This post was updated Nov. 29 at 3:24 p.m. With colorful choreography, dancers shine a celebratory light on death. Grupo Folklórico de UCLA will release an online video showcasing their annual Día de los Muertos celebration in December, after finishing filming the production Nov. Read more...
Photo: (Photo illustration by Jaelen Cruz/Daily Bruin and Courtesy of Lauro Pilar)
UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance is bringing Shakespeare back to the virtual campus. From Sept. 17 to Nov. 15, CAP UCLA had been promoting Forced Entertainment’s online theater series, “Complete Works: Table Top Shakespeare: At Home,” where the members performed abridged versions of four of Shakespeare’s 36 plays each week using household items as their cast. Read more...
Photo: UCLA writing programs professor, Tara Prescott-Johnson, is the winner of this year’s Table Top Shakespeare competition that was hosted alongside the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA’s online theater series, “Complete Works: Table Top Shakespeare: At Home.” (Courtesy of Bills Costello)
The Theatre of the Electric Mouth is taking a byte out of the possibilities of artificial intelligence. Formed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the virtual theater collective explores the connection between technology and theatrical performance. Read more...
Photo: (Nghi Nguyen/Daily Bruin)
Choreographer Ronald K. Brown is providing lessons on salvation through dance in his piece, “Grace.” The three-day event showcasing “Grace” began yesterday, shown virtually over the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA’s online channel. Read more...
Photo: “Grace,” a piece choreographed by Ronald K. Brown, fuses traditional African American dance with contemporary styles to present a visual story of love and forgiveness. (Courtesy of Julietta Cervantes)
Art students are sharing more than just their screens in a new virtual gallery. This year, UCLA’s design media arts graduate program took its fall exhibition online with the theme “Share Screen.” From Oct. Read more...
Photo: With the theme of “Share Screen,” the 2020 fall exhibition for UCLA’s design media arts graduate program is going online. It contains eleven artworks compiled from graduate students like Zheng Fang, Sam Malabre and Dasul Kim. (Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Nov. 15 at 6:04 p.m. The next move for Christopher Aguirre’s career as a choreographer is just the beginning. The second-year dance and communication student was invited to choreograph for The Nexxt Move, a two-day dance intensive in several cities across the United States and in London. Read more...
Photo: Dance student Christopher Aguirre will be teaching his choreography on a national level as he travels to several United States cities with the dance intensive, The Nexxt Move. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
This post was updated Nov. 1 at 6:17 p.m. Bright colors and bold strokes may draw the eye, but it’s the social and political activism behind Brenda Barrios’ work that encourages patrons to stay. Read more...
Photo: Brenda Barrios blends social and political critique in her art. The third-year transfer art student has partnered with Rock the Vote to promote voting in Latino communities through her work. (Lauren Kim/Daily Bruin)
