Although she grew up surrounded by the sights and sounds of the theater, Alison Elliott spent the ages of 10 to 15 trying to get away from it. Elliott is the daughter of Geoff and Julia Elliott, the founders of A Noise Within, a repertory theater company that focus on classical plays. Elliott said the […]
Category Archives: Theater & Fine Arts
Q&A: Author Geoff Dyer talks writing inspirations, literary success
Geoff Dyer, who has traveled to locations from Libya to Singapore to Bahrain, said he takes every opportunity he can to see as much of the world as possible to then share it with his readers. The British author has written 14 books, from philosophical fiction in “Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi” to a […]
Theater & More: ‘The Daisy Theatre’
With each performance, Canadian puppeteer Ronnie Burkett returned to a single stage to select from more than 30 handmade marionettes on standby for the night’s audience. It has been a little less than a year since the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA first introduced the L.A. community to Burkett and his Theatre […]
BruinFest presents UCLA club Shenanigans, other stand-up performances
The campus felt empty, dark and cold on Saturday night. It seemed like nothing could be happening except dull, intensive studying, and something in the air suggested that the ratio of frowns to smiles on campus was probably leaning heavily toward frowns. Fortunately, Shenanigans Comedy Club, a UCLA student club for those interested in performance […]
International Games Day livens up Powell with entertainment, music
Students poked cacti and put on virtual reality goggles to go to class, while librarians encouraged loud noises. All of these were part of UCLA’s third annual International Games Day Saturday in the Powell Library rotunda. Attendees played video and board games new and old, popular and experimental, set up for the event. The American […]
Theater Review: ‘The Old Woman’
“The Old Woman” Directed by Robert Wilson Royce Hall 3 Paws A black and white portrait resembling a page out of a children’s picture book hangs above a dimly lit stage. Suddenly, the sharp crackle of thunder and an unnerving darkness permeates the room. From the darkness emerges two men dressed identically: a black suit, […]
Phi Delta Epsilon’s Anatomy Fashion Show uses art to help hospital
Models will walk down the runway appearing inside out, with the body’s anatomical parts on full display. This year marks the first annual Anatomy Fashion Show, coed pre-med fraternity Phi Delta Epsilon’s philanthropic event, on Sunday in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. The models’ minimally dressed bodies will be covered in paint, each depicting a different L.A. […]