Don't Miss: Spring 2017
Eight UCLA Arts events that you don't want to miss this spring
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A Celebration of UCLA Dance: 1962–2017
A Celebration of UCLA Dance: 1962–2017
Friday, April 21
8 p.m.
UCLA Glorya Kaufman Hall, Dance Theater
$15
The Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance presents A Celebration of UCLA Dance: 1962–2017. This special performance and reception honors the legacy of the six extraordinary founders of UCLA Dance: Elsie Dunin, Pia Gilbert, Alma Hawkins, Carol Scothorn, Doris Siegel, and Allegra Fuller Snyder with Allegra Fuller Snyder ’67, Linda Gold ’74, Lula Washington ’84 Dance Theatre, Jackie Lopez ’04 and Versa-Style, Kevin Williamson ’14, and emcee Kristina Wong ’00.
Excellence in Teaching Artistry: An Evening with Eric Booth and Local Arts Educators
Excellence in Teaching Artistry: An Evening with Eric Booth and Local Arts Educators
Thursday, May 4
6 p.m. Reception
7–9 p.m. Lecture and Panel
The Little Theater in MacGowan Hall
Free
The Visual and Performing Arts Education Program and Department of Theater present Excellence in Teaching Artistry: An Evening with Eric Booth and Local Arts Educators, an event that bring together multiple publics to discuss the importance and impact of teaching artist profession and the conditions necessary for excellent teaching artists to blossom and thrive in partnerships with non-profit arts organizations and local schools. Featuring a keynote presentation by Eric Booth, renowned author, publisher, speaker, curriculum designer and teaching artist pioneer; and a panel of teaching artists.
Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely
Toshi Reagon Photo Credit: Bernie DeChant
Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely
Thursday, May 4
8 p.m.
Royce Hall
General: $19–$39, Students: $15, Faculty and Staff: $29
Described by Vibe magazine as “one helluva rock’n’roller-coaster ride” and by Pop Matters as “a treasure waiting to be found,” Toshi Reagon is a one-woman celebration of all that’s dynamic, progressive and uplifting in American music. Since first taking to the stage at age 17, this versatile singer-songwriter-guitarist has moved audiences of all kinds with her big-hearted, hold-nothing-back approach to rock, blues, R&B, country, folk, spirituals and funk. The New York Times described her blend as “…a love of mixing things up…[her] vocal style ranges from a dirty blues moan to a gospel shout to an ethereal croon.” Her live performances aren’t just accessible; they’re irresistible.
Design Media Arts MFA Final Exhibition
Design Media Arts MFA Exhibition
May 18–Jun. 1
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 18, 5–8 p.m.
Gallery Hours: M–F 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Broad Art Center, New Wight Gallery
Free
The UCLA Department of Design Media Arts presents a final exhibition featuring multimedia work by 11 artists graduating from the department’s MFA program. On Thursday, May 18, join the artists for an opening reception at the New Wight Gallery in the UCLA Broad Art Center.
The L.A. Uprising: 25 Years Later
Roger Guenever as Rodney King Photo Credit: Patti McGuire
The L.A. Uprising: 25 Years Later
May 2–4
7:30 p.m.
Hammer Museum
Free
The Hammer Museum and the UCLA Department of History and the UCLA Interdepartmental Program in Afro-American Studies present The L.A. Uprising: 25 Year Later. This three-day series offers a screening of the Spike Lee directed film of Roger Guenever Smith’s performance titled Rodney King and Q&A with Roger Guenever Smith and Spike Lee; "To Protect and to Serve": Strategies for Law Enforcement Reform 25 Years After Rodney King, a panel discussion on resonances and historical impact of the 1992 uprising and its connection to state-sanctioned violence today; and a screening of Do Not Resist, a film that offers a shocking look at the militarization of police forces in America, with a Q&A with Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors.
Graduate Open Studios + A Benefit Exhibition and Sale to Support the New Margo Leavin Graduate Art Studios
Graduate Open Studios + An Exhibition and Sale to Benefit the UCLA Department of Art
Saturday, Jun. 3
12 p.m. Preview and Artist Luncheon
3–6 p.m. Exhibition Open to the Public
3–6 p.m. Graduate Open Studios
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PRICE INFO HERE
The UCLA Department of Art—which houses the highest-ranked graduate art program on the west coast—presents a one-time exhibition and sale featuring work by by UCLA faculty, both current and former, and alumni to support the renovation and expansion of the UCLA Graduate Art Studios in Culver City and department scholarships. The exhibition coincides with the semi-annual graduate open studios, an opportunity for the public to visit the studios of the department’s MFA students.
RUMBLE
RUMBLE
Jun. 12 & 13
Hours TBA
Perloff Hall/IDEAS
Price: Free
The Department of Architecture and Urban Design presents an end-of-year exposition between the Westwood and IDEAS campuses that engages students, faculty, and the international design community in a discourse on the forefront of contemporary design and innovation. With 20,000 square feet of studio and program installations, 250 projects on view and 90 leading critics and practitioners, RUMBLE examines the opportunities and issues that the next generation of architects will face.
Concert: Aditya Prakash Ensemble
Concert: Aditya Prakash Ensemble
Sunday, Jun. 18
3 p.m.
Fowler Museum
The Aditya Prakash Ensemble breaks down walls between the cultures of jazz and Indian classical music, to discover music that is free from genre. Through improvisation as well as compositions that uniquely blend Indian ragas and complex rhythms, with jazz’s rich harmonic structure, the group seeks to illuminate the transcendental nature of music. For this Enduring Splendor closing day concert, the Adita Prakash Ensemble will perform in the Fowler Amphitheatre. Bring a picnic, hat, and sunscreen and enjoy an outdoor musical concert with us.
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