This post was updated Feb. 28 at 9:13 p.m. After her departure from UCLA, Nicole Athill has ventured into a whole new world. Disney’s “Aladdin” has been running on Broadway for almost nine years, and the School of Theater, Film and Television alumnus is among the latest additions to the cast. Read more...
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The Nikkei Student Union is reviving Japanese American voices of the past. On Saturday, the NSU will be hosting its 37th Annual Cultural Night at Royce Hall. Read more...
Photo: Several performers from Nikkei Student Union’s 37th Annual Cultural Night converse at a rehearsal. Titled “Fukkou,” the event’s primary component will be a play centered on Japanese American incarceration directed by third-year nursing student Annika Tamaki. (Ethan Manafi/Daily Bruin staff)
Graduate students in fine arts are metaphorically collaging their studies together for their latest exhibition. The UCLA Department of Art is hosting its annual Graduate Open Studios on Friday at the UCLA Margo Leavin Graduate Art Studios. Read more...
Photo: Colorful panels and other in-progress works from graduate student in fine arts Farshid Bazmandegan fill a studio. Bazmandegan is one of several artists who will present works at UCLA Department of Art’s Graduate Open Studios on Friday. (Courtesy of Farshid Bazmandegan)
This post was updated Feb. 22 at 6:25 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead. “The First Deep Breath” is leaving audiences gasping for air. Running at the Geffen Playhouse until March 5, Lee Edward Colston II’s epic family drama sees a pyramid of world-shattering revelations happening at a blistering pace. Read more...
Photo: The cast of “The First Deep Breath” surrounds a dinner table. The play will run until March 5 at the Geffen Playhouse. (Courtesy of Justin Bettman)
The Sikh Student Association choreographed a night to remember. On Saturday, the Sikh Student Association hosted its first Punjabi Culture Night since the beginning of the pandemic at the Ackerman Grand Ballroom, providing a snapshot into the culture of Punjab, a state in northern India. Read more...
Photo: Several dancers dressed in brightly colored garments move with their hands in the air at this year’s Punjabi Culture Night, hosted by the UCLA Sikh Student Association. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Feb.12 at 10:02 p.m. Love will be transcending the planets in “Come Get Maggie.” Written by alumnus Diane Frolov, the musical features an intergalactic love story between a human, Maggie (Melanie Neilan), and an alien. Read more...
Photo: The cast of “Come Get Maggie” performs on stage. The musical was written by alumnus Diane Frolov. (Courtesy of John Perrin Flynn)
The Getty Center’s latest exhibit is drawing back the curtain on its interns’ stories. The exhibition, titled “Our Voices, Our Getty: Reflecting on Drawings,” is the first exhibition at the Getty Center with captions written by interns as opposed to a curator. Read more...
Photo: The 2022 cohort of Getty Marrow interns poses for a group photo. The students from Southern California colleges, including UCLA, are part of “Our Voices, Our Getty: Reflecting on Drawings,” the museum’s first exhibition to feature captions written by interns. (Courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Trust)
