Two sopranos will meow in perfect tune at the Getty Center on Saturday evening. The performance will take place as a part of the free lecture-concert series “Sonnets and Sonatas,” led by French language and culture professor Laure Murat. In Saturday’s lecture-concert entitled “Animals!” Murat will explore the role of animals in music and literature, […]
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Iranian writer retains author’s intent when translating poetry
Sholeh Wolpé said translating poetry is like the sky’s reflection in the sea – similar, but never exact. The process of transferring a poem from one language to another requires more than just direct translation, UCLA’s inaugural author-in-residence said. She must retain the poetic integrity of the original work. In translating the works of Iranian […]
Graduate student incorporates Spanish romance into self-composed song
Guillermo Ojeda began writing his three-minute romantic guitar solo with just seven notes. Ojeda, a graduate student in social welfare, submitted his song “Soledad” to “7 Notes Experiment,” a global contest that encourages musicians from across the world to compose a song of any genre from a given set of seven notes. Ojeda is one […]
Alumna wins award for emerging artists by breaking theater convention
Hana Kim’s production designs range from digital forest nymphs to kaleidoscopic collages of hands and piano keys. The 2012 UCLA MFA alumna was awarded the Center Theatre Group’s $10,000 Richard E. Sherwood Award on Jan. 29 for her work as a projection and set designer. The award honors emerging artists in the Los Angeles theater […]
Reel Representation: ‘Annihilation’ features actresses of color, but struggles with whitewashing
My heart dropped when I saw the words “whitewashing” and “controversy” appear in a headline about the upcoming film “Annihilation.” I’ve been excited for the film ever since its trailer dropped in December. The movie features an all-female scientific team exploring a mysterious environmental disaster zone, with two of the main characters played by Gina […]
Video: President’s Day cookies
Spend your three-day weekend celebrating President’s Day with patriotic cookies.
Video: Punk conference at UCLA
UCLA hosted the 2018 punk conference, “Curating Resistance: Punk as an Archival Method,” which focused on the intersection between punk and historical archiving. This two-day event explored how punk culture has brought about systemic interruptions and the impact of marginalized groups on the movement.