It’s pitch black. Not a sound can be heard when flickering lights suddenly illuminate the historical Hollywood Pantages Theatre. The mysterious dots grow across the auditorium. Performers donning frighteningly realistic cat costumes appear in the aisles, creeping slowly onto the stage. The theater is flooded in a technicolor splendor of neon lights, revealing a once […]
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Q&A: Artist births vocal performance inspired by human cell functions
Artist Meredith Monk took inspiration from human cells and their functions of replication and division. These biological processes gave birth to her performance “Cellular Songs.” To be staged Saturday at Royce Hall, the show will include her vocal ensemble as well as lighting effects, instrumentals and a video installation. Monk said the show aims to […]
Second Take: ‘Green Book’ Oscar win drives home ignorance of racism’s complexity
“Blue Cadillac” would have been a more apt name for “Green Book” – the car is featured more prominently than the titular guide book, historically used to help black travelers find safe accommodations. While “Green Book” certainly wasn’t terrible, the contentious best picture is a flawed pick for the Oscars’ top award, especially in a […]
Japanese silent film narrators to provide interpretive, engaging performance
Characters in silent films didn’t always stay silent – at least, not in Japan. In the early 20th century, silent Japanese films were often accompanied by benshi, performers who narrated the film to audiences from inside the theatre. Paul Malcolm, a programmer from the UCLA Film & Television Archive, said most Japanese films from the […]
Owner of TLT Food speaks on success of restaurant, goals for UCLA community
Daniel Shemtob is the definition of the millennial persona amplified. Aside from his round glasses and neon green TLT attire, the first thing I noticed about him was his tattoo; “I am the future” read legibly across his right forearm. I instantly sensed that it was not just a saying he inked on his body […]
Students sell vintage clothing pieces with meaning through social media shops
While browsing through a vintage shop, Artemis Mansur found an embroidered vest. She checked the tag, learned that it was handmade in Vietnam in the 1950s, and decided it was so special that she had to buy it, she said. The second-year communication and psychology student and fourth-year design media arts student Maddy Pease share […]
Kitchen setting in play serves to replicate tension during post-World War II
Fried fish and post-World War II cultures will collide onstage to brew trouble in Macgowan Hall this weekend. UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television’s production of “The Kitchen” will run from Friday to Saturday and from March 5 to 9. at the Freud Playhouse. The story is set over the course of one day […]