What do Abraham Lincoln, Gandhi and a Care Bear all have in common? UCLA's Rapid Fire Improv group has embodied these characters at its shows, at the audience's suggestion. Read more...
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April 29, 12:25 am
Rapid Fire Improv group uses audience involvement in its shows for 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?'-style games
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April 29, 12:15 am
Graduate student of choreography Elizabeth Terschuur to present her deeply personal final concert 'Off The Grid'
Elizabeth Terschuur describes herself as both a rebel and an underdog. Tonight, the third-year graduate student with an emphasis in choreography will present her final concert, "Off The Grid," in Kaufman 200. Read more...
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Elizabeth Terschuur and Nguyen Nguyen, graduate students with emphases in choreography, rehearse a duet which they will perform in Terschuur’s final concert, “Off The Grid,” today in Glorya Kaufman 200 at 8 p.m.
Courtesy of Elizabeth Terschuur
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April 27, 1:44 am
Alumnus Brian Pugach pens modern musical “˜The Next Fairy Tale’
Move aside, Cinderella. Copernicus, the Prince of Sunshine, has another true love to rescue "“ his beloved Prince Helio. Read more...
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Rachel Genevieve and Gina Torrecilla perform in “The Next Fairy Tale,” a musical written by UCLA alumnus Brian Pugach.
courtesy of RONN JONES
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April 20, 11:39 pm
Alumna presents powerful piece which fuses historical research with personal experience
For UCLA alumnna and choreographer Lenora Lee, dance is not only a physical vehicle of expression, but also a means of exploring history and understanding her cultural background. Read more...
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Lenora Lee (right) performs in her dance production “Passages.” She will discuss and perform excerpts from the piece at Glorya Kaufman Hall today.
Courtesy of Tim Richards
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April 20, 12:27 am
Show to make “˜Rent’ characters relatable
Walking around in a pair of white go-go boots during rehearsal, second-year theater student Marco Ramos was unfamiliar with dressing in feminine attire. Read more...
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(From left) Robby Dyess and Max Hamilton rehearse for their roles as Mark Cohen and Roger Davis, respectively, in the theater department’s production of “Rent” at Freud Playhouse.
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April 19, 12:32 am
Art in the streets: Italian artist Luigi Ontani to lead performance piece around Westwood
When most people go to Westwood Village, they do not expect to see processions of masked figures in colorful gowns. Read more...
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Italian artist Luigi Ontani will be presenting his new site-specific piece, “AmenHammerAmeno,” at the Hammer Wednesday at 5 p.m. Pictured here is his performance “Map Marathon,” at the Serpentine Gallery last year. (courtesy of Mark Blower)
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April 17, 11:25 pm
“˜Massacre (Sing To Your Children)’ investigates the sources and limits of conflict in the modern world through an allegorical rebellion
Disembodied voices scream from the pitch-black stage, accompanied by loud sounds of struggling and fighting. Read more...
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From left, Lynn Freedman as “Janis,” Jose Zazueta as “Erik” and Toussaint Jeanlouis as “Panama” in a scene from “Massacre (Sing To Your Children).”