Wednesday, May 21

UCLA alumna rediscovers love for creating visual art

Wings are typically made of feathers, but for Bethany Rennard’s high school senior showcase, she fashioned them entirely out of string. Rennard, a UCLA art history alumna, produces both digital and physical art through illustration and graphic design. Read more...

Photo: Art history alumna Bethany Rennard has produced a variety of artworks, including a tote bag with blue and red figures that symbolize the emotions of happiness and sadness, which she believes are important to a healthy lifestyle. (Esmeralda Lopez/Daily Bruin)


Student-formed Shakespeare theater company aims for audience engagement

Muse of Fire will perform “Henry IV” in a renovated liquor store in Koreatown. Muse of Fire, a classical theater company with a focus on Shakespeare’s works, was formed over the course of the 2016-2017 school year by fourth-year theater students Will Block, Margaret Starbuck and Renee MacDonald. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year theater students, Renee MacDonald, Will Block and Margaret Starbuck (left to right) formed the classical theater company Muse of Fire, which will be performing “Henry IV” in a renovated liquor store in July. (Hannah Johnson/Daily Bruin)



Dance community looks to UCLA to improve studio availability

This post was updated June 8 at 9:55 a.m. Practicing in UCLA’s concrete parking lots has become status quo for UCLA’s dance community because of a lack of available space. Read more...

Photo: ICARUS Contemporary Dance Company practices hip-hop, contemporary and jazz in Parking Structure 4 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The student dancers wear tennis shoes instead of dance shoes to protect themselves from the concrete floor. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)


Instagram project gives feminist twist to major brand ads

Eileen Matthews has created advertisements using national brands including Kleenex and McDonalds. However, her ads aren’t meant to sell tissues or burgers – instead, they’re a form of art and activism. Read more...

Photo: Eileen Matthews created “100 Days of Feminist Ads” in April. The Instagram project releases daily art pieces styled as ads for different well-known brands with a feminist twist, addressing topics like the pay gap and consent. (Courtesy of Eileen Matthews)


Theater department delivers eerie production of musical “Carrie”

Nick DeGruccio wants audience members to jump and maybe even wet their pants when watching his latest production. Based on Stephen King’s work, the pop-rock musical “Carrie” centers on an awkward teenager, who is bullied by her overly religious mother and her high school peers. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s production of “Carrie: The Musical” will feature blood, telekinetic powers, a high school prom dance and spooky special effects. (Courtesy of Sam Sherry)


HOOLIGAN’s ‘Stage Door’ taps into students’ own life experiences

Sara Gilbert cried before anything happened onstage the first time she stepped into a Broadway theater to see “Miss Saigon” in New York. The second-year theater student and musical theater-lover will embody a character this weekend who shares her dreams of performing on Broadway. Read more...

Photo: HOOLIGAN Theatre Company’s production of “Stage Door” will feature women who live in a boarding house and aspire to make a name for themselves on Broadway. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin staff)



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