Alan Leve counted the bumper stickers for presidential candidates Franklin Roosevelt and Alfred Landon while he was a child growing up in Boyle Heights in the 1930s. Read more...
Photo: Donor Alan D. Leve described his childhood in Boyle Heights prior to the opening of the exhibition “From Brooklyn Avenue to Cesar Chavez: Jewish Histories in Multiethnic Boyle Heights,” which is open through Wednesday in Royce Hall 306. (Esmeralda Lopez/Daily Bruin)
Taiwanese television stations in the 1990s broadcasted Falun Dafa persecutions in Tiananmen Square in China, where the meditation practice is shunned. First-grader Joyce Kuo, a practitioner of the meditation, was worried while watching the images on television in her home in Taiwan because she knew her family could receive negative attention. Read more...
Photo: Students in UCLA’s Falun Dafa club practice qigong meditation, which is banned in China. The club’s new exhibit, “The Art of Truthfulness,” plans to challenge negative stigmas surrounding the practice. (Burcu Turkay/Daily Bruin)
Acting students Lea Madda, Tara Turnbull and Maia Rychlik are used to taking on different identities. But for their latest acting roles, their own identities are key. Read more...
Photo: MFA students Maia Rychlik, Tara Turnbull and Lea Madda portray sisters Masha, Irina and Olga respectively in the UCLA Department of Theater’s production of “Three Sisters” by Anton Chekhov. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
Students around the world may be able to stream recordings of “Dracula,” “Pride and Prejudice” and Shakespearean plays. In October, the L.A. Theatre Works entered Audio Theatre 2.0 into the My LA2050 Grants Challenge, which will award up to $100,000 to community projects that receive the most online votes from the public. Read more...
Photo: L.A. Theatre Works’ project Audio Theatre 2.0 could allow access to a large collection of recorded shows for its audience, such as “Pride and Prejudice” and “Tooth and Claw.” The #MyLA2050 grant will announce the winners on Dec. 6. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)
The “The Nightmare Before Christmas” soundtrack magically ties together Halloween tunes and Christmas carols. Seventeen thousand people filled the Hollywood Bowl to the brim Friday night for the live screening and orchestral performance of Tim Burton’s holiday cult classic “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” The soundtrack composer and songwriter of the film Danny Elfman contributed live vocals to the event. Read more...
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Cats, strange Westwood encounters and pop divas inspired the choreography for the 2016 “Yes to Bodies” dance production. “Yes to Bodies,” a World Arts and Cultures/Dance show, will highlight the work of 26 student artists in its second annual performance Friday in the Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year dance students Bora Yoon and Allyson Adams will dance in “Yes to Bodies,” a World Arts and Cultures/Dance show, which will highlight the work of 26 student artists Friday. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)
Nine UCLA alumni joined the cast of “Frozen – Live at the Hyperion,” performing as Elsa, Olaf, Hans, Kristoff or the ensemble. The live adaptation of the 2013 Disney animated film “Frozen” currently plays three times a day at Disney California Adventure after opening in May. Read more...
Photo: Tiana Okoye (pictured) plays the role of the snow queen Elsa in “Frozen – Live at the Hyperion” at Disney California Adventure. The 2013 theater, film and television alumna is the first black actress to play the role in the live action production based on the original 2013 animated film. Okoye has also performed as the title role in “Carrie” at the Hollywood Bowl. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
