Theatergoers put on light blue hospital gowns and transformed into psychiatric patients from 1963 as part of an immersive performance Friday evening. After Hours Theatre Company presented Dale Wasserman’s stage adaptation of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” based on the novel by Ken Kesey, in a Burbank warehouse decorated to look like a 1960s […]
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Global Melodies: Ensemble transforms traditional jazz through Latin rhythms
Just three percussion instruments – the conga, bongos and timbales – transform a big band into a Latin ensemble full of upbeat melodies and unexpected rhythms. The fusion occurs every Thursday night in Schoenberg 1345 as the 16 members of the department of ethnomusicology’s LatinJazz Big Band class practices a diverse set list consisting of […]
Movie review: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
“Solo: A Star Wars Story” builds Han Solo piece by piece but falls just shy of a compelling narrative. As the second stand-alone film outside of the sequel trilogy, “Solo” chronicles the story of the galaxy’s favorite grizzled outlaw, Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich), and his path from a hopeful young thief to a disillusioned smuggler. […]
Q&A: TFT alum Pietro Scalia discusses editing ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
Film, television and digital media alumnus Pietro Scalia is no stranger to compiling a narrative in otherworldly settings. He has edited films from “Gladiator” to “Alien: Covenant,” embracing the distant worlds of their characters. Prior to his latest project – “Solo: A Star Wars Story” – Scalia was well-acquainted with the Star Wars universe, since […]
Q&A: Pianist Faina Lushtak discusses compositions and upcoming UCLA performance
Pianist Faina Lushtak began her career in music as a child prodigy in the Soviet Union. Since then, Lushtak has composed numerous original works for various instruments including saxophone and violin. The professor of music and piano performance at Tulane University’s Newcomb Department of Music will headline the latest installment of the David L. Abell […]
Screening Science: Looking at light speed and lasers in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
Not long ago in a galaxy nearby, a notorious smuggler started his series of heists and gambles. Releasing Friday, “Solo: A Star Wars Story” chronicles the adventures of “Star Wars” pilot Han Solo. Taking place before “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope,” the film will show how he came to acquire the Millennium […]
UCLA alumna’s paintings of everyday life featured in San Antonio gallery
Ana Fernandez and her “chili queens” dish out Tex-Mex food from her San Antonio food truck, Chamoy City Limits. The truck has also become a source of inspiration for Fernandez’s paintings. Although Chamoy City Limits initially began as a simple business venture for Fernandez, the artist and alumna said she eventually began to see a […]