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)
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)
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)
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)
This post was updated Feb. 6 at 8:28 p.m. “POTUS” is painting the White House uniquely pink. The Los Angeles production of the Tony-nominated farcical comedy debuted at the Geffen Playhouse on Jan. Read more...
Photo: Celeste Den, Alexandra Billings, Shannon Cochran and Ito Aghayere (left to right) perform at the Geffen Playhouse. “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive” will run in the Gil Cates Theater through Feb. 25. (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)
This post was updated Feb. 4 at 8:56 p.m. This winter, Los Angeles theaters will be a coveted escape from the cold. The crisp wind is carrying several touring productions through the city this season, ensuring live entertainment that will undoubtedly bring the heat. Read more...
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This post was updated Jan. 25 at 7:53 p.m. From social commentary to personal reflections, Phoebe Li is sculpting her artistic success. The first-year art student’s work focuses on mixed media elements, most commonly centered around a sculpted piece supplemented with performance art and film. Read more...
Photo: First-year art student Phoebe Li sits next to an unfinished multimedia sculpture. The winner of the MetaU Art International Art Competition in 2023, Li will have some of her oil paintings on exhibit at the LA Art Show in mid-February. (Tszshan Huang/Daily Bruin)
