This post was updated Nov. 3 at 8:21 p.m. Kristina Wong is performing debates against dogs to prepare to run for public office. In anticipation, the alumna said she aims to transform Realm, a store that sells Asian art and goods in Chinatown Central Plaza, into her campaign headquarters, and where she will deliver her […]
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UCLA Wind Ensemble concert celebrates centennial of Leonard Bernstein’s birth year
Take Yo-Yo Ma, Gustavo Dudamel and Lang Lang – combine them and multiply by two. Now you have the cultural presence of Leonard Bernstein, said Travis Cross, the conductor of the UCLA Wind Ensemble and Department of Music chair. In its first concert of the year, entitled “Mostly Bernstein: Westside West Side,” the UCLA Wind […]
Panel discusses rise of Asian-American visibility, continued need for progress
“Crazy Rich Asians” was the first film with an all-Asian cast and an Asian-American lead in 25 years. But the film breaking box office records is not necessarily indicative of a sea of change for Asian-American representation, said culinary producer and food stylist Janet Lo – it’s a step toward a larger conversation. On Monday, […]
New play explores, humanizes experiences of wealthy, poor people
“Desert Rats” places a group of often underrepresented people on the stage. The play, staged at the Los Angeles Theatre Center through Nov. 18, follows brothers Frank and Jesse as they kidnap Amber, the daughter of a wealthy man, in an attempt to escape their economically precarious situation. However, Jesse and Amber begin to bond […]
Screening, Q&A to dissect growing culture of full-immersion horror experiences
Halloween, for many, is a chance to dress up with friends and enjoy a few light-hearted scares. But for those whose lives revolve around a passion for horror, Halloween is the time to put into action yearlong plans and push the limits of haunting. GSA Melnitz Movies will be hosting a pre-Halloween screening of “HAUNTERS: […]
CAP presents live dance performance carefully captured on film in ‘Kreatur’
Some of the dancers featured in “Kreatur” come from backgrounds like Cirque du Soleil, while others have performed together for the past 20 years. “Kreatur,” a dance production captured on film over the period of four live performances, made its American debut in The Theatre at Ace Hotel on Monday. Presented by the Center for […]
Spook City: Based on dispiriting tour, Queen Mary harbors surprisingly few horrors
Los Angeles is supposed to be the City of Stars, but once those stars fade, where do they go? Do they stay behind, forever attached to their final location, spooking guests who dare to enter their domain? Or do they just simply disappear? Each week, Daily Bruin columnist Eli Countryman will set out to discover […]