This article was updated March 8 at 10:41 p.m. Lee Tusman and Campbell Watson will turn a snowstorm into electronic music at their upcoming performance. Tusman and Watson will perform Saturday evening at the Ace Hotel in New York City. Tusman, a UCLA alumnus and new media artist, has teamed up with Watson, an atmospheric […]
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Chinese ensemble aims to bridge cultures with traditional dance, music
Two bright red Chinese dragon figures, rescued from dumpsters by a staff member, will come to life Tuesday night in a performance by the Music of China Ensemble. The performance in the Jan Popper Theater will celebrate the ensemble’s 60th anniversary and will feature ancient Chinese instruments, a traditional fan dance, a dragon dance and […]
Underground Artists: Piano with Marcel Burgunder
Marcel Burgunder, a second-year mathematics of computation student, created the concept album “The Colours of My Soul” with his original piano compositions in order to express visual sensation through sounds. Burgunder shares his experience maintaining and exploring his artistic passion alongside his busy college life at UCLA.
Graduate dance students explore body movement, performance space
This post was updated March 1 at 7:02 p.m. Dancers will embody divining rods, gasp for air and groove like they’re in a nightclub in “glory us weirdos.” These dance moves are part of Friday’s show, which will present graduate dance students Kristianne Salcines and Levi Gonzalez’s in-progress thesis works. “glory us weirdos” consists of two […]
Graduate students will make debut in opera composition at workshop
“This post was updated Feb. 28 at 2:40 p.m.” Nicky Sohn wrote an opera last year while traveling across three different countries and attending two music festivals. “We had a crazy deadline,” Sohn said. “During this time, opera was all there was for me.” Sohn and Michel Klein, both doctoral candidates in composition, will present […]
Album review: ‘Nation of Two’
Vance Joy’s “Nation of Two” sounds like One Direction decided to give indie folk music a go. Though “Nation of Two” retains the same musical style of Joy’s first album with his ukulele riffs and slightly strained vocals, the album’s production is a step up from “Dream Your Life Away.” Joy adds in more harmonies, […]
Game Music Ensemble spreads love of gaming with ‘Super Smash Bros.’ concert
The Game Music Ensemble at UCLA wanted percussive cannons for their “Super Smash Bros.” concert, but the fire marshal wouldn’t allow it. Instead, the ensemble opted for a giant hammer. On Saturday evening, the ensemble will slam the hammer down while performing songs from the popular Nintendo series “Super Smash Bros.” in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. […]