Events Calendar

Our latest performances, announcements, and more.

June 2023

Today

01

Jun

Sex Squad

Thursday, 06/01/2023 • 6:30 PM

08

Jun

Firsthand 2023

Thursday, 06/08/2023 • 7:30 PM

09

Jun

Firsthand 2023

Friday, 06/09/2023 • 7:30 PM

May 2023

08

May

Dancing Indigenous Worlds: Choreographies of Relation A Book Talk with Jacqueline Shea Murphy

Monday, 05/08/2023 • 11:00 AM

09

May

Chew On This Presents... Cora Laszlo

Tuesday, 05/09/2023 • 2:00 PM

10

May

A Conversation about Chishkale:The Blessing of the Acorn with Rulan Tangen & Bernadette Antoinette Smith

Wednesday, 05/10/2023 • 11:00 AM

12

May

un/ending Senior Projects in Dance 2023

Friday, 05/12/2023 • 7:30 PM

13

May

un/ending Senior Projects in Dance 2023

Saturday, 05/13/2023 • 2:00 PM

22

May

Can Writing and Dance Touch? with Dr. Clare Croft

Monday, 05/22/2023 • 11:00 AM

25

May

WAC Senior Projects 2023 Connective Tissue

Thursday, 05/25/2023 • 7:00 PM

31

May

Cinnamon Kills First

Wednesday, 05/31/2023 • 11:00 AM

April 2023

06

Apr

UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance MFA Upstart Series presents A One Sculpture Garden by Joao Paulo Krug Paiva

Thursday, 04/06/2023
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

07

Apr

UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance MFA Upstart Series presents A One Sculpture Garden by Joao Paulo Krug Paiva

Friday, 04/07/2023
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

13

Apr

UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance MFA Upstart Series presents Ghost Porn by Brendan Drake

Thursday, 04/13/2023
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM

14

Apr

UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance MFA Upstart Series presents Ghost Porn by Brendan Drake

Friday, 04/14/2023
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM

21

Apr

UCLA Sex Squad Inaugural Spring 2023 Performance

Friday, 04/21/2023 • 12:00 PM

26

Apr

A Dance Workshop With Gina Cabeza DeBaca-Cifuentes

Wednesday, 04/26/2023
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

27

Apr

UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance MFA Upstart Series presents- behind the house is the garden by SAMMAY Peñaflor Dizon

Thursday, 04/27/2023 • 8:00 PM

28

Apr

UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance MFA Upstart Series presents- behind the house is the garden by SAMMAY Peñaflor Dizon

Friday, 04/28/2023 • 8:00 PM

March 2023

03

Mar

A free lunchtime lecture with Cal Bruns, CEO/Chief Creative Incubationist, Matchboxology

Friday, 03/03/2023
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

07

Mar

The Healing Cipher OPEN to all WACD Students!!

Tuesday, 03/07/2023 • 12:00 PM

17

Mar

Instruction ends Friday, March 17, 2023

Friday, 03/17/2023 • 12:00 AM

February 2023

03

Feb

WACSmash 2023 Friday Night

Friday, 02/03/2023 • 7:00 PM

04

Feb

WACSmash 2023 Saturday Afternoon

Saturday, 02/04/2023 • 2:00 PM

04

Feb

WACSmash 2023 Saturday Night

Saturday, 02/04/2023 • 7:00 PM

10

Feb

Valentine’s LIVE!

Friday, 02/10/2023 • 7:00 PM

20

Feb

Presidents’ Day holiday Monday, February 20, 2023

Monday, 02/20/2023 • 12:00 AM

23

Feb

Breaking Through to Knowledge of Self OPEN to all

Thursday, 02/23/2023 • 12:00 PM

25

Feb

Up to Us Film Premiere

Saturday, 02/25/2023 • 7:00 PM

28

Feb

Femininyogue OPEN to all WACD Students!!

Tuesday, 02/28/2023 • 12:00 PM

28

Feb

The Alma Hawkins Visiting Chair Winter 2023 Lecture: Jennifer Harge

Tuesday, 02/28/2023
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Kaufman Hall 200

Jennifer Harge

January 2023

09

Jan

Instruction begins Monday, January 9, 2023

Monday, 01/09/2023 • 12:00 AM

24

Jan

Fundamentals of Breaking and Freestyle Culture

Tuesday, 01/24/2023
12:00 PM – 1:20 PM

Kaufman Hall 208

31

Jan

Punking to Whacking to Waacking OPEN to all WACD Students!!

Tuesday, 01/31/2023 • 12:00 PM

December 2022

02

Dec

Instruction ends Friday, December 2

Friday, 12/02/2022 • 12:00 AM

09

Dec

Quarter ends Friday, December 9

Friday, 12/09/2022 • 12:00 AM

23

Dec

Christmas holiday Friday-Monday, December 23, 26

Friday, 12/23/2022
12:00 AM – 12:00 AM

23

Dec

Winter campus closure Friday-Monday, December 23-January 2

Friday, 12/23/2022
12:00 AM – 12:00 AM

30

Dec

New Year’s holiday Friday-Monday, December 30-January 2

Friday, 12/30/2022
12:00 AM – 12:00 AM

November 2022

03

Nov

Fall 2022 Masterclass #1 "Rhythm, Tap and Improvisation"

Thursday, 11/03/2022
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-masterclasses-for-wacd-students-tickets-444752646137

Rhythm, Tap and Improvisation

04

Nov

Distant

Friday, 11/04/2022
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Glorya Kaufman Hall 200

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/distant-ucla-aisc-native-film-festival-tickets-439295042297

Centering Indigenous Feminisms in Film

10

Nov

Fall 2022 Masterclass #2 "Litty & Gritty"

Thursday, 11/10/2022
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-masterclasses-for-wacd-students-tickets-444752646137

Litty & Gritty

October 2022

04

Oct

Chew On This with Zena Bibler

Tuesday, 10/04/2022
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Kaufman Hall 160

https://ucla.zoom.us/j/8901906075

10

Oct

Working in Africa and Engaging with Local Communities to Improve Health Outcomes and Promote Equity in Health Care Service

Monday, 10/10/2022
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

13

Oct

AKATA 10/13/22

Thursday, 10/13/2022
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Glorya Kaufman Hall 200

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ucla-mfa-upstarts-series-presents-akata-by-rashaida-hill-tickets-410155204257?lang=en-us&locale=en_US&status=30&view=listing

UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance MFA Upstarts Series presents work by Rashaida Hill

14

Oct

AKATA 10/14/22

Friday, 10/14/2022
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Glorya Kaufman Hall 200

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ucla-mfa-upstarts-series-presents-akata-by-rashaida-hill-tickets-410155204257?lang=en-us&locale=en_US&status=30&view=listing

UCLA DEPARTMENT OF WORLD ARTS AND CULTURES/DANCE MFA UPSTARTS SERIES PRESENTS WORK BY RASHAIDA HILL

September 2022

05

Sep

Labor Day

Monday, 09/05/2022
12:01 AM – 11:59 PM

19

Sep

Graduate Students Advisor/Advisee Meetings

Monday, 09/19/2022
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

20

Sep

Graduate Students Advisor/Advisee Meetings

Tuesday, 09/20/2022
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

20

Sep

TAC/TA Lunch

Tuesday, 09/20/2022
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

20

Sep

TAC/TA Meeting

Tuesday, 09/20/2022
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

20

Sep

Adjunct Meeting with Chair

Tuesday, 09/20/2022
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

20

Sep

TA Union Meeting

Tuesday, 09/20/2022
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM

20

Sep

Studio Instructor Information Session

Tuesday, 09/20/2022
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM

20

Sep

Ladder Faculty Meeting

Tuesday, 09/20/2022
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

21

Sep

Advisor/Advisee Meetings

Wednesday, 09/21/2022
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

21

Sep

SoAA Welcome Breakfast with Dean Brett Steele

Wednesday, 09/21/2022
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

21

Sep

New Graduate Student Orientation 2022

Wednesday, 09/21/2022
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

21

Sep

New Graduate Student Orientation

Wednesday, 09/21/2022
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

21

Sep

Lunch with GSO Information

Wednesday, 09/21/2022
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

21

Sep

Graduate Funding

Wednesday, 09/21/2022
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

21

Sep

CAP Handbook and Degree Planning

Wednesday, 09/21/2022
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM

21

Sep

MFA Handbook and Degree Planning

Wednesday, 09/21/2022
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM

21

Sep

Professional Development w/ Dr. Banerji

Wednesday, 09/21/2022
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM

21

Sep

UCLA Graduate Resources (GSRC, GWC, Case Managers, Career)

Wednesday, 09/21/2022
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM

21

Sep

SoAA Welcome Event “Creating Community”

Wednesday, 09/21/2022
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

22

Sep

Undergraduate Welcome Event

Thursday, 09/22/2022
1:20 PM – 2:20 PM

22

Sep

Graduate Division Graduate Student Welcome

Thursday, 09/22/2022
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

August 2022

15

Aug

Summer Sessions continues

Monday, 08/15/2022 • 12:01 AM

July 2022

04

Jul

Independence Day holiday

Monday, 07/04/2022 • 12:00 AM

June 2022

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