Although she grew up surrounded by the sights and sounds of the theater, Alison Elliott spent the ages of 10 to 15 trying to get away from it. Read more...
Photo: TFT alumna Alison Elliott stars in A Noise Within’s “The Tempest” and will assistant direct and perform in the company’s production of “A Christmas Carol.” (Heidy Cadena/Daily Bruin)
Geoff Dyer, who has traveled to locations from Libya to Singapore to Bahrain, said he takes every opportunity he can to see as much of the world as possible to then share it with his readers. Read more...
Photo: British author Geoff Dyer (above) will participate at the Hammer Museum’s Hammer Conservation series Thursday. (Courtesy of Matt Stuart)
With each performance, Canadian puppeteer Ronnie Burkett returned to a single stage to select from more than 30 handmade marionettes on standby for the night’s audience. Read more...
Photo: The Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA presented “Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes: The Daisy Theatre” Sunday. The show featured Canadian puppeteer Burkett’s marionettes as well as his improvisational style. (John Lambert and Associates)
The campus felt empty, dark and cold on Saturday night. It seemed like nothing could be happening except dull, intensive studying, and something in the air suggested that the ratio of frowns to smiles on campus was probably leaning heavily toward frowns. Read more...
Photo: Comedian Mike Menendez performed at the Shenanigans Comedy Club’s BruinFest: Stand Up Comedy Night in Kerckhoff Grand Salon on Saturday. (Hugh DeFrance/Daily Bruin)
Students poked cacti and put on virtual reality goggles to go to class, while librarians encouraged loud noises. All of these were part of UCLA’s third annual International Games Day Saturday in the Powell Library rotunda. Read more...
Photo: The third annual International Games Day at UCLA returned Saturday to the Powell Library rotunda with brand new games and old favorites, such as The Settlers of Catan (above). In addition to board and card games, the Design | Media Arts department and UCLA Game Lab featured games created by UCLA students and alumni. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
“The Old Woman” Directed by Robert Wilson Royce Hall 3 Paws A black and white portrait resembling a page out of a children’s picture book hangs above a dimly lit stage. Read more...
Models will walk down the runway appearing inside out, with the body’s anatomical parts on full display. This year marks the first annual Anatomy Fashion Show, coed pre-med fraternity Phi Delta Epsilon’s philanthropic event, on Sunday in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s coed pre-med fraternity Phi Delta Epsilon will hold its Anatomy Fashion Show on Sunday in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. (Bijun Liang/Daily Bruin)
