Wednesday, February 18

Musical humanizes Einstein through balance of ambition, romantic relationship

Albert Einstein is known for his academic prowess, but “Rebel Genius” will bring his romantic endeavors to center stage. The musical’s world premiere, presented by the department of theater in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television will run from Friday through March 16 in Macgowan Hall’s Little Theater. Read more...

Photo: Sara Gilbert, a fourth-year musical theater student and Michael Wells, a third-year musical theater student, will star in an upcoming production of “Rebel Genius” on campus. The two will bring to life the love story of Mileva Maric and Albert Einstein, focusing on the latter’s relationships, as opposed to his scientific prowess. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)


Photographer, UCLA professor to feature immersive exhibition in Los Angeles

This post was updated March 11 at 11:43 a.m. Photographer Mona Kuhn said her art has always existed on untouchable white walls. This September, she wants guests to take a physical step inside of it. Read more...

Photo: Mona Kuhn, an adjunct photography professor at UCLA, will feature her installation in Vancouver in April, and in Los Angeles in September. Her photography, featured in the installation, utilizes light and a desert landscape to symbolically portray human self-discovery in a natural environment. (Courtesy of Mona Kuhn)


Alumna hits home with three softball companies, mentors female athletes

Jen Schroeder flies about 250,000 miles every year to train young female athletes. Since graduating in 2009, the UCLA alumna and former NCAA softball player founded three companies across the United States. Read more...

Photo: Jen Schroeder, an alumna and former NCAA softball player, founded three companies across the USA. Each of the three companies aims to provide training in softball and life skills to young girls. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)


Restaurant review: Audrey’s variable dish quality fails to justify inflated prices

Audrey at the Hammer makes a visitor wish they stayed confined to the galleries of the museum. Located near the Hammer Museum’s Lindbrook entrance, Audrey, which opened Feb. Read more...

Photo: Audrey at the Hammer, which opened Feb. 26, offers European dishes on its menu as well as some casual diner fare. Overall, the restaurant fails to provide satisfactory contemporary dishes that live up to their inflated price tags. (Courtesy of Sean Ryan Pierce)



Afro-Cuban band incorporates intercontinental sounds to inspire free-flowing dance

Ritmo de Orun combines the Spanish word ‘ritmo,’ meaning rhythm, and the Nigerian word ‘orun,’ meaning heaven or sun. The name encapsulates the two cultures that inspire the Afro-Cuban band’s style. Read more...

Photo: Ritmo de Orun, an Afro-Cuban band, will perform its first show as a group at Fowler Out Loud. The band’s name combines Spanish and Nigerian words, reflecting the two cultures involved in the style of music. (Eli Countryman/Daily Bruin)


New ways of seeing the sea: Installations invoke emotions of environmental change

Erin Cooney recorded herself grieving over climate change. The video is paired with sounds of insects and other animal life in a Puerto Rican rainforest, which fade out over time to represent the fauna diminishing since the 1970s. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student Erin Cooney will show her exhibition, “I Need the Sea Because It Teaches Me,” at the Broad Art Center on Tuesday after a panel discussion on art and climate change. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)