When the final notes of Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece “Requiem” finished echoing through Milan’s San Marco church, ringing around the high-vaulted ceiling and rattling the baroque chandelier, there was an uncomfortable silence. “This was a setting where you weren’t allowed to applaud at the end,” said Kanwal Sumnani, a third-year psychology student and chorus manager of […]
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UCLA graduate student directs play ‘Begonia’ to share Chinese tradition
An American man stands on stage, his body cloaked in a traditional red and gold Chinese robe, his head adorned with an extravagant headdress. The stark contrast between the actor’s origins and his role as a Chinese Peking opera performer highlights the two main messages Zhou Xiao Wei, a student of theater directing who goes […]
JazzReggae Festival 2015 to feature more alternative artists
With finals week rapidly approaching, spring quarter is not far off. Spring quarter comes with a slew of UCLA’s biggest arts and entertainment events, including Spring Sing on May 16 and the 29th annual JazzReggae Festival April 25 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. This year’s lineup features a mix of established acts Wale and […]
USAC Cultural Affairs Commission announces JazzReggae Festival lineup
The Undergraduate Students Association Council Cultural Affairs Commission announced the lineup for the 29th annual JazzReggae Festival at UCLA Monday. Wale, Portugal. The Man, Shwayze, Lido, Marian Hill and JMSN will be the headliners of the one-day festival taking place April 25 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. The Cultural Affairs Commission will distribute free […]
‘Imagining the New World’ explores early Native American and European music
The Powell Library Rotunda will echo with centuries worth of music from deceased Europeans and indigenous North and South Americans on Saturday. There, the UCLA Early Music Ensemble will perform “Imagining the New World,” a concert that focuses on the interactions between Native South and North Americans and Europeans during the colonial era. “We are […]
arTistic Attention: Michel Klein combines Jewish identity with passion for music
With the new series “arTistic Attention,” A&E will feature the very people whose office hours we really should go to more and explore their arts and entertainment-geared interests to find out what really makes them tick. If you know an artsy teaching assistant who deserves to be featured, email us at ae@media.ucla.edu. As he performs […]
Lighting in a Bottle festival offers fresh, sustainable music alternative
For a true live music enthusiast, out of every spring quarter arises the opportunity to step outside L.A.’s bustling venue scene, releasing oneself into the timeless aura of festival life. When most picture that ideal festival experience, Sasquatch! Festival, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival or Outside Lands may come to mind. With electronic artists […]