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Theater & Fine Arts

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October 19, 11:27 pm

Environmental lab explores intersection of art, science

A new program is moving North and South Campus closer together. UCLA’s Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies seeks to bridge the gap between the humanities and sciences at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: An team of faculty members including Ursula Heise, Allison Carruth (pictured) and Jon Christensen formed the Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies after a yearlong seminar in 2015. The goal of the program is to combine environmental studies with art, media and narrative storytelling. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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October 18, 9:10 pm

Professor overhauls Peace Over Violence brand for greater inclusion

Large white letters stood out against the black and white image of a smiling woman, spelling “confianza sobre violencia” (confidence over violence). The image fades away on Peace Over Violence’s website homepage, replaced with the scene of a smiling man and woman, with the words “friendship over violence” written across their embracing arms. Read more...

Photo: Design | Media Arts professor Rebeca Méndez redesigned the branding for the organization Peace Over Violence. In her design, Méndez updated the name and used blue and white primary colors to communicate peace, she said. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)

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October 16, 4:41 pm

Q&A: Playwright Donald Margulies talks inspiration, revival of ‘The Model Apartment’

Donald Margulies watched the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolph Eichmann when he was a boy growing up in Brooklyn, New York, in 1961. The future playwright became horrified by the news coverage showing images of emaciated bodies left in piles on the grounds of concentration camps. Read more...

Photo: Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies authored the play “The Model Apartment” based on his experiences befriending Holocaust survivors in his community as a child growing up in Brooklyn, New York. (Courtesy of Ethan Hill)

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October 14, 12:00 am

UCLA alumnus shines as villainous Hans in Disney’s ‘Frozen – Live’

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: Theater, film and television alumnus Michael Starr portrays the role of Hans, the two-faced antagonist of Disney’s “Frozen,” in the live theatrical production of the show at Disney California Adventure. Hans is one of Starr’s first major roles playing a villain. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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October 13, 12:00 am

Alumnae encourage walking with Santa Monica crosswalk art

Crossing the street is now a work of art in Santa Monica. Francie Stefan, the mobility manager for the city of Santa Monica, worked with Los Angeles-based urban design firm Here Design Studio, LLC to launch a pilot program in September to paint two crosswalks near the Third Street Promenade. Read more...

Photo: Two alumnae from the School of Public Affairs worked on decorating Santa Monica crosswalks to encourage walking around the city. The design at Arizona and Second streets depicts reaching hands. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)

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October 10, 10:30 pm

Kerckhoff Art Gallery showcases work of LGBTQ and disabled community

Weiwen Balter said the very act of existence can be a form of rebellion.   Balter was suspended for openly identifying as queer as a high school student in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Read more...

Photo: Third-year political science student and art series director for the Cultural Affairs Commission Weiwen Balter (not pictured) helped organize Kerckhoff Art Gallery’s “This Body is a Rebellion,” to celebrate National Coming Out Week and Disabilities Awareness week. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)

Arts, Music, Theater & Fine Arts

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October 6, 11:33 pm

Two UCLA alumni headline as Kristoff in live production of ‘Frozen’

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: Alum Travis Leland had never seen the movie “Frozen” before he auditioned for “Frozen – Live at the Hyperion” at Disney California Adventure earlier this year. (Jennifer Hu and Harish Balasubramani/Daily Bruin)


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