Monday, January 26, 1998 A&E Briefs ARTS ‘Great Expectations’ available at the Bruin Come into the Daily Bruin offices in 118 Kerckhoff Hall today and pick up free "Great Expectations" stuff. Posters, journals and free passes to the upcoming movie will be given out on a first-come, first-serve basis. The screening will be on Wednesday […]
Category Archives: Arts
Aspiring artist experiences performance under pressure
Monday, January 26, 1998 Aspiring artist experiences performance under pressure GUEST COLUMN Waiting tables, singing opera just small part of stressful job As I stepped onto the stage, my hands were visibly shaking. Nervously, I drew in a series of short, sharp breaths. I looked over at the accompanist for some reassurance and he nodded […]
Teachers succeed in class, on road
Friday, January 23, 1998 Teachers succeed in class, on road CAMPUS: Professors juggle a dual role as teachers and performers. By Jammie Salagubang Daily Bruin Contributor Able to leap whole octaves in a second or trill their fingers (almost) faster than a speeding bullet. It’s a professor of music … a professional musician … no, […]
‘Gingerbread Man’ is sweetly sinister
Friday, January 23, 1998 ‘Gingerbread Man’ is sweetly sinister FILM: Kenneth Branagh lurks about Savannah in Grisham’s latest thriller By Kristi Nakamura Daily Bruin Contributor Something sinister creeps through the drizzly gray Southern streets, transforming a once innocent children’s rhyme into something darkly foreboding. "Run, run as fast as you can, you can’t catch me, […]
Screenscene
Friday, January 23, 1998 Screenscene FILM: "Oscar and Lucinda" Directed by Gillian Armstrong Starring Ralph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett A period romance usually has three elements: 1. A wonderfully emotional story based on a great novel. 2. A beautiful setting filled with lush landscapes and swelling orchestra music. 3. A convincing chemistry between the two […]
‘O captain, my captain!’ – saluting rare teachers
Friday, January 23, 1998 ‘O captain, my captain!’ – saluting rare teachers COLUMN: Truly notable professors stimulate excitement, not drool It’s not very often that I look around during class to see awe-inspired faces and attentive nods at a wonderfully insightful and witty professor. In fact, the view to my left in most lectures is […]
Beauty and the beads
Friday, January 23, 1998 Beauty and the beads ART: Beaded art serves practical, symbolic and aesthetic purposes in the Yoruba culture By Terry Tang Daily Bruin Contributor hey spark the glimmer in a pair of earrings, they can be strung together into an eye-catching necklace and sometimes they make the perfect accessory to that new […]