Inna Faliks’ Soviet Union household only had three rooms for seven people and no telephone – but it did have music. Growing up, Faliks’ parents encouraged a creative childhood that included reading books and cultivating interest in music. Read more...

Photo: Inna Faliks, a concert pianist and UCLA professor of piano, will perform the protest composition “The People United Will Never Be Defeated!” at the Jacaranda Concert Series on Saturday. Frederic Rzewski composed the piece in the 1970s during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in Chile. (Photo by Mackenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin, Photo Illustration by Ludi Zhu)

The concrete floors and booming music of parking lot dance practices are major sources of stress relief for Justine Banal. The fourth-year Asian American studies student, who has danced competitively since high school, said her rehearsals are a therapeutic outlet for her depression. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year Asian American studies student Justine Banal has been dancing hip-hop since she was in eighth grade. Banal, who struggles with depression, said rehearsals can be a therapeutic outlet of expression and that dance serves as a means for her to maintain her mental health, as it provides her relief from the stresses of everyday life. (Edward Figueroa/Daily Bruin)