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January 9, 10:18 pm

UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive strikes celebratory note with reopening concert

The UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive will return with a new sound. The archive is an audiovisual library where scholars have been able to submit materials such as field recordings and interviews from their research. Read more...

Photo: UCLA archivists Aaron Bittel and Maureen Russell work with the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive in Schoenberg Hall. The archive’s reopening will be celebrated through the “Documenting the Sounds of Africa” symposium and concert Friday. (Eli Countryman/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Arts, Film & TV, Music

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January 7, 11:23 pm

Dance film symposium to showcase intersection of choreography, cinematography

Eight-year-old Axe’Re Shallowhorn recorded a film of his mother dancing at the beach, throwing sand in front of the camera for special effect. The film, entitled “Entre Terre et Ciel,” or “Between Earth and Sky,” will be screened on the first day of the Depth of Field festival hosted by the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance. Read more...

Photo: Chelsea Bonosky performs in Sarah Elgart’s dance film, which will screen at the Depth of Field festival on Wednesday. Elgart said the dance was inspired by VIA 57 WEST, the building featured throughout. (Courtesy of Sarah Elgart)

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December 9, 7:31 pm

Q&A: Designer shares inspiration behind innovative costume designs for ‘Holiday Sauce’

Two green pig heads complete an outfit in “Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce.” Accompanied by severed elf fingers, the attire’s goal is to showcase the negative aspects of the holidays in the show. Read more...

Photo: Taylor Mac will perform in “Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce” in Royce Hall on Friday and Saturday. Machine Dazzle designed the two outfits for the show, using objects like pig heads and elf fingers.(Courtesy of Little Fang Photography)

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December 1, 4:38 pm

Ensemble ties social, political issues from the past and present into performance

African rhythms, political protest and harmonizing voices all made their mark in Royce Hall on Friday evening. The Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA welcomed Sweet Honey In The Rock, a female singing ensemble accompanied by light instrumentation, for the group’s 45th anniversary on Friday at Royce Hall. Read more...

Photo: Sweet Honey In The Rock, an a capella ensemble, performed in Royce Hall on Friday, incorporating social issues and commentary into its songs, speaking about the topics in between. (Deirdre Klena/Daily Bruin)

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November 29, 9:14 pm

Chicano musician to discuss issues of identity and inclusivity in LA at book talk

In 1974, Rubén Guevara found himself climbing the steps of centuries-old Mayan pyramids in Palenque, Mexico. The Los Angeles native did not know then that the trip to connect with his ancestral roots would help him embrace his Chicano identity, which later became a monumental influence on his musical career, he said. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus and former visiting professor Rubén Guevara wrote a memoir entitled “Confessions of a Radical Chicano Doo-Wop Singer,” which he will discuss Friday at UCLA’s Jan Popper Theater. The book explores his identity as a Chicano rock ‘n’ roll musician and activist. (Courtesy of Mario A. Hernandez)


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