As the lights went out, a hush fell over Royce Hall and gradually a humming sound began to grow. A single dancer walked across the stage with an air of indifference, every footstep resonating through the hall in the near silence. Read more...
Photo: (Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA)
Under a cloak of stars stand two figures, a dancer low to the ground reaching up to an audience member standing tall, looking gently down. The dancer reaches for the hand of the audience member until, with her assistance, they meet on the same level. Read more...
Photo: On the Royce Hall Terrace, the contemporary dance company Ate9 dANCEcOMPANY performed “Exhibit o,” choreographed by Danielle Agami. The performance broke the barrier between audience members and performers, as the dancers interacted with – and involved – onlookers. (Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA)
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...
Photo: The Los Angeles Hayride returns for its sixth year at the Old L.A. Zoo at Griffith Park. (Maryrose Kulick/Daily Bruin)
There is a primal instinct that’s generally truer than the traditional fight-or-flight responses: panic. Unbridled, terrified panic. It usually manifests as screaming or, internally, a mind-numbing sense of lingering dread. Read more...
Photo: (Magnolia Pictures)
South American surf rock band Salt Petal was in the wake of a snowstorm. The band – unsigned by a record company – was camping in New Mexico, on a road trip to Austin, Texas, to play at the South by Southwest music festival. Read more...
Photo: South American band Salt Petal consists of vocalist and UCLA alumna Autumn Harrison (left). The band recently won the World Music Network Battle of the Bands with its song “Por la Luna.” (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arriving at the spooky venue of the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride, you may hear unexpected sounds of banging drums and upbeat music, but don’t let that fool you into thinking that you’re not in for a scary night. Read more...
Daily Bruin’s very own Arts & Entertainment podcast, Paws, Play, Rewind!, returns for episode 17 with the latest and greatest in pop culture and campus happenings. Read more...
Photo: Madeleine Isaacs
