Dynamic Cast Spotlights The Vagina
Vaginas are physiologically defined as the passage from the uterus to the vulva, but they have countless other meanings to billions of women. “No matter how you identify or who you are sexually attracted to, we all have a connection to at least one vagina,”…
Pop Melodies and Frenetic Energy
What does a sold-out crowd at The Catalyst on a rainy Friday look like? Sweaty. Dripping off the backs of young hipsters, sliding down the walls, permeating the whole dance floor in a hazy shroud of fumes. I sat down at a table above the…
The Pressures of the Machine
What does it mean to seek freedom? In an effort to try to find her own freedom, Helen — the central character of the UCSC theater department’s production of the noir crime drama “Machinal” — rebels against societal restrictions constraining her due to her gender….
Crossing the Spectrum Through Laughter
“Have you ever been with a Latina?” Marga Gomez said, peeking over her glasses as she purred and winked to the audience, joking about the only stereotype she’s okay with — a Latinas’ sexual confidence, which she says works in her favor when it comes…
AATAT Season Premieres
In an intricate scene, one of the three Lorraine Hansberrys sits at her typewriter while the cast, including the two other Lorraine Hansberrys, stand behind her and act out her cluttered mind during writer’s block. To say this production is complex is an understatement. “This…
Fabrics Reveal Stories of the Past
With white walls and vividly manifesting shades of pink, hypnotic and soothing patterns of blue and yellow, and red and white lotuses, “A Treasury of Indian Folk Textiles” gathers a large collection of lush fabrics made by peasant women in bygone eras. The Eloise Pickard…
Magnifying Motherhood
“My wife would find this very interesting.” This is one of the most common responses Irene Lusztig received while working on “The Motherhood Archives,” a film about the histories of maternal practice and education. Her approach to the assertion that this topic is only meant…
Three Nights of Adventure
From the looks of this year’s film list, you can expect skiing, ice climbing, mountain biking, tree frogs, an avalanche or two and some risk-taking, all for the sake of promoting the wonderful complexity of the outdoors.
‘Art +’ Ventures Beyond Artistic Horizons
For the next six months, you can expect to stumble upon an interesting array of artwork in the mini-galleries at the Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center.
Relationflix: Dinner and a Movie
Harold and Maude (1971) When a youthful man obsessed with suicide (Bud Cort) meets a quirky older woman (Ruth Gordon), the two break down ageist assumptions about romance while they teach each other about living life to the fullest. A touching portrait of a relationship…