James Barton, a second-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student, shares how he balances schoolwork and art. He uses watercolor to create double-exposure portraits of his camping experiences. Read more...
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February 12, 1:42 am
Alumna’s art questions authenticity of human interaction amid technology
Screaming in public is rarely acceptable. But at alumna and assistant professor Lauren McCarthy and collaborator Kyle McDonald’s exhibition, that’s exactly what visitors will do. For McCarthy and McDonald’s latest project, “How We Act Together,” visitors to the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts stand in front of a large video projection on the wall of the exhibition hall. Read more...
Photo: Alumna and assistant professor Lauren McCarthy worked on an art piece called “How We Act Together,” which is currently on display at the “Lost in the Net Dream” exhibition at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art. The web-based piece prompts its audience to perform simple tasks such as nodding or screaming while on camera. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
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February 12, 1:36 am
LCC Theatre Company hosts Valentine’s Day show parodying romantic tropes
On Valentine’s Day students can choose between “Fifty Shades Freed” and “Fifty Shades of Comedy,” but only one features vampire boyfriends. On Wednesday, Lapu, the Coyote that Cares Theatre Company and Shenanigans Comedy Club will perform love-based segments in “Fifty Shades of Comedy.” The Valentine’s Day show, which will take place in the Kerckhoff Grand Salon, will bring comedy to the holiday by mocking romantic genres and cliches, said producer Drew Tran. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year psychology student Elijah Lang and third-year linguistics and psychology student Mars Holscher star in “Murderer, I Hardly Know Her.” The skit ridicules the monologue-ridden genre of film noir, Lang said. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)
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February 8, 11:18 pm
Theater review: ‘Ironbound’
“Ironbound” shows its audience the futility of waiting for something that may never come in humorous and often devastating ways. Running Jan. 30 through March 4 at the Geffen Playhouse, “Ironbound” depicts the struggles of Polish immigrant Darja (Marin Ireland) during the 22 years of her life in America. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Chris Whitaker)
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February 5, 11:51 pm
Show to promote sexuality, educate students through skits, songs
UCLA Sex Squad members will dance, sing and roll condoms on foam fingers in their upcoming show “ForePLAY.” The undergraduate sexual health performance group will debut a set of educational skits in its show “ForePLAY” in Kaufman Hall on Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Members of the UCLA Sex Squad will use humor, dance and song to talk about sexual health for their upcoming show “ForePLAY.” The musical number “Condón Puesto” will demonstrate how to put on condoms in preparation for safe sex. (Chengcheng Zhang/Daily Bruin)
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February 1, 10:36 pm
Wacsmash to highlight personal stories of student choreographers
Five women will glide across a mostly bare stage, with only a table, a newspaper and a photo of a house wrecked by natural disaster to set the scene in Glorya Kaufman Hall. Read more...
Photo: Raphael Smith, a fourth-year dance student, choreographed “Mad Haus,” a piece that uses Vogue Femme dance moves to rebel against the masculine standards that Smith grew up with. (Edward Figueroa/Daily Bruin)
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January 23, 2:14 am
Past bleeds into present in Hillel at UCLA’s newest art exhibits
Past and present intertwine in Robert Weingarten’s artwork, which layers photos of the burning World Trade Center and the One World Trade Center. The photograph is a part of Weingarten’s exhibit, “Pentimento,” which will open Thursday for Hillel at UCLA’s Winter 2018 Art Opening along with Corrie Siegel’s “The Space Between Symbols.” The show is part of the organization’s annual art gallery, which showcases nine new art exhibits every year. Read more...
Photo: Hillel at UCLA’s Winter 2018 Art Opening features photographs from Robert Weingarten’s photo series “Pentimento” that layer Weingarten’s own contemporary photos with older, historical images of the same location. The exhibition also features paper cuttings from Corrie Siegel’s “The Space Between Symbols.” (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)