The first school of music in the University of California system will soon have its first dean. The Herb Alpert School of Music, designated as a standalone school at UCLA in January, launched a dean search with a job announcement in May. Read more...
Photo: The Herb Alpert School of Music at UCLA has narrowed down the candidates for its first dean to three finalists from University of Missouri-Kansas City, Columbia University and Boston University. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Alumna Donna Deitch said it takes a powerful, creative force to stand up to injustice. Deitch attended the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in the 1970s and identifies as lesbian. Read more...
Photo: School of Theater, Film and Television executive board member Donna Deitch directed the 1985 film “Desert Hearts,” which will be screened in New York for its 30th anniversary. (Courtesy of Terri Jentz)
Jayongela Wilder is tired of seeing women in film and theater portrayed as fragile wives, submissive maids or incompetent lovers. Wilder, a graduate student in theater, seeks to change the stereotypical depiction presented in film and theater by directing “Eclipsed,” a play that tracks the tribulations and survival stories of five Liberian women during the Second Liberian Civil War. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Jayongela Wilder will direct “Eclipsed” at UCLA. An all-female African-American cast will present the play about the Second Liberian Civil War. (Sihui Song/Daily Bruin)
Although Los Angeles doesn’t get snow, the stage production of “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” provides plenty of holiday spirit and song. “White Christmas,” which opened Tuesday at the Pantages Theater and runs until Sunday, revels in the classic song and dance of 1950s Broadway musicals, providing a lighthearted way to ring in the holiday season. Read more...
Photo: “White Christmas,” based on the 1954 musical of the same name, follows the story of army buddies-turned-music recording stars who fall in love with a pair of singing sisters. (Courtesy of Hollywood Pantages Theater)
Music fans can find it hard to decide which albums to stream and which to skip, considering the surplus of new music released. Each week, A&E columnist Sean Lee will compare two newly released albums and recommend which one students should listen to. Read more...
Photo: The Weeknd showed the beginnings of stardom with 2015 album “Beauty Behind the Madness” (right) now fully realized with Friday’s release of “Starboy” (left). (Republic Records)
Audiences launched into outer space with Ellen Ripley 30 years ago in “Aliens,” facing off against the iconic, titular extraterrestrials. UCLA students can take that journey again Thursday at the 30th Anniversary screening and Q&A hosted by the Bruin Entertainment Network and Graduate Students Association’s Melnitz Movies. Read more...
Photo: (Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin)
Pauline Thai opened the minifridge in her Canyon Point dorm for a snack when her gaze fell upon a kiwi. In that instant, she realized she had finally found the perfect name for her art magazine. Read more...
Photo: On-campus arts and culture publication Kiwi Magazine, founded by third-year art student Paulina Thai, offers contributors the chance to submit writing and art relating to a specific theme. Kiwi Magazine’s latest theme is “Wet.” (Courtesy of Pauline Thai)
