WACD News
Our faculty and students are committed to promoting positive social change through interdisciplinary modes of investigation that address the complex cultural and artistic issues in our multi-layered contemporary world.
Art and Healing: A Conversation with Peter Sellars
As the novel coronavirus has turned our lives upside down, and global attention has shifted to the ongoing public health crisis, what role—if any—can the arts play at this time?
Dance Workshops Open to the Public
MacArthur Fellow and UCLA Professor Kyle Abraham curates free dance workshops open to all.
Post-Socialist Performance
Ph.D. Candidate Christina Novakov-Ritchey offers new class for Spring 2020
“Re-Defining What Matters"
Professor Bryonn Bain emcees a day of TED Talks at Sing Sing Prison
Cyndy Garcia-Weyandt to Join Kalamazoo College Faculty
Doctoral Candidate, Cyndy Garcia-Weyandt will be joining the faculty of Critical Ethnic Studies as an incoming Assistant Professor in the Fall of 2020.
Classical Indian Dance Incorporates a Traditional Aesthetic with Contemporary Social Activism
The Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance is pleased to welcome award-winning, internationally recognized choreographer Vijayalakshmi as the Winter 2019 Regents Lecturer.
Interview with MFA candidate Letty Bassart
Ahead of her two-day dance theater installation, MFA candidate Letty Bassart spoke with WACD about what led her to UCLA, her research, and what’s next for her.
PANG! A New Podcast by Professor Dan Froot
Professor Froot's audio drama builds on two decades of creative work on food insecurity. Visit pangpodcast.com to listen, learn more, and subscribe now.
Disabled dancers learn to redefine the aesthetics of movement at UCLA
Hosted by World Arts and Cultures/Dance and the Disability Studies minor, the dancers came together for a week in June for UCLA’s Dancing Disability Lab.