The first design Matt Sarafa ever brought to life was a blue satin dress for his mother. “It was literally awful,” Sarafa said. “It looked like Princess Elsa from ‘Frozen,’ but like on crack.” His mother, Tina Sarafa, on the other hand considers the dress a treasure. “I will have that dress for the rest […]
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Alumna captures LA’s pigeon rolling community in new documentary
More than 50 men stood at street level with their heads raised and eyes trained on the sky. For a brief moment it was empty, until a flock of pigeons swarmed into sight, falling and twirling in somersaulting free falls. UCLA alumna Milena Pastreich watched from behind a camera lens, a bystander among the large […]
The Improv Space hosts Welcome Week to showcase comedy to new students
The lights were still on late Friday night inside the small theater near Westwood’s In-N-Out. A group of improv artists gathered together on stage in front of the black curtain for their 30-minute improvised comedy set. The Improv Space on Gayley Avenue will hold its annual Welcome Week from Monday to Sunday. UCLA students can […]
Hear This Not That: The Wytches create a coherent album, The Growlers lose musical focus
Music fans can find it hard to decide which albums to stream and which to skip, considering the surplus of new music released. Each week, A&E columnist Sean Lee will compare two newly released albums and recommend which one students should listen to. This week, Lee compares the youthful vigor of The Wytches’ latest album […]
Movie review: ‘The Birth of a Nation’
Nate Parker attempts to rewrite the past, comment on the present and influence the future with his new film “The Birth of a Nation.” Few projects have been as ambitious, and Parker certainly outdid himself with riveting monologues, sickening images and haunting symbols — some subtle and others so blatant they flirt with the fourth […]
UCLA alum Kevin Doherty puppeteers Olaf in live ‘Frozen’ production
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 […]
Dancer challenges sexuality stereotypes through unique choreography
Bernard Brown said he couldn’t hug another man growing up in South Los Angeles – doing so elicited scowls of disapproval. The graduate student wants to challenge the stereotype of gay men as inferior by questioning the gender roles he believes are generally assigned to sexual acts, such as the male being dominant, Brown said. As a […]