Performance, Play & Design
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Gurdon Woods, sculptor who helped establish UCSC Art Department, dies at 92
Gurdon Woods, a visionary arts educator who helped design and create UC Santa Cruz’s first curriculum and facilities in the arts, died July 31 at his Aptos home. He was 92.Woods served as
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Arts & Lectures announces 2007-08 season of internationally acclaimed artists
Legendary sitarist Ravi Shankar, renowned Brazilian guitarist and songwriter Caetano Veloso, South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela, Senegalese superstar Youssou N’Dour, and National Public Radio’s Peabody Award-winning correspondent Scott Simon are just s
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Renaissance dance/music extravaganza set for May 26
Professor of theater arts and choreographer Mark Franko, in collaboration with assistant professor of music Nina Treadwell and colleagues from Berkeley, will present The Sylvan and Oceanic Delights of Posilipo, Saturday, May 26, at 7:30 and 9 p.m. in the Experimental Theater at UCSC’s Theater Arts Center. Admission is free. A lavish court entertainment first…
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Theater Arts Dept. presents Buddhist tales from Southeast Asia
The UCSC Theater Arts Department will present Before Becoming Buddha: Jataka Tales of the Previous Lives–a collection of Buddhist stories from Southeast Asia told through music, dance, masks, dialogue, and song–May 31 and June 1-3 at the Theater Arts Center Mainstage. The show is under the direction of theater arts professor Kathy Foley, a specialist…
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Arts Dean finalists to make presentations
Three final candidates for the Dean of the Arts position are scheduled to make presentations in April and May on campus and the campus community is invited to attend.
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Shakespeare Santa Cruz celebrates Bard’s birthday with two free community events
In honor of William Shakespeare’s birthday, Shakespeare Santa Cruz’s community outreach program, Shakespeare To Go, will present a free public performance of The Tempest, and UCSC professor emeritus of English literature Michael Warren will moderat
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UC Santa Cruz, City of Santa Cruz establish ‘Santa Cruz Tickets’
In a unique collaboration, UC Santa Cruz and the City of Santa Cruz have created a joint ticketing system to sell tickets for events taking place on campus, at the Civic Auditorium and throughout the community.
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Woody Allen to headline UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures 2006-07 season
Renowned filmmaker and Dixieland jazz clarinetist Woody Allen, African world music star Angelique Kidjo, National Public Radio’s legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg, and the European-influenced Aspen Santa Fe Ballet are just some of the highlights of the new 2006-07 UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures season. The lineup will also feature a new work by…
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Student Achievement Week offers array of performances, art, awards
Student Achievement Week at UC Santa Cruz-an eclectic mix of performances, presentations, visual art, and awards-begins June 3 and ends June 10. One of the most popular events during the celebration is the Annual Print Sale, showcasing the professional quality of the printmaking program. Lithographs, intaglio etchings, digital prints, and handmade books will be among…
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Top Hollywood script supervisor visits UC Santa Cruz
For the past 14 years, Ana Maria Quintana has worked as a script supervisor for director Steven Spielberg on films such as Munich, Saving Private Ryan, Jurassic Park, and Hook. One of the highest-ranking Latinas in the film industry, she has worked on more than 100 movies in a career that has spanned three decades,…