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Arts

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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November 22, 12:29 am

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. Read more...

Photo: Showcasing the plays of graduate playwrights, UCLA’s New Play Festival, presented by the Department of Theater, Film and Television, brings these student written, directed and acted plays to life. One of the two plays being performed is “Party City,” written by graduate playwriting student Brian May, depicts a middle-aged man named David and his struggles in dealing with the various losses in his life.

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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November 22, 12:20 am

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 LA: Westwood. Read more...

Photo: Vacated about three years ago, the storefront of 1056 Westwood Boulevard, which had previously been a Chili’s restaurant, was recently transformed by The Hammer Student Association, in coordination with the Hammer Museum’s ReSTORE LA: Westwood initiative, into the student-run OPEN FORUM.

Arts, Lifestyle

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November 20, 11:29 pm

‘Lainie’s Cabaret’ student performers revisit songs from departed era

For four nights this week, the Freud Playhouse will be transformed into a swanky jazz nightclub complete with smoky lights, small tables and vocal performances from an era past. Read more...

Photo: UCLA students rehearse one of the vocal arrangements for “Lainie’s Cabaret at UCLA.” Taught by UCLA visiting associate professor and Broadway actress Lainie Kazan, the production features multiple performances by students in the Department of Music and the School of Theater, Film and Television.

Arts, Music

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November 20, 11:25 pm

Cultural Affairs Commission hosts panel examining Miley Cyrus’ motives

Expectant faces pointed toward two tables paired haphazardly together, where a row of austere-looking professors and doctoral students sit with prepared speeches to discuss one topic: Miley Cyrus. Read more...

Photo: The Cultural Affairs Commission’s DiverCity Tours and Hip Hop Congress brought together seven professors and doctoral students to discuss Miley Cyrus’ controversial transformation from her days as Hannah Montana to her performance at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.

Arts, Film & TV

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November 20, 11:13 pm

Movie Review: ‘Delivery Man’

In director Ken Scott’s newest film “Delivery Man,” excessive sperm donation drives the plot of this season’s biggest family film in more ways than one. In this feel-good family flick, Scott gives an Americanized spin on his original French-Canadian film “Starbuck.” The narrative starts with meat deliveryman David Wozniak (Vince Vaughn), who is always tied up in some form of questionable get-rich-fast scheme. Read more...


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