Points of fluorescent light peek out from a mass of tiny cocoons, the result of many cycles of ravenous feeding and part of an exhibit dedicated to a seemingly benign substance – silk. Read more...

Photo: “Series: Inhabitants of the Land of Silk” is an exhibit presented by the UCLA Art|Sci Center and the UCLA International Genetically Engineered Machine. The collaborative exhibit aims to tell the threaded stories of silk both within the art studio as well as in the lab. (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Chauntae Pink’s professional theater career started with an unexpected Facebook message. After hours of volunteering with Lower Depth Theater Ensemble in Los Angeles, Pink finally got her opportunity to perform onstage when one of the theater’s founders asked her via Facebook to audition for the company’s newest production, “Bulrusher.” A 2011 alumna of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, Pink debuted last month at the Los Angeles Skylight Theatre in “Bulrusher,” a play written by playwright and actress Eisa Davis and directed by Nataki Garrett, associate artistic director at the CalArts Center for New Performances. Read more...

Photo: UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumna Chauntae Pink plays the character of Vera, a troubled teenager from Alabama, in the Skylight Theatre production of Eisa Davis’ “Bulrusher.” (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)