Singer-songwriter Masego brought jazz to a Bruin Bash performance that was anything but smooth. The annual welcome-back concert was held in Pauley Pavilion on Monday, featuring openers CØLEMAN and Masego, followed by DaBaby as the opening act. Read more...
Photo: Performers CØLEMAN and Masego opened for DaBaby at this year’s Bruin Bash at Pauley Pavilion. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
Zac Brown Band made it to the top by playing everything from southern rock to island-inspired country – all leading up to their best effort in country-pop fusion yet. Read more...
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Hooligan Theatre Company is asking its cast, crew and audience for courage this year, on and off the stage. Courage is the theme of its upcoming theater season, in part because of the themes explored in this season’s shows. Read more...
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This post was updated Sept. 24 at 9:00 p.m. The only thing worse than falling in love with your best friend is confessing those feelings the night before they move across the country. Read more...
Photo: Producer Jenine Pastores, writer and director Kevin J. Nguyen, alumnus Ivan Mok and producer Vu Hoang (left to right) all worked together to create “Blue Suit,” a short film set in the San Gabriel Valley and centered on the representation of the LGBTQ community within the Asian American one. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
The cues and contexts of human interaction are stripped away online and on social media where different backgrounds, environments and points in time crash together, according to the theory of “context collapse.” The UCLA Department of Design Media Arts 2020 MFA class’ fall group show, “Context Collapse,” explores how that idea comes to play in art – the idea that multiple works coming from vastly different perspectives viewed together can create a new context of understanding. Read more...
Photo: Design media arts graduate student Erin Cooney is making a piece for the “Context Collapse” exhibition. The piece, she said, will include a body made out of clothing filled with plastic debris to represent immigration and climate crisis. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
Diantha Ngo is continuing a revived-trend piece with her handmade scrunchies. The second-year bioengineering student founded her own startup brand, selling her creations to those buying into the ’80s trend. Read more...
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Everyone who falls asleep must first enter a state of hypnosis. Every person experiences hypnosis, and stage hypnotist Brian Imbus, who has performed at True Bruin Welcome Week for the past 10 years, will return on its final Sunday for two evening performances to demonstrate hypnosis routines on students. Read more...
Photo: Stage hypnotist Brian Imbus will perform at True Bruin Welcome Week. Throughout his show, he said he uses a variety of techniques to put one in a hypnotic state, such as asking them to imagine a beach or the feeling of sand between their toes. (Courtesy of Brian Imbus)
