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Arts

Arts, Lifestyle

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May 6, 12:10 am

UCLA's Hawai'i Club, Hui O 'Imiloa, set to throw 26th Annual Luau with authentic dancing, dishes from the island

If the average tourist were to go on a vacation to Hawaii, he or she would no doubt be tempted to attend a luau for a night of food and entertainment provided by men in Hawaiian shirts and khaki pants and by women in leaf skirts and coconut bikinis. Read more...

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Tahitian dance performers from Hui O “˜Imiloa are busy making their skirt pieces by braiding rafia with feathers and fabric. In Tahitian dance, these skirts are worn to accentuate hip movements and will be worn at the Luau Saturday.

Courtesy of Brittany Kaleilani Jang

Film & TV

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May 4, 11:50 pm

*Speaks Out*

Delaram Kamalpour
First-year, political science
"I definitely thought he was this teeny-bopper, annoying guy for awhile. Read more...

Theater & Fine Arts

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May 4, 11:46 pm

NSU Modern, ACA Hip-Hop and Samahang Modern dance off at Battle Royale

There's an intensity in the air as members of Nikkei Student Union Modern, the defending champion of last year's Battle Royale dance competition, rigorously practice their upcoming set in Parking Lot 4, move their bodies to the beats of M.I.A. Read more...

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NSU Modern rehearses in Parking Lot 4 for its dance piece for the 7th Annual Battle Royale taking place at the Hollywood’s Key Club tonight. NSU Modern is the defending champion of Battle Royale.

Film & TV

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May 4, 11:28 pm

Filmmakers’ class projects to be featured in the Newport Beach Film Festival

Funny faces and a 7-year-old were enough to inspire Justin Perkinson. Playing with his younger cousin while visiting family on the East Coast led to his short film "Spider Fang!" Perkinson's film is one of three master of fine arts students whose short films, which initially began as class projects, will be featured in the Newport Beach Film Festival this week. Read more...

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Jacqueline Larsen in a still from graduate film student Justin Perkinson’s film “Spider Fang!” Larsen’s character, who takes part in a staring contest with her grandfather, was inspired by Perkinson’s own cousin Millie.

courtesy of JUSTIN PERKINSON

Arts

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May 4, 2:05 am

Tokidoki creator Simone Legno to speak about his career as part of CEC’s speaker series

What stemmed from a cactus shaped like a rabbit in southern Italy turned into one of Tokidoki brand creator Simone Legno's most popular characters to date "“ Sandy, a girl dressed in a cactus outfit to keep herself safe from bad things in the world. Read more...

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Simone Legno, a Japanese-inspired artist from Rome and the creator of the internationally distributed Tokidoki brand, will speak tonight in Kerckhoff Grand Salon on how he became both a graphic designer and an entrepreneur. The event was coordinated by the Campus Events Commission’s speakers staff as a part of the CEC speaker series that takes place throughout the year.

Arts

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May 4, 2:00 am

UCLA professor directs “˜Shape Shifting Guitars,’ aims to introduce audiences to a new world of sound

Peter Yates, a music professor specializing in guitar, often composes his music in L.A. traffic. Read more...

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Buzz Gravelle will perform in the “Quadruple Guitars” concert tonight both individually and together with three other guitarists. Tonight’s Schoenberg Hall performance is the last stop of the “Shape Shifting Guitars” tour and features UCLA performers.

Courtesy of MARC BENNINGTON


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