At the Getty Villa overlooking the ocean at Malibu, ancient Roman and Greek frescoes, statues and paintings decorate the halls and marble walls. A daunting Hercules statue stands confidently on view in its own gallery. It’s here that graduate students in the UCLA/Getty Program on the Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials learn how to […]
Category Archives: Theater & Fine Arts
The Centennial Issue: The Getty | Controversy
An ancient Greek statue, found in waters off Italy, currently sits in the Getty Villa, a museum in Malibu. Who can really lay claim to it? The Getty believes it can, and is currently in a legal battle with the supreme court of Italy to ensure that it stays in Malibu. The statue has come […]
Theater review: ‘Invisible Tango’ dances on intersection of narrative, introspection and magic
Magician Helder Guimarães balances the mundane and the magical like a sleight-of-hand trick in his one-man show, “Invisible Tango.” Directed by Frank Marshall, Guimarães’ show will continue its run at the Geffen Playhouse until June 30. Within the intimate Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater, Guimarães invites his crowd to a performance that is part stream-of-consciousness storytelling, […]
Art to Heart: Galleries offer opportunity for students to experience art outside comfort zone
Art, the universal language, can transcend space and time to reach a diverse audience. We hear this all the time, but do we truly feel the weight of these words? A cloud of elitism envelops the “art world,” alienating the perspectives of some while glorifying those of others. In efforts to challenge ideas that reinforce […]
New symposium blends narratives of riots, city planning
This post was updated on May 15 at 4:42 p.m. Jacqueline Barrios used a Charles Dickens novel to retell the history of the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Using the 1780 Gordon Riots in London as depicted in Dickens’ “Barnaby Rudge,” the English graduate student taught her high school students from the James A. Foshay Learning […]
Theater review: ‘Les Misérables’ shines with hope with its focus on character relationships
Outstretched hands and lingering embraces reveal that loving another person really is to see the face of God. The “Les Misérables” national tour, directed by Laurence Connor and James Powell, will bring its tragic story to the Hollywood Pantages Theatre through June 2. Based on Victor Hugo’s novel of the same name, the musical follows […]
Art to Heart: Ecologically conscious art spreads awareness of human effects on environment
Art, the universal language, can transcend space and time to reach a diverse audience. We hear this all the time, but do we truly feel the weight of these words? A cloud of elitism envelops the “art world,” alienating the perspectives of some while glorifying those of others. In efforts to challenge ideas that reinforce […]