UCTV announced the Jan. 10 debut of Professor Bella Merlin’s Tilly No-Body: Catastrophes of Love, a play that premiered last October at UC Davis.

The 75-minute video is scheduled for presentation eight times through Jan. 16. Schedule and where to watch, or watch it online.

Merlin is a professor of acting in the Department of Theatre and Dance, which collaborated with the Sideshow Physical Theatre Company in presenting Tilly No-Body.

The play follows the tumbling thoughts of Tilly Wedekind, wife and muse of celebrated German playwrigh, Frank Wedekind (Spring Awakening and Lulu).

Weaving together biography, personal letters, drama and original songs, Merlin traces the Wedekinds’ passionate marriage, leading to Tilly’s attempted suicide and Frank’s premature death.

Miles Anderson directed the play and David Roesner served as composer.

Read the Department of Theatre and Dance news release.

Stuffed animals and papermaking

The Craft Center’s winter schedule includes classes in stuffed animals, glass casting and bookbinding, as well as three new offerings: paper making, pinhole photography and felting.

The center, housed in the South Silo, offers more than 100 classes in all, ranging from one-day workshops to seven-week courses. Click here for the complete schedule.

Registration began Jan. 3 — online and in person, or by telephone. The center is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends.

The center and its classes are open to all students, staff and faculty, as well as the general public (ages 18 and up). There is no priority registration for students.

To use the online system, you must have created a profile in Campus Recreation's Online Store. After doing so, or, if you already have created a profile, click on the Craft Center tab in the navigation bar on the left-hand side of the page. Then, browse the classes and sign up, and be prepared to pay by credit card.

Registration notes: Any time a class fills up, it is removed from the online list.

For upper level classes (such as furniture building), you must call the Craft Center, (530) 752-1475, to obtain permission codes; this is to ensure that you are qualified to take the particular upper level class or classes that you may be interested in.

If registering by phone, keep in mind that the phone lines are very busy the first day of registration.

More information, including the class schedule and the form for mail-in registration. Questions? Call (530)-752-1475 or send an e-mail to craftcenter@campusrec.ucdavis.edu.