Category Archives: Arts

A ‘Birdcage’ in the theater… is worth seing twice Director Mike Nichols’ raucous new update of ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ features a top-notch ensemble that yields hilarious results By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff hile he was being interviewed for the special-effects-dominated "Jumanji" last fall, Robin Williams was asked which of his films was […]

‘Til death do they part UCLA’s theater department mounts a production of Lorca’s ‘Blood Wedding,’ a tale of love, death and feuding families in 1930s Spain that has something to tell our own society By Elizabeth Bull Daily Bruin Contributor The ’90s are more like the ’30s than they seem. Or so claims the UCLA […]

Guitarist strikes chord with crowd Jefferson Airplane founder, Kaukonen, plays at Wadsworth By Rodney Tanaka Daily Bruin Staff Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen performed onstage with Janis Joplin in the 1960s. He founded the band Jefferson Airplane. Yet the roots of his career reside with a different group: the Boy Scouts. "This Boy Scout troop I was […]

Exhibit celebrates Persian New Year By Rodney Tanaka Daily Bruin Staff The first day of spring is a time for nature’s renewal. For Iranians, the day also represents a fresh start to a new year. The new exhibit at the Kerckhoff Art Gallery, sponsored by UCLA’s Iranian Students Group, celebrates the Persian New Year, Norouz, […]

Lazarus creates ’24th Day’ despite hectic rehearsals By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Senior Staff Paul Lazarus never thought he’d get "The 24th Day" off the ground. With his hectic schedule and the unforgiving time commitments of his two actors, Noah Wyle and Peter Berg, Lazarus was forced to put the show together in only three […]

Camera offers unique shot at bridging cultural gaps during travel Taking meaningful vacation photos is a snap, seminar says By Sona Stepanian Daily Bruin Contributor Usually, vacation photos are simple snapshots of people waving at a camera. But for professional photographers Lisl Dennis and Nevada Wier, they are a way of staying in touch with […]

Performance group wanders from Bard originals Students act out modern twists of Shakespeare’s plays By Allyson Harwood Daily Bruin Contributor While it would seem normal for the Shakespeare Reading and Performance Group to put on scenes from Shakespeare’s plays, this quarter’s "Night of Scenes" will consist primarily of acts by modern authors, not the English […]