Fine Arts

April 1, 2019

Looking Through the Glassbox: 50% Off All Swimwear

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

50% Off All Swimwear, a collaborative show by Serene Blumenthal and Thomas Stoeckinger, made its debut in the Glassbox, featuring a multimedia exhibition of sculptures, videos and found objects.

March 12, 2019

The Joffrey Presents: Not Your Grandma’s Ballet

By Hannah Jackson

Each piece challenged the conventional notions of ballet as an art form and left smiles plastered on the faces of the attendees (even that of the most chagrined Dance 45 student).

February 20, 2019

‘Vagina Monologues’ 2019: Confronting the Taboos

By Cathryn Noel-Veatch

All of this is what makes the “Vagina Monologues” special – the show is there to help, whether by teaching people about the violence in the world or helping others get over the social taboo of saying “vagina.”

February 20, 2019

Looking Through the Glassbox: MULTIMODAL

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

Last week, the Glassbox did something new — a performance art festival replaced the typical week-long exhibition.

February 19, 2019

UCSB’s Multicultural Center Brings a Closer Look into Chicano Punk Rock

By Sunidhi Sridhar

This past month, the Multicultural Center on campus housed a photographic exhibit depicting several influential Chicano punk bands and artists.

May 1, 2018

Jane Gottlieb’s Colorful World

By Antonio Morales

Jane Gottlieb takes conventional photography one step further in order to intensify the colorful world she creates.

April 11, 2018

UCSB Spanish and Portuguese Department Hosts Indigenous Writers Conference

By Stephany Rubio

For the first time at UC Santa Barbara, indigenous writers, poets and scholars gathered for “A Verbal Kaleidoscope,” a conference aiming to challenge how indigenous literature and practices are studied in Western aca...

February 13, 2018

Vagina Monologues Bring Intersectional Discourse to Campbell Hall

By Catherine Weatherly

This year’s “Monologues” spoke especially to the increasing diversity and individual empowerment within the feminist movement and within the production itself, but the MC’s did not fail to note that equal represe...

September 28, 2017

Father John Misty Set to Enchant Arlington Theatre

By Zoe Jones

With the release of his latest album, Pure Comedy, Father John Misty took on a new role in the indie world. He has never been one to censor himself, but a shift in his focus is clear: He is looking outward more than he e...

May 18, 2017

Syrian DJ Omar Souleyman Brings Beats to UCSB

By Marisa Ratchford

The Middle East Ensemble typically highlights many regional music styles, but, in honor of Souleyman, they focused a bit more on the musical selections of Syria.

May 4, 2017

MCA Project Brings Modern Art to Santa Barbara

By Allie Graydon

“Runaway” serves as a beacon for curious Isla Vista residents, bringing them together to appreciate art and to provoke discussion.

May 2, 2017

‘High Fidelity’ Tackles Sex, Manipulation and Rock and Roll

By Sam Wulff

The cast of Out of the Box Theatre Company in Santa Barbara took their closing night bows to a full house on Friday, March 28, for their stunning and high-energy performance of “High Fidelity,” a musical based off th...

April 13, 2017

Evan Tan: In Living Color

By Jasmine Rodriguez

Rather than hiding in the darkness, Tan has a penchant for illuminating the world with saturated color.

March 15, 2017

Mr. Burns Confounds, But Entertains Audience

By Allison Garfield

Overall, I found myself lost and confused during the majority of the entertaining, humorous, obscure play.

March 9, 2017

Noche Flamenca Lights Campbell Ablaze

By Allison Garfield

The singing and music was impressive, but it was not hard to figure out that everyone was there to see the dancing.

March 3, 2017

‘Lydia’ and the Connection to an American Dream

By Allison Garfield

With the tempestuous social climate of the early ’70s being so reminiscent of current events, the Flores family illustrates the real, pertinent struggle of immigration and finding identity — a struggle still occurri...