Randall Arney’s job as a director is to take stories and retell them, incorporating his own actors and visions into the script. He has grown fond of Irish plays in particular, he said, because of their prose and emotion. Read more...
Photo: Geffen Playhouse artistic director Randall Arney’s (left) latest production, “Outside Mulling,” premieres Tuesday night. The play stars Dan Donohue (center) and Jessica Collins (right) as two lifelong neighbors in rural Ireland. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
As night descends, comedians present jokes in a parking lot about fatherless children and the weirdness of babies. “The hardest part about being raised by a single mom is having to keep away guys that keep hitting on her. Read more...
Photo: After watching dance teams practice in parking lots, third-year English student Nathan Mosher (top) and third-year computer science student Austin Nasso were inspired to co-create the Roadkill Comedy Show. The group hosts stand-up comedy performances in Parking Structure 7 twice a month. (Bailey Greene/Daily Bruin)
Guillaume Sutre can still see traces of the impact that World War I left on his native Douai, France. Read more...
Photo: UCLA violin professor Guillaume Sutre (left) will perform violin and piano sonatas Tuesday with Steven Vanhauwaert (right) to commemorate Veterans Day. (Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)
One of the most fascinating things about the American Film Institute Festival is the crowd of foreign filmmakers on show. With a host of international selections comes a host of international viewpoints. Read more...
Photo: International selections make up a significant part of AFI Fest and this year’s included the feudal black comedy “Aferim!” (top left), the heartbreaking “Mustang” (top right) and the widescreen splendor of “Ixcanul” (bottom). (HI Film Productions, CG Cinéma and La Casa de Production)
The president of UCLA’s Cooking and Baking Club once burned water while making pasta. Ten years later, Elliott Cheung stood in the Sunset Canyon Vista Room at the front of a steel kitchen table cluttered with cheddar cheese, Jello mix and oregano, overseeing a club member as she seasoned her salsa. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year physiological science student Elliott Cheung (left) was drawn to cooking because he saw homemade food as the best way to explore new flavors on a college budget. The fourth-year physiological science student is now one of the Cooking and Baking Club’s longest standing members and a current participant in the six-month professional diploma program at Culver City’s New School of Cooking. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
The world of mainstream music is constantly transforming as new artists, styles and trends are embraced with each passing year. In spite of these changes, some musicians have maintained their popularity across decades, reinventing their sounds and careers. Read more...
Photo: French electronic duo Daft Punk popularized electronic dance music by turning its shows into a highly kinetic audio-visual experience. (Nabil)
Julia Mallord tuned her guitar as she sat on a stoop in the darkness. Kevin Valle readjusted the height of the microphone as Luke Aronson hung up colorful tie-dye tapestries on the back wall. Read more...
Photo: Students Julia Mallord (left), Kevin Valle (middle) and Luke Aronson (right) perform at 500 Midvale Ave. every Thursday night as part of “The Stoop Series.” (Efren Pinon/Daily Bruin)
