FYI

Bates Dance Festival Internship Deadline Feb 28 INTERNSHIP POSITIONS are available in the following areas: Technical Production/Stagecraft Apprenticeships Videography Arts Administration Dance Education The Festival's internship/apprenticeship program offers qualified individuals an opportunity to work side-by-side with the Festival's professional staff. Interns/apprentices will receive on-the-job training in technical production, videography, arts administration and dance education, while gaining valuable contacts and in-depth knowledge of contemporary dance. Housing, meals and complimentary tickets to performances are provided. Dance education, administration, video interns and stagecraft apprentices may register for up to two classes a day. Technical Production interns receive a $300 stipend (upon submission of receipts) to assist with travel. Visit our website for more details at: Internship Opportunities

Check out this video

Do schools kill creativity?

An interesting talk about the school system's influence on creativity. Artists, definitely take a look/listen.

WACSmash! in the Daily Bruin

Visit this link to see the Daily Bruin article on WACSmash! 2011

It's WACSmash! Time!!!

WACsmash! is an annual performing arts production presenting choreographic and artistic projects created by undergraduate students in the Department of World Arts and Cultures (WAC). These presentations provide undergraduate students the opportunity to gain professional experience in arts production as producers, allow emerging artists the experience of creating works of creative intrigue and cultural exploration through various artistic mediums, and offer the UCLA community a free-of-charge intercultural and educational experience adding to the overall diversity of the University.

WACsmash! 2011 presents original works by:
Courtney Bradley
Perry Kayla Fox
Jacob Campbell
Alyssa Hunziker
Lisie Rosenberg
Alex Mathews
Tida Sripanich
Nico DeJesus
Meaghan Swinney
Skye Serijan
Victor Cordon
Kenji Igus
Leanne Iacovetta Stephanie Woods
Maxine Schoefer-Wulf

There will be 4 presentations of the production: February 4 (8pm), February 5 (3pm/8pm), and February 6th (3pm).

WACsmash! is presented by the World Arts and Cultures Undergraduate Society and supported by the Department of World Arts and Cultures.

Funded by the Campus Programs Committee of the Program Activities Board.

Free Event. First come, first served. Box office opens 1 hour before the show. Parking is available in UCLA Lot 4. Enter campus from Sunset Blvd, at Westwood Plaza.

WEEK 10 EVENTS

Wednesday, Dec. 1: 48 Hours to Action

The UCLA Sex Squad is a group of student performers who've brought together all of their talents (singing, dancing, acting, beatboxing, and more) to create a show to honor World AIDS Day. And they did it in just 48 Hours!

The group will debut their work at 48 Hours to Action at 6 pm on Dec. 1st in the Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater at UCLA. They are talented, funny, energetic, ridiculous, and moving performers that have created something that does the unimaginable, it makes us laugh right in the face of our fear.

Tickets are just $6 at UCLA CTO or online at http://tinyurl.com/2djgjqy.

Thursday, Dec. 2: Mirrors, Borders, and Bridges

The students of WAC 1 (Introduction to World Arts and Cultures) introduce themselves to WAC and UCLA

Directed by Kevin Kane
Original Text and Choreography created by Kevin and the students of WAC 1 in collaboration with David Gere, Neelima Jeychandran, Allison Wyper, Kat Williams, and Leanne Iacovetta

Thursday, Dec. 2, 11 am (over by 11:50)
Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater, UCLA
FREE!

Friday, Dec. 3: Culture Crossing

FREE show in Kaufman Hall, Room 200 @ 6pm

Original, in-progress work from various WAC classes, featuring work from:

Bob Een & David Rousseve's WAC 2

David Rousseve's 117B

Lionel Popkin's 211D

Bob Een & Maria Gillespie's WAC 67B

Aparna Sharma's WAC 180/280

Susan Foster's 211A

David Gere's WAC 1

Blood Drive!!

We're all excited for Thanksgiving break, but before you go, help out the patients at UCLA Medical Center who don't get to go home for the holiday:

Give thanks, and give help to those who need it!

at the WACUS Blood Drive!!!
All of WEEK 8

M-Th: 11am - 6pm, F: 9am - 4pm

Ackerman Union A-Level

Email Stephanie today to make your appointment! stephwoods321@ucla.edu

First ever Open Marley Night!

Open Marley Night is an informal performance of undergraduate WAC majors' work. It will be going on every quarter during 8th week! It is a FREE SHOW!

This quarter's line up is packed! Featuring...

Freshmen, Chanty and Lili

Freshman, Natalie Andrews

Freshman, Kirsten Marbert

Sophomore, Sasha Rivero

Junior, Matthew Krumpe

Junior, Maddie Swartz

Senior, Courtney Bradley
Senior, Delaney Espinaosa

Senior, Bryan Zavala

The show is WEDNESDAY of 8th Week, NOVEMBER 17th From 6-8pm in Kaufman 208!

Come out to see some talent and learn what your peers are working on in WAC!!