Few tales of ambition and evil are as enduring as William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” and combined with the artistic power and opulence of opera, “the Scottish play” is a timeless and thrilling story. Read more...
Photo: The LA Opera is performing Giuseppe Verdi’s Italian opera “Macbeth” through October 16. “Macbeth” tells the story of a general on his quest to become King of Scotland after encountering a coven of witches who predict his future.(Courtesy of Karen Almond)
Actors in bright Bavarian dress danced across the stage, lightly stepping on and off three durable, brown wooden barrels. Jeanne Schniedewind inhaled sharply when the actors tossed two of her handcrafted kegs back and forth, thinking of the time and effort it would take to fix them if they broke. Read more...
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Photo: Pasundan dancers Sekar Sosronegoro and Casey Lee, a UCLA alumna, performed a traditional Sundanese dance for the Fowler Museum audience Sunday. The Indonesian outfits have two parts: a top piece called a kebaya and a lower piece called a sarong. (Emaan Baqai/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Nine UCLA alumni joined the cast of “Frozen – Live at the Hyperion,” performing as Elsa, Olaf, Hans, Kristoff or the ensemble. The live adaptation of the 2013 Disney animated film “Frozen” currently plays three times a day at Disney California Adventure after opening in May. Read more...
Photo: Katheryne Penny is one of three UCLA Theater, Film and Television alumni that perform in the ensemble of “Frozen – Live at the Hyperion,” a new live entertainment show at Disney California Adventure. (Miriam Bribiesca and Harish Balasubramani/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Aaron Koblin boarded a train so he could shine a laser onto the landscape, creating a work of art of colorful moving images as he traveled through the country. Read more...
Photo: Design | Media Arts alumnus Aaron Koblin first developed his art piece “Flight Patterns” while he was a graduate student at UCLA. Both “Flight Patterns” and his 2013 project “Light Echoes” use technology to create art. (Courtesy of Aaron Koblin)
The name Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is familiar to many. That of Antonio Salieri is not always as easily recognizable. But many people can identify the actor playing Salieri in L.A. Read more...
Photo: Television and theater actor Michael Emerson, who first portrayed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart two decades ago, will now act as Antonio Salieri for the same play “Amadeus” this weekend at UCLA’s James Bridges Theater. (Courtesy of Jean-Claude Vorgeack)
Ari Afsar fangirled during her callback for the Chicago musical “Hamilton” because she got to sing for Tony Award-winning director Thomas Kail. The UCLA alumna sang two songs from the show and one from her book, and was asked to stay longer. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Ari Afsar lands one of her first professional roles in musical theater as Eliza Hamilton in “Hamilton.” She previously performed on “American Idol” and in ScatterTones a cappella at UCLA. (Forever Photography)
