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Arts, Film & TV, Music

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February 16, 11:07 pm

Pop culture recap: ‘SNL’ continues political comedy, ‘The Bachelorette’ attempts at diversity

Many news stories broke in February across the United States. And while most of the national attention has focused on the Trump administration, American pop culture has also stirred up controversy in the past two weeks. Read more...

Photo: Beyoncé is one of several arts and entertainment figures who made headlines this February. Both her twin pregnancy announcement and loss to Adele at the Grammys stirred the entertainment community this month. (Creative Commons photo by California Cow via Flickr)

Arts, Music, Theater & Fine Arts

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February 16, 11:07 pm

UCLA transforms ‘Cinderella’ into opera set in post-WWII France

Opera UCLA set an enchanting princess fairy tale during a bleak time, when people were starving, freezing and struggling for food and clothing. Students have vaulted the 1697 story of “Cinderella” 250 years into the future – post-World War II France in in 1947. Read more...

Photo: “Cendrillon,” the French translation of “Cinderella,” is an operatic retelling of Charles Perrault’s 1697 classic fairy tale, and will debut Friday at the Freud Playhouse. Opera UCLA and the UCLA theater department collaborated to put on the show, which they set in post-World War II France. (Esmeralda Lopez/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Music

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February 9, 4:40 pm

Concert review: OneRepublic at The Beverly Hilton

Audience members atop The Beverly Hilton had all the right moves grooving to OneRepublic. The pop-rock band filled the outside patio of The Beverly Hilton’s Stardust Penthouse with color and energy Wednesday, the band’s set bursting with sound and light against the misty grey skies of the evening. Read more...

Photo: Ryan Tedder, lead singer for American rock band OneRepublic, donned a black and white outfit for the band’s concert in Beverly Hills on Wednesday night. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)

Arts, Music

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February 8, 8:22 pm

Professor’s work on album ‘White Sun II’ crescendos to Grammy nomination

UCLA faculty, staff and alumni have contributed musical works that are nominated for the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. Their talents, ranging from playing the saxophone to composing songs to performing in an opera, have been recognized with nominations in five different categories. Read more...

Photo: Ethnomusicology associate professor Abhiman Kaushal plays the tabla, South Asian drums, which he performed on White Sun’s Grammy-nominated album. (Chelsea Zhang/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Music

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February 8, 8:21 pm

UCLA music lecturer drums up Grammy-nominated jazz album

UCLA faculty, staff and alumni have contributed musical works that are nominated for the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. Their talents, ranging from playing the saxophone to composing songs to performing in an opera, have been recognized with nominations in five different categories. Read more...

Photo: Jazz lecturer Justo Almario played saxophone on composer John Beasley’s album, which is nominated for a Grammy for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. (Chengcheng Zhang/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Music

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February 8, 8:20 pm

Former student performs in Grammy-nominated opera “The Ghosts of Versailles”

UCLA faculty, staff and alumni have contributed musical works that are nominated for the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. Their talents, ranging from playing the saxophone to composing songs to performing in an opera, have been recognized with nominations in five different categories. Read more...

Photo: Joshua Guerrero took classes at UCLA after his operatic talent was discovered. He performed as Count Almaviva for the Los Angeles Opera’s production of “The Ghosts of Versailles,” which is nominated for two Grammy Awards. (Courtesy of Gabriel Guzman).


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