Thursday, February 5

Theater & Fine Arts

Theater & Fine Arts

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February 23, 12:09 am

Student’s solo art exhibition draws curiosity on fluidity of identity

Ten-year-old Alice Jung didn’t know how to speak Korean when she and her family moved from Tucson, Arizona to Seoul, South Korea so she sketched. She drew bluebirds to prove to her classmates that birds other than pigeons existed in America. Read more...

Photo: MFA student Alice Jung explores the disconnect between her South Korean and American identities in her solo exhibition, “Curiouser2.” The show examines the fluidity of identity through the theme of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll. (Zinnia Moreno/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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February 19, 12:00 am

Graduate student’s costumes take the stage in opera production

Ruoxuan Li’s costume design takes the form of dresses in green and pink plaid and elegant velvet coats on the stage of “Cosi Fan Tutte.” She feels she shines whenever she makes actors on stage shine through her costume designs. Read more...

Photo: UCLA graduate student Ruoxuan Li designed the costumes for Opera UCLA’s “Cosi Fan Tutte,” inspired by fashion from 1920s England. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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February 17, 12:10 am

Student artists gain exposure, commissions through DeviantArt

Ten-year-old Sylvia Li channeled her artistic ability to draw her favorite characters from Cartoon Network’s “Toonami” once the TV was shut off. She turned to pencil and paper, feeling compelled to release her inner creativity. Read more...

Photo: Roommates Sylvia Li and Deborah Ki shared their anime artwork through DeviantArt before using the website as a platform to sell commissioned pieces. (Zinnia Moreno/Daily Bruin)

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February 15, 11:32 pm

Femme art witch blends activism into work to embrace Punjabi heritage

Khushboo Kataria Gulati lights an off-white candle and passes the flame to a switch of sage, casting a spell around the purple-lit room as she places paintbrush to canvas. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year world arts and cultures student Khushboo Kataria Gulati identifies as a femme art witch. She has showcased her work at the Think Tank Gallery in the past and will next exhibit activist art at Hardware Studio in Los Angeles Feb. 27. (Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)

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February 11, 11:33 pm

Backstage Bruins: Student producers work with tech-crew time crunch in ’24-Hour Musical’

The tech crew lacked the time, money and supplies to construct the barricade for the “Les Misérables” set design, so the crew members formed one made up of people. Read more...

Photo: Third-year political science student Ariana Garcia (left) and second-year theater student Julia Nelson (right) are producers for “24-Hour Musical.” (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)

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February 10, 1:13 am

Alumna aims to choreograph change through honoring hip-hop culture

Five-year-old Jackie Oka discovered the secret to achieving elementary school fame. Stepping on the talent show stage to perform for the first time, Oka broke out into dance to Britney Spears’ “Oops!… I Did it Again,” imitating hip shaking and twirls straight from the choreography in the music video. Read more...

Photo: Alumna Jackie Oka is a principal dancer and school programs coordinator for the hip-hop dance company Versa-Style. (Diana Chen/Daily Bruin)

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February 5, 8:03 am

UCLA alumna blends past and present with monochromatic set design

The set of “Altman’s Last Stand” looks like a mess at first glance: a hodgepodge of chairs, rugs, lamps, books, picture frames and ukuleles seemingly placed without a second thought. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumna Yee Eun Nam (above) designed the set of the production “Altman’s Last Stand,” which premieres Saturday at the Zephyr Theatre. With her set design, Nam sought to portray the life of Holocaust survivor Franz Altman and his fight to save his shop, “King Solomon’s Treasure.” (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)


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