Dortort Center for Creativity in the Arts
Our arts programming engages students spiritually, culturally, and emotionally while at the same time connecting them to their Judaism.
UCLA Hillel Programs for 2007-08 Keynote Programs
Current Quarter Exhibits & Signature Programs
Jack Gould- Photographer: "People and Things"
Thru April. Triptychs of photographic portraits of people, and their personal essays about their most treasured possessions. Jack Gould is a highly respected photographer (and graduate of UCLA) whose published books on contemporary life in America have received rave reviews.
"I Will Wake the Dawn: Illuminated Psalms"
By Debra Band. Acclaimed Hebrew manuscript artist has woven together classical manuscript illumination arts with diverse iconography and modern scholarship to produce a strikingly new visual interpretation of a set of 36 Psalms.
4th Annual Student Fine Art Show
Opens April - May at Gindi Hall.
4th Annual Student Photo Exhibit
Opens May - June at Kerkhoff Grand Salon. In honor of Israel's 60th birthday the theme is "Co-Existence". This exhibit is generously sponsored by Pamela and Randol Schoenberg.
"Israel at 60" Programs
May 4th:
BRIDGE: Choreographic Dialogues
Israeli Dance - in and out of the Middle East: Performance, participation, cultural perspectives.
Time: 12 - 1:30pm
Location Glorya Kaufman Hall, 208 (100 seats)
Concert - Bridge: Choreographic Dialogues
Time: 2 - 4pm
Location: Glorya Kaufman Hall (300 seats)
Dance Party/Reception
Time: 4:30 - 7pm
Place: Garden Theater indoor and outdoor area.
***On Wednesday, May 28th, 6-8pm, the Dortort Center for Creativity in the Arts at UCLA Hillel will be celebrating "Israel at 60" with a GALA OPEN HOUSE featuring exciting new art exhibits, great food, distinguished guests, door prizes, slide shows, and BFI (Bruins for Israel) recognition.
If you plan to attend this special Hillel event in honor of Israel's 60th birthday please call our RSVP line at: 310-208-3081 ext. 125***
AJR (Academy for Jewish Religion") Celebrity Series on Spirituality
May 21st "An Evening With Paul Mazursky" -screening of the director's award winning documentary "Yippee".
"From the Land of Miracles"
Opening of Wendy Sue Lamm's photo exhibit "From the Land of Miracles" on May 28th, from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m..
23rd Annual Israel Film Festival
Co-Sponsorship of 23rd Annual Israel Film Festival which takes place June 11-26. Movie selection to be announced.
Award winning documentary series
March 19th screening of "Tree of Life" by Hava Volterra. 7pm Melnitz Hall.
Upcoming Exhibits & Signature Programs
Centropa Sephardic Exhibition
October 2008. Organized by the founder of Centropa, Edward Serotta who is currently headquartered in Vienna, Austria. Event is sponsored by Casa Sefarad-Israel, under the auspices of the Spanish government.
"Soshana"
Opening January 2009. Oil paintings by renowned eighty year old Austrian Jewish artist Susanne Schuller who is currently living in Vienna, Austria. Exhibit is generously funded by the Austrian Consulate General of Los Angeles.
"Dinner with Matching Silverware"
Our next guest will be award winning choreographer, dancer Daniel Ezralow.
Carol Es
An emerging award winning American Jewish artist whose work is extremely personal and drawn from her childhood. (In partnership with the George Billis Gallery of Culver City and New York).
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