Tuesday, July 1

Spring Sing 2025: Icarus Contemporary strives for audience engagement, excitement through performance

Icarus Contemporary Dance Company is flying closer to the sun with a joyful vision for the group’s Spring Sing performance. The contemporary dance group is part of the lineup for Friday’s campuswide talent competition for the fourth year in a row and will return to Los Angeles Tennis Center’s stage after last year’s Spring Sing was moved online. Read more...

Photo: Members of Icarus Contemporary pose next to a statue in the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden while wearing black outfits. The dance group will perform at Friday’s Spring Sing for the fourth year in a row. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Spring Sing 2025: Sketch comedy group Company creates community, camaraderie through humor

Company is ushering comedic camaraderie to Spring Sing. The 10-member comedy troupe emcees the annual Spring Sing event, providing comedic relief between each performing act. Company fosters unity through the universal language of laughter by encapsulating the humor that resides among the UCLA community. Read more...

Photo: Members of the comedy troupe Company look up toward the camera for a photo and smile. Company will emcee the Spring Sing event at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Friday. (Isabella Appell/Daily Bruin)


Chinese Cultural Dance Club cultivates ‘Flower of Youth’ at spring showcase

This post was updated May 11 at 10:19 p.m. After a year off the stage, UCLA’s Chinese Cultural Dance Club is back under the spotlight. The club’s year-end showcase was canceled last year, but the group returned to Schoenberg Hall on Saturday for its annual Lotus Steps performance. Read more...

Photo: Members of the Chinese Cultural Dance Club perform on stage in a routine called “Emerging Lotus” while wearing pink-and-green ensembles and holding fans. The performance was part of the club’s annual Lotus Steps showcase, which was held at Schoenberg Hall on Saturday. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin staff)



Theater review: Untimely patriotism, forgettable performances set the sun on ‘Annie’

This post was updated May 13 at 7:47 p.m. For “Annie,” the sun is not coming out much. Broadway’s beloved orphan has settled in Los Angeles for a brief run at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre until May 18. Read more...

Photo: Hazel Vogel (center) and the ensemble cast of “Annie” perform onstage. The classic musical will run at the Dolby Theatre until May 18. (Courtesy of Matthew Murphy, MurphyMade)


Alumnus Viva Rose to debut stand-up show on prolonged success, mental health

Spinning together vulnerability and punchlines, Viva Rose is standing up for more than just laughs this summer. Carving out her own comedy niche, the theater alumnus is bringing her debut one-woman stand-up show to the Zephyr Theatre this June. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is UCLA theater alumnus Viva Rose looking past the camera. Rose will premiere her one-woman stand-up show “Hidden Gem” at the Zephyr Theatre this June. (Courtesy of Linnea Bullion)


Paris Spies-Gans uncovers overlooked contributions of women artists in history

This post was updated May 6 at 9:21 p.m. Paris Spies-Gans is rewriting the history of artistic representation. The Getty Center hosted a free lecture at the Harold M. Read more...

Photo: Sophie Frémiet’s 1818 painting “Portrait of a Woman,” an oil on canvas creation, is pictured. The piece, which depicts a young woman in a dark blue dress, is on view at the Getty Center and was discussed in a talk by art historian Paris Spies-Gans on Sunday. (Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum)



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