Shaan Mathur wants people to watch a mother and daughter succumb to illness and fear as they are trapped in a maze inhabited by monsters and nightmarish illusions. And he wants them to enjoy every minute of it, too. Rising second-year computer science student Mathur created “Mom,” a horror video game that follows the story of a […]
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Alumna hopes to inspire passion for Colombian dance within LA youth
When Maria Diaz auditioned for the UCLA world arts and cultures’ dance program, she never had any formal dance training. Now the alumna runs her own studio and hopes to provide young people with opportunities she didn’t have as a child. Diaz is a co-director and instructor at Fuego y Sabor Latino Dance Studio, which opened […]
Concert review: Flume
Lines of 20-year-old electronic music enthusiasts began forming outside the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Saturday three hours before Flume was scheduled to perform. Swarms of girls without tickets to the sold-out concert stood desperately nearby with cash in hand, looking for any way to bypass the bouncers. A couple who had forgotten their tickets […]
“Game of Thrones” Live Concert Experience lets TV show’s music reign
Music is coming. Strings hummed and drums pounded on the Hollywood Palladium theater stage, drawing many excited cheers from audience members sporting shirts with House Targaryen sigils or “The North Remembers.” Immersive art, music and storytelling brings the suspenseful and often tragic show “Game of Thrones” to life. After seven years of helping shape the Westeros […]
Alumnus brings dreams to life with visual artistry at Disney
Braces and a budding geeky personality characterized Andrew Sibner’s early teenage years. Unlike most awkward adolescents, however, he also attended auditions in Los Angeles for movies, commercials and television shows. The UCLA psychology alumnus of 2014 no longer auditions to be in front of the camera, but is behind the scenes as an associate visual effects designer […]
Alumna reaches greater operatic highs with support of family, mentors
Angel Blue’s first opera album was a gift from her father. At 5 years old, Blue listened to Leontyne Price’s seasoned vocals on “A Program of Song” over and over, falling more in love with the music with each aria, she said. Eighteen years later, the UCLA alumna performed for world-renowned tenor Plácido Domingo in 2007. After Blue […]
Movie review: ‘Suicide Squad’
Take a bunch of supervillains and popular actors, add a heaping cup of controversy, garnish with some dazzling marketing and the result is a pretty successful summer blockbuster. Or maybe not. Before its release Friday, “Suicide Squad” was the subject of the polarizing opinions of apathetic critics and eager fans, many of whom have petitioned to have the […]