This post was updated June 4 at 7:50 p.m. For UCLA’s Department of African American Studies, celebration and remembrance are equally important ahead of Juneteenth. On Wednesday, Royce Hall will welcome artists from across the nation for the first “Prelude to … JUNETEENTH DAY CELEBRATION,” a free multimedia art event that will feature music, dance and spoken word performances to tell the history of emancipation in the United States. Read more...
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This post was updated June 1 at 11:36 p.m. Correction: The original version of this article incorrectly stated that 13 acts and the comedy troupe Company were meant to participate in Spring Sing. Read more...
Photo: An illustrated title reads “Spring Sing 2024” in airy lettering atop an image of empty seats at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. The 79th annual performance was moved to an online livestream, which remains available to stream on the UCLASpringSing YouTube channel. (Photo by Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff. Photo illustration by Kaylen Ho/Daily Bruin staff)
Through labor and laughter, Mehr Juneja is redefining representation in comedy. Recent alumnus Juneja is a self-made comedian and the producer and co-founder of the Los Angeles based comedy show “Imposter Syndrome.” Juneja said “Imposter Syndrome” seeks to highlight historically underrepresented voices and those whose identities are often used as targets in comedic spaces. Read more...
Photo: Mehr Juneja pictured performing her standup comedy show “Imposter Syndrome.” The production seeks to give a platform to underrepresented voices. (Courtesy of Mehr Juneja)
With a weekend full of events and themes born out of Hollywood culture, Bruin Bhangra is much more than a dance competition. Held annually, Bruin Bhangra is one of the largest Indian dance competitions in the United States, said Mehma Jolly, a third-year human biology and society student and the team’s co-president. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Bhangra dancers leap synchronously during a performance. Sharing a name with its student organization, “Bruin Bhangra XXIV” will take place this weekend in downtown Los Angeles. (Courtesy of Simirthi Kaur Photography)
Filled with magic and Mexican culture, “DayDreamer” burns bright. The musical, which will be performed as a stage reading at Macgowan Hall from May 24 through May 26, delivers a Mexican-inspired fantasy that tells the story of a teenage protagonist with fire powers who ventures on a quest to find her missing mother and defeat an ancient evil who has stolen the sun. Read more...
Photo: The cast of “DayDreamer” sits around tables in rehearsal. The original student musical will run from May 24 through May 26 at Macgowan Hall. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 21 at 7:55 p.m. At the Grand Hotel Tartarus, all may not be exactly as it seems. On Tuesday, the premiere of the original opera “The Grand Hotel Tartarus” will be held at UCLA’s Freud Playhouse with an additional performance Thursday, following two preview performances last week. Read more...
Photo: The guests at The Grand Hotel Tartarus raise their glasses to a decadent feast. Composed by professor Richard Danielpour, the opera will premiere Tuesday in the Freud Playhouse with an additional performance Thursday. (Courtesy of Robert Baker)
Hana Kim will be keeping Ponyboy golden at the 2024 Tony Awards. The alumnus, who earned her MFA in scenic design, received a Tony Award nomination alongside Brian MacDevitt for Best Lighting Design of a Musical for her work on the stage adaptation of S.E. Read more...
Photo: The cast of the musical adaptation of “The Outsiders” performs onstage. Alumnus Hana Kim earned a Tony Award nomination alongside Brian MacDevitt for her projection design on the production. (Courtesy of Matthew Murphy)
