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Arts, Arts Columns, Music

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November 27, 10:40 pm

Dance Break: Casual nature of Greek, Bulgarian festival dances connects students

Daily Bruin columnist Christi Carras’ limited dance background consists of bingeing episodes of “So You Think You Can Dance,” grapevining her way through high school show choir and stumbling through rehearsals at a daycare-like dance studio until the age of 8. Read more...

Photo: Second-year ethnomusicology student Nathan Bernacki taught Bulgarian folk dances at the International Folk Dance Club and Global Dance Club’s 19th annual fall quarter Greek/Balkan Culture Night. The social, rather than competitive, nature of the dances made it so that the stakes were low, and messing up didn’t feel too bothersome. (Photo: Hannah Burnett/Assistant Photo editor; Illustration: Michal Zshornack/Photo editor)

Arts, Music, Theater & Fine Arts

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November 27, 10:37 pm

Otamatone orchestra to perform as part of Japanese device art exhibit

An orchestra of instruments that resemble giant musical notes with head-shaped bulbs will fill the Broad Art Center with synthesized sounds Tuesday. The instrument, known as an otamatone, is a piece of Japanese device art that Erkki Huhtamo, a professor in design media arts, will showcase in an otamatone orchestra comprising UCLA design media arts students. Read more...

Photo: Erkki Huhtamo, a design media arts professor, will be performing compositions on the otamatone at “Presentation of Japanese Device Art” on Tuesday. Huhtamo will also showcase works of Japanese device art such as the chihuahua whistle and the knockman. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)

Arts, Music

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November 25, 4:00 pm

Album Review: ‘Utopia’

Björk is back and weirder than ever with her latest release, “Utopia.” The Icelandic singer-songwriter’s first major release of new music since 2015’s “Vulnicura” combines a rustic aesthetic with a more modern, electronic element to create a complex yet overall harmonious album. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of One Little Indian Records)

Arts, Music

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November 20, 10:56 pm

Alumna’s music video addresses codependency through self-expression

The music video for Veronica Bianqui’s garage-pop single “Victim” takes place entirely in an apartment living room. The video features Bianqui and her band in front of several different-colored sets built specifically for the video inside of the directors’ apartment. Read more...

Photo: Alumna Veronica Bianqui wrote her single, “Victim,” as a means of expressing herself as she recovered from a state of emotional codependence. All of the proceeds for the single, which was released in September, will be donated to the Harm Reduction Coalition in memory of Bianqui’s sister, who died in July following a long period of drug addiction. (Chengcheng Zhang/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Arts Columns, Music

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November 20, 10:49 pm

Dance Break: Hui O ‘Imiloa educates and empowers students through hula dancing

Daily Bruin columnist Christi Carras’ limited dance background consists of bingeing episodes of “So You Think You Can Dance,” grapevining her way through high school show choir and stumbling through rehearsals at a daycare-like dance studio until the age of 8. Read more...

Photo: Hui O’ Imiloa’s hula dance lesson, in which instructors taught the Waiahole, took place Nov. 14. Megan Elliot, one of the instructors, explained the cultural significance of the dance, which tells a narrative about nature. (Photo by Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin and Photo Illustration by Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)

Arts, Music

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November 20, 12:41 am

Rock band Santiago’s Trip seeks to break traditional musical molds

String lights and cookies set the mood in Parking Structure 7, which served as an impromptu concert venue for the band Santiago’s Trip. “The space seats little more than 20 people … but we get the best energy from these performances,” said Sahfa Aboudkhil, the band’s lead singer. Read more...

Photo: Santiago’s Trip performed in Parking Structure 7 with string lights and cookies for attendees. Nish Selvalingam, the band’s guitarist and a second-year philosophy student, said the band tries to challenge society’s expectations for what rock bands should sound like. (Liz Ketchum/Daily Bruin)


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