The Wagner New Play Festival at UC San Diego showcases original works developed by theatre and dance graduate students, brought to life through dynamic collaborations with artists across directing, acting, design, stage management and dramaturgy.
“Rag Dolls,” a short film by Visual Arts Professor Amy Adler, offers a tender portrait of love and resilience. Set in Puebla, Mexico, it follows Rosalinda Garcia Bonilla and Diana Ivón Villafán Pérez as they navigate disability, poverty and discrimination with quiet strength.
A free opening celebration from 6–8 p.m. on Feb. 28 marks the opening of “Faith Ringgold: Full Circle – The Teachings and Her Legacy” at Mandeville Art Gallery. The exhibition traces Faith Ringgold’s life and career and will be on view through May 1.
Fresh off a history-making Grammys win, Bad Bunny is set to take the Super Bowl halftime stage. What makes his music and performance resonate worldwide? An expert in the Department of Theatre and Dance — who once shared a stage with the global superstar — explains.
Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Anthony Davis and nationally acclaimed playwright and librettist Allan Havis, both professors at the University of California San Diego, will debut their new bilingual chamber opera, “Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote,” in January 2026.
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