“Bloom” foregoes the all-too-common route of modern albums only including radio-friendly, upbeat songs. Instead, Troye Sivan’s latest album features more slow-to-mid-tempo numbers than fast ones. In a time when streaming continues to grow, having a song become a radio hit is not the only successful method to reach fans, so an album filled with a […]
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Cluster of choreographers bring unique hip-hop styles to dance workshops
Quick, sharp moves are a staple of most hip-hop styles, but ACA Hip Hop choreographer Jay Tran taught a workshop devoted to the opposite. The Association of Chinese Americans’ dance classes, which are held for free in UCLA’s Lot 4 throughout the summer, each feature a different in-house choreographer. The roster includes Tran as well […]
Alumna’s deeply personal artwork plays with themes of sexuality, feminism
Hiejin Yoo felt compelled to wear a bra every day when she grew up in the relatively conservative culture of South Korea. Now living in the United States, she notices women feel more freedom to decide whether they wear a bra or not. The conversation surrounding bras played a part in inspiring the UCLA alumna […]
Westwoodstock music festival expects bigger crowds in new Village location
Law enforcement shut down the Westwoodstock Student Music Festival last year because of its location in a fraternity house. But this year the festival will move to the southern part of Broxton Avenue to avoid problems associated with indoor festivals. “There’s (an) immediate vibe portrayed by having it in a Greek house,” said Jonathon Liu, […]
A twist on ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ updates examination of gender roles
Shayna Warner wrote the characters in “The Taming of the Shrew” as women, but she kept the play’s original gender pronouns in the last scene the same. The fourth-year world arts and cultures student is directing the Shakespeare Company at UCLA’s production of “The Taming of the Shrew” in an attempt to address gender dynamics […]
Students cultivate Hindustani tradition via outdoor, botanical performance
This post was updated May 10 at 12:26 p.m. Ram Kaundinya and Justin Inbar will play Hindustani classical music in its traditional outdoor location at their upcoming event, “Ethnomusicology in the Garden: Hindustani Classical Music.” Together, Inbar and Kaundinya will perform traditional Northern Indian music at The Nest amphitheater in the UCLA Mildred E. Mathias […]
Movie review: ‘Avengers: Infinity War’
Superheroes from the past decade all assemble in the emotional, yet humorous “Avengers: Infinity War.” With a whopping 2 1/2 hours of runtime, the film features more than 20 heroes and villains from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Thanos (Josh Brolin), the main antagonist of the film, aims to collect six infinity stones while characters from […]