JADED is an indie R&B band performing at Spring Sing 2018. Band members Jada, Hayden and Maddy speak about their excitement to perform their lead singer’s first original song.
Category Archives: Arts
Global Melodies: Music of African Americans Ensemble draws inspiration from history of gospel
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s department of ethnomusicology offers a range of different ensembles spanning multiple regions throughout the world, each with a rich musical dynamic and sound. In “Global Melodies,” the Daily Bruin will feature various world music ensembles in an effort to showcase the diversity of music within the department. Traditional […]
UCLA Taara brings light to domestic abuse issues through South Asian dance
Third-year psychobiology student Devika Chandramohan said many people tend to associate South Asian culture with Bollywood movies and Indian food. However, the region also has a rich history of classical arts that she and other members of UCLA Taara hope to share at “Utsav,” a showcase of classical South Asian music and dance, the showcase’s […]
Movie review: ‘Deadpool 2’
“Deadpool 2” could have stuck in the shadows of its predecessor, but dodged such a downfall, boasting witty remarks all along the way. 20th Century Fox’s Marvel Cinematic Universe endeavor follows mutant superhero Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) as he copes with the death of his girlfriend Vanessa (Morena Baccarin) and tries to stop a young mutant […]
Alumna cooks up documentary on Filipino foods, mixes in personal roots
Alexandra Cuerdo quit her day job as an assistant director to direct her own Filipino food documentary in 2017. Her first feature film takes 80 minutes to explore Filipino cuisine’s rising popularity across the United States and Cuerdo’s own connection to her Filipino roots. So far, the alumna has screened the film “ULAM: Main Dish” […]
A twist on ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ updates examination of gender roles
Shayna Warner wrote the characters in “The Taming of the Shrew” as women, but she kept the play’s original gender pronouns in the last scene the same. The fourth-year world arts and cultures student is directing the Shakespeare Company at UCLA’s production of “The Taming of the Shrew” in an attempt to address gender dynamics […]
Global Melodies: Afro-Cuban Music Ensemble
The Afro-Cuban Music ensemble practices each week on Monday nights. Led by director David Castañeda, the group performs various genres of Latin-American dance music.