Wednesday, April 29

Arts

Arts, Film & TV

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May 26, 11:16 pm

Second Take: James Corden an unexpectedly brilliant choice for ‘The Late Late Show’

Announcing James Corden as the host of “The Late Late Show” in September 2014 was a risky move by CBS. Corden was an unknown actor for the majority of American late night viewers; few people knew him from his work in the U.K., and his appearances on Broadway in “One Man, Two Guvnors” and in 2014’s musical film “Into the Woods” by no means made him a household name. Read more...

Photo: James Corden is the host of “The Late Late Show” on CBS, which includes the popular segment “Carpool Karaoke” that features celebrity guests such as Justin Bieber. (Courtesy of CBS)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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May 26, 11:13 pm

Shadow puppetry to depict Persian epic ‘Shahnameh’ at Freud Playhouse

Masked actors wearing elaborate, feathered costumes manipulated puppets behind a large 15-by-30-foot screen, creating dancing shadows and silhouettes that told an ancient story of love and war. Read more...

Photo: Hamid Rahmanian is the director, producer and creator of “Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic,” a shadow puppet performance based on the book “Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings” and set to premiere at the Freud Playhouse Friday. (Courtesy of Fictionville Studio)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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May 26, 1:10 am

Q&A: NSU Modern artistic director talks his final Battle Royale

Hearts beat faster. The music grows louder. The crowd goes wild. This is how a fourth-year English student Jeremy Ortiz, who has been dancing all four years of college, remembers Battle Royale. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year English student Jeremy Ortiz, who is also an artistic director of hip-hop dance team NSU Modern, will perform with his team at Battle Royale Thursday at 333 Live. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Film & TV

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May 26, 1:09 am

Film with diverse cast depicts plight of undocumented transgender Latinas

Jennifer scours every corner of her cluttered room, but she can’t find her estrogen pills or the money to buy a refill. Her boyfriend doesn’t understand why she resorts to the sex trade to keep her transition going, but as an undocumented transgender Latina woman, she doesn’t have much of a choice. Read more...

Photo: Fine arts graduate student Steven Liang (back left) directed the short film “Afuera,” about the struggles of transgender Latinas. The film was written by Steven Canals (back center) and stars Jennifer London (front right). (Courtesy of Steven Liang)

Arts, Music

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May 24, 11:34 pm

Album Review: ‘Dangerous Woman’

Ariana Grande has never been less apologetic than with her most recent album, “Dangerous Woman.” Last July, the tween-pop singer was caught on a bakery’s surveillance camera licking a doughnut she did not buy and then proclaiming “I hate America.” Grande’s words generated massive backlash from people who accused her of shaming overweight Americans. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Republic Records)


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