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Arts, Music

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May 10, 11:06 pm

Global Melodies: Afro-Cuban Ensemble inspires audience interaction with lively tunes

This post was updated May 15 at 1:20 p.m. The Afro-Cuban Ensemble performs according to one guideline: If the audience is not on its feet dancing, the musicians have done something wrong. Read more...

Photo: David Castañeda, a doctoral student in ethnomusicology, is the director of the Afro-Cuban Ensemble, which meets in Schoenberg Hall on Monday nights to practice and perform several genres of Latin-American dance music. Castañeda revived the ensemble in fall of 2017, after the ensemble was on a hiatus for eight years. To revive the ensemble, Castañeda worked to expand the repertoire of the ensemble. (Edward Qiao/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV

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May 10, 5:46 pm

Movie review: ‘Life of the Party’

Melissa McCarthy swaps two weeks in Italy for two semesters in college in a failing feminist comedy. “Life of the Party” follows Deanna (Melissa McCarthy), a recent divorcee, as she re-evaluates her life in the aftermath of her ex-husband’s sudden departure to Italy with his new mistress. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Hopper Stone)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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May 9, 10:54 pm

Culture night showcases diversity of East African groups through dance

Students will wear large, patterned Sudanese wraps and light, white Ethiopian dresses at the first UCLA East African Student Association culture show. The show will feature traditional dances from six East African nations, trivia questions and a fashion show Sunday in the Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Read more...

Photo: Students in the East African Student Association are working to put together the club’s first culture show highlighting the cultures of the various nations throughout East Africa. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Music

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May 9, 10:40 pm

Students cultivate Hindustani tradition via outdoor, botanical performance

This post was updated May 10 at 12:26 p.m. Ram Kaundinya and Justin Inbar will play Hindustani classical music in its traditional outdoor location at their upcoming event, “Ethnomusicology in the Garden: Hindustani Classical Music.” Together, Inbar and Kaundinya will perform traditional Northern Indian music at The Nest amphitheater in the UCLA Mildred E. Read more...

Photo: Ram Kaundinya, a third-year cognitive science student will play the tabla alongside Justin Inbar, a fourth-year ethnomusicology student who will play the sitar, at Saturday’s “Ethnomusicology in the Garden” event. The performance will take place in the The Nest amphitheater in the UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Gardens. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Lifestyle

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May 8, 8:23 pm

Panel discusses influence of historical themes in contemporary comics

Comic book creator Howard Chaykin said kindness is an overrated quality in comic book heroes. “I don’t like reading about perfect people, I like flaws,” he said. Read more...

Photo: Comic book creator Howard Chaykin spoke at the workshop, “Graphic Design in the Service of Narrative,” part of ComicCon 2018. The event, sponsored by UCLA’s Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, spanned Monday and Tuesday at Royce Hall. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)


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