An audience member hurriedly leaves the third row less than five minutes into the play, his audible excuses catching the attention of the solitary man on stage. Read more...
Photo: Rainn Wilson (center) stars as Thom Pain in “Thom Pain (based on nothing),” the one-man show written by Will Eno (left). The play premiered at the Geffen Playhouse Wednesday. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Her bangles, shimmering under the chandelier lights of Kerckhoff Grand Salon, accompanied the Arabic music like jingle bells. Her hips moved separately, as if disconnected from the rest of her body. Read more...
Photo: Belly dance performer Josie Bellydance (center) instructed the belly dancing portion of the Ballroom Dance Club’s Middle East Culture Night on Monday at the Kerckhoff Grand Salon. At the event, Josie Bellydance also led a question-and-answer session in which she answered questions, for example, about the technique behind movements. (Rocio Flores Huaringa/Daily Bruin)
Working at weddings had never been part of Tali Aires’ original plan. Six months ago, Aires, an alumna, had a dream familiar to many Los Angeles dancers: She would perform commercially, find gigs where she could, perhaps teach a bit on the side. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Tali Aires started dancing with Karmagraphy, a Los Angeles-based Indian fusion entertainment company, this past September. Aires has a dedicated time for learning Indian culture during her rehearsals and said her world arts and cultures studies gave her the foundation she needed to take on cultural dances like Bharatanatyam and Bollywood. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays comprised of carpools to internship. Tuesdays and Thursdays – same lectures, shared studying, all topped with a grueling dance practice lasting well into the early hours of the morning. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year communication studies student Brenda Lienh (left) met fourth-year sociology student William Lam (right) as novice dancers in 2013. Now in a relationship, they are also dancers for Samahang Modern . (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Fourth-year art history student Canan Cem turned a page of her Andean textiles textbook, leafing through the glossy photos of pre-Columbian mantles, shawls and tunics woven in bright reds, browns and eggshell blues. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year art history student Canan Cem (left) and third-year history and art history student Audrey Min are the two first-year Andrew W. Mellon undergraduate curatorial fellows at LACMA. Cem and Min shadow curators in the costumes and textiles department and in Chinese and Korean art, respectively. (Kira VandenBrande/Daily Bruin)
Too many people, too little space. When it comes to dance groups on campus this is an all too familiar phrase. The limited dance space on campus has lead to many dance groups to end up practicing in subpar locations around campus that not only make rehearsals difficult but also can be major safety hazards. Read more...
Vy Giap had globs of Nutella in her hair that left tracks on her shoulders. As she spun around laughing, she then pasted a handful of the hazelnut chocolate spread on another student’s bare stomach. Read more...
Photo: Indulge in Design, a new design-centric club on campus, hosted “Bodies & Nutella” Tuesday evening in Broad Art Center. The event comprised a photo shoot of club members and their friends painting Nutella over each other’s bodies to learn about indulgence in food and society. (Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)
