During the day, as the sun glints off its steel curves, the silver sails of Walt Disney Concert Hall reflect light from each panel. But, at sunset, the structure darkens.
Category Archives: Theater & Fine Arts
Syncopated Ladies taps into innovative techniques in Fowler performance
The Syncopated Ladies are not a typical jazz tap group, incorporating hip-hop moves through every simultaneous stomp and click of the heels. The all-female tap dance group won national attention this May with its performance on the popular dance competition show, “So You Think You Can Dance.” On Sunday, the group performed some of its […]
Q&A: UCLA alumna Chauntae Pink discusses starring in play ‘Bulrusher’
Chauntae Pink’s professional theater career started with an unexpected Facebook message. After hours of volunteering with Lower Depth Theater Ensemble in Los Angeles, Pink finally got her opportunity to perform onstage when one of the theater’s founders asked her via Facebook to audition for the company’s newest production, “Bulrusher.” A 2011 alumna of UCLA’s School […]
Alums’ ‘Nidhogg’ video game takes to PlayStation
While fencing against an opponent, the player’s end goal is simple: to get eaten by a huge pink monster, Nidhogg.
UCLA Department of Art staff displays work at exhibition ‘GHOST SHIFT’
In 2004, the UCLA Department of Art displayed the works of its staff members for the very first time, beginning what would become a series of exhibitions linked by a common theme: The art department staff, no stranger to the daily handling of other artists’ works, is actually comprised of artists too. Coming back for […]
Q&A: History professor talks about Schoonhoven mural’s revival
In the distant future, all that is left of the pods and modern nuances of the Charles E. Young Research Library is a stripped wooden structure and devastation. An entire wall of the UCLA history department’s student lounge is devoted to this scene, with the mural, titled “S.P.Q.R.” or “the Senate and People of Rome,” […]
‘Made in L.A.’ 2014 at Hammer Museum displays work by artists like Max Maslansky
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. At first glance it seems to be just another painting on canvas. At second glance, dreamlike shapes and distorted human forms can be detected. With a closer third glance, what was once ambiguous […]