said Patricia Greenfield, a distinguished professor of psychology and the curator of “Weaving Generations Together,” an exhibit consisting of Maya weavings and embroideries. Greenfield, who acquired the pieces during her trips to Nabenchauk, a hamlet in […]
Design media arts student fulfills dreams through surreal films
Joaquin Barlow turned a dream about his death into a film project that consisted of Russian ants, steak and sugar water. He said the Russian ants were just figments of his imagination conjured up in a dream, and his reveries serve as just one of his many sources of inspiration. “They come from random places […]
Q&A: Professor discusses artistic success, induction into hall of fame
Rebeca Méndez first fell in love with design while creating rubbings of ancient Mayan archaeology sites with her father. It was during her childhood archaeology trips to the Mayan ruins that she became fascinated with the people’s ancient symbolic systems as well as their storytelling power. The visits helped inspire the UCLA design media […]