This post was updated May 21 at 8: Transcending the barrier between online and the physical world, video game clothing is a foundational building block in fan culture and worldbuilding. Read more...
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May 20, 2:52 pm
Q&A: Tony-nominated UCLA professor talks lighting design for ‘Camelot’, industry values
For his work on “Camelot,” Lap Chi Chu has been theatrically knighted with the title of “Tony Award Nominee.” The professor and head of lighting design at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television recently received a Tony Award nomination for Best Lighting Design of a Musical for his work on Lerner and Loewe’s “Camelot.” The 1960s musical returned to the stage last month with a new book written by Aaron Sorkin. Read more...
Photo: Lap Chi Chu poses for a photo. The professor and head of lighting design at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television was recently nominated for a Tony Award for his work on “Camelot.” (Courtesy of Rebecca Wisocky)
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May 20, 2:23 pm
Spring Sing 2023
Spring Sing is back in the spotlight. The annual student talent showcase and competition will take place May 19 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. The 78th Spring Sing will feature 12 acts ranging a cappella groups, bands, solo musicians, dance teams and interdisciplinary acts who will be judged by a panel of celebrity judges including Jeremy Renner. Read more...
Photo: Illustration by Anagha Srivatsav/Daily Bruin
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May 20, 12:23 am
With soaring Spring Sing 2023 performances, Samahang Modern sweeps top honors
This post was updated May 21 at 9:00 p.m. Bruin talent took center stage at the 78th annual Spring Sing. On Friday, 12 acts composed of dance, music and spoken word elements took the Spring Sing stage at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...
Photo: Dressed in black, members of Samahang Modern jump and move on stage. The dance group won Best Overall Performance and the Bruin Choice Award at Spring Sing 2023. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)
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May 19, 10:34 am
Spring Sing 2023: Mariachi de Uclatlán takes on nontraditional tunes, explores emotion
This Spring Sing, Mariachi de Uclatlán is having its own superbloom. The annual tradition will take place on Friday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center and fourth-year ethnomusicology student Saveena Patel said the collegiate mariachi band will play an arrangement of “Orange Blossom Special.” Blending Western and Mexican music together, fourth-year anthropology student Ricardo Dollero said the nontraditional song choice was made to honor the Mexican-American experience while also appealing to a broader audience. Read more...
Photo: The members of Mariachi de Uclatlán stand together, holding their instruments. The group will return to the Spring Sing stage on Friday. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
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May 19, 3:45 am
Spring Sing 2023: Student Oliver Strachan to explore queer love in original piece
Guitar in hand, Oliver Strachan is eager to express his art solo. Exploring the theme of queer love, the second-year theater student will perform his original song, “No Strings,” at this year’s Spring Sing. Read more...
Photo: Second-year theater student Oliver Strachan lies over a blue fountain. Strachan will perform at Spring Sing on Friday. (Halinda Yu/Daily Bruin)
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May 19, 2:18 am
Spring Sing 2023: With ‘I’m Out’ performance, Lot 3 to band together before driving separate ways
Lot 3 is going out grooving for its final Spring Sing performance. The student band – composed of fourth-year theater student EJ Chen, fourth-year public affairs student Harry Frahn, fourth-year physics student Rishi Acharya and fourth-year theater student Gil Weissman – will perform at this year’s Spring Sing for the second year in a row. Read more...
Photo: Lot 3 stands together outside. The band will return to the Spring Sing stage on Friday. (Jenny Xu/Daily Bruin)