Real life sucks. Modern cinema, such as "American Beauty" or "Revolutionary Road," will tell you that. People are cruel and selfish, society cares more about corporations than individuals and true love is a fairy tale. "Getting Frankie Married ... And Afterwards" presents these notions as well, but does so in a very dull and detached manner, making it no different than a typical "Desperate Housewives" episode. Read more...
Arts
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April 15, 9:49 pm
Theater Review: “Getting Frankie Married…And Afterwards”
Arts
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April 15, 9:38 pm
Theater Review: “No-No Boy”
It's just one decision: Fight for your country or fight for a stance you believe in. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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April 14, 10:04 pm
Pulling Strings
Inside a tie-dyed drawstring bag hangs a 12-inch version of one of literature's most complex characters, Don Quixote. Read more...
Photo: UCLA animation instructor Steven Ritz-Barr will perform his puppet show, “Quixote,” Friday at 4 p.m. at the James Bridges Theater.
Arts, Music
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April 14, 9:12 pm
Survival Guide
There are some things you’ll want to consider as you’re packing your bags tonight in eager anticipation of the long trip out to the hot desert. Read more...
Arts, Music
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April 14, 8:58 pm
A weekend of sizzling sets in the desert
This weekend, flocks of folks will flee to the fields of the Empire Polo Club in Indio, about 144 miles away from UCLA, for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Read more...
Photo: Portugal. The Man will perform Saturday afternoon.
Arts, Music
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April 14, 8:44 pm
Students take the lead in tonight’s Philharmonia concert
Performing famous classical music pieces is par for the course for the UCLA Philharmonia's student-musicians, but performing them without a conductor is charting a bit of unfamiliar territory. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Philharmonia, conducted by Professor Neal Stulberg, rehearses Tuesday for its upcoming performance of Rachmaninoff’s “Symphonic Dances” tonight at 8 p.m. at Schoenberg Hall. Stulberg will be absent during the first half of the performance.
Arts, Music
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April 13, 9:24 pm
Sax as new pitch of voice
When asked to picture a singer performing with a saxophone player, chances are an image of some smoky old jazz club will come to mind. However, for a group of UCLA music professors, that image is only one of many styles that can come from combining sax with voice. From opera to cabaret, the chamber group unites classical and jazz saxophonists, vocalists, pianists and other players in a concert showing just how versatile voice and sax pairings can be. Read more...
Photo: Saxophone Professor Doug Masek will perform tonight at Schoenberg Hall alongside professors Juliana Gondek and Rakefet Hak. The trio founded an unconventional blend of piano, vocals and saxophone.