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June 2, 12:40 am

Tea Tunes: Student embraces personal influences, experiences into first album

Music inspires the soul and allows listeners to feel joyful and free, and behind every piece of inspirational music lies a songwriter and a story. Throughout spring quarter, columnist Kaitlyn Peterson will sit down over tea with UCLA singer-songwriters to explore their musical goals, personal inspirations and what makes their songs so special. Read more...

Photo: Sixth-year history student Drew Drysdale released her 10-song album, “Into the Grey” on SoundCloud in January 2017. The music recounts her experiences with depression and reflects on how far she has come in life. (Chengcheng Zhang/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Lifestyle, Theater & Fine Arts

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June 1, 9:09 pm

Instagram project gives feminist twist to major brand ads

Eileen Matthews has created advertisements using national brands including Kleenex and McDonalds. However, her ads aren’t meant to sell tissues or burgers – instead, they’re a form of art and activism. Read more...

Photo: Eileen Matthews created “100 Days of Feminist Ads” in April. The Instagram project releases daily art pieces styled as ads for different well-known brands with a feminist twist, addressing topics like the pay gap and consent. (Courtesy of Eileen Matthews)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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May 31, 11:10 pm

Theater department delivers eerie production of musical “Carrie”

Nick DeGruccio wants audience members to jump and maybe even wet their pants when watching his latest production. Based on Stephen King’s work, the pop-rock musical “Carrie” centers on an awkward teenager, who is bullied by her overly religious mother and her high school peers. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s production of “Carrie: The Musical” will feature blood, telekinetic powers, a high school prom dance and spooky special effects. (Courtesy of Sam Sherry)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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May 31, 11:09 pm

HOOLIGAN’s ‘Stage Door’ taps into students’ own life experiences

Sara Gilbert cried before anything happened onstage the first time she stepped into a Broadway theater to see “Miss Saigon” in New York. The second-year theater student and musical theater-lover will embody a character this weekend who shares her dreams of performing on Broadway. Read more...

Photo: HOOLIGAN Theatre Company’s production of “Stage Door” will feature women who live in a boarding house and aspire to make a name for themselves on Broadway. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin staff)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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May 31, 11:09 pm

UCLA Shakespeare company explores meaning of love in ‘Fourteen Lines’

Davia Schendel wrote her first play on the back of her eighth-grade school notebook. Since then, she’s written three more plays, two during her freshman year at UCLA and one this year. Read more...

Photo: The Shakespeare Company at UCLA is putting on “Fourteen Lines,” a play written, casted and directed by second-year theater student Davia Schendel. The show is based on Shakespearean characters and sonnets, and it searches for the meaning of love across centuries. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)


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