This post was updated Dec. 6 at 5:34 p.m. Even though the sky’s the limit, “Skywatching Down the Well (井底天空)” celebrates the freedom in staying grounded. Read more...
Photo: Members of the cast of “Skywatching Down the Well (井底天空),” three of whom are wearing blue and white tracksuits, gather around a table. UCLA’s CFan Chinese Theatre Group presented its three-act play Nov. 23 in Lani Hall at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Dec. 3 at 8:12 p.m. Emily Chu bridges the gap between everyday struggle and self-expression, blending genres in more ways than one. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year psychology student Emily Chu leans against a tree while holding an acoustic guitar. Chu released her latest single “could’ve been us” in August, which she described as one of her most personal works yet. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)
If “Hamilton” is the musical of America’s fathers, then “Suffs” is the mother of modern theater. The Tony Award-winning musical’s first national tour marched its way into the Hollywood Pantages Theatre on Nov. Read more...
Photo: Members of the cast of “Suffs” pose dramatically on the low-lit stage wearing suffrage sashes. The Tony Award-winning musical’s first national tour arrived at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre on Nov. 18, where it will stay until Dec. 7. (Courtesy of Hollywood Pantages)
This post was updated Dec. 3 at 8:20 p.m. A UCLA alumnus is inviting listeners to explore their own emotional terrain, blending melancholic poetry with a warm, intimate timbre. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Liam McGrath is pictured performing at the Big Bear Film Festival in September. The alternative folk singer-songwriter released his latest single, “Abel,” in February, since his last release in 2023. (Courtesy of Liam McGrath)
This post was updated Nov. 30 at 7:47 p.m. A new UCLA student-led alternative band is soon to showcase its budding creativity in Westwood. Consisting of five band members – guitarist Max Chaplin, lead singer Misha Ovcharenko, guitarist Luke Naphat, drummer Brady Quinn and bassist Aidan Levy – the band originated this fall quarter. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the five-member band afterthought. The band was created early fall quarter of this year, with guitarist Max Chaplin and lead singer Misha Ovcharenko being the first two members to connect. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Nov. 30 at 7:59 p.m. With still a few months before music’s biggest night, the Grammy Awards are already taking over music lovers’ minds. Read more...
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This post was updated Nov. 30 at 7:38 p.m. UCLA English professor Claire McEachern is stepping away from her typical scholarly writing with “Coyotes and Culture: Essays from Old Malibu.” McEachern, who has spent her career writing about 16th- and 17th-century British authors like John Milton and William Shakespeare, was caught in the middle of the Malibu Woolsey Fire in 2018. Read more...
Photo: Claire McEachern holds her collection of essays, “Coyotes and Culture,” as she leans against a brick wall. The UCLA English professor was inspired to write the stories by her time living in Malibu. (Victor Simoes/Daily Bruin)
