With new genres and inaugural events, SkyDxddy is encouraging students to step into their power. The musician and mental health advocate is set to speak on a panel at UCLA’s Gen Z Wellness Summit this Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Traumacore musician SkyDxddy poses while seated. A survivor herself, SkyDxddy creates tracks for others who have undergone trauma and released her latest song “Why Do I Stay?” on Feb. 23. (Courtesy of Samantha Levi)
The Game Music Ensemble has just completed its 10-year anniversary speedrun. The ensemble is preparing for its toughest level yet, its 10th-anniversary concert, “Achievement Unlocked: Ten Years of Video Game Music at UCLA.” Founded in 2014 by alumnus Jose Daniel Ruiz, the student-run ensemble has grown to consist of hundreds of members spread across jazz, orchestra, chamber ensembles and a choir. Read more...
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This post was updated Feb. 25 at 8:33 p.m. Harryette Mullen is exploring the world of ecopoetics. On Feb. 22, the Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies hosted a poetry reading given by poet and UCLA professor Harryette Mullen. Read more...
Photo: Harryette Mullen (right) is pictured next to her poetry collection “Open Leaves / poems from earth” (left). On Thursday, the UCLA professor and award-winning poet took part in a reading organized by the Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies. (Left to right: Courtesy of Black Sunflowers Poetry Press, Courtesy of Judy Natal)
This post was updated Feb. 29 at 9:10 p.m. From the inside of a maternity hotel, Leslie Tai is bringing a new perspective on birth tourism into the world. Read more...
Photo: A still from “How to Have an American Baby” shows a pregnant woman shopping. The documentary film exploring the ecosystem of birth tourism was made by alumnus Leslie Tai. (Courtesy of Leslie Tai)
This post was updated March 10 at 8:21 p.m. Unlike Thelonious Ellison, Laura Karpman wants to be recognized for her acclaimed composition. The composer, who was previously a lecturer at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, recently earned her first Oscar nomination for scoring “American Fiction.” Recognized in four other categories by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the comedy-drama follows a disgruntled novelist who finds unlikely success after publishing a satire on the tropes associated with African American literature. Read more...
Photo: Laura Karpman adjusts her shirt for a photo. The composer, who previously lectured at the School of Theater, Film and Television, earned her first Oscar nomination for scoring the comedy-drama “American Fiction.” (Courtesy of Amanda Witt)
This post was updated Feb. 25 at 8:41 p.m. Challenging the boundaries of language and time, Boris Dralyuk is using poetry to merge the past and present. Read more...
Photo: Boris Dralyuk is pictured. The alumnus will be participating in the Hammer Poetry Series on Thursday. (Courtesy of Boris Dralyuk)
This post was updated Feb. 21 at 8:26 p.m. Approaching its series finale, “Young Sheldon” is set to conclude with a big bang. A prequel to the long-running CBS hit “The Big Bang Theory,” the single-camera sitcom has found comparable success spotlighting child genius Sheldon Cooper (Iain Armitage) as he navigates his coming of age in East Texas. Read more...
Photo: The cast and executive producers of “Young Sheldon” sit for a panel on the show’s set. The CBS sitcom will conclude its seventh and final season in May. (Courtesy of EvansVestalWard/WBTVG)
