“Avatar” film fans can use 3-D glasses to immerse themselves in the fantasy realm of Pandora. But in Cirque du Soleil’s “Toruk – The First Flight,” viewers can plunge into Pandora and experience its inhabitants twist, teeter and tumble firsthand. On Friday night, the Staples Center transformed from a sports arena to a circus tent, […]
Author Archives: Emily McCormick
D.R.A.M., Tommy Genesis to perform at free concert on election night
This post was updated Nov. 5 at 4:48 p.m. Hip-hop artist D.R.A.M. will perform a free concert on election night, with rap artist Tommy Genesis as the opening act. Electronic artist Oshi was originally scheduled to perform as a third artist at the concert in Ackerman Grand Ballroom, but cancelled Friday morning because of illness, […]
UCLA alumnae defy racial archetype as Elsa in ‘Frozen – Live’
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. Each week, the Daily Bruin will share alumni’s experiences working at the Happiest Place on Earth. […]
Kerckhoff Art Gallery showcases work of LGBTQ and disabled community
Weiwen Balter said the very act of existence can be a form of rebellion. Balter was suspended for openly identifying as queer as a high school student in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The public school did not allow students to talk about being queer, forcing Balter to grapple with the fact that their own school […]
Theater meets psychiatry in play about mental illness and ‘Friends’
Joseph Mango knows friends can be the best therapy – and Phoebe, Joey, Rachel, Ross, Chandler and Monica are the best therapists. Mango, a senior public administrative analyst for the UCLA Center for Health Services and Society, penned a play called “The One With Friends,” about a struggling Los Angeles actor who meets a writer […]
Alumna earns Emmy nomination for casting ‘Roots’
Forty-three UCLA staff members and alumni were involved in projects nominated for the 2016 Emmy awards in 16 different categories. Over the course of four weeks, the A&E staff will feature some of these UCLA-affiliated nominees and their projects. Victoria Thomas knew she wouldn’t find her show’s leading man in Los Angeles. Thomas didn’t want […]
Alumnae take the stage in ‘Frozen’ production at California Adventure
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. Each week, the Daily Bruin will share alumni’s experiences […]