Category Archives: Arts

On the cutting edge Dancer/choreographer Bill T. Jones explores the impact of terminal illness on the human condition in ‘Still/Here.’ By Jeanene Harlick Hailed as "the most versatile and inventive of America’s black dancer/choreographers," modern dancer Bill T. Jones has enjoyed accolades across the country for his pioneering efforts in dance. Bringing his company to […]

Gallagher goes ‘Underneath’ to taste truth in acting Actor compares experiences of film, stage performance By Colburn Tseng Peter Gallagher sits down at a table at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, and the first thing one notices is his smile. Gallagher’s smile exudes confident charm with such disarming effortlessness it makes one wonder […]

‘O.J.’ keeps satire pointed, hilarious Play stays abreast of trial with weekly updates, rewrites rewrites By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff It’s an equal-opportunity offender, as politically incorrect as the most blistering Howard Stern show. It’s also a savvy, hilarious and scathing commentary on the madness in our midst. A send-up of the Simpson trial […]

‘Participant’: One-man show that leaves audiences out Momentum lost in heavy-handedness By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Senior Staff Chazz Palminteri may be co-producing Dayton Callie’s "The Participant," but there’s no evidence of his influence in the acting or writing of the play. Unlike Palminteri’s intriguing "A Bronx Tale," which he wrote and starred in, "The […]

UCLA band’s aggressive acoustic stylings to rock at Roxy By Gaby Mora Without much use for electrical outlets, UCLA’s Neither Trumpets Nor Drums has enough energy to show the traditionally rock-oriented Sunset strip that four acoustic guitars can be as aggressive as the sounds from a Marshall amplifier. Guitarists John McGinnis, Jeffrey Storey and Seth […]

Examining rock’s treatment of rape What’s that Noise? Michael Tatum Rock ‘n’ roll is no stranger to the subject of rape. Countless male blues artists used traditional images of masculine power as a means to threaten women in their songs, and though a few of their female counterparts turned those threats around, many more sang […]

UCLA alumna makes picture-perfect ‘Bride’ Award-winning director Hatta to speak at Melnitz tonight after film screening By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff Whenever she has been faced with failure, filmmaker Kayo Hatta has managed to turn her luck around. Whether it was her father’s disappointment at not having a son, her suddenly bankrupt film project […]