The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's department of theater presents "A Mouthful of Birds," Caryl Churchill and David Lan's 1986 play-with-dance about passion, madness and female violence, which draws on themes from Euripides "The Bacchae." Directed by second-year M.F.A. student Efrain Schunior, with choreography by graduate dance student Kingsley Irons, the UCLA production is part of the department's annual theatrical season showcasing the work of faculty and students.
The sixth annual Design Showcase West at UCLA, the only national entertainment design showcase on the West Coast, will feature the work of students graduating from the nation's top university design programs.
Former President Bill Clinton, U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman and a host of other distinguished speakers will deliver keynote remarks at UCLA's commencement ceremonies, which begin May 9 and run through June 14.
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Three UCLA students who have distinguished themselves through their outstanding commitment to public service will be honored May 7 with the 2008 UCLA Charles E. Young Humanitarian Award at a private ceremony for friends and family. The event will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Charles Young Grand Salon at UCLA's Kerckhoff Hall.
Legendary singer, songwriter and producer Lionel Richie will receive the 21st annual George and Ira Gershwin Award for lifetime musical achievement at Spring Sing, UCLA's oldest and greatest musical tradition and student competition. Past recipients of the award include Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, James Taylor, Ella Fitzgerald and Natalie Cole.
The renowned cinematographer will conduct workshops and seminars on the role of cinematography in collaborative filmmaking during the spring quarter at UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television.
UCLA, the most popular campus in the nation, with 55,397 freshman applicants, announced that it had admitted 12,579 prospective freshmen for fall 2008. Of these, 18.1 percent, or 2,164, were underrepresented minorities.
M.B.A. students from the world's top management schools will go head to head on April 11 and 12 at the UCLA Anderson School of Management's inaugural Global Business Leadership Competition (GBLC), a unique forum designed to foster leadership thiking in today's global economy.
