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February 27, 3:30 pm

Theater review: ‘Black Cypress Bayou’ swims through murky plot to render a haunting history

This post was updated Feb. 29 at 9:13 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead. “Black Cypress Bayou” poignantly dives into a chilling river of ancestral history. Written by Kristen Adele Calhoun and directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene, the contemporary drama follows a mother and her two daughters as they grapple with the ghostly horrors of the present, the past and the future. Read more...

Photo: Brandee Evans (left) and Angela Lewis (right) play LadyBird Manifold and RaeMeka Manifold-Baler in “Black Cypress Bayou.” The drama play will run at the Geffen Playhouse’s Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater through March 17. (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)

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February 18, 1:24 am

Creators of ‘Dis-topia’ musical embark on journey of self-discovery

“Dis-topia” questions if Disneyland is really the happiest place on earth. Robby Good, a graduate student in music composition for visual media, is presenting his original musical and master’s thesis “Dis-topia” on Saturday and Sunday at Hart High School in Santa Clarita. Read more...

Photo: The cast of “Dis-topia” rehearses together. Co-created by graduate student Robby Good, the musical will be staged at Hart High School in Santa Clarita on Saturday and Sunday. (Courtesy of Robby Good)

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February 16, 7:29 pm

Heart House exhibit ‘Girl Crush’ merges femininity, software in digital expedition

This post was updated Feb. 19 at 8:28 p.m. With the ever-growing surge of the female gaze, the era of the “Girl Crush” has begun. Held at Heavy Manners Library in Echo Park, “Girl Crush” was the debut event for Heart House – alumnus Maya Man’s newly established curatorial endeavor. Read more...

Photo: Design media arts alumnus Maya Man stands before a crowd as the “Girl Crush” event graphic is projected behind her. The inaugural Heart House event took place at the Heavy Manners Library on Thursday night. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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February 15, 7:00 am

Abdulkareem Agunbiade shows interdisciplinary skill healing with laughs, medicine

This post was updated Feb. 21 at 8:11 p.m. Abdulkareem Agunbiade is healing the world, one laugh at a time. An assistant clinical professor of emergency medicine at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Agunbiade’s academic pursuits started out focused on medicine. Read more...

Photo: Abdulkareem Agunbiade holds a microphone. Agunbiade balances his stand-up comedy work with his role as a physician at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. (Renee Rubanowitz/Daily Bruin)

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February 13, 1:10 pm

Avant-garde exhibit ‘Only the Young’ explores artistic rebellion of Korea’s youth

Whether half a century ago or today, the spirit of youth lives on in the Hammer Museum’s latest exhibit. “Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s” has made its way from Seoul’s National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art to Manhattan’s Solomon R. Read more...

Photo: MMCA senior curator Kang Soojung gestures towards a bright yellow wall, displaying a timeline of performance art while standing next to translator Jenny Kweon. Centered around experimental Korean art, the Hammer’s latest exhibit will run until May 12. (Ella Coffey/Daily Bruin)

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February 12, 5:02 pm

The Nimoy’s “A Love Story Event” left audience with new ideas about love

This post was updated Feb. 13 at 7:46 p.m. The Nimoy’s most recent event lived up to the motto above its door: “Live long and prosper.” The Westwood theater hosted “Crushing at The Nimoy: A Love Story Event” this past Sunday night. Read more...

Photo: The Nimoy is pictured. The theater hosted “Crushing at the Nimoy: A Love Story Event,” a series of performances presented by the Student Committee for the Arts at UCLA and Sexperts on Sunday. (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)

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February 12, 11:41 am

Q&A: Alumnus Paul Whitaker discusses lighting designer role on ‘Alice in Wonderland’

This post was updated Feb. 13 at 7:57 p.m. Paul Whitaker is lighting the roses red. The alumnus served as the lighting designer for the upcoming production of “Alice in Wonderland” by the Tony Award-winning Children’s Theatre Company. Read more...

Photo: Paul Whitaker smiles for his headshot. The alumnus is the lighting designer for the Children’s Theatre Company’s upcoming production of “Alice in Wonderland,” which opens Tuesday. (Courtesy of Children’s Theatre Company)


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