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Theater & Fine Arts

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November 27, 10:37 pm

Otamatone orchestra to perform as part of Japanese device art exhibit

An orchestra of instruments that resemble giant musical notes with head-shaped bulbs will fill the Broad Art Center with synthesized sounds Tuesday. The instrument, known as an otamatone, is a piece of Japanese device art that Erkki Huhtamo, a professor in design media arts, will showcase in an otamatone orchestra comprising UCLA design media arts students. Read more...

Photo: Erkki Huhtamo, a design media arts professor, will be performing compositions on the otamatone at “Presentation of Japanese Device Art” on Tuesday. Huhtamo will also showcase works of Japanese device art such as the chihuahua whistle and the knockman. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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November 26, 8:44 pm

Alumnus helps direct play that aims to normalize transgender identity

Shen Heckel didn’t get the lead in “Rotterdam,” but the opportunity to work on a play about transgender identity made him determined to join the production. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Shen Heckel helped direct the play “Rotterdam,” which is about two women in a relationship who must redefine their relationship when one of them comes out as transgender. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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November 16, 11:27 pm

Students aim to explore meaning of sanctuary through art show

Nicole Corona Diaz and Nelson Chavez photographed hands painted as monarch butterflies for their latest art piece. Their photograph will be displayed in “Sanctuary Art Show,” which will open Friday in the Academic Affairs Commission office and display student artwork focusing on the theme of sanctuary on campus. Read more...

Photo: “Sanctuary Art Show” will feature works of art from students that tackle what “sanctuary” means to them, including a photograph by second-year political science student Nicole Corona Diaz (left) and a painting by fourth-year sociology student Sierra Bronkhorst (right). (Eda Gokcebay/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Arts Columns, Theater & Fine Arts

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November 16, 3:58 pm

Theater review: ‘Chasing Mem’ries’

The beginning dialogues in “Chasing Mem’ries” feel a bit stale, much like the stuffy attic the play is set in. Directed by Josh Ravetch, “Chasing Mem’ries: A Different Kind of Musical” runs from Nov. Read more...

Photo: Newly widowed Victoria (Tyne Daly) looks at a family photo album with her son Mason (Scott Kradolfer) while reminiscing about her late husband. (Courtesy of Chris Whitaker)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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November 15, 10:29 pm

Wedded alumni bring ‘Notes from the Underground’ to stage as one-man show

Larry Cedar converted Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “Notes from the Underground” from a dense 48,000-word novel to a 15,000-word one-man show. “It’s like they always say that when a sculptor has a big block of stone and he wants to make a sculpture of a beautiful woman, he just cuts away everything that isn’t the woman,” Cedar said. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Larry Cedar spent nine months adapting Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novel “Notes from the Underground” into his own one-man show. Cedar will perform the final performance of his adaptation Thursday night. (Courtesy of Lauren Conoscenti)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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November 15, 10:23 pm

HOOLIGAN’s uncensored rendition of ‘Cabaret’ aims to push boundaries

HOOLIGAN Theatre Company is trying to push boundaries this quarter with risqué costumes and social commentary in its production of “Cabaret.” In addition to a heavy amount of dancing, the show deals with themes of violence and genocide in 1930s Germany. Read more...

Photo: Christian Giannini (left), a third-year communications student, and Emily Allendorf (right), a first-year political science student, will perform in HOOLIGAN Theatre Company’s production of “Cabaret” this weekend. Giannini plays Emcee, a character who narrates and provides insight into what is happening onstage while interacting with the audience. (Nick Kardan/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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November 14, 10:33 pm

LCC Theatre Company’s fall production to feature student-directed plays

“Great Scott! And Other Above-Average People” will feature three plays in one show. Six UCLA students of the LCC Theatre Company directed three one-act plays for the student-run, Asian-American theater company’s first production this fall. Read more...

Photo: Kady Le, a fourth-year film and television student, directed “Seoul Occupant,” a one-act play that features a family’s response to a housing crisis in Los Angeles’ Koreatown. (Marley Maron/Daily Bruin)


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