The tech crew lacked the time, money and supplies to construct the barricade for the “Les Misérables” set design, so the crew members formed one made up of people. Read more...
Photo: Third-year political science student Ariana Garcia (left) and second-year theater student Julia Nelson (right) are producers for “24-Hour Musical.” (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Five-year-old Jackie Oka discovered the secret to achieving elementary school fame. Stepping on the talent show stage to perform for the first time, Oka broke out into dance to Britney Spears’ “Oops!… I Did it Again,” imitating hip shaking and twirls straight from the choreography in the music video. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Jackie Oka is a principal dancer and school programs coordinator for the hip-hop dance company Versa-Style. (Diana Chen/Daily Bruin)
The set of “Altman’s Last Stand” looks like a mess at first glance: a hodgepodge of chairs, rugs, lamps, books, picture frames and ukuleles seemingly placed without a second thought. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Yee Eun Nam (above) designed the set of the production “Altman’s Last Stand,” which premieres Saturday at the Zephyr Theatre. With her set design, Nam sought to portray the life of Holocaust survivor Franz Altman and his fight to save his shop, “King Solomon’s Treasure.” (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
WACSmash, an annual dance showcase held at the Kaufman Hall Dance Theater, will feature interdisciplinary dance works highlighting the UCLA dance community this weekend. Daily Bruin A&E features three fourth-year students who discuss the role of dance both in the show and in students’ daily lives. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year dance student Gbari Gilliam (above) and eight other dancers will close this year’s WACsmash with “Disconnect/Reconnect,” choreographed by Gilliam. (Rocio Flores Huaringa/Daily Bruin)
Amisha Gadani has made a career of blending science and art, from creating a dress that inflates like a pufferfish to illustrating birds without beaks Gadani, an independent illustrator who is on the temporary staff for the UCLA Institute of Society and Genetics, will run a drawing workshop that emphasizes how art is a communication tool Thursday at the California NanoSystems Institute building. Read more...
Photo: (Jesse Wang/Daily Bruin)
About 10 years ago biochemistry professor Albert Courey put on sunglasses and a backwards hat and rapped “The Rhyme of the Ribozyme,” a verse written by Dennis Kuo, an alumnus who took Courey’s class on DNA and RNA biochemistry. Read more...
Photo: UCLA biochemistry professor Albert Courey’s passion for poetry stems from his childhood fascination with music and the arts. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Kristin Hwang is a stage manager and a mother of 20. She comes across as a stern mother, commanding her cast and stage crew children from a gallery high up in the theater. Read more...
Photo: Beyond the actors and stage of UCLA Theater Film and Television’s “Eurydice,” stage manager and second-year theater student Kristin Hwang (left) coordinates her 20-person crew for a cohesive, smooth production from start to finish. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
