While most in-person theaters have closed during the pandemic, the Color Box Production Company has been in full-swing preparing for its first-ever New Works Festival.
From Friday to Sunday, the UCLA-based company will be putting on the New Works Festival with the aim to uplift the voices of marginalized communities within the theater world.

“Minari” is a story rooted in discovery and growth, but Hollywood obviously has not learned from it.
Like many other systems governing America, it is blatantly apparent that the film industry is built upon whiteness.

Valeria Garcia overcame the barriers of stepping into the professional world as a first-generation student, and now she is paving the way for others from her phone.

What is hip-hop? What is freestyling? Watch to see what Versa-Style Dance Company’s Leigh “Breeze-lee” Foaad and Brandon “BeastBoi” Juezan have to say about these expressions of artforms through their dance, while discussing their experiences as members of the hip-hop community.

Contrary to its commercial image, hip-hop dance at its core is in no way, shape or form a mere dance routine. It is an embodied movement born out of both struggle and liberation.

The impact of music extends far beyond the play and pause buttons. Formed in the 1970s as an underground movement, hip-hop has expanded into various art forms and musical subgenres – with rap specifically being one of the most popular musical styles among today’s youth.

Four alumnae who are learning how to tackle the challenges of post-graduation life are opening their circle to other “fronds” who may be encountering similar obstacles.