Leah B. Brunetto

MIT chemistry graduate student Yu-Pu Wang dances in front of a bright yellow sports car parked alongside a street in Cambridge to recreate the “Shagging Wagon” dance scene appearing in Lady Gaga’s music video for “Tel...

Making use of the iconic telephone booth found on the first floor of the Student Center, Yu-Pu records shots for the opening and closing scenes of his YouTube video “Telephone.” As of noon last Wednesday, the video ha...

In preparation for filming the scene in which Lady Gaga prepares a sandwich, Yu-Pu intently studies his notes describing the choreography for the accompanying dance sequence.

Kayakers paddle through the Charles River against the smoke-obscured Boston skyline on May 31. Smoke from forest fires in Quebec drifted through Boston, making breathing uncomfortable outdoors.

Without his wig, Yu-Pu also plays the role of Beyonce in his YouTube video. Here he poses on the bench flanking the portrait of Katherine McCormick in McCormick Hall.

Yu-Pu tries on wigs at Cambridge’s Garment District to complete his Lady Gaga costume for his latest music video.

The night before filming the music video for his a capella remake of Lady Gaga’s “Telephone,” Yu-Pu prepares detailed notes describing the beat-by-beat choreography needed for each scene. Here he uses various poses of...