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From body doubles to nudity riders, the portrayal of on-screen “sex” is hardly ever comfortable for performers.

A restored version of ‘We’re Alive’ — made by 3 UCLA film students — premiered Jan. 28.

Here’s how to check out live musical performances and multidisciplinary collaborations taking place at Royce Hall, Freud Playhouse and The Theatre at Ace Hotel. 

“Amir H. Fallah: The Fallacy of Borders,” which features more than 25 works from the UCLA alumnus, opens Jan 29.

UCLA musicians, others to perform Dave Brubeck’s ‘The Gates of Justice’ on campus and in the community.

The work of ethnomusicologist Anna Morcom, director of the UCLA Center for India and South Asia, focuses on modern Indian and Tibetan performing arts.

The globetrotting 92-year-old was recently honored with a retrospective by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

The selections are “a testament to the rich, diverse stories told by talented UCLA filmmakers,” said May Hong HaDuong, director of the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

The exhibition will be the first and most extensive American museum show in half a century dedicated exclusively to Riley’s drawing.

The programs, which are open to the public, run from January through March at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum.

Renee Tajima-Peña, who will present her landmark 1987 documentary at the Academy Museum on Dec. 4, discusses her filmmaking and activism.

The new Lynda and Stewart Resnick Cultural Center will present exhibitions and collections in spaces designed by Michael Maltzan Architecture.

The trailblazing screenwriter’s teleplay will be shown at the Hammer Museum at UCLA for the first time in decades.

Martha Gonzalez, who graduated from UCLA in 1999, reflects on her journey from Boyle Heights to 2022 MacArthur fellow.

The Hammer Museum hosts the Los Angeles presentation of the annual showcase, Nov. 30 through Dec. 15.

She is the featured artist of the inaugural Judith L. Smith Voice Recital Series.

The latest Hollywood Diversity Report from UCLA signals potential challenges ahead in writers’ rooms.

Otto-Knapp was a professor of painting and drawing at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture. She died on Oct. 9.

The program awarded a total of $139,380 to faculty in fields ranging from architecture and urban design to African American studies, and from gender studies to music.

The school’s new series will feature leading figures in jazz, opera and classical music, along with symposia, lectures and other events.

Forni comes to the Fowler after an accomplished tenure at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.

The programs, which are open to the public, will run through Dec. 18 at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum.

‘Writing a Chrysanthemum: The Drawings of Rick Barton’ has drawn critical acclaim at the Morgan Library & Museum. The show closes Sept. 11.

The associate professor of design media arts has focused on exploring how technology has become so interwoven into our lives and society.

Ostin, who reshaped American popular music and later became a major supporter of his alma mater, died July 31 from natural causes.