Loud EDM music was replaced with laughter as comedians Salma Zaky and Katie Green took the makeshift stage in Pauley Pavilion for a quick 20-minute sketch. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Katie Green (pictured) took the stage with third-year English student Salma Zaky to perform their comedy routines, touching on subjects from gender-neutral bathrooms to college dating. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)
YOUTHphonics, basked in blue lighting, kicked off the opening ceremonies for this year’s Dance Marathon. YOUTHphonics, a community service a cappella group at UCLA, first performed at dance marathon two years ago. Read more...
Photo: This year’s Dance Marathon kicked of with a rendition of John Lennon’s “Imagine” sung by YOUTHphonics, a community service a cappella group, to tie into the theme of “Connect.” (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Led by adjunct associate professor of ethnomusicology Supeena Insee Adler, UCLA’s Music of Thailand Ensemble practices and performs a traditional style of Thai music called mahori. Read more...
Adjunct assistant professor Supeena Insee Adler revived UCLA’s Music of Thailand Ensemble after spending 100 hours refurbishing decayed Thai instruments. David Morton, a former professor at UCLA’s department of music, originally founded the ensemble in 1964 using instruments he personally acquired from Thailand. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Music of Thailand Ensemble was founded in 1964, but went on hiatus since 1985. The ensemble opened again in 2016, and is open to all students and faculty. (Chengcheng Zhang/Daily Bruin)
Dancers will interact with vegetables, embody mathematical formulas and roll around on stage at “Sai / In Between.” The UCLA department of world arts and cultures/dance will host the performance “Sai / In Between” on Friday and Saturday in the Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater. Read more...
Photo: MFA students Casey Brown (bottom) and Chantal Cherry (top) rehearse “Our Bodies At Night,” during which they will remain in contact throughout the performance to showcase how relationships between women aren’t always platonic. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)
Milwaukee isn’t just cheese and beer. Jade Charon wants to change the perception of her hometown into a place of art and performance. Charon, a graduate student in the world arts and cultures department, hosted an arts gathering called Restore Weekend in her hometown Friday and Saturday. Read more...
Photo: (Ludi Zhu/Daily Bruin)
Kimbra should no longer be somebody you used to know. In fact, the New Zealand indie-pop singer deserves even higher acclaim for the release of her new album “Primal Heart” than she did for her stint with Gotye in 2011. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records)
