Ritmo de Orun combines the Spanish word ‘ritmo,’ meaning rhythm, and the Nigerian word ‘orun,’ meaning heaven or sun. The name encapsulates the two cultures that inspire the Afro-Cuban band’s style. Read more...
Photo: Ritmo de Orun, an Afro-Cuban band, will perform its first show as a group at Fowler Out Loud. The band’s name combines Spanish and Nigerian words, reflecting the two cultures involved in the style of music. (Eli Countryman/Daily Bruin)
UCLA’s Fowler Museum incorporated beaded jewelry, masquerade masks and a second line parade in their Mardi Gras festivities. On Sunday, attendees of “Celebrating Mardi Gras,” observed a concert by the New Orleans Traditional Jazz Band. Read more...
Photo: Reggie Waddell played in the New Orleans Traditional Jazz Band at the “Celebrating Mardi Gras” event at UCLA’s Fowler Museum. The eight band members perform traditional New Orleans songs and blues music at parades, funerals and other special occasions. (Rachel Hefner/Daily Bruin)
Weezer’s 13th studio album is experimental, but not for the sake of experimenting. Accurately embodied in their masked appearance on the album cover, “Weezer (Black Album)” is almost unrecognizable as a Weezer album. Read more...
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Artist Meredith Monk took inspiration from human cells and their functions of replication and division. These biological processes gave birth to her performance “Cellular Songs.” To be staged Saturday at Royce Hall, the show will include her vocal ensemble as well as lighting effects, instrumentals and a video installation. Read more...
Photo: Artist Meredith Monk will perform “Celluar Songs,” a show she said was inspired by the interdependent activity of cells. It also incorporates interdisciplinary techniques like music, lighting and film. (Courtesy of Julieta Cervantes)
Bollywood dance has shifted from the classical elite to the everyday citizen, said Dr. Pallabi Chakravorty. Within her book, “This is How We Dance Now!,” she analyzes the change in the instruction in dance, as well as the social classes that participate in the activity today. Read more...
Photo: Dr. Pallabi Chakravorty gave a book talk Monday hosted by the UCLA Department of World Arts and Culture/Dance. The book, “This is How We Dance Now!,” is about the changing culture surrounding Bollywood dance. (Courtesy of Doctor Pallabi Chakravorty)
If Beale Street could talk, alumnus Michael Benavente would probably know what it sounds like. Benavente, the film’s dialogue editor worked with the Formosa Group, a postproduction sound company, to remove any extraneous background noise and ensure the characters’ voices were audible. Read more...
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Pearl Marill will break out a life-size puppet of herself on stage as a symbol of self-reflection. Marill, an artist well-acquainted with San Francisco’s performance scene, will present her show “You Self Help Me” at Glorya Kaufman Hall on Friday and Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Pearl Marill, a performing artist from the San Francisco scene, will perform “You Self Help Me” at Glorya Kaufman Hall on Friday. The show discusses the topic of “stuckness” – both physically and mentally – through a combination of dance, improvisation and comedy, with a life-size puppet of Marill also making an appearance. The doll represents the idea of being there for oneself, she said. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin)
