This post was updated Feb. 27 at 4:20 p.m. Marike Splint’s familial history of immigration inspired her to explore the connection between humans and the communities they inhabit. Read more...
Photo: Marike Splint, assistant professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, is bringing her production “Among Us – UCLA” to the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA starting Saturday. The experience has participants walk through campus with headphones on. (Xiomara Novo/Daily Bruin)
Ahmanson Theatre said “Hello” to the most amazing book Friday night. Touring in Los Angeles through March 29, “The Book of Mormon” delivers on its promise of well-crafted laughs but falls slightly short in its characters and finale. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Julieta Cervantes)
Women’s struggles and sacrifices to survive in “Troilus and Cressida” have a particular resonance with modern life, Rob Clare said. “Troilus and Cressida,” originally published around 1609, is based on the Trojan War and the gender constructs of the time, ranging from the objectification of women to toxic masculinity. Read more...
Photo: Directed by Rob Clare, “Troilus and Cressida” premieres Friday in Macgowan Hall. Clare said it’s a chance to explore the sacrifices a woman makes in a male-dominated society. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
The gender boundaries of glassblowing – historically a man’s medium – are shifting with alumna Flo Perkins. Perkins, who has over 30 years of experience in glassblowing, said she opened her own glass studio in New Mexico because of the state’s cheaper gas prices. Read more...
Shakespearean education is no longer limited to the classroom. Hosted by the Shakespeare Company at UCLA, the upcoming Bard in the Yard event Tuesday in the Franklin D. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year theater student and Shakespeare Company’s Education and Outreach director, Elana Hershman will be hosting Bard in the Yard in the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden, providing an opportunity to introduce students to the Bard himself. (Bernard Mendez/Daily Bruin)
Artist Lia Halloran has skateboarded through runoff drains in pitch darkness, piloted a plane solo over Los Angeles and navigated dense theories of interstellar wormholes. Her diverse studio practices simply follow her personal curiosities, which she said often land her in interdisciplinary spaces where she can warp and manipulate concepts of space and time. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Lia Halloran experimented with spatial distortion through an audio-visual installation called “Lia Halloran: Double Horizon.” On display at the ArtCenter College of Design’s Peter and Merle Mullin Gallery, the exhibit features a video presenting Los Angeles in order to create an immersive experience. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)
Mark Strickland’s artwork looks global conflict directly in the eye. Instead of shying away from pain and suffering, the alumnus said he utilizes his emotional responses to such events to inspire his artwork. Read more...
Photo: Mark Strickland is among the artists whose work is featured in UCLA Hillel’s winter exhibition. He said his portion of the exhibit explores the human condition through the connections between heaven and hell as well as between fear and desire to show the good and bad sides of humanity. (Courtesy of Ivan Mejia)
