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November 7, 10:43 pm

Historical play ‘Defenders’ offers political, environmental commentary

A trip to Iceland left Cailin Harrison with a crashed car and inspiration for a new play. The upcoming production “Defenders,” premiering Saturday at The Broadwater Black Box, takes place during World War II and follows three American GIs who become shipwrecked on a remote island in Iceland, which they have been sent to defend. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Spencer Martin (right) stars alongside Travis Doucette (left) and Bryan Porter (middle) in “Defenders,” a play following Americans who go to defend Iceland in the midst of World War II. Martin said the chaotic natural elements in the play mirror the chaos that the Americans brought to the politically neutral island nation. (Courtesy of Darrett Sanders)

Arts, Music

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November 6, 10:32 pm

Student taps into her nightmares for inspiration for her music

Twisted dreams often inspire Subi Umakanth’s somber music. These dreams led Umakanth to Los Angeles, where she said she has made an effort to hone her songwriting process by focusing on herself as an individual artist. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year neuroscience student Subi Umakanth makes somber music inspired by fictional storylines that take place in her own dreams. In one of her upcoming singles, “Tim,” she said she follows a seven-year-old boy named Tim and takes place in a natural forest environment. Through her emotional lyrics, Umakanth said she hopes to intrigue listeners through the empathy they feel listening to her music. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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November 6, 10:29 pm

Hammer video installation explores Egyptian military uniforms through stories

This post was updated Nov. 12 at 4:02 p.m. Costumes and film are combining to tell the story behind Egyptian military uniforms. Jasmina Metwaly, an artist and activist, will have her installation “Anbar” on display at the Hammer Museum until Jan. Read more...

Photo: Artist Jasmina Metwaly has her installation “Anbar” on display at the Hammer Museum until January 19. Her work consists of three 15-minute documentary clips alongside costumes to tell a story about Egyptian military uniforms. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)

Arts, Lifestyle

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November 5, 11:19 pm

YouTuber vlogs college experience at UCLA, strives to make relatable content

Braden Lem is living in the moment, even as he documents each one on camera. Also known by his online persona, “braden IRL,” the fourth-year astrophysics student balances a YouTube channel alongside his schoolwork as he covers a broad range of topics revolving around his life as a UCLA student. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year astrophysics student Braden Lem is balancing schoolwork with his personal vlogging channel, “braden IRL,” on YouTube. His main priority for the channel is to document his favorite moments in college, from dance groups to staying up late with friends. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)

Arts, Music

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November 5, 11:05 pm

Hayden Everett notes key measures in dynamic process behind debut EP

Years of work for up-and-coming musician Hayden Everett culminated in just 18 minutes of music. The third-year ethnomusicology student released his self-titled debut EP on Sept. Read more...

Photo: Hayden Everett, a third-year ethnomusicology student, put years of work into his self-titled debut EP. Everett said his music journey has taken him from the stairwells and hallways of his dorm to recording studios in Brooklyn, New York – but initially he used a Kickstarter campaign to fund the project. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV, Theater & Fine Arts

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November 5, 8:48 pm

Musical review: ‘The Little Mermaid Live!’ smoothly mixes mediums to bring viewers under the sea

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 10:39 p.m. The land meets the sea, and live performance meets animation in ABC’s newest musical production “The Wonderful World of Disney presents The Little Mermaid Live!” Following the lead of networks like Fox and NBC, ABC dipped its toes into live theater with a hybrid adaptation of the Disney animated classic “The Little Mermaid.” Not to be confused with Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid,” this production features the voices of Auli’i Cravalho as Ariel and Queen Latifah as Ursula, both of whom have familiarity with the musical film scene. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of ABC/Eric McCandless)


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