Thursday, November 14, 1996 DANCE: UCLA graduate utilizes talent to address pressing social concernsBy Karla Kelsey Daily Bruin Contributor Lula Washington, choreographer and dancer, is a woman of determination and passion. When she fell in love with dance nothing could stop her, although some people tried. Washington, then in her twenties, was told that she […]
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Indonesian-born pianist Halim to perform classical pieces at UCLA
Wednesday, November 13, 1996 MUSIC: Juilliard School graduate is among last students of great HorowitzBy Susan Lee Daily Bruin Contributor Classical music. Two words guaranteed to make any rock-loving, hip hop-spouting college student pause and any pianist perk up. Yet for classical pianist Eduardus Halim, classical music is his life. He looks at the genre […]
‘Riverdance’ taps its way to the Pantages
Wednesday, November 13, 1996 DANCE: Popular dance, music troupe brings its Celtic pride to L.A.By Jessica Yorke Daily Bruin Contributor Quick paced dance steps to the tune of a mad fiddle and no Guinness in sight. This is Ireland set in motion, the history of the country in dance, a spirited reminder for those who […]
Reflections on a star
Wednesday, November 13, 1996 Known by some as an amazingly well-organized, intensely determined director and thought of by others as a controlling, unsympathetic employer, Barbra Streisand discusses her latest film, ‘The Mirror Has Two Faces,’ her career and her personality.By Brandon Wilson Daily Bruin Staff his is no ordinary press conference. The collective sense of […]
Back With a Vengeance
Tuesday, November 12, 1996 The American Cinematheque’s new film series allow ‘Spaghetti Western’ classics to fend for themselves on the big screenBy Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Staff Trying to find critical praise for spaghetti westerns subgenre is next to impossible. You’d have a better chance playing a character in a film and hoping to survive […]
Theatre company tries to find sense of Å’Modigl
Tuesday, November 12, 1996 THEATER: Beautiful set, witty lines do not make up for confusion in playBy Stephanie Sheh Daily Bruin Contributor Modern art can be visually fascinating, but to many it is conceptually eluding and confusing. The same can be said about the Buffalo Nights Theatre Company’s presentation of "Modigliani," a Dennis McIntyre play […]
Emotional chords plunge audience into depths of torn love
Tuesday, November 12, 1996 OPERA: Giacomo Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ undergoes resurrection by stirring voices of L.A. OperaBy John Mangum Daily Bruin Contributor The minute Puccini’s "Tosca" begins, everyone listening knows that it’s not going to be a comedy. The opera’s famous opening chords represent hypocrisy and evil, which the story’s bad guy, Baron Scarpia, personifies. They […]