After four years of dancing together, Grace Matteson and Taylor Whitakers’ years of close friendship inevitably surface in the synchronization of their movements. “We have connected so much outside of dancing that now we connect in the dance,” Matteson said. Read more...
Photo: Synthesis Dance Theater is a group of student dancers who have different backgrounds in hip-hop, ballet, contemporary and jazz. On Friday, its showcase will feature 10 dances that explore a broad range of dance styles.
The Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA annually presents a selection of artists, ranging from musicians to comedians, to the UCLA community. This winter, the likes of dance companies, comedians and musicians from all over the world will grace the stage in Royce Hall. Read more...
A small poster depicts a pink, half-naked man with large, rainbow butterfly wings. The words, “I exist, Yo existo” are written on his chest in black capital letters. Read more...
Photo: The work of artist Julio Salgado will be featured in the Kerckhoff Art Gallery from Jan. 7 until Jan. 18.
She stood nervously in the valleys of the Grand Canyon, her royal blue gown flowing in the afternoon wind. UCLA alumna Grace Evita King had never modeled before. Read more...
UCLA alumna and former Daily Bruin contributor Barbara Mujica, a professor of Spanish at Georgetown University, has extensively studied the life of the Spanish mystic St. Read more...
Photo: “God’s Gypsy” is a play adaptation of UCLA alumna Barbara Mujica’s novel “Sister Teresa.” The play is currently being performed at the Lillian Theatre in Hollywood.
The first word that director Eliza Laytner uses to describe her new play, “Women in Congress,” is “edgy” – not a word one would necessarily associate with a play that dates back to 392 B.C. Read more...
Photo: UCLA graduate directing student Eliza Laytner’s new play “Women in Congress” is a comedic play that follows Athenian women as they attempt to take control of the government by dressing in drag, exploring topics relating to feminism and gender dichotomies.
Jérôme Bel, a celebrated French choreographer, is re-staging one of his most well-known works, “The Show Must Go On,” at the Freud Playhouse Thursday and Friday night. Read more...
Photo: French choreographer Jérôme Bel brings his experimental, minimalist theater dance to UCLA’s Freud Playhouse this Thursday and Friday. The dance explores the clash of fine art and entertainment.
