UCLA students who volunteered to collaborate with musicians they’d never worked with before will perform together in concert. The UCLA Jazz Combos Concert, taking place Monday in Schoenberg Hall, features six groups of UCLA jazz students who worked together throughout the quarter to produce their own individualized set list of songs. The groups consist of […]
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Exhibit explores optimism, beauty amid political climate
Brenda Williams canceled her art exhibition emphasizing optimism when she realized Donald Trump was on his way to winning the 2016 election. Williams, the assistant to the chair of UCLA’s design media arts department, said the show’s cancellation allowed the Walter Maciel Gallery to instead show pieces more pertinent to the election, like portraits of […]
Museum review: Ruth Bader Ginsburg exhibit does judge’s legacy justice
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and rapper the Notorious B.I.G. don’t have much in common on the surface, but Biggie inspired Ginsburg’s nickname – the Notorious RBG. The nickname was coined by a law student who was inspired by Ginsburg’s attitude after her fiery dissent in Shelby County v. Holder, and helped build her […]
Ensemble showcases Jewish composers’ impact on Hollywood music
Composers forced into exile during the Holocaust had their voices heard through a performance by the Ensemble for These Times. Alumna Perla Karney, the artistic director for the Dortort Center for Creativity in the Arts at UCLA Hillel, said she was thrilled to put together a concert on campus when she got a call from […]
Societal implications of consumer genetics investigated in new film
One person’s saliva can be the beginning of a love story. The recent advent of consumer genetics, which provides people access to their genetic information, means DNA, including that found in saliva, can tell intensely personal stories. “T3511,” a short film created by Heather Dewey-Hagborg, follows her own increasingly obsessive relationship with an anonymous donor’s […]
Movie review: ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ a rich feast for Potterhead eyes
Gellert Grindelwald’s quest for a pure-blood wizardry regime makes it clear that “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” is not for Muggles or No-Majes. Only diehard “Harry Potter” fans will delight in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry’s nostalgic resurgence, the charming wit of young Albus Dumbledore and the immortal presence of infamous alchemist Nicolas […]
Art presentation illustrates experiences of Russian people
Art, rather than politics, will be a means by which panelists and a student aim to mend the rift between Russia and America this weekend. “Illustrating Russia: Comic Art, Graphic Narratives & Book Illustration” will be a series of presentations by artists hoping to shed light on the recent phenomenon of graphic narratives in Russia. […]