Signature A Cappella is taking a break from its usual happy and carefree song choices to deliver a more serious and emotional performance at Spring Sing. Read more...
Photo: (Andrea Grigsby/Illustrations director)
Arts, Music
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May 28, 12:38 am
Newly formed Wild Phlox hopes original song will bring a complex melodic experience
Wild Phlox is melding funk, rock, psychedelic, jazz and folk music into its original song at this year’s Spring Sing. The five-person group is a synthesis of different musical backgrounds and levels of experience, with various members having roots in jazz fusion, funk rock and nearly everything between. Read more...
Photo: (Andrea Grigsby/Illustrations director)
Arts, Music
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May 28, 12:37 am
Social Art Project captures college memories in collaboration with campus community
Duets typically involve only two people. But staying true to its name, Social Art Project found a way to put the “social” in social distancing with its Spring Sing performance. Read more...
Photo: (Andrea Grigsby/Illustrations director)
Arts, Music
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May 28, 12:37 am
Saveena Patel paints picture of journey to UCLA in emotional original song
Saveena Patel’s wonderland and reality are now one and the same. The first-year ethnomusicology student will be competing in Spring Sing with her original song, “Wonderland,” which she will be singing with her ukulele. Read more...
Photo: (Andrea Grigsby/Illustrations director)
Arts, Music
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May 28, 12:37 am
Akshay Anand embraces innovation of online format to craft emotional solo video
Sentimental acoustics and California sunsets take the spotlight in Akshay Anand’s music video for this year’s Spring Sing. The third-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student will be one of the soloists performing in the annual event, which will be conducted virtually for the first time in its history. Read more...
Photo: (Andrea Grigsby/Illustrations director)
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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May 27, 2:40 pm
Silver Screen Psychology: Depictions of therapists often overlook their professionalism, efficacy
Mental health is explored extensively in popular media, from unsettling character studies like “Joker” to lighthearted family flicks such as “Inside Out.” But while some portrayals successfully shine a light on mental health conditions, others merely perpetuate stigmas and stereotypes. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of The Weinstein Company)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 27, 1:37 pm
Gallery helps share Asian American and Pacific Islander artists’ stories
Art will be taking center stage in the digital “From the Heartland” gallery. The gallery is part of UCLA’s Lapu, the Coyote that Cares Theatre Company’s celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and includes multimedia submissions by its members and students as well as AAPI artists outside the campus community. Read more...
Photo: The “From the Heartland” art gallery was created in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. AAPI artists like first-year English student Jade Lacy submitted pieces that explore ideas like identity and heritage. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)