A developing musical will share the story of one girl who survived the Armenian genocide. Titled “A Journey of Angels,” the production focuses on 14-year-old Flora, who is deported to the Syrian desert during the Armenian genocide. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Kay Mouradian wrote the book “My Mother’s Voice” on which an upcoming musical is based. The story is based on her mother, who lived through the Armenian genocide. (Courtesy of Kay Mouradian)
Ivana Dama is innovating what can constitute a musical instrument, using a microscope and human brain tissue in her latest performance. The third-year design media arts student gave a presentation of her audiovisual project in an improvisational performance at Studio 106 L.A. Read more...
Photo: Third-year design media arts student Ivana Dama’s audiovisual project consists of a microscope and slides serving as musical instruments. She triggers specific sounds by changing the parameters of the microscope’s camera and layering the output with other sound effects to create music. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)
Neither love nor fear come to mind when listening to MARINA’s new album. Dropping “the Diamonds” from her stage name, the pop artist has returned to make a statement with her fourth album, “Love + Fear.” Whether she gets it across is another question. Read more...
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Daily Bruin staffers are hitting the desert to cover Stagecoach 2019. Stay tuned for stories about your favorite artists and Bruins’ experiences. Read more...
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Mardi Gras isn’t just a one-day event – it’s a whole season, said Saroya Corbett. Corbett, a graduate student in world arts and cultures/dance, will conduct a talk at the Fowler Museum on Friday discussing her personal experience with the traditional second line parades of Louisiana. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Saroya Corbett will conduct a talk at Fowler Museum on Friday about traditional second line parades in Louisiana. She plans to discuss her research on bounce dance while incorporating the exhibit “New Orleans Second Line Parades: Photographs by Pableaux Johnson.” (Eli Countryman/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Professors are usually bound to their classrooms – but these three members of UCLA faculty will spend a year away to pursue their personal projects. Sylvan Oswald, an assistant playwriting professor, Lothar von Falkenhausen, a professor of Chinese archaeology and art history, and Elisabeth Le Guin, a musicology professor, are three of this year’s four UCLA professors who are Guggenheim Fellowship recipients. Read more...
Photo: Lothar von Falkenhausen, a UCLA professor of Chinese archaeology and art history, is a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient. Three other UCLA faculty members, including Sylvan Oswald and Elisabeth Le Guin, are also recipients. (Courtesy of Lothar Von Falkenhausen)
Haley Reinhart translated her love for AM radio into her newest album, “Lo-Fi Soul.” The Los Angeles-based singer and voice actor released her fourth album, “Lo-Fi Soul” on March 27. Read more...
Photo: Haley Reinhart will perform at The Roxy Theatre on Sunday as part of her “Lo-Fi Soul” tour. Her newest album, released in March, incorporates voice memos and influences from multiple genres. (Courtesy of Dana Trippe)
