Often dealing with subjects like sexual abuse, transsexuality and identity crisis, Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar's films typically paint a colorful picture of the lives of people on the fringes of society. Read more...
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A still from a Pedro Almodovar film. A symposium of Almodovar’s films will be hosted by the New Center of Psychoanalysis at UCLA on Saturday.
Armed with a chart-topping debut album in the United Kingdom and a sweep of both the BBC Sounds of 2010 poll and 2010 BRIT Critic's Choice Award, British electro-folk musician Ellie Goulding is poised to break out on the other side of the Atlantic. Read more...
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The indie rock band Neon Trees released their first full-length album, "Habits," last year, featuring the hit single "Animal." The band is currently on tour with My Chemical Romance and will be performing at Coachella this weekend. Read more...
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Barak Marshall never wanted to become a dancer. He avoided the same career path as his mother, Margalit Oved, a well-known choreographer and dance teacher who taught at UCLA. Read more...
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Courtesy of Gadi Dagon
As the MFA Exhibition #3 draws near, graduate photography student Alexis Hudgins grows anxious regarding her final work as a UCLA student. Read more...
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Graduate painting student Greta Waller shows her painting that will be in the New Wight Gallery on display Thursday through April 22. Her work will be featured along with that of graduate painting student Sarah Awad and graduate photography student Alexis Hudgins.
For six seasons, millions have tuned in to the popular MTV show "America's Best Dance Crew" for a night of competitive popping, locking and dropping. Read more...
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Five of 10 members of SAMACA, a dance crew that will be performing in the Hill’s Best Dance Crew competition, pose in their rehearsal studio.
While Los Angeles' folk scene has died down, it has not died. Folk musicians like Arlo Guthrie, most recently seen at Royce Hall, continue to perform long after historic folk venues such as the Ash Grove shut down. Read more...
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Ross Altman, a UCLA alumnus, was at the Topanga Banjo-Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival last year. Altman has a doctorate in English but chose to pursue folk music.
Courtesy of Milt Rosenberg
