A woman stands in a dark room with nothing but a chair. The scene is the most memorable for Yiran Wang, a first-year business economics student who plays the role of Jin Xiu. Read more...
Photo: (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff) First-year business economics student Yiran Wang stars in “Phantom of the Kun Opera,” the spring production of the Chinese Fantasy Theatre Group.
Viewfinders – miniature binocular-like objects – hang side by side from long strings along one wall of the Kerckhoff Art Gallery. Small and understated, the viewfinders appear to be ordinary, until one looks inside and a whole other three-dimensional world reveals itself. Read more...
Photo: Photographer James Payne’s 3-D American portraits showcase his friends, family and neighbors of the past 40 years. His photographs are currently displayed in the Kerckhoff Art Gallery as a part of the Cultural Affairs Commission’s Art Series. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
What do you get when put together a microphone, some UCLA students and a stage? The answer: pure Shenanigans. This Friday in Kerckhoff Grand Salon at 9 p.m., The Shenanigans Comedy Club will host a live comedy show titled “Wait, were you always funny?” The lineup features up-and-coming comedians in the industry such as Jamar Malachi Neighbors (“Tosh.0,” “Loiter Squad”), Sherwin Arae (The Laugh Factory’s Fresh Faces), Aaron Weaver (Snubfest) and Melissa Villasenor (“America’s Got Talent”). Read more...
Photo: The Shenanigans Comedy Club will hit the stage of Kerckhoff Grand Salon on Friday night alongside comedians Jamar Malachi Neighbors, Sherwin Arae, Aaron Weaver and Melissa Villasenor in its show, “Wait, were you always funny?” (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
Bursting with the ferocity of a volcano, Hawaiian fire goddess Pele will be gracing UCLA’s campus with her presence Saturday, channeling the power of her story through kahiko dancers. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Hui O ‘Imiloa Hawai’i club will host its 29th annual luau Saturday, showcasing the culture of Hawaii through dance, music and food. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin)
A white, plaster bust of a man juts out from a surface covered in newspaper headlines. His face appears to be in agony, a small nail is drilled through his eye and a collar encases his neck. Read more...
Photo: “Angry College Students,” by third-year psychology student Jin Ong, is one of the many original submissions by UCLA students to the annual Art In the Union contest. The Kerckhoff Art Gallery is currently showcasing this year’s submissions, which range from drawings and paintings to photographs. (Lexy Atmore/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Catherine Long lies onstage, arm outstretched, laughing repeatedly. The audience may question what it’s seeing. It may be forced to analyze how it approaches a body of difference. Read more...
Photo: “Impasse” is a dance solo performance by Catherine Long and a reconstruction of “Stalemate,” a 2009 solo performed by UCLA world arts and cultures doctoral student Doran George. Long’s 30-minute dance performance will be followed by a discussion with Long and George about the discourse surrounding dance and disability. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Lotus steps are a dance movement found in nearly every traditional Chinese dance. The popular move is also the inspiration behind the name of the Chinese Cultural Dance Club at UCLA’s annual dance showcase, “Lotus Steps: Origins,” which will be held Saturday in Royce Hall at 7 p.m. Read more...
