Category Archives: Arts

Q&A: Artist Aaron Koblin discusses technology, meaning of time in art

Aaron Koblin boarded a train so he could shine a laser onto the landscape, creating a work of art of colorful moving images as he traveled through the country. Koblin, a UCLA Design | Media Arts alumnus, created “Light Echoes” in 2013 alongside multimedia artist Doug Aitken, traveling 4,000 miles across the country to film […]

Q&A: Michael Emerson discusses acting as jealous composer in play ‘Amadeus’

The name Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is familiar to many. That of Antonio Salieri is not always as easily recognizable. But many people can identify the actor playing Salieri in L.A. Theatre Works’ production of “Amadeus,” if not the 18th century composer himself. Michael Emerson, known for playing Ben Linus in “Lost,” will portray Salieri at […]

Students bring pancake delivery service to the Hill

Sachi Ogan and Taylor Fischer strongly believe in the idea that almost everyone loves breakfast for dinner. They are so confident in their belief that the two UCLA students are building an entire business around the principle. The friends co-founded TACH, a pancake delivery business aimed at satisfying late-night hunger and fostering a sense of […]

Remixes and Rapping: Hip-hop beats ignite Bruin Bash 2016 crowd

Students booed the opening act of Bruin Bash 2015. This year, several students jumped from the upper bleachers in Pauley Pavilion to get closer to the artists midway through the show. Nearly 10,000 students filled the stadium Monday night, jiving to the pop and hip-hop rhythms of Sweater Beats, Matoma and Ty Dolla $ign on a […]

UCLA alumna Ari Afsar lands role in Chicago production of ‘Hamilton’

Ari Afsar fangirled during her callback for the Chicago musical “Hamilton” because she got to sing for Tony Award-winning director Thomas Kail. The UCLA alumna sang two songs from the show and one from her book, and was asked to stay longer. She waited an hour and then performed for Tony Award-winning orchestrator and musical […]