This post was updated May 16 at 11:16 p.m. ROOT[D is bringing the joy of South Asian weddings to UCLA. The contemporary fusion dance team organizes an annual Mock Mehndi event mimicking a South Asian pre-wedding ceremony with this year marking the third, though the event has since been canceled. Read more...

Photo: Dressed in matching crewnecks, the members of ROOT[D pose together outside of Pauley Pavilion. The fusion dance team hosts an annual Mock Mehndi event each Spring. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin)

Aquilah Ohemeng is bringing her reimagining of a 64-year-old dance to the modern stage. The graduate student in choreographic inquiry is imbuing modern artistic expression into one of the most influential pieces of choreographed dance – Alvin Ailey’s “Revelations.” Titled “PASS US NOT: Holy Ghosted,” Ohemeng’s piece builds on the trailblazing choreographer’s creation, which uses traditional African American spirituals, blues and work songs to tell a story of faith and perseverance as it relates to slavery and freedom. Read more...

Photo: Dancers carry white parasols in “PASS US NOT: Holy Ghosted.” The performance was directed by Aquilah Ohemeng, a graduate student in choreographic inquiry. (Nina Schmidt/Daily Bruin)