Monday, May 4

Trending Now: Examining the debate on wearing leggings on pants

When “Project Runway” mentor and career educator Tim Gunn hosted a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session, an online Q&A;, two weeks ago, he expressed his sentiment, one that many resonated with, on one piece of clothing. Read more...

Photo: The debate on wearing leggings as pants is an old one but still raises controversy today. (Courtesy of Amy Lee)


Theater group to put on dark comedy musical ‘Assassins’

On Jun. 30, 1882, at the gallows where he was to be hanged for shooting President James Garfield, Charles Guiteau danced toward the noose, smiling and waving to the crowd. Read more...

Photo: Produced by the UCLA production company Act III Theatre Ensemble, “Assassins” is a musical that tells the story of America’s most notorious presidential killers and would-be killers. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)




Fowler to host soulful performer in India Carney

India Carney filled the margins of her high school math notebook with lyrics rather than numbers. Last year, she sang these lyrics, a product of daydreaming in class, into a Melnitz Hall microphone while recording “Like a Star,” the first track on her debut EP to be released next month. Read more...

Photo: Third-year vocal performance student India Carney will be performing Thursday in the Fowler Out Loud concert series. Carney plans to release her debut EP “Heartbroken” by the end of March. (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin staff)


Shakespeare Company at UCLA re-envisions ‘Macbeth’

Time and time again, Lady Macbeth has held her own as a powerful leading lady among male-dominated Shakesperean casts. This Thursday, however, she won’t be the only one. Read more...

Photo: (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin) The Shakespeare Company at UCLA will be premiering its rendition of “Macbeth” Thursday night at the Kerckhoff Grand Salon. The production will feature twists on the classic tragedy, such as more females in the cast and a reinterpretation of some of its major characters.


UCLA students, professors to perform in ‘Woodwind World’

UCLA music professor Gary Gray said the instant people hear the words “classical chamber music,” most people instantly bow out of the conversation. Yet, in its eighth year, the Woodwind World concert has continued to attract a crowd of interested music students, with students and faculty performing together in Schoenberg’s Jan Popper Theater on Thursday night. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Anita David) The eighth annual Woodwind World concert, created by music professor Gary Gray, will take place in Schoenberg’s Jan Popper Theater Thursday night.