Dance, Theater Create Beautiful Explosion
“Beauty Bomb,” a creative combination of dance and theater, explores the ancient Greek mythology about Pandora, the first woman, Nov. 19-21 at 8 p.m. in Ƶ’s Porter Theatre. General admission is $10, $5 for students and seniors. For tickets or more information, please call (805) 565-7040.
Lila Rose Kaplan, Ƶ theater arts instructor, directs the play that was written by Ƶ alumna Diana Small ‘09. “The play examines issues of curiosity, fashion and what it means to be a woman today,” Kaplan says.
Jenny April Kaplan is guest choreographer for “Beauty Bomb,” which features first-year students Felisha Vasquez and Kelsey Knox; sophomores Kelsey Kasten, Misha Matsumoto and Emily Auman; juniors Hannah Rae Moore, Rachel Nesseth, Megan Juliot and Jasmine Guerrero; and seniors Marie Ponce and Laurie Niesen.
Lila Rose Kaplan, who teaches playwriting and mentors undergraduate playwrights at Ƶ, earned a master of fine arts degree at the University of California, San Diego, where she studied with Naomi Iizuka.