Wednesday, January 27, 1999 Director draws inspiration from alienation DANCE: The Movement Company challenges audiences, performers to explore deep within themselves By Elena Powell Daily Bruin Contributor Alienation is something people deal with on a daily basis, and Cassandra Bruno is dealing with it the best way she knows how – through dance. Read more...

Wednesday, January 27, 1999 High on drums The world’s best taiko percussionists – Japan’s Kodo group – exemplify teamwork and strong traditional roots, and play at Royce Hall this weekend By Kevin Lau Daily Bruin Contributor It is beaten relentlessly from mid-morning until well past sundown; its reverberations are heard and felt from afar; its rhythms perpetuate until the beat of the drum and the beat of the heart are one. Read more...

Tuesday, January 26, 1999 Amorous brew TRENDS: Forget clubs and bars, coffeehouses are emerging as the newest way to meet people By Stacy Sare Daily Bruin Contributor Although contemporary self-help authors can hold as many varying opinions about dating as one can about how many different vegetables can be tossed into a salad, most agree that meeting a potential romantic partner at a cafe or coffeehouse is a plus and meeting one at a bar is a minus. Read more...

Tuesday, January 26, 1999 Curtain calls "The Old Neighborhood" and "The Cryptogram" In repertory through Feb. 14 Geffen Playhouse Westwood Tickets: $30-$40, $10 student rush 15 minutes prior to curtain (310) 208-5454 Those poised on the cutting edge of theater, noses aloft, may dismiss the family drama as a thing of the plebeian past – as nostalgic and trite as one of Tennessee Williams’ fading southern roses. Read more...

Tuesday, January 26, 1999 Mocking bands of ’80s our way to avoid shame FILM: Talentless groups must now endure ridicule, pity on VH-1 shows like ‘Where Are They Now’ A friend told me over the weekend about her encounter with Fab from the disgraced ’80s group Milli Vanilli at The Cheesecake Factory. Read more...

Monday, January 25, 1999 Increased county funding has artists dancing for joy THEATER: Groups receive nearly $1.3 million; Los Angeles fixes categories to better allocate cash By Stephanie Sheh Daily Bruin Senior Staff The long, sad song has wailed for years: "My government gave me no money for the arts and left me singing the arts-funding blues." But among this melancholy tune of national sentiment is an inspirational reality. Read more...

Monday, January 25, 1999 Shandling shares Sanders’ secrets BOOKS: ‘Autobiography’ confounds fact, fiction while delivering laughs By Elena Powell Daily Bruin Contributor Larry Sanders is famous. Read more...