In one of the final scenes of the movie, “Paris,” the character Pierre (Romain Duris), says something to the effect of “Parisians are never happy.”
Author Archives: Shelley Brown
Concert Review: “Tchaikovsky Spectacular”
It is the emotional range of Russian composer Tchaikovsky’s contributions to classical music that ensures the timelessness of his compositions ““ moving listeners to feel everything from the pain of doomed love to the grandiose patriotism of wartime. Similarly, it is the ingenuity of the Hollywood Bowl’s Tchaikovsky Spectacular that manages to keep the annual concert honoring the composer an inspiring event each and every year.
Dance group finds the spotlight
While the Bay Area of Northern California represents the invention of the Hyphy movement, originating in the late ’90s with rappers Keak Da Sneak and E-40, Los Angeles’ own hip-hop movement, jerk dancing, or “jerking,” is quickly becoming a nationwide fad. The UCLA Jerk Kings, a group of four jerk dancers (two of whom are actual UCLA students), have jerked their way to YouTube stardom.
Fashion unleashed
Los Angeles is about 3,000 miles away from Bryant Park, the famous location of New York’s fashion week. Regardless, the drama and glamour of the fashion world is about to be “Unleashed” upon UCLA ““ thanks to the unbounded creative talent of some of our most fashion-savvy fellow Bruins.
Politics and choreography will tango at conference
If politicians dance around the issues, it can also be said that members of the dance community dance about them.
Therapy through art: Imagine that
The razzle-dazzle and the drama of live theater has long moved audience members to escape into the stories of imaginary situations and characters ““ but what about the therapeutic effects of theatrical escapism on the actors themselves? The Imagination Workshop, an unconventional theater company comprised of professional theater artists and patients with mood disorders and other mental illnesses, seeks to explore this question.
Dancing to a bright future
The godfather of soul, James Brown, once said, “Any problem in the world can be solved by dancing.”