UCLA Performing Arts The Kronos Quartet performs at
Schoenberg Hall, Saturday Jan. 20 at 8 p.m.
Kronos Quartet at Schoenberg Hall
The Kronos Quartet appears at Schoenberg Hall, Jan. 20 at 8 p.m.
The quartet includes David Harrington on violin, John Sherba on
violin, Hank Dutt on viola and Jennifer Culp on cello.
Focusing on new music, the Kronos Quartet will be performing
works by Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Jihad Racy, in addition to
pieces from its new CD, “Caravan.”
The Kronos Quartet is credited with the formation of over 400
new string quartets across six continents and four generations.
For ticketing information, contact the Central Ticket Office at
(310) 825-2101.
Vietnamese Ceramics lecture
The Vietnamese American Association of Literature and Art
presents a talk by Dr. Chan Kieu, Thursday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. in
Franz Hall 1260. The lecture is free to the public.
Kieu is an amateur archaeologist, who has studied Southeast
Asian ceramics for 28 years. He will lecture on his recent
excavations in Northern Vietnam and Southern China, and his
discovery of bronze artifacts from the beginning of Vietnamese
history.
For more information call Co Lai at (626) 281-5273.
“Parachute Kid” Auditions
Auditions for the musical “Parachute Kid” will be
held at Sproul Entertainment Center, Jan. 16, Jan. 18 and Jan. 21
from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Applicants must check in 15 minutes before
call time.
Applicants should prepare a one minute monologue and a one
minute a capella piece. The audition is open to all students.
Applicants should sign up for time slots on Bruin Walk, Jan. 8
to 11 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. or during audition times.
“Parachute Kid” is written, performed and produced
by UCLA undergraduate and graduate students. The production will
premiere at Royce Hall on May 17.
Described as a cross between “Rent” and “West
Side Story,” the production follows the life and growth of
Yvonne Wu, who, after the death of her parents, moves to Los
Angeles to live with a jaded aunt who runs a sleazy motel catering
to prostitutes and drug addicts.
“Parachute Kid” is written and directed by Weiko
Lin, a UCLA graduate student in the School of Theater, Film and
Television. His other productions include “Heavenly
Peace,” a musical commemorating the 10th anniversary of the
Tiananmen Square uprising.
For more information, contact Michelle Lee, Director of Media
Relations, at (310) 267-8551 or [email protected].
Archaeological Lecture
The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology presents “At the Dawn
of A Civilization: Urkesh, the First Hurrian City” on Jan. 18
at 8 p.m. at the Harry and Yvonne Lenart Auditorium, Fowler
Building.
Professors Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati
present new evidence of a connection between Tell Mozan, a hill in
northeastern Syria, and the ancient city Urkesh. The two professors
will talk about new discoveries of cuneiform at the Tell Mozan
royal palace that suggests that Urkesh was the fabled residence of
the gods.
The lecture is free and open to the public. For more
information, contact the public lecture programs office at (310)
206-8934.
Alma String Quartet at Powell
The UCLA Alma String Quartet performs at the Rotunda at Powell
Library on Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 4 p.m.
The performance is part of the Annual Powell Music Concert
Series, featuring both faculty and student musicians. Other
concerts in January include UCLA’s Alma String Quartet on
Jan. 17 and UCLA’s Balkan Instrumental Ensemble and
Women’s Bulgarian Ensemble on Jan. 31.
For more information, call (310) 825-4134.
Briefs compiled by Michael Rosen-Molina, Daily Bruin Senior
Staff.