Kyodo Taiko to celebrate 25th anniversary, showcase original songs

Walls reverberated with a loud history as Kyodo Taiko drummers moved in perfect unison, striking their large drums in a mix of martial arts and percussion. Formed in 1990, Kyodo Taiko was the first collegiate taiko group in the United States. On Saturday the student-run organization will celebrate its 25th anniversary in its spring concert […]

UCLA scholar-in-residence uses literary background to understand music

For UCLA Department of Music scholar-in-residence Su Yin Mak, music is more than just sound – music is a language. Mak has dedicated her academic and professional career to interpreting the stories that a piece of music can tell. At UCLA, Mak assisted Robert Winter, a distinguished music professor, in his graduate-level music class. She […]

UCLA scholar-in-residence uses literary background to understand music

For UCLA Department of Music scholar-in-residence Su Yin Mak, music is more than just sound – music is a language. Mak has dedicated her academic and professional career to interpreting the stories that a piece of music can tell. At UCLA, Mak assisted Robert Winter, a distinguished music professor, in his graduate-level music class. She […]

WACSmash’D showcase brings awareness to student art, creativity

One student commemorates a World War II fighter pilot and his plane through a new, choreographed form, and later, another student gives Diwali – the Indian festival of lights – expression through movement. These are two of 17 performance pieces in the 15th annual “WACSmash’D” showcase, an entirely student-run production put on by the World […]

Film and Photography Society to hold second annual music video contest

The Film and Photography Society at UCLA will be entering the world of music, cameras in hand. FPS has set out to test out the possibilities of music video making with its second annual music video contest. This winter quarter, FPS will be hosting the music video contest ending on March 6. The goal of […]

Film student funds senior thesis ‘Guest’ with Indiegogo

A troubled reverend has a question for God, but receives no response. Jay Weneta is out to find the answer in his senior thesis film, “Guest.” Weneta, a fourth-year film student, takes on issues of suffering and faith in his fictional dramatic thriller “Guest.” The short film will open with Reverend Thomas giving a sermon […]