UCLA Arts Newsletter
March 22, 2018
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The latest short film in the UCLA Arts An Imaginative Offer series, Leaning Forward spotlights the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture’s internationally acclaimed public arts institutions: UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance, the Fowler Museum, and the Hammer Museum. Collectively, these venues create a vibrant cultural commons for the research university, Los Angeles, and the world.
Announcements 
The UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture will present more than 100 public events this spring featuring exhibitions at campus museums and galleries; lectures by artists, alumni, and faculty; as well as music, theater, and dance performances by students and acclaimed professionals. Many of the events are free — thanks to the support of donors — and all are open to the public. Featured among the 100-plus events: Kyle Abraham, Kenya HARA, Angélique Kidjo, Colson Whitehead, and Brett Steele. Learn more...
Tria Blu Wakpa joins UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance
The UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture is pleased to announce the appointment of Tria Blu Wakpa as assistant professor in the Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance (WACD). Tria’s appointment is effective July 1, 2018. Tria is a scholar and practitioner of Indigenous contemporary dance, North American Hand Talk (Indigenous sign language), martial arts, and yoga. Her research combines community-based, Indigenous and feminist methodologies with critical race theories to examine the politics and practices of dance and embodiment historically and contemporarily in educational and carceral institutions for Indigenous peoples. Learn more...
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