Hooligan Theatre Company will transport students to 1960s Britain, a time and place where pornography was illegal but still, as such things do, found its way into households. Read more...
Photo: Hooligan Theatre Company will present its spring production, “No Sex Please, We’re British,” this Friday at Schoenberg Hall. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
The classic fairy tale is comprised of very predictable elements: a mystical land with magical creatures, set in a time long ago. We know very well the events that are about to unfold even before we see them. Read more...
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Two-time Academy Award winner Jane Fonda has been announced as the commencement speaker for the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s 2014 graduation ceremony. The announcement was made on Thursday by Teri Schwartz, dean of the School of Theater, Film and Television, who will be presiding over the June 13 event in Royce Hall. Read more...
Crop tops, cutoffs and cutouts are all trends that you don’t need to look very hard to find in Southern California. Not only are they in many stores that cater to the young adult demographic, but I’ve also spotted them all across our campus, to a point where I almost feel that the trend has become inescapable. Read more...
Photo: Second-year biology student Belle Chuang, among other UCLA students, incorporates the crop-top trend into her personal style. In addition to crop tops, cutoffs and cutouts are all trends that are gaining popularity on the UCLA campus. (Kasey Angsioco/Daily Bruin)
While the belligerent relationship between the characters Beatrice and Benedick has been played out on stages across the centuries, the Shakespeare Company at UCLA’s “Much Ado About Nothing” revives the classic feud in an era known for bouffant hair, rock music and liberation. Read more...
Photo: The Shakespeare Company at UCLA, a student-run independent theater group, will transport William Shakespeare’s comedy “Much Ado About Nothing” to 1960s England in the company’s newest production, running from May 30 to June 1. The company’s adaptation separates characters into the Mods and the Rockers, two subcultures divided by their lifestyles. (Shakespeare Company at UCLA)
Punk is not dead. At the very least, it’s still alive in the rebellious attitudes and short haircuts of three girls from 1980s Stockholm. In Lukas Moodysson’s 2013 Swedish drama “We Are the Best!,” adapted from the graphic novel “Never Goodnight,” by Moodysson’s wife Coco Moodysson, three preteens give a new meaning to the term “punk.” The film follows the journey of outcast best friends Bobo (Mira Barkhammar) and Klara (Mira Grosin), who are alienated from their classmates and family because of their self-cut short hair and adamant persistence to be punks. Read more...
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One could say the UCLA campus and student body is now more likable due to a rise in UCLA-specific Facebook pages. In the last few months, UCLA Facebook pages such as “People of UCLA,” “UCLA Streetsnaps & Lifestyle” and “UCLA Snaps” have gained attention and popularity on campus by featuring the stories and images of UCLA students and faculty online. Read more...
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