Arts
March 13, 2025 6:10 p.m.
Members of the student dance group VSU Modern practice a routine in a parking structure on the UCLA campus. VSU Modern is one of several student dance groups impacted by ongoing renovations at the John Wooden Center. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
Dance groups on campus will need to be more flexible when finding rehearsal space during the ongoing renovations at the John Wooden Center.
Although UCLA Recreation will take steps to mitigate the renovations’ impact on extracurricular student activities according to guidelines from the John Wooden Center Improvement Project, the dance community continues to face closures of practice spaces that began Jan.
By Warren Riley and Eleanor Meyers
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March 9, 2025 10:35 p.m.This post was updated March 12 at 8:59 p.m.
With “Homecoming,” the American Contemporary Ballet takes audiences back to school by combining drill team choreography with 1980s nostalgia.
By Gavin Meichelbock
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Feb. 23, 2025 11:56 a.m.Theater review: While lacking good script, ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ spurs magic onstage
This post was updated Feb. 25 at 11:28 p.m.
Warning: spoilers ahead.
Despite a few unforgivable curses, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” flies high in Los Angeles.
By Victoria Munck
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Feb. 19, 2025 5:10 p.m.Magic and Illusion Student Team at UCLA captivates audiences with tricks, shows
This post was updated Feb. 19 at 7:46 p.m.
Magic is never far from UCLA’s campus.
Over the past few years, a group of magicians has populated Bruin Walk and campus events, eager to present mind-bending illusions or sleight-of-hand to the UCLA community.
By Martin Sevcik
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Feb. 15, 2025 4:34 p.m.Theater review: ‘Noises Off’ brings humor to Geffen Playhouse with successfully reimagined script
This post was updated Feb. 19 at 8:14 p.m.
Much unlike its title, audiences of “Noises Off” will find themselves laughing from beginning to end.
Playing at the Geffen Playhouse through March 9, the cast of “Noises Off” will slap, kiss and drink itself into oblivion, bringing a now-classically farcical time for theatergoers to the heart of Westwood.
By Davis Hoffman
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Feb. 15, 2025 3:02 p.m.Alumnus-written play ‘Good Tidings’ unpacks spirituality, explores communal bonds
When the spiritual leader of a commune dies, all within it are left reeling.
“Good Tidings,” a UCLA alumnus-written play presented by Los Angeles Theatre Initiative, is hosting its three LA previews Feb.
By Bettina Wu
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Feb. 14, 2025 12:49 a.m.UCLA alumni-led ‘Four Women in Red’ raises awareness for Indigenous women
Editor’s note: This article includes mentions of sexual violence that may be disturbing to some readers.
To highlight the missing and murdered Indigenous women crisis, the Victory Theatre Center’s upcoming play, “Four Women in Red,” follows the story of four first women.
By Izzy De Leon
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Feb. 11, 2025 8:02 p.m.Theatre Palisades continues legacy of community, creativity after LA County fires
This post was updated Feb. 17 at 7:37 p.m.
After the loss of its theater in the Palisades fire, the Theatre Palisades community is uniting to ensure its curtains will not stay closed.
By Warren Riley
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