Wednesday, October 30, 1996 THEATER: UCLA-based group seeks center stage in Los Angeles marketBy Karla Kelsey Daily Bruin Contributor The 9th is a new theater company with a little name and big plans. Founded by fourth-year theater majors Ryan Williams, Amir Proushani and Marvin Stafford, this UCLA-based professional group aims to wake Los Angeles up […]
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The Open Market
Wednesday, October 30, 1996 Farmer’s Market offers fresh air and fresh produce, along with crafts and live music, all in the heart of downtown Westwood.By Stephanie Sheh Daily Bruin Contributor mack between the tables in front of the fashionable Coffee Bean and the smooth, beige walls of the Gap peep the little white tents of […]
Leo Rising
Tuesday, October 29, 1996 Leonardo DiCaprio is slowly but surely rising as a Hollywood megastar, and with his role in ‘William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet,’ it’s easy to see why. By Simon Dunstan Daily Bruin Contributor If there was to be an actor who would successfully represent our generation (the so- called Generation X) on […]
Making history with ‘new’ art
Tuesday, October 29, 1996 ART: Opening museum centers on contemporary Latin American artistsBy Alicia Cheak Daily Bruin Contributor New beginnings are exciting. On Nov. 2, the Latin American Art Museum will treat the public to a taste of two of its four galleries as a preview of what will be fully operational by the summer […]
Master of opera directs workshops
Tuesday, October 29, 1996 OPERA: Singers to perform ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ at SchoenbergBy Karla Kelsye Daily Bruin Contributor One of opera’s most treasured gems is making his way to UCLA to share his talent with aspiring singers. World-renowned opera director Professor Michael Hampe will study the famous masterpiece, Mozart’s "Le Nozze di Figaro" with […]
Having a ball learning cultures
Monday, October 28, 1996 DANCE: International Folk Dance Club celebrates diversityBy Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Contributor Last year, he taught 500 students how to cha cha cha. This year, he hopes to return to Pauley Pavilion for a night of unabashed dance lesson hysteria. He’s James Zimmer, the ambitious president of UCLA’s International Folk Dance […]
The Right Stuff
Monday, October 28, 1996 FILM: Three UCLA students win prestigious Samuel Goldwyn Writing AwardsBy Michael Nazarinia Daily Bruin Contributor Feeding your cat may seem like a task you take for granted but for hard-pressed screenwriting students dealing with next month’s rent, any financial reward is well received. And if it’s $4,500, the first-place prize for […]