This year’s Spring Sing has traded in live performances for its own website platform. Following the spread of COVID-19 and news that the annual event would not be able to go on in Pauley Pavilion as planned, executive director and fourth-year dance student Jess Grimes said her committee needed to find a way for it to take on a new life. Read more...
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Empty concert halls serve as haunting reminders of COVID-19’s wide-reaching effects as recording artists face an uncertain future. Experts predict that venues may not open again until fall 2021. Read more...
Photo: Concert venues are closed and Los Angeles-based musicians have few things left to do but livestream performances for their own fans. To combat the circumstances, many artists are finding new ways to collaborate remotely and produce music themselves. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Dance Marathon brought participants together in a time when everyone is meant to be apart. The event, which took place Saturday on Zoom, united over 300 dancers on the virtual platform for four hours. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year neuroscience student Saskia Leonard serves as the director of cause education at Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA as the organization hosted the annual Dance Marathon via Zoom. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated April 19 at 9:22 p.m. Dance Marathon has traditionally lasted 26 hours – this year, it will be four. The annual event, usually held in Pauley Pavilion, will transition to a virtual platform in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Dance Marathon will take place fully online and only last four hours instead of its normal 26-hour span. Through a combination of live and prerecorded content, this year’s event hopes to continue to spread awareness of HIV/AIDs in relation to COVID-19, said UCLA Pediatric AIDS Coalition president and fourth-year neuroscience and Spanish student Sophie Ahmad. (Courtesy of Appurva Goel)
Stimulus checks have begun to be given out, yet Ticketmaster refuses to refund its customers. To avoid the spread of COVID-19, concerts across the nation have been either canceled or postponed, leaving ticket holders in a state of limbo. Read more...
Photo: With the cancellation or postponement of concerts across the nation as a result of COVID-19, many look to Ticketmaster for refunds for tickets to the tentative shows. After stating in a blog post that it is up to the discretion of event organizers to issue refunds for tickets to rescheduled events, the company lost the trust of many of its customers which may result in unintentional and negative consequences in the future. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
Though the world may be on pause, musicians play on. In a world in isolation, UCLA musicians – students and alumni alike – continue to hone their craft. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students and alumni have been branching out into new areas of music and honing their skills in order to express themselves and their thoughts during quarantine. (Naveed Pour/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 20 at 12:20 p.m. A baby is likely in pain if their cry is energetic with few moments of silence, according to ChatterBaby. Read more...
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