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August 28, 6:03 pm

Award-winning alumnus incorporates storytelling, Indigenous culture in costuming

This post was updated Sept. 4 at 8:13 p.m. Amy Higdon is threading her Native American heritage into her handmade costumes. The alumnus, a costume designer, recently won the Pierre Cardin Theater Honor at the Princess Grace Awards, a foundation dedicated to uplifting artists in the name of Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco. Read more...

Photo: Renderings of Higdon’s costume designs for the campus production of “Into the Woods” are shown. Paul Girard, UCLA’s Costume Studio Academic Coordinator, said her work brought a modern approach to the musical’s traditional fairytale. (Courtesy of Amy Higdon)

Arts, Film & TV

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August 24, 4:48 pm

Q&A: Emma Seligman shares evolution of ‘Bottoms’ from pure camp to the middle ground

This post was updated Aug. 27 at 11:01 p.m. “Bottoms” is coming to top high school comedies with a bloody twist. The film, which is directed by Emma Seligman and co-written by Seligman and Rachel Sennott, focuses on two queer high schoolers, PJ (Sennott) and Josie (Ayo Edebiri). Read more...

Photo: Emma Seligman, the director and co-writer of “Bottoms,” speaks to actresses Ayo Edebiri (left) and Rachel Sennott (right) on set. Co-written by Sennott, the comedy premieres Aug. 25. (Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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August 23, 5:26 pm

Exhibit “We Will Dance in the Garden Again” reflects hope, familial roots

This post was updated Aug. 30 at 7:37 p.m.  Amid the concrete of Los Angeles, two MFA students are cultivating a garden of their own. Graduate students in fine arts Farshid Bazmandegan and Rachel Hakimian Emenaker debuted their exhibit, entitled “We Will Dance in the Garden Again,” at the artist-run space Guest House this month. Read more...

Photo: On a rooftop, a flag reading, “Who is the winner?” waves behind a pentagon-shaped fountain adorned with sclupted eagles and casts of a head. Graduate students in fine arts Farshid Bazmandegan and Rachel Hakimian Emenaker’s exhibit, “We Will Dance in the Garden Again,” is the first installation to use Guest House’s rooftop. (Courtesy of Farshid Bazmandegan)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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August 19, 8:05 pm

Ballet Company at UCLA spotlights dancing for ‘the sheer joy of ballet’

The Ballet Company at UCLA is poised to take center stage. Founded in early 2020, UCLA’s first and only student-directed ballet club opened its doors at the height of the pandemic, with members participating in virtual events over Zoom. Read more...

Photo: Dressed in feathery tutus, ballerinas Kayla Choi (left) and Elise Wu (right) balance on one foot while extending their arms. Co-director of programs Aysha Cunningham said the aim of the Ballet Company at UCLA is to provide an accepting space for all students to learn and practice the art form. (Courtesy of Alex Aljouni)

Arts, Film & TV

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August 19, 7:53 pm

UCLA chapter of AMIA celebrates moving image through the art of preservation

The Association of Moving Image Archivists is projecting the art of video archival for the greater student body. While not an archive itself, the UCLA chapter of AMIA is dedicated to the preservation of and education about the moving image, said AMIA co-chair and graduate student in the library and information science program Gabz Norte. Read more...

Photo: AMIA co-chair and graduate student Gabz Norte works with film preservation materials. The UCLA student chapter of the association strives to build a community of rising professionals who value all formats of the moving image, she said. (Photo courtesy of Gabz Norte. Photo illustration by Ashley Ko/Illustrations Director)


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