Wednesday, April 22

‘Night of 100 Solos’ dances across three cities, reprising choreographer’s legacy

One hundred solos will grace stages in New York, London and Los Angeles to honor the late American choreographer Merce Cunningham on Tuesday. “Night of 100 Solos: A Centennial Event” will feature dancers from all over the world performing Cunningham’s choreography, with UCLA’s Royce Hall serving as the LA venue. Read more...

Photo: Jermaine Maurice Spivey will perform at “Night of 100 Solos: A Centennial Event.” Though many of those performing at the event had never been trained by Merce Cunningham, his old company taught Cunningham technique to a new set of dancers. (Courtesy of Kathleen Schenck)


Film showcasing Chinese culture features graduate students in cast and crew

Mahjong will be the key to preventing the apocalypse in “The Lucky One.” Four goddesses, who reign over love, death, wealth and fertility, will play a never-ending round of the Chinese board game in the comedic film. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student Yichi Zhang wrote and directed “The Lucky One,” which follows four goddesses, who reign over love, death, wealth and fertility, playing a never-ending game of mahjong. While the set design does not itself emphasize the Chinese inspirations behind the film, Zhang said it highlights the theme of luck. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


Student’s staged reading questions intersection of race, religion, identity

Religion, race and gender will intersect in a one-woman performance about faith on Wednesday. Graduate acting student Taji Senior will perform a solo staged reading of “’A’ (What the Black Girl Found While Searching for God)” at the Fowler Museum. Read more...

Photo: Graduate acting student Taji Senior will consider race, religion and gender on stage during her performance of “’A’ (What the Black Girl Found While Searching for God)” at the Fowler Museum on Wednesday. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)



Underrepresented Spanish-speaking women share perspectives in film festival

Immigration, sexuality and maternity will be explored from a woman’s point of view in this year’s annual Latin American, Latinx and Iberian Film Festival. Founded in 2012 by assistant adjunct professor Adrián Collado and hosted by UCLA’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese, this year’s iteration of the annual festival will run from Monday through Thursday featuring films directed by women from Spain, Latin America and Mexico. Read more...

Photo: This year’s annual Latin American, Latinx and Iberian Film Festival will feature films directed by women from Spain, Latin America and Mexico. The festival was founded in 2012 by assistant adjunct professor Adrián Collado and was hosted by UCLA’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese. (Courtesy of Adrián Collado)


LA Times Festival of Books showcases live poetry readings, cooking demonstrations

Festival weekend calls for celebrities and good music – and thousands of books. The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books returned to the University of Southern California campus from Saturday to Sunday, continuing its annual tradition of literary-focused programming. Read more...

Photo: Esmeralda Bermudez moderated a discussion with Sandra Cisneros, the author of “Puro Amor,” during the first day of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. The festival took place at the University of Southern California’s campus from Saturday to Sunday. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin)