Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone aren’t the only ones who tap and waltz around the “City of Stars.” In “La La Land,” aspiring actress Mia (Stone) and jazz pianist Sebastian (Gosling) are determined to pursue their dreams together while singing and dancing around Los Angeles. 3rd Street Dance, a dance studio in LA, celebrated the […]
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Concert review: OneRepublic at The Beverly Hilton
Audience members atop The Beverly Hilton had all the right moves grooving to OneRepublic. The pop-rock band filled the outside patio of The Beverly Hilton’s Stardust Penthouse with color and energy Wednesday, the band’s set bursting with sound and light against the misty grey skies of the evening. On Wednesday, more than 100 people, some […]
Wacsmash ‘Fingers’ performances tell unique stories through dance
Electronic dance music, Mexican female warriors, neurological phenomena, the ocean and consumerism find common ground in the Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater. Undergraduates of the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance have been preparing since September for this year’s Wacsmash performance, titled “Fingers,” which will take place Friday and Saturday. The show consists of 10 […]
Boulevard Bites: Tacos Tu Madre’s bland tacos fall short despite shop’s colorful aesthetic
Finding a delicious gem of a restaurant in Los Angeles can be difficult among the city’s hundreds of dining options. Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will help students narrow down their search by reviewing restaurants located along main boulevards near UCLA. The flashy pink-and-turquoise-striped hub known as Tacos Tu Madre refreshes the otherwise uniform strip […]
Student group Resonance A Cappella works on first album
Members of Resonance A Cappella swayed their bodies along to the crescendos and decrescendos of the musical arrangement during a Sunday rehearsal at two of the singers’ apartment. The group’s voices swelled together at the end of Rihanna’s “Sledgehammer” and cut simultaneously to silence. The singers grinned and exhaled, relieved, before addressing corrections. The group […]
Alumna brings flexibility as Disney Channel choreographer
Lilian Manansala choreographed the Disney Channel show “So Random!”, and the show’s title could also describe Manansala’s dance repertoire. The world arts and cultures alumna creates dance pieces concerning ketchup, zombies, dogs and puppets as a guest choreographer on sitcoms for the television networks Nickelodeon and Disney Channel. Manansala caters her choreography to diverse clients, […]
Student’s music career set to scale up with upcoming album
Ten-year-old Sofia Zorian belted the lyrics of her original song “Spies in Disguise” into the bristles of a hairbrush before an imaginary crowd. Zorian, now a fourth-year English student, is in the process of releasing the music video for her debut single, “Feeling,” in November and will launch her first album, “Involved,” in January. She […]