“The Long Christmas Ride Home” cast members did wall sits and pushups in preparation for their latest role: puppeteering. Students from UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television will perform in playwright-in-residence Paula Vogel’s “The Long Christmas Ride Home” on Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Autumn Sylve stars in “The Long Christmas Ride Home,” which follows three children on a road trip with their parents during the Christmas season. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)
Magic and logic clash in the UNLOCKED escape room, tricking the mind alongside the eye, said Hung Pham. Based in Irvine, UNLOCKED was created in January 2016 as the pet project of UCLA biochemistry professor Pham and four friends, all enthusiasts of the budding escape room trend. Read more...
Photo: Biochemistry professor Hung Pham created UNLOCKED, an escape room based in Irvine, with four friends. The escape room delves into fantastical realms of magic while encouraging participants to utilize logical reasoning, he said. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)
Years of sewing pillows with her grandmother eventually led Hannah Sullivan to found her own fashion brand. Sullivan, a second-year global studies student, created TAKE OUT Clothing, her line of reinvigorated thrifted attire, which she launched in September. Read more...
Photo: Hannah Sullivan, a second-year global studies student, founded TAKE OUT Clothing, her apparel line through which she sells remade thrifted items. Sullivan said she was trying to create an in-style sustainable brand that sells affordable pieces. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Hillman Photography Initiative chose Andrea Polli for a project-based partnership, even though she is not a photographer. Polli, an artist and professor of art and ecology at the University of New Mexico, creates technology-based art pieces to bring attention to how people use and manifest energy. Read more...
Photo: Andrea Polli, who will lecture at the Art|Sci Center on Tuesday, creates projects that visualize environmental energy. Her project “Energy Flow” was a wind-powered light display on the Rachel Carson Bridge. The work’s light animations were based on the weather conditions in Pittsburgh. (Courtesy of Christopher Litherland)
A festival full of lattes crafted for Instagram, espresso machines that cost more than rent and enough caffeine to fuel a city were present at a Los Angeles venue this weekend. Read more...
Photo: The Silk Barista Collection at the Los Angeles Coffee Festival presented slightly carbonated mocha cold brew samples. The festival took place at the Magic Box at the Reef in downtown Los Angeles, and hosted more than 60 coffee-related vendors and businesses. There was something for every coffee lover at the festival, said Jeffrey Young, the chairman of the company behind various coffee festivals around the world. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)
An ornate coffin that stands open upon a stage is the impressive opening image of “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.” An eerie haze dances under sapphire lighting, signaling the wintry tale that will ensue. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Chris Whitaker)
Terri Lyne Carrington received a full scholarship from Berklee College of Music at the age of 11. Now a Grammy award-winning drummer and vocalist, Carrington will perform at Royce Hall on Friday. Read more...
Photo: Terri Lyne Carrington, the first woman to win a Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, will perform in Royce Hall on Friday. Carrington created the Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice at Berklee College of Music because she said she noticed fewer women involved in instrumental aspects of jazz. (Courtesy of Tracy Love)
