The five finalists for the 2014 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards, which accepts screenplays, teleplays and stage plays and is open to all UC students, were announced Tuesday. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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September 18, 12:35 am
UCLA students, alums take all finalist spots for Samuel Goldwyn awards
Arts, Video
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September 15, 4:06 am
Sights and Sounds: Syncopated Ladies performs at Fowler Museum
The crew battle winner of reality TV show, “So You Think You Can Dance,” Syncopated Ladies, performed on Sept. 14 at the Fowler Museum. Watch highlights of this tap dancing group as they perform a variety of cultural group dances and solos, while encouraging audience engagement. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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September 15, 3:56 am
Movie Review: ‘Wheels’
“Wheels” is not easy to watch. This low-budget film, which cost less to make than a luxury car, classifies itself as a dark comedy, but its weak acting and predictable ending cloud the film in mediocrity. Read more...
Photo: (Loaded Dice Films)
Arts, Music, Theater & Fine Arts
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September 15, 3:45 am
Syncopated Ladies taps into innovative techniques in Fowler performance
The Syncopated Ladies are not a typical jazz tap group, incorporating hip-hop moves through every simultaneous stomp and click of the heels. The all-female tap dance group won national attention this May with its performance on the popular dance competition show, “So You Think You Can Dance.” On Sunday, the group performed some of its repertoire, including a cappella pieces, at the UCLA Fowler Museum. Read more...
Photo: Maud Arnold, a dancer of tap troupe Syncopated Ladies, performed at the UCLA Fowler Museum Sunday. Arnold’s dance group gained national attention after performing a hip-hop inspired tap dance on “So You Think You Can Dance.” (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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September 15, 3:31 am
Q&A: UCLA alumna Chauntae Pink discusses starring in play ‘Bulrusher’
Chauntae Pink’s professional theater career started with an unexpected Facebook message. After hours of volunteering with Lower Depth Theater Ensemble in Los Angeles, Pink finally got her opportunity to perform onstage when one of the theater’s founders asked her via Facebook to audition for the company’s newest production, “Bulrusher.” A 2011 alumna of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, Pink debuted last month at the Los Angeles Skylight Theatre in “Bulrusher,” a play written by playwright and actress Eisa Davis and directed by Nataki Garrett, associate artistic director at the CalArts Center for New Performances. Read more...
Photo: UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumna Chauntae Pink plays the character of Vera, a troubled teenager from Alabama, in the Skylight Theatre production of Eisa Davis’ “Bulrusher.” (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arts, Lifestyle, Theater & Fine Arts
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September 8, 6:12 am
Alums’ ‘Nidhogg’ video game takes to PlayStation
While fencing against an opponent, the player’s end goal is simple: to get eaten by a huge pink monster, Nidhogg. Read more...
Photo: “Nidhogg,” a two-player sword-fighting game in a pixelated environment, was created by UCLA alumni Mark “Messhof” Essen and Kristy Norindr. “Nidhogg” is preparing to be released on PS4 and PS Vita formats. (Messhof)
Arts, Music
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September 8, 6:08 am
Album Review: ‘Goddess’
Often categorized under a new wave of modern R&B;, singer-songwriter Jillian Banks’ music certainly perpetuates the classification. But the categorization is merely a scratch on the surface of the atmospheric, brooding sound that BANKS has managed to capture on her album, “Goddess.” The debut album by BANKS offers a seductive, mystical musical palette with hues of dusky synths and pulsating low-end bass lines. Read more...
Photo: (Harvest Records)