In 2005, a 28-year-old South Korean man died from heart failure after playing a computer game for 50 consecutive hours. Read more...
Theater & Fine Arts
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May 26, 12:00 am
Hooligan Theatre Company takes on gaming addiction “In Real Life”
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 24, 12:52 am
Shakespeare at UCLA’s modern take on classic play lights up “˜Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Black lights and glow paint are generally not the first things that come to mind when thinking of Shakespeare. Read more...
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Fourth-year English student Jonathan Callies, left, and second-year physiological science student Olivia Marik-Reis rehearse for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” (courtesy of Arah Mcmanamna)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 24, 12:48 am
“˜A Shiny, Warm, Sticky, Sweet Event’ exhibit by Joanna Cheung mixes technology, tools to embody interaction
For Design | Media Arts graduate student Joanna Cheung, the adjectives shiny, warm, sticky and sweet bring to mind art. Read more...
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The Grad Gallery at UCLA’s Broad Art Center will be showcasing “A Shiny, Warm, Sticky, Sweet Event” by Joanna Cheung. The event will take place today from 6 to 8 p.m.
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 22, 11:28 pm
“˜Of Many Colors: Portraits of Multiracial Families’ traveling exhibit bridges diverse backgrounds
Starting this evening, UCLA will act as a home for 20 families, each with a story to tell about being multiracial Americans. Read more...
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“Of Many Colors: Portraits of Multiracial Families” is an exhibit featuring photographs and interviews with 20 families who have bridged the racial divide. The Abad family, above, is one of the families featured in the exhibit.
(Courtesy of Gigi Kaeser)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 22, 11:19 pm
Theater Review: “Juan and John”
On Aug. 22, 1965, the Los Angeles Dodgers were playing the San Francisco Giants. Sandy Koufax threw for the Dodgers and Juan Marichal threw for the Giants. Read more...
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CENTER THEATER GROUP
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 20, 11:01 am
“˜Pains of Youth’ play depicts brutal coming-of-age of Austrian medical students in 1920s
A moment of violence occurs between two women who grow competitive over a man. Tensions soar and the situation results in a vicious brawl in which the character of Irene, played by fourth-year musical theater student Leah Bezozo, is tied by her auburn hair to the base of an ottoman. Read more...
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Master of fine arts in directing student Conor Hanratty’s production of “Pains of Youth” opens tonight at Macgowan Hall. The play focuses on six promiscuous medical students whose lives intertwine as they balance school and life in their boarding house.
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May 20, 10:54 am
Theater student adapts Latin American author Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez’s novella “˜The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother’ for the stage
Long Story Short: Undergraduate actress explores journey with 'heartless'
May 23, 2011 – Second-year theater student Briana Gantsweg plays a dark and abusive character in UCLA's "The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Erendira and Her Heartless Grandmother." Although Gantsweg has little in common with the mean, old woman she plays, she talks about what it takes to get into character.
Long Story Short airs Mondays at 6:00 p.m. on UCLAradio.com. Listen to the whole episode here or visit our broadcast archive.
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"Long Story Short: Undergraduate actress explores journey with 'heartless'"Latin American author Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez surprised Monica Payne in the last two pages of his novella "The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother" with a hopeful ending. Read more...
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“The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother” will premiere Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Little Theater at Macgowan Hall. The story follows a Colombian girl who lives with a wealth-obsessed grandmother.