By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff When choreographer Amalia Hernandez was a little girl in Mexico, she was mesmerized by the colorful folk dances of the Zacatecas Indians. "I thought it was the most beautiful dancing and the most beautiful costumes I had ever seen," Hernandez recalls. She wanted to join the Zacatecas to […]
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Loop Guru’s schizophrenic soundscapes defy classification
By Kristin Fiore Daily Bruin Senior Staff With a recording band, a separate live band and music samples collected from every creed and corner of the earth, it’s no wonder Loop Guru’s co-mastermind Salmaan has an identity crisis. "Some people say we’re global fusion, but I really don’t know what we are. We’re a dance […]
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"2 Days in the Valley" "2 Days in the Valley" is a must see for Los Angelenos – especially those who enjoy a slightly satirical look on the town. The film, set entirely in the San Fernando Valley, portrays characters who either revere the valley or despise the smoggy basin. The ensemble cast which is […]
Actor Bardem seen as the next Banderas
Friday, August 25, 1995 By Lori Swingle Summer Bruin Contributor When a new actor bursts onto the movie scene he is often pegged as the next so-and-so, or a young version of "that other guy." Well, Spain has a new export and the consensus seems to be that he is the next Antonio Banderas. Javier […]
Burns hits big time with ‘She’s the One’
Friday, August 25, 1995 Writer-director wants to maintain personal approach in his filmsBy Melissa Altman Summer Bruin Contributor So, how does a 26-year-old former coffee boy get a film into Sundance and win top honors, get Robert Redford to executive produce his next script, and go from a measly self-earned $25,000 movie on recycled film […]
County Fair provides fun for whole family
Friday, August 25, 1995 By Michelle Nguyen Summer Bruin Contributor Pomona has its share of rush hour traffic and foot traffic, but livestock traffic is something new. Two-to 300 cowboys will guide 200 cattle through its hills and the streets to the Los Angeles County Fair in the Pomona Fairplex. This is just one of […]
L.A. Opera to juxtapose ‘I Pagliacci’ and ‘Norma’
Friday, August 25, 1995 Domingo, Zeffirelli have hand in staging of operas’ Los Angeles premieresBy John Mangum Summer Bruin Contributor Could clowns and druids possibly have anything in common? Maybe not in the real world, but in opera, anything’s possible. At least Los Angeles Music Center Opera’s productions of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s "I Pagliacci" ("The Clowns") […]