Tuesday, August 4

L.A. Theatre Works hopes to bring past shows at UCLA to life

Students around the world may be able to stream recordings of “Dracula,” “Pride and Prejudice” and Shakespearean plays. In October, the L.A. Theatre Works entered Audio Theatre 2.0 into the My LA2050 Grants Challenge, which will award up to $100,000 to community projects that receive the most online votes from the public. Read more...

Photo: L.A. Theatre Works’ project Audio Theatre 2.0 could allow access to a large collection of recorded shows for its audience, such as “Pride and Prejudice” and “Tooth and Claw.” The #MyLA2050 grant will announce the winners on Dec. 6. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)




Q&A: Murray Hidary brings one-of-a-kind music experience to Janss terrace

Floating light orbs and headphones play key roles in Murray Hidary’s classical music concerts. Composer Hidary has been crafting classical music since he was six years old, drawing inspiration from both theoretical physicists and Mozart. Read more...

Photo: Composer Murray Hidary will perform Mind Travel at Janss terrace on Friday. His keyboard playing will be transmitted through headphones worn by individual members of the audience. (Lisa Chen/Daily Bruin)


Second Take: Remasters of popular video games are not worth the money

Dressed like a giant flying rodent, I prowled dark alleyways, dishing out punishment to Gotham’s criminal underbelly. I changed the video game disc and became a magical sword-wielding Nord, slaying dragons with ease. Read more...

Photo: In “Batman: Arkham City,” Batman fights Hugo Strange in an open world re-creation of Gotham City featuring mini-bosses Clayface and The Joker. (Courtesy of Bago Games via Flickr)


Bar necessities: Bodega Wine Bar

Westwood’s bars, or lack thereof, can easily grow old for thirsty college students in search of a taproom suited to their tastes. Daily Bruin senior staffers Erin Nyren and William Thorne embark on a bar-sampling journey to uncover the best watering holes in Los Angeles. Read more...

Photo: Columnists Erin Nyren and Will Thorne traveled to Bodega Wine Bar for this week’s Bar Necessities. Bodega Wine Bar offers its customers the chance to try fine wine in a casual setting. (Will Thorne/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: UCLA alumna Geeta Malik discusses filmography and Indian heritage

Geeta Malik, an Indian-American Colorado native, grew up watching large-scale Bollywood musical numbers with her mother. Malik said the films inspired the Indian roots in her own film work. Read more...

Photo: Screenwriter and alumna Geeta Malik draws inspiration for her scripts from her Indian upbringing in a Western context. Malik received the 2016 Academy Nicholl Fellowship for her latest script “Dinner with Friends.” (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)