Costumes add depth to the diverse range of characters, settings this Oscar season

From 16th-century Scotland to modern Wakanda, this year’s Oscar-nominated costume designs transported audiences to different worlds. The designers behind costumes for all of this year’s Oscar-nominated films will discuss their work Saturday at UCLA’s Ninth Annual Sketch to Screen Costume Design Panel and Celebration. The featured panelists will include the nominated designers, as well as […]

Hybrid dance performance to subvert ‘stuckness’ with humor, self-reflection

Pearl Marill will break out a life-size puppet of herself on stage as a symbol of self-reflection. Marill, an artist well-acquainted with San Francisco’s performance scene, will present her show “You Self Help Me” at Glorya Kaufman Hall on Friday and Saturday. Marill said her performance – a meditation on her personal struggles – will […]

Comedy duo creates bizarre world with new and familiar characters in offbeat show

Self-improvement advertisements occasionally will interrupt The Ian and Austin “Show.” The series of preplanned interludes within the comedy show are meant to imitate short commercials from YouTube or television. Ian Michaels and alumnus Austin Nasso, the show’s namesakes, will host the variety show Thursday at The Improv Space, incorporating stand-up, character bits and impressions. Nasso […]

Gymnastics becomes third team in country to cross 198 points as it beats Arizona

The Bruins have hit the “big 198.” No. 3 UCLA gymnastics (6-0, 5-0 Pac-12) defeated No. 25 Arizona (1-5, 1-4) in Pauley Pavilion on Saturday 198.025-194.975, marking the Bruins’ highest score of the season. For the second time in six days, junior Kyla Ross scored a perfect 10 on vault and senior Katelyn Ohashi scored […]

Mindful Music performances promote wellness of medical center staff, patients

Mindful Music takes over the Semel Institute Auditorium every other week, bringing music to an audience, some of whom may wear lab coats and goggles. The organization provides daytime concerts every other week to medical staff and patients to improve work productivity, mental health and physical health, said founder and alumna Dalida Arakelian. Mindful Music’s […]

With hype and hopes high, baseball sees chance to contend for championship

Michael Toglia made it clear the Bruins were all in on a championship in 2019. “That’s the goal, pretty simple,” said the junior first baseman. UCLA baseball has had more preseason hype than it’s had in years – the Bruins were ranked inside the top five by every major polling outlet and were picked to […]

One year after Parkland shooting, production places gun reform back on stage

On Feb. 14, 2018, 17 students lost their unalienable right to life. In partnership with NewYorkRep, the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television will host a production of “Church & State” in Macgowan Hall on Thursday, the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The play follows […]