There are more than 500 square miles of city surrounding UCLA’s campus, which takes up a minuscule fraction of that mileage. For such a big place, Los Angeles at times seems impossible to navigate. Read more...
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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December 5, 7:48 am
Act III Theatre Ensemble to open first sketch comedy
Just a few days before opening night, the Act III Theatre Ensemble rehearses in a Humanities building classroom. The actors’ voices and laughter echo off the blank walls that will soon become the walls of an auditorium, when they move from the classroom to the stage in Schoenberg Hall. Read more...
Photo: Members of Act III, second-year world arts and cultures student Danielle Kay (left), third-year theater student Jeff Pielago (center) and first-year theater student Justin O’Brien (right), rehearse in the Humanities building for “The Complete History of America (Abridged)” – the company’s first straight comedy play. (Maryrose Kulick/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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December 5, 7:42 am
Hip-hop dance group Foundations Choreography teaches basics to beginners
Dancers Alexander Tang and Vincent Tang started out with virtually no dance experience. After much practice, they eventually joined ACA Hip Hop and VSU Traditional, respectively. Read more...
Photo: Foundations Choreography is a dance group that aims to teach hip-hop specifically to beginner-level dancers. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Podcasts
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December 5, 12:00 am
Paws, Play, Rewind! – Episode 20: And the Winner is…
Paws, Play, Rewind! – Episode 20: And the Winner is…
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"Paws, Play, Rewind! – Episode 20: And the Winner is…"
The Daily Bruin’s very own Arts & Entertainment podcast Paws, Play, Rewind! returns for episode 20 with the latest and greatest in pop culture and campus happenings. Read more...
Arts, Music, Theater & Fine Arts
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December 4, 12:00 am
Passion for dance motivates UCLA students to form Happy Feet
It started in Ackerman Student Union, in the textbook buyback center. Last fall, fourth-year world arts and cultures/dance student Kevin Belisario met his coworker, fourth-year sociology student Mike Wamungu, at their job at the student union. Read more...
Photo: Happy Feet, a dance group founded by fourth-year world arts and culture/dance student Kevin Belisario (foreground) and fourth-year sociology student Mike Wamungu, aims to emphasize pure movement and footwork through its dances. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arts, Film & TV
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December 4, 12:00 am
Student production group Lyon Entertainment explores feminism in videos
In videos that last less than 15 seconds, Marisa Huang and Ava Iranpour aim to show that an educated young woman can be free from social constructs through a combination of music, theater, cinema and fashion. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year political science student Ava Iranpour (left) and fourth-year communication studies student Marisa Huang (right) founded the production group Lyon Entertainment that creates Vine-like videos exploring feminist themes. (Kailey Rishovd/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Music
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December 4, 12:00 am
UCLA, USC students unite to hold Crosstown Caroling concert
The day after the UCLA-USC football game, Bruin choral singers filled Schoenberg Hall with a victorious eight-clap and enthusiastically chanted “We are the Champions” to their Trojan counterparts. Read more...
Photo: Rivals in Harmony is a choral group that consists of UCLA and USC students. The group, formed by UCLA alumnus Alexander Blake, aims to bring together students from the rival schools through music. The group’s first concert, Crosstown Caroling, will take place in Schoenberg Hall on Sunday. (Courtesy of Alex Blake)