Interactive show merges reading, theater experience using Virginia Woolf texts

The literary hub of Powell Library and performance space of Royce Hall will come together for an immersive, staged reading experience. The Saratoga International Theater Institute Company’s “the theater is a blank page,” which will run from April 29 to May 12, entwines literature and theater in three hours. The interactive project will feature art […]

Restaurant review: Halo Top Scoop Shop

Halo Top Creamery’s new scoop shop proves that healthier ice cream can still be colorful, inventive and most importantly, delicious. Halo Top Creamery opened its newest scoop shop, the second of two storefronts, at the Westfield Century City mall on Tuesday. Halo Top Creamery, founded by UCLA alumnus Justin Woolverton in 2012, has gained recognition […]

Performer Spencer Martin revitalizes morning with song that celebrates childhood

Spencer Martin performed a number he wrote specifically for this year’s Dance Marathon. Martin, a fourth-year theater student, said he worked with Dance Marathon to create an anthemlike number that celebrates childhood and all its wonders. Donning a brown polo over a gray shirt, the musician strummed his light brown bass guitar as a three-member […]

Singer Isabel Whelan connects audience, sets mood for vigil with original songs

Fourth-year communication student Isabel Whelan led Dance Marathon’s transition from upbeat rhythms to a more serious repertoire. Whelan performed four original songs around 3:15 a.m., incorporating acoustic tunes to set the mood for the upcoming vigil. As soon as Whelan took the stage, she encouraged dancers to sing along with her to her first song, […]

Pop artist FLETCHER provides break from heavier music at Dance Marathon

Heavy-bass, upbeat music transitioned into FLETCHER’s indie and alternative pop at the 12th hour of Dance Marathon. Cari Fletcher, whose stage name is FLETCHER, sang multiple songs accompanied by a drummer and an electric guitarist. She performed original songs and covers focused on love and breaking up, including “You Should Talk” from her debut album […]

The Unlikely Candidates bring high energy show to late-night dancers

The Unlikely Candidates’ high-energy performance began with a dramatic entrance – the loud banging of drums, flashing lights and lead vocalist Kyle Morris running onto the stage in a cheetah-print jacket. The indie rock band got its start in 2008 and later signed with Red Music, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. The group will […]