Ava Dobrzynska wants the world to know that she is more than just an ovarian cancer survivor ““ she’s an artist and dancer with an insatiable appetite for life.
Author Archives: Elia Rogers
UCLA Philharmonia to debut at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 'A Celebration of World Music'
David Goodman was first taken by classical music while watching ethnomusicology Professor James Newton play at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Q&A with Andrew Whiteman, guitarist of Broken Social Scene
After last year’s release of “Forgiveness Rock Record,” the collective of musicians that comprise Broken Social Scene are back together to play a handful of U.S. and Canadian shows, including this weekend’s Coachella. The band’s animated guitarist Andrew Whiteman spoke with Daily Bruin Arts & Entertainment contributor Elia Rogers about his disdain for festivals, his taste in music, the family dynamics of the band and his dream tour.
Daily Bruin: What about Coachella are you looking forward to most this weekend?
Andrew Whiteman: Personally, I don’t really like festivals so I’m looking forward to doing a lot of reading in my hotel room. Other than that, the bands that I’m excited to see are playing right before Broken Social Scene. Erykah Badu, and also I love Gogol Bordello. I’d like to see P.J. Harvey, but in a giant Coachella situation it might not be great.
Neon Trees ready to rock Coachella as fans and musicians
The indie rock band Neon Trees released their first full-length album, “Habits,” last year, featuring the hit single “Animal.” The band is currently on tour with My Chemical Romance and will be performing at Coachella this weekend.
*Masanga Marimba Ensemble to bring sounds of Africa to campus in celebration of ethnomusicology department*
When ethnomusicology alumnus Ric Alviso was first assigned the task of teaching his African music ensemble class the marimba, he only had a few weeks to learn the instrument before he taught the class.
A decade later, Alviso now leads the only Latin American- and African-influenced marimba ensemble in Southern California, Masanga Marimba Ensemble.
World arts and cultures students to perform unfinished works in “˜Culture Crossing’
World arts and cultures associate Professor Cheng-Chieh Yu gave six of her students the task of rehearsing a choreographed dance with the aim of waving the necktie wrapped around their foreheads as much as possible.
The standouts: Hunter Bird
It is hard to imagine that at some point Hunter Bird, a third-year directing and musical theater student, considered the stage to be one of the last places anyone would find him. Fast forward seven years, and it’s nearly impossible to find him away from the spotlight.