Ruoxuan Li flipped through Francis Ford Coppola’s photo album and found the image she was looking for. Behind the protective sleeve was an aging photo of young twin boys from the 1920s. Read more...
Photo: Film alum Mark Daniel Quintos and students worked alongside filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola to produce the experimental project. (Kelly Ma/Daily Bruin)
Shaan Mathur wants people to watch a mother and daughter succumb to illness and fear as they are trapped in a maze inhabited by monsters and nightmarish illusions. Read more...
Photo: Shaan Mathur’s original horror video game “Mom” sends players through the story of a mother and daughter seeking refuge from the apocalypse in a labyrinth. (Courtesy of Shaan Mathur)
When Maria Diaz auditioned for the UCLA world arts and cultures’ dance program, she never had any formal dance training. Now the alumna runs her own studio and hopes to provide young people with opportunities she didn’t have as a child. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Maria Diaz opened Fuego y Sabor Latino Dance Studio to bring Latin American dance from her home country of Colombia to South Central Los Angeles. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
Lines of 20-year-old electronic music enthusiasts began forming outside the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Saturday three hours before Flume was scheduled to perform. Swarms of girls without tickets to the sold-out concert stood desperately nearby with cash in hand, looking for any way to bypass the bouncers. Read more...
Photo: Hordes of teenagers began forming a line for Flume outside the Shrine Auditorium three hours before the artist was slotted for the stage. Many ticketless fans were visibly upset when turned away from the venue, but those who did make it in were treated to an exciting electronic dance party. (Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)
Music is coming. Strings hummed and drums pounded on the Hollywood Palladium theater stage, drawing many excited cheers from audience members sporting shirts with House Targaryen sigils or “The North Remembers.” Immersive art, music and storytelling brings the suspenseful and often tragic show “Game of Thrones” to life. Read more...
Photo: HBO and Live Nation treated “Game of Thrones” fans to a private orchestral concert showcasing the series’ music last Monday. The performance served as a sneak peak of a full-length musical set that will begin touring the U.S. in February. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Braces and a budding geeky personality characterized Andrew Sibner’s early teenage years. Unlike most awkward adolescents, however, he also attended auditions in Los Angeles for movies, commercials and television shows. Read more...
Photo: Andrew Sibner uses skills he learned from his past experience as a psychology student at UCLA in his latest role as an associate visual effects designer at Walt Disney Imagineering.(Courtesy of Andrew Sibner)
Angel Blue’s first opera album was a gift from her father. At 5 years old, Blue listened to Leontyne Price’s seasoned vocals on “A Program of Song” over and over, falling more in love with the music with each aria, she said. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Angel Blue graduated from UCLA’s music program in 2008 and has gone on to sing in major opera houses and concert halls around the world. (Courtesy of Angel Blue)
