SDA production reimagines history with all-female cast


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SDA’s newest production, “Men on Boats,” looks at an 1869 expedition to the Grand Canyon through a contemporary lens, featuring a diverse all-female cast.  Following the somewhat fictionalized journey of Major John Wesley Powell (played by Casey Gardner) and his eccentric group of explorers as they sail down the Colorado to chart the frontier, the […]

‘Pain and Glory’ explores sexuality, addiction and trauma


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What happens when an artist feels like they’ve hit their peak? When nothing they make can ever top their magnum opus? “Pain and Glory” is the manifestation of this feeling, and it captures it in the most honest way possible.  Loosely based on the life of Pedro Almodóvar — the director of “Volver” and “Julieta” […]

Junior set designer takes on first SDA production


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As a child, Eliot Ohlemeyer was more interested in the background set of a production than those performing before it.  “Since I was a little child, maybe four or five, I was always fascinated with theater [and] building,” Ohlemeyer said. “I would always have Legos and Lincoln Logs, toy soldiers, and I would just build, […]

Banks shows off artistic maturity on vibrant ‘III’ tour performance


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“I asked if I should wait to enter until I’m fully grown?” Banks recited a poem at her  Los Angeles tour stop, giving context to the maturity woven throughout her third studio album, “III.” Her stage presence was sophisticated, and her choreography was complicated; it’s clear that Banks is not the 24-year-old who released debut […]

Tongue in Chic: Hypebeasts have no real style


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Picture this: I’m standing in line to get into Supreme’s New York flagship. In front of me are three Chinese international kids sporting Yeezys, Anti Social Social Club hoodies and fuckboi fades. Behind me is a 12-year-old, three inches shorter than me, draped in head-to-toe Bape topped off with a Supreme shoulder sling fanny pack.  […]

South Asian dance group lets students express themselves


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The Hindi word “Aarambh” can be translated to English as “start or beginning.” It is no surprise that Aarambh is the title chosen for FIDAA and USC’s first-ever dance convention.  FIDAA is the most recent addition to USC’s diverse range of dance organizations. The club is founded and directed by junior Jainil Mehta. Mehta, who […]