A 5-year-old sits down at his grandmother's piano. He begins to improvise, moving his fingers over the keys. He has never played before, but it is as if he already knows what to do. From that moment on, he is hooked. He enrolls in lessons and at age 12, his instructor tells him he is old enough to reach the pedals of an organ. Read more...
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Cristoph Bull
When it comes to the arts, Latin America has provided the world with an abundance of talent: Nobel Prize-winning poets such as Pablo Neruda, subversive cinematic masterminds like Benicio Del Toro and singer and pop sensation Shakira. Read more...
This year's Spring Sing competition will give the stage to bands whose styles and influences include post-hardcore, folk, jazz, blues, rock and opera, reflecting the diverse range of music of the Los Angeles music scene. Read more...
Alain Mabanckou's career has led him out of his native Republic of Congo to France and onward to the United States. Read more...
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UCLA OFFICE OF MEDIA RELATIONS
UCLA French Professor Alain Mabanckou will read his first English-translated collection of short stories, “Memoirs of a Porcupine,” Tuesday.
After achieving widespread fame during their lifetimes, some public figures are later reincarnated in films about their lives and careers. Read more...
Lead guitarist and songwriter Charlotte Caffey will be coming to UCLA as a part of Professor David Leaf's Music Industry 105 class, open to the public on certain Mondays, as one of his weekly musical guests. Read more...
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Charlotte Caffey from the Go-Go’s will speak as a part of David Leaf’s Music Industry 105 course. She will be joined by Peter Asher and Jay Boberg.
Over the last 75 years, the name UCLA Live has evolved from the Department of Fine Arts Productions to UCLA Presents to UCLA of Performing Arts to UCLA Live as of 10 years ago. Come May 22, the name shall transform once again and become the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA. Read more...
