Wednesday, February 4

Fifth annual KnockOut Poetry Jam to speak on mental health

For student poets like Eunice Gonzalez and Kevin Yang, writing poetry has a therapeutic value. On Tuesday in the Kerckhoff Grand Salon, seasoned and beginning poets alike will take the stage at the fifth annual KnockOut Poetry Jam, a noncompetitive performance organized by the Social Awareness Network for Activism through Art, a student group that uses art to raise awareness about social justice issues. Read more...

Photo: Through poetry, students will aim to raise awareness on mental health Tuesday at the KnockOut Jam, organized by Social Awareness Network for Activism Through Art (above). (Courtesy of Danielle Nguyen)



Alum Michael Soll self-publishes first novel, ‘Scorched’

Between classes, UCLA alumnus Michael Soll navigated the stories that unfolded in his imagination. These thoughts often progressed to the next phases of Soll's writing processes, into his phone, then to his computer, on which he would write from his dorm room desk. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus Michael Soll released his first novel, “Scorched” in October. The book has been ranked second on Amazon’s top free 100 list for Teen and Young Adult Action and Adventure. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)


Hooligan embraces history, culture with production of ‘Hair’

During the whirlwind of the 1960s hippie movement, a show opened on Broadway that ushered in a new era of rock musicals, one that Hooligan Theatre Company has now taken on the task of producing – “Hair.” The show, with lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot, opens Friday in Schoenberg Hall. Read more...

Photo: Hooligan Theatre Company presents “Hair” as their fall musical. Second-year electrical engineering student Rob Racke stars as Claude, the leader of “the tribe.” (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)


TFT alum answers casting call from ‘A Noise Within’

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)



Theater & More: ‘The Daisy Theatre’

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)



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