In one corner of the UCLA Hammer Museum is a short passage written in fantasy-like Tolkien font sprawled across the wall, reminiscent of the opening of a children’s fairy tale. Read more...
Photo: Artist Jennifer Moon mixes fantasy elements with multimedia to lay bare the story of her own life for “Made in L.A. 2014.” (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
There will be no sets, no costumes and no 500-seat theater. However, the latest production of “August: Osage County” in Los Angeles will include two Tony Award winners and five members from the Steppenwolf and Broadway casts and will be recorded to be made accessible to a wider range of audiences than before. Read more...
Photo: The L.A. Theatre Works production of “August: Osage County” features a cast including Rondi Reed (left) and Deanna Dunagan (right). Performed at UCLA’s James Bridges Theater, the production will be recorded for radio and digital download. (Courtesy of Tristram Kenton)
Twisting, twirling and gliding across a multicolored stage, the Sunland Dancers perform “Friend” in the courtyard of the Hammer Museum. “This is a new piece; we’ve done versions of it, but really this version is made for this stage – with this bamboo, with these people – and it’s never going to happen like this again,” said artist Jmy James Kidd. Read more...
Photo: (Noor Gill)
Not only is every gallery of the UCLA Hammer Museum filled with art, but so are the lobby, the courtyard and even the hallways. “Made in L.A. Read more...
Photo: Every space inside and outside the Hammer Museum is overflowing with the work of “Made in L.A. 2014,” its biennial exhibition. In artist Samara Golden’s room, her ongoing piece “Busts: My Personal Winter” imposes the faces of those who interact with it onto modified dolls. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
“An Evening with David Sedaris” didn’t begin with David Sedaris. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. David Sedaris returned to the stage at Royce Hall to first introduce Akhil Sharma, the author of “Family Life,” a novel Sedaris is currently promoting. Read more...
Photo: Author David Sedaris returned to Royce Hall Tuesday for “An Evening with David Sedaris,” where he read a mix of published works and diary entries. (Courtesy of Laurie Rosenwald)
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. Personal tragedy led UCLA alumna Carole Eglash-Kosoff out of the United States and to the townships of South Africa. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Carole Eglash-Kosoff adapted her book “The Human Spirit,” which chronicles the experiences of South Africans during apartheid, for the stage. The play is running at the Odyssey Theatre until Sunday. (Courtesy of Ed Kriger)
Author David Sedaris can be found on campus every year, but not as a student. Sedaris, who has been giving readings at UCLA for more than 10 years, will return to Royce Hall Tuesday for his next annual appearance in “An Evening with David Sedaris.” The event will mix a reading of Sedaris’ published personal essays and short stories – from best-sellers such as “Barrel Fever” and “Me Talk Pretty One Day” – with more current material and anecdotes. Read more...
Photo: Coinciding with Tuesday’s “An Evening with David Sedaris,” the Student Committee for the Arts at UCLA and the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA’s annual humor writing contest features three student winners: fourth-year history student Lyndsey Silveira (left), alumna Lexi Cary (middle) and graduate English student Jordan Wingate (right). (Photos courtesy of Meryl Friedman)
