Few tales of ambition and evil are as enduring as William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” and combined with the artistic power and opulence of opera, “the Scottish play” is a timeless and thrilling story. LA Opera’s performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Italian opera “Macbeth” is intricate and whimsical with powerful music, especially during the characters’ individual arias. But […]
Category Archives: Theater & Fine Arts
UCLA interior designer transforms into prop master for musical ‘Oktoberfest’
Actors in bright Bavarian dress danced across the stage, lightly stepping on and off three durable, brown wooden barrels. Jeanne Schniedewind inhaled sharply when the actors tossed two of her handcrafted kegs back and forth, thinking of the time and effort it would take to fix them if they broke. But the barrels, along with […]
Photo: Fowler Museum event celebrates Indonesian batik, coffee
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Alumnae take the stage in ‘Frozen’ production at California Adventure
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]