Nineteenth century opera, often thought of as old-fashioned and obsolete, is definitely not on a list of trendy music for the modern age. The chairs of UCLA’s musicology department and comparative literature department said they hope to change that perception. Read more...
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February 18, 11:01 pm
James Conlon lectures aim to revive interest in opera
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February 11, 12:30 am
UCLA alumna performs solo dance in Nicki Minaj tour
Twenty thousand hysterical fans cry out in a star-struck ecstasy. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Karen Chuang landed a job as a backup dancer for Nicki Minaj’s “Pink Friday: RELOADED” tour, moving away from her younger Disney roles and validating her talent as a mature and versatile performer.
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February 7, 12:00 am
Students combine artistic forms in wacSMASH’d showcase
It’s a public school art student’s worst nightmare: the moment a school tells that student it no longer has the grant money to fund his or her artistic endeavors. For UCLA world arts and cultures students, this nightmare became their reality. Read more...
Photo: WacSMASH’d is the largest annual student-produced showcase put on by the Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance at UCLA. Students present original dance, film, music, art and spoken word pieces in this three-day free event held at Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater. Historically, the WAC Undergraduate Society has been able to fund the show using only on-campus funding, but because of budget cuts, they had to fundraise this year.
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February 6, 12:01 am
Q&A: “Braid” developer Jonathan Blow discusses indie games
Known for “Braid,” one of the most popular and successful independently created games to date, as well as for his somewhat controversial views on the mass video game market, independent game developer Jonathan Blow is currently developing his next game “The Witness.” Read more...
Photo: Jonathan Blow, creator of independent video game “Braid,” is developing a new game, “The Witness,” and is speaking at the Hammer.
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February 6, 12:01 am
Hammer’s Llyn Foulkes exhibit displays macabre work
From eerie, bloody portraits of shady figures to portrayals of Mickey Mouse’s death, the Llyn Foulkes exhibit at the Hammer Museum is highly emotive to say the least. Llyn Foulkes is an artist active since the 1960s whose art reflects his commentary on pop culture and mainstream society, including the Disney character Mickey Mouse. Read more...
Photo: References to Mickey Mouse, even his violent death, are just some themes in the art displayed at the Hammer’s Llyn Foulkes exhibit.
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January 31, 11:44 pm
Jason Schmidt’s exhibit at MOCA depicts contemporary artists
You didn’t realize it, but your eyes just took a picture, and they are taking pictures again and again and again as you read word after word after word. Read more...
Photo: Chris Burden, the artist behind “Urban Light” or the LACMA lights, is depicted in Jason Schmidt’s photography exhibit “Some Los Angeles Artists.”
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January 24, 11:53 pm
UCLA Act III Theatre Ensemble perform to fight AIDS
Eighteen performers, three band members, two producers and one stage manager, armed with microphones and character shoes, take the stage to fight AIDS. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s ACT III Theatre Ensemble and the Office of Residential Life are putting on musical theater performance “Bruins Care 2013” in order to raise funds for AIDS prevention.