Thursday, May 7



Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra comes to Royce Hall

The overwhelming harmonics and echoing sound of brass and string instruments fill the vast space of the extravagant Crystal Cathedral in England and create a divine explosion of sound. Read more...

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courtesy of David Fung
Nigel Armstrong, a finalist in the 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition, will be performing Sunday night at Royce Hall with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.


UCLA graduate student Lucas Mireles heads to Sundance with his short film 'Playtime (Spielzeit)'

He was flown to a foreign country in which he had never set foot. With no prior preparation and only a native film crew and a single trusted colleague at his side, he was asked to conceive and direct a short film. Read more...

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UCLA graduate student Lucas Mireles is the director of “Playtime (Spielzeit).” It is an official selection for the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and is produced by recent producer’s program graduate Ryan Slattery.

Courtesy of Jens Nolte


Electronic musicians Daedelus and Tokimonsta to perform at Broad Art Center

Daedelus will be performing with Tokimonsta today in the Experimental Digital Arts space at UCLA's Broad Art Center as part of Campus Events Commission's partnership with the Design | Media Arts undergraduate exhibition. Read more...

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Alfred Darlington, better known by his stage name Daedelus, will be playing on campus tonight along with fellow electronic artist Tokimonsta in Broad Art Center.

Courtesy of Laura Darlington


Joy Sticks: _Video games should be acknowledged as art forms_

Video games, by their very nature, require the player to put a certain amount of personal involvement into the work. Obviously, this can have a huge emotional impact on a player, but does that qualify games as art? Read more...

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“Flower” is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. and is developed by thatgamecompany.

Credit: Sony Computer Entertainment America


Theater Review: "Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins"

Journalist Molly Ivins lost her battle with breast cancer in 2007, but her rebellious spunk and fiery political opinions come to life in actress Kathleen Turner's portrayal of the late Texan columnist in "Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins." Set in an empty newsroom, the one-act play takes the form of a witty stream of consciousness confessional filled with a hefty dose of many of Ivins' own quoted words. Read more...

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(courtesy of Mark Garvin)