The following sentence is false. The previous sentence is true. This self-referential paradox that cognitive scientist and philosopher Douglas Hofstadter describes as a “strange loop,” a phenomenon that occurs when one moves through real or imagined levels, but unexpectedly arrives where he or she started. The works of David Wexler, a graphic artist who also […]
Category Archives: Theater & Fine Arts
Middle Eastern music concert celebrates harmony, humanity
BY KAYLA HAUSMANN A&E contributor khausmann@media.ucla.edu Farzad Amoozegar straddled two cultures, North American and Iranian, throughout much of his childhood. Before he was 9, the Persian language, culture and food had begun to shape his identity as an Iranian; after moving to Canada and then to America, he discovered music to bridge the gap between […]
How Vietnamese Culture Night shaped one Bruin’s college experience
As a child, Lyna Truong would ask her parents to tell her about their emigration from Vietnam during the war. They would always hesitate, refuse or brush off her requests. They didn’t want their youngest daughter to hear about the scramble onto the cramped boat pushing off from the rough Vietnamese beach, setting off towards […]
Tragic tales of ‘Thom Pain’ entertain, engage theater audiences
An audience member hurriedly leaves the third row less than five minutes into the play, his audible excuses catching the attention of the solitary man on stage. Thom Pain stands alone and waits for the theater door to close before swearing violently at the deserter, but doesn’t blame him. Spending an hour in his company […]
Belly dance workshop on campus offers exposure to art form
Her bangles, shimmering under the chandelier lights of Kerckhoff Grand Salon, accompanied the Arabic music like jingle bells. Her hips moved separately, as if disconnected from the rest of her body. Sometimes they hit every major and minor beat in the music. Other times, they ignored the rhythm completely, loosening up to trace the almost […]
UCLA alumna moves into an unexpected career in Bollywood dance
Working at weddings had never been part of Tali Aires’ original plan. Six months ago, Aires, an alumna, had a dream familiar to many Los Angeles dancers: She would perform commercially, find gigs where she could, perhaps teach a bit on the side. It was a reasonable goal, especially since she had been dancing since […]
UCLA couple shares love of dance, career aspirations
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays comprised of carpools to internship. Tuesdays and Thursdays – same lectures, shared studying, all topped with a grueling dance practice lasting well into the early hours of the morning. Brenda Lienh and William Lam were inseparable – their schedules simply wouldn’t allow otherwise. Before these shared routines were established, both had […]