No formal training necessary, most Armenian families find time to practice their moves and rhythmic footwork on the vinyl dance floor found at family gatherings as opposed to studios lined with mirrored walls. Read more...
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March 4, 12:02 am
UCLA alum’s mural honoring Hollywood jazz artists restored
The portraits of famous jazz saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker, trumpeter Miles Davis and singer Billie Holiday were once cracked and faded to a mere outline, but are now fully restored and seem to glow with bright yellows, vibrant oranges and intense blues. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Richard Wyatt Jr. recently restored his mural “Hollywood Jazz 1945-1972” on the side of the Capitol Records Building in Hollywood. The mural depicts 11 jazz musicians, including saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker, trumpeter Miles Davis and singer Billie Holiday.
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March 1, 12:00 am
Shakespeare at UCLA’s production delves into marriage, comedy
Property disputes, shouted insults and a near death. It may be scripted, but it’s far from an ideal proposal. But then again, little goes according to plan when marriage is on the table. Read more...
Photo: Eryk Waligora (left), Kareem Barghouthi (middle) and Phoebe Singer (right), members of Shakespeare at UCLA, rehearse for their Winter One Acts performances. These performances will take place on Saturday at Royce Hall and will explore the comedic nuances of engagement and the disillusionment that follows.
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March 1, 12:00 am
Act III Theatre Company presents musical comedy, series of workshops
The stage drips with irony as four actors and a slew of crew members trying to put on a show about trying to put on a show. Read more...
Photo: Performed by only four students, Act III’s “[title of show]” chronicles its own creation and is a play about the creation of a play.
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February 28, 12:00 am
Students release creative energy in Art Shaped Box club
A couple weeks ago, members of the Art Shaped Box club found their hands covered in clay after a sculpture tutorial. Read more...
Photo: The Art Shaped Box club meets every week at Sunset Recreation Center where students work on different weekly art projects. Vanessa Goh, fourth-year environmental science student, works on an art work with color pastels.
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February 25, 10:59 pm
LCC Theatre Group show to deliver slapstick comedy
Sometimes the remedy for the winter blues is a big dose of comedy. The UCLA student theater group Lapu, the Coyote that Cares Theatre Company has the cure with its new show, “Actors, Vampires & Other Cold-Blooded Creatures.” The show will run for two days and will feature different scenes connected by a common theme with rounds of improv in between. Read more...
Photo: Third-year physiological science student Ivy Dang, second-year economics student Omar Nazarkhan and second-year sociology student Brian Trinh practice their improv to prepare for Lapu, the Coyote that Cares Theatre Company’s new production “Actors, Vampires & Other Cold-Blooded Creatures.”
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February 22, 12:33 am
Cast of ‘The Vagina Monologues’ aims to empower women
Women are stealing the spotlight this weekend in the UCLA production of Tony Award-winning writer Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues.” Read more...
Photo: Three performances of Tony Award-winning writer Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” will cap off the V-Day campaign at UCLA.