Suppressed emotions are taking the limelight in “Project II: Homelife and The Zoo Story.” Held by the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, “Project II: Homelife and The Zoo Story” will feature American playwright Edward Albee’s two plays set on one stage. Read more...
Photo: The School of Theater, Film & Television’s upcoming production “Project II: Homelife and The Zoo Story” combines two tales to express shared themes of suppressed emotions (Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 7 at 1:11 a.m. Following a retreat from the spotlight, Mitski is not afraid of the dark. Nearly three years after she announced an indefinite break from touring, the singer released her sixth studio album “Laurel Hell,” is an amalgamation of shadowy ideas ripened over her hiatus. Read more...
Photo: Released Friday, Mitski’s sixth studio album takes the form of ’80s-infused “Laurel Hell.” (Courtesy of Dead Oceans)
This post was updated Feb. 7 at 12:55 a.m. Sohini Halder is making her medical school journey full screen. The alumnus and first-year medical student at UC San Francisco started her YouTube channel – which now has more than 1,700 subscribers – in June 2020 to document her pre-med experience. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Sohini Halder is taking to YouTube to provide advice and free resources for aspiring medical students. Inspired by her own application process, Halder said she hopes to lessen the barriers some students face through free study templates and other tips from her personal experiences. (Photo courtesy of Sohini Halder Photo illustration by Katie Frei/Daily Bruin)
If the phrase “augmented reality theater” sounds unfamiliar, allow “A Most Favored Nation” to demonstrate. In conjunction with the Center for Research in Engineering, Media and Performance, the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television is welcoming the UCLA community to the live-to-tape immersive theater experience with “A Most Favored Nation.” The play’s action occurs in 1963 Chicago yet extends three sets of characters’ storylines across two alternate timelines, allowing viewers to choose which aspects of the production to follow. Read more...
Photo: (From left to right) Paulyne Youri, Marisa Moenho and Jacqui Kolker play Hana, Sabine and Gene in “A Most Favored Nation.” The live-to-tape show combines augmented reality with real life performances. (Courtesy of UCLA Department of Theater)
Bruin Creators transforms students from viewers to creators. Founded in 2020, the student club aims to build a small community for aspiring Bruin YouTubers to teach them how to create video projects such as vlogs, TikToks and promotional advertisements, president and third-year neuroscience student Jason Wu said. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Creators helps support students YouTube goals and provides community, president and third-year student Jason Wu said. The club hosts editing workshops, which fifth-year Anna Sohn said have been her favorite, and provides members with video tips, which second-year Michael Sherbrooke said have helped his public speaking. (Photo by Jefferson Alade, Photo illustration by Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
Abel Lai is playing his way into the hearts of his Instagram followers. The second-year chemical engineering student said he started his piano account with the sole purpose of posting covers of songs requested by his followers. Read more...
Photo: Second-year chemical engineering student Abel Lai posts videos of piano covers on his Instagram account, taking requests from friends and followers. (Seth Van Matre/Daily Bruin)
As chancellor from 1960 to 1968, Franklin D. Murphy conceived of and curated UCLA’s Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. The bucolic hills and surrounding pathways, completed by architect Ralph Cornell in 1967, serve as a community hangout and the backdrop for some of the finest sculptures of the 20th century. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
