In one of the rare instances where lip-synching is not only engrossing but also applauded, the child actors of the Belgium-based theater company Victoria proved captivating as copycats in last Saturday night’s performance of writer/actor/director Josse De Pauw’s “üBUNG” at UCLA’s Freud Playhouse, drawing to an end UCLA Live’s second International Theatre Festival. Read more...

“N*gger Wetb*ck Ch*nk” Los Angeles Theatre Center Now through May 8 UCLA students Miles Gregley, Allan Axibal and Rafael Agustin have taken another step toward theater stardom as their controversial and popular production, a runaway hit on campus, moves to Downtown for a highly anticipated run. Read more...

When it comes to the issue of misconceptions of Chinese culture and dance, Josephine Louie, artistic director of “Lotus Steps, 2004,” recounts the time when the bare midriff of a child dancer performing in the show was brought into question. Read more...

Balkan Jazz Ensemble Fowler Museum April 22, 6 p.m. The latest in the Fowler Out Loud concert series brings the sound of the Balkans to UCLA. Read more...

The survival of independent publishing in a corporate mass media climate is a classic David and Goliath story, except in this case, the underdog may not succeed against all odds, and must instead learn how to coexist with his giant opponent. Read more...

Indian Cinema Lecture Fowler Museum April 22, 7 p.m. UCLA English Professor Joseph Nagy and Assistant Professor Yogita Goyal explain why Bollywood is becoming increasingly prominent in the United States. Read more...

As those familiar pointy white tents were being pitched all over campus this week in preparation for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, I couldn’t help but get to thinking about how we deal with literature here at the dB Magazine. Read more...