World arts and cultures associate Professor Cheng-Chieh Yu gave six of her students the task of rehearsing a choreographed dance with the aim of waving the necktie wrapped around their foreheads as much as possible. Read more...
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Joseph Small (left), a graduate student in world arts and cultures, and Bryan Zavala, a fourth-year world arts and cultures student, rehearse for “Culture Crossing,” a professor-led quarterly production put on by UCLA’s Department of World Arts and Cultures.
The people of Hawaii have a phrase that they use to refer to the time of day when all of one's work is finished and time is spent with family and friends: "Pau Hana," or "end of work."
Every quarter, the world arts and cultures department comes together for the Pau Hana performance to showcase what various classes have been doing over the quarter. Read more...
Where do humans come from? A clam. Read more...
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“How the Raven Stole Fire and Other Stories” uses actors and shadow puppets to tell Native American legends. The play will debut at the Geffen Playhouse on Saturday.
Though Anton Chekhov's classic play "The Cherry Orchard" has been interpreted as both a tragedy and a comedy, UCLA theater graduate students bring out the lighter side of Russian history. Read more...
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Graduate theater students Colin Simon, left, and Catherine Leong play Peter Trofimov and Charlotta in the upcoming play “The Cherry Orchard,” which opens Friday night in Macgowan Little Theater.
Correction: The original caption for this photo misidentified Colin Simon.
Jeffrey Hastings, a third-year graduate student in art, once created a to-scale replica of a baseball pitcher's mound out of two tons worth of unfired clay and decomposed granite. Read more...
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Third-year graduate student in art Meleko Mokgosi poses with his work at the art MFA Exhibition #1.
Marisa Tate had been brewing her image of King Richard III for quite some time. To the massive Shakespearian text, she added a dash of Stalinist Russia, drawing out the violence and deceit of Richard's world. Read more...
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Lyddan and Singer will star in Shakespeare at UCLA’s production of “Richard III,” directed by fourth-year atmospheric and oceanic sciences and American literature and culture student Marisa Tate.
Most people can tell you Lebanon is situated in the Middle East. Some might even know its political role in the region. But few can probably talk about the Lebanese people and culture as distinct from other cultures of the region. Read more...
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Members of the Lebanese Social Club practice for their upcoming Culture Night performance, which takes place this Saturday in Kerckhoff Grand Salon.
