This post was updated on 8/14/2022 at 6:43 p.m. Jennifer Chang is ready to direct the next generation of theater students. This fall, the director, writer and actor will join UCLA’s theater department as an associate professor, teaching courses in physical and advanced acting. Read more...
Photo: Jennifer Chang poses in front of blue background. The writer, director and actor will join the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television this fall. (Courtesy of Erik Carter)
This post was updated July 24 at 9:37 p.m. Lily Glantz is broadening her paint strokes on a virtual canvas. Through physical and digital mediums, the rising third-year civil engineering student offers a more abstract twist on traditional realism in her artwork. Read more...
Photo: Rising third-year civil engineering student Lily Glantz is pictured surrounded by photos of her various artworks. With her digital works, Glantz creates pieces based in realism but that also feature abstract elements. (Courtesy of Lily Glantz)
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical” is sparkling as a partial diamond in the rough. Running until Sept. 4 and featuring alumnus Camden Gonzales as the associate choreographer, the musical adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s “Moulin Rouge!” has officially been transplanted from Broadway to Hollywood’s Pantages Theatre. Read more...
Photo: The cast of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” performs on an illuminating set resembling the real-life Parisian club. Based on Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 film of the same name, the musical follows the love story between a cabaret performer and a bohemian writer. (Courtesy of Moulin Rouge! The Musical)
This post was updated July 10 at 8:13 p.m. With a Sharpie, paper and napkins, Raina Markham is making her mark on the art world. The rising third-year music education student said she has found comfort through various art styles including hand-drawn graphics, visual scores and collages made from everyday materials such as newspapers. Read more...
Photo: Rising third-year music education student Raina Markham sits on steps, holding up a black-and-white print. Markham has found creative fulfillment through developing visual artworks, which often feature phrases and lyrics sketched on unconventional surfaces. (August Suchecki/Daily Bruin)
Jackie Amézquita is grafting her past experiences with new growth. Utilizing natural materials such as produce and soil, the graduate student in fine arts said her mixed media work is closely linked to her personal memories, from her childhood in Central America to her migration experience as a teenager. Read more...
Photo: Fine arts graduate student Jackie Amézquita stands in a studio space surrounded by various materials and pieces. Through mixed media art, Amézquita creates works centered on regeneration, growth and the experiences of migrants. (Courtesy of Ian Byers Gamber)
Tucker Litch is flushing away antiquated notions of gender identity. For his final production at UCLA, the fourth-year theater student’s play “John” follows the opening of a high school’s gender-neutral bathroom and a student who finds themselves drawn to the space for unknown reasons. Read more...
Photo: (Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)
Camille Wong is deconstructing Tomorrowland. The design media arts graduate student contemplates social spaces, race and class through mediums such as video installations and sculptures. Wong’s work as a research artist has taken cues from their undergraduate background in art and environmental studies, influencing their interpretation of digital spaces. Read more...
Photo: Design media arts graduate student Camille Wong sits at a desk with their computer. As a research-based artist, Wong develops interactive works that explore both digital and physical spaces. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin senior staff)
