By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Staff Think about “Hamlet” and “The Lion King.” The story is a familiar one: good king rules kingdom wisely, evil brother kills him and snatches throne, good king’s exiled son returns to exact revenge and restore order, son gets sidetracked on quest for a golden sheep. Okay, maybe not quite […]
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Russian ballet troupe brings tale of ill-fated dancer to L.A.
By Barbara McGuire Daily Bruin Contributor Many people believe that there is a preordained destiny for everyone. For Boris Eifman, founder of the Boris Eifman Ballet Theater, that destiny is choreography. “When I was 12 or 13 years old, I started to make choreography from small pieces in school with my friends,” Eifman said in […]
Courage under fire
By Sharon Hori Daily Bruin Senior Staff When theater student Marc Fellner had to sell tickets to a production of “Romeo and Juliet” last summer, he vowed not to sit behind a booth for eight hours in the mall. Instead, he trekked to the bookstore next door and decided to read one classic novel every […]
Masked hero steals stage in “˜The Scarlet Pimpernel’
By Trisha Kirk Daily Bruin Contributor Long before Zorro liberated the peasants and DC Comics brought Batman to life, there was another masked avenger who took up the struggles of the innocent. Percy, the hero of “The Scarlet Pimpernel,” was a swashbuckling savior who rescued the condemned from the guillotine’s chop during France’s Reign of […]
Harmonies prove Rockapella isn’t just another boy band
By Barbara McGuire Daily Bruin Contributor With boy bands like *Nsync and The Backstreet Boys bombarding the music scene, it’s quite possibly one of the great wonders of the world who the first really was. The investigation need look no further. Dating back to 1986, quite possibly prior to some of the births of current […]
How-to guide illustrates ways to adorn bobby pins
By Sharon Hori Daily Bruin Senior Staff Butterfly clips and hair wraps are old news. But that only means the next trend is about to strike. Or maybe it already has, thanks to Marilyn Green’s “Beaded Bobby Pins,” the how-to book that teaches readers how to decorate bobby pins to wear in their hair. Recently […]
Net Scapes
Guitar www.guitar.com Not much different from an online version of Guitar Player magazine, www.guitar.com offers a wide variety of features which will interest any guitarist, from the novice 14-year-old punk enthusiast to the wizened, gear-savvy jazz virtuoso. Free of charge, the Web site boasts access to album reviews, interviews, online contests and prize drawings, as […]