This post was updated March 11 at 6:40 p.m. Welcome back, Bachelor Nation, to yet another season of 30 women vying for one man’s heart. The 24th season of the franchise features Peter Weber, a Colton Underwood look-alike nicknamed Pilot Pete. Read more...
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A hopeful Bruin voice found herself auditioning for “American Idol” after posting her singing videos on social media. Among the many contestants who auditioned for the latest season of the singing competition is second-year global jazz studies student Sophia Wackerman. Read more...
Photo: Second-year global jazz studies student Sophia Wackerman auditioned for “American Idol” after receiving a direct message from the show’s producer who had taken interest in the videos Wackerman had posted of herself singing. She said being surrounded by music at a young age, since her father is a drummer and her late mother was a singer, inspired her to pursue singing professionally. (Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin)
The anxiety and tension of crossing the border come alive at night in “Esperanza.” Shruti Parekh, a graduate student at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, said her film centers around three protagonists who intend to illegally cross the border into Canada in the middle of the night, hoping to start a new life. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Shruti Parekh’s film “Esperanza” follows three protagonists who intend to illegally cross into Canada in the middle of the night, hoping to start a new life. She said the film embodies the dynamics of different immigrants and their viewpoints. (Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin)
If any artist can hit the audience in the feels then start a dance party in the span of about two seconds, it’s Echosmith. After releasing its sophomore album earlier this year, the sibling-trio band finished “The Lonely Generation Tour” in its hometown of Los Angeles at The Fonda Theatre on Thursday night. Read more...
Photo: Siblings Sydney and Noah Sierota, better known as two-thirds of Echosmith, took to the stage of The Fonda Theatre on Thursday night. The performance was a mixture of upbeat excitement and tender familial moments which combined to show the band’s true strength – creating unity through its music, writes columnist Jessica Li. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin)
History repeats itself, and so does art. With films, video games and even books being flooded with sequels, remakes and spinoffs, audiences in recent years have appeared to embrace familiarity over novelty. Read more...
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Watercolor painting was one of the few ways Elizabeth Reichner could bond with her sister. The creative process of art is widely known to nurture emotional growth – a concept the second-year art student wanted to explore at UCLA by forming the club Healing through Art. Read more...
Photo: Elizabeth Reichner, a second-year art student, and Paige Shannon, a second-year music and industry history student, work together as a part of the club Healing through Art. They said the club works to give students an alternative option to learn ways to improve their mental health through education and creating art. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
“The Rover” provides a remarkably prescient take on social norms for a play that premiered in 1677. Running at the Freud Playhouse through March 14, director Emily Chase said “The Rover” was originally written by 17th-century playwright Aphra Behn, one of the first female playwrights who was able to support herself with her work. Read more...
Photo: A modern rendition of “The Rover,” directed by Emily Chase, will run at the Freud Playhouse through March 14. Originally written by 17th-century playwright Aphra Behn, Chase said the play portrays female characters who were ahead of their time. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
