Donna Stern, who makes people laugh as a profession, must stop joking and face her problems. “Obvious Child,” an indie film written and directed by newcomer Gillian Robespierre, premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival as part of its NEXT section, a non-competition category that showcases American films with bold storytelling. Read more...
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Soaring melodies and the power of hundreds of voices will fill Royce Hall this Saturday in conductorand UCLA Choral Studies director Donald Neuen’s farewell concert, “The Faith of Beethoven: A Musical Journey of Hope.” Featuringone of the largest assemblages of musicians in UCLA’s history–over 200 singers, a piano soloist, four vocal soloists and a full symphony orchestra – the concert will combine the talents of three performing arts organizations, two of which are based on the UCLA campus: the UCLA Chorale, the UCLA Philharmonia and the Angeles Chorale. Read more...
Photo: (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin) This Saturday, The UCLA Chorale will combine its talents with the UCLA Philharmonia Orchestra and the Angeles Chorale for UCLA Chorale Studies director and conductor Donald Neuen’s farewell concert, “The Faith of Beethoven: A Musical Journey of Hop.”
It’s any almost-graduate’s nightmare: Clutching his chest and inhaling gasps of air, a college senior just days away from graduation has a panic attack as he is notified of an incomplete grade due to an accusation of plagiarism. Read more...
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While strolling through the Murphy Sculpture Garden, fourth-year Design | Media Arts student Kristyn Solie encountered a homeless man who insisted that she take one of the many books of poetry he was carrying with him, but she refused. Read more...
Photo: “Holographic,” the Design | Media Arts senior exhibition, gave fourth-year Design | Media Arts student Rakeem Cunningham the chance to explore filmography. Cunningham’s four-part video series, titled “Me,” illustrates different elements of the artist’s life in the past year. (Courtesy of Rakeem Cunningham)
The golden hour in filmmaking is a brief and fleeting time of day directly before sunrise and after sunset when the sky is painted in lush yellows and warm reds. Read more...
Photo: Terrence Malick’s film “Days of Heaven” tells the story of a poor laborer who flees to the Texas Panhandle after an accidental murder. The 1978 picture will be screened at UCLA’s James Bridges Theater on Monday. (Paramount Pictures)
The walls of Scoops Westside are lined with collages made up of bits of colored tile. However, the mosaic I found most interesting wasn’t in the front in the house, but rather in the back: a monochromatic piece found next to building materials and broken restaurant equipment that gather behind doors marked “Employees Only.” It was a mosaic of labels stuck to the industrial freezer. Read more...
Photo: Columnist Kevin Truong ventured out to Scoops Westside to sample the creamery’s rotating daily flavors. (Christopher Hoo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Inhale, exhale. The study of Prana Flow yoga begins with shared breathing, in and out. Carson Efird, a UCLA alumna who received her master’s degree from the world arts and cultures/dance department in 2013, is now the program director for the UCLA Prana Flow Yoga Summer Institute teacher training course. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Prana Flow Yoga Summer Institute teacher training course was created by alumni Carson Efird and Shiva Rea, founder of Prana Flow yoga. (Courtesy of Joe Westerland)
