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Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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February 5, 8:03 am

UCLA alumna blends past and present with monochromatic set design

The set of “Altman’s Last Stand” looks like a mess at first glance: a hodgepodge of chairs, rugs, lamps, books, picture frames and ukuleles seemingly placed without a second thought. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumna Yee Eun Nam (above) designed the set of the production “Altman’s Last Stand,” which premieres Saturday at the Zephyr Theatre. With her set design, Nam sought to portray the life of Holocaust survivor Franz Altman and his fight to save his shop, “King Solomon’s Treasure.” (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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February 4, 9:49 am

WACSmash allows dancers to showcase individuality

WACSmash, an annual dance showcase held at the Kaufman Hall Dance Theater, will feature interdisciplinary dance works highlighting the UCLA dance community this weekend. Daily Bruin A&E features three fourth-year students who discuss the role of dance both in the show and in students’ daily lives. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year dance student Gbari Gilliam (above) and eight other dancers will close this year’s WACsmash with “Disconnect/Reconnect,” choreographed by Gilliam. (Rocio Flores Huaringa/Daily Bruin)

Theater & Fine Arts

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February 3, 4:16 pm

Science intersects with art in experimental illustrator’s work

Amisha Gadani has made a career of blending science and art, from creating a dress that inflates like a pufferfish to illustrating birds without beaks Gadani, an independent illustrator who is on the temporary staff for the UCLA Institute of Society and Genetics, will run a drawing workshop that emphasizes how art is a communication tool Thursday at the California NanoSystems Institute building. Read more...

Photo: (Jesse Wang/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Film & TV

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February 3, 6:42 am

TV Review: ‘The X-Files’

Warning: This article contains plot spoilers. Let’s get this out the way: the first episode of the newly rebooted “X-Files” is really, really bad. It feels like a show trying to do an impression of “The X-Files.” The characters are the same, the plot points sound familiar, but the soul is gone. Read more...

Photo: (Fox)

Arts, Lifestyle

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February 3, 6:39 am

Behind the Counter: Internationally trained chefs roll out sushi at Ralphs

Customers saunter around the sushi counter, eyeing moist slices of fresh salmon and tuna resting upon fluffy mountains of rice. While the customers deliberate on what they will choose for the day’s lunch, the chefs work swiftly behind the counter preparing the fish, cooking the rice and diligently fashioning the sushi to maintain an inviting presentation. Read more...

Photo: The sushi chefs at the Ralphs in Westwood trained at international culinary institutes and now serve up sushi rolls of rice and fish to local customers. (Justine Sto.Tomas/Daily Bruin senior staff)


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