It’s pitch black. Not a sound can be heard when flickering lights suddenly illuminate the historical Hollywood Pantages Theatre. The mysterious dots grow across the auditorium. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Matthew Murphy)
Arts, Music
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February 28, 12:39 pm
Q&A: Artist births vocal performance inspired by human cell functions
Artist Meredith Monk took inspiration from human cells and their functions of replication and division. These biological processes gave birth to her performance “Cellular Songs.” To be staged Saturday at Royce Hall, the show will include her vocal ensemble as well as lighting effects, instrumentals and a video installation. Read more...
Photo: Artist Meredith Monk will perform “Celluar Songs,” a show she said was inspired by the interdependent activity of cells. It also incorporates interdisciplinary techniques like music, lighting and film. (Courtesy of Julieta Cervantes)
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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February 27, 10:09 pm
Second Take: ‘Green Book’ Oscar win drives home ignorance of racism’s complexity
“Blue Cadillac” would have been a more apt name for “Green Book” – the car is featured more prominently than the titular guide book, historically used to help black travelers find safe accommodations. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Patti Perret/Universal Pictures, Participant and DreamWorks)
Arts, Film & TV
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February 27, 10:04 pm
Japanese silent film narrators to provide interpretive, engaging performance
Characters in silent films didn’t always stay silent – at least, not in Japan. In the early 20th century, silent Japanese films were often accompanied by benshi, performers who narrated the film to audiences from inside the theatre. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Patti Perret/Universal Pictures, Participant, and DreamWorks)
Arts, Lifestyle
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February 27, 9:55 pm
Owner of TLT Food speaks on success of restaurant, goals for UCLA community
Daniel Shemtob is the definition of the millennial persona amplified. Aside from his round glasses and neon green TLT attire, the first thing I noticed about him was his tattoo; “I am the future” read legibly across his right forearm. Read more...
Photo: Daniel Shemtob is the owner of TLT Food, a restaurant with a location in Westwood Village. On Feb. 20, TLT celebrated their new business plan, which includes drop-off and setup catering options for the UCLA community. The TLT team is looking to cater to UCLA events including sports games and Spring Sing, hoping to serve affordable food made from scratch. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arts, Lifestyle
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February 26, 9:57 pm
Students sell vintage clothing pieces with meaning through social media shops
While browsing through a vintage shop, Artemis Mansur found an embroidered vest. She checked the tag, learned that it was handmade in Vietnam in the 1950s, and decided it was so special that she had to buy it, she said. Read more...
Photo: Maddy Pease, a fourth-year design media arts student, and Artemis Mansur, a second-year communication and psychology student, founded an online clothing shop called Cherry Pickings Vintage in January. Pease and Mansur sell vintage clothing, which they sometimes collect as they travel for leisure. Their clothes range in origin from Paris to San Francisco. (Photo by Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin, Graphic by Ryan Kuang/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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February 26, 9:42 pm
Kitchen setting in play serves to replicate tension during post-World War II
Fried fish and post-World War II cultures will collide onstage to brew trouble in Macgowan Hall this weekend. UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television’s production of “The Kitchen” will run from Friday to Saturday and from March 5 to 9. Read more...
Photo: Graduate students Su Castillo (left) and Ernest Gardner Jr. (right) worked on the production “The Kitchen.” Castillo acts in the show while Gardner constructed the set that portrays a 1958 London restaurant. (Courtesy of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television)