Undocumented students’ experiences and jungle war zones will be featured in this year’s UCLA Theaterfest. “Just Like Us” and “Teenage American Nightmare” focus on elements of American society. Undergraduate actors, directors and playwrights will present these passion projects at the student-run festival. “Just Like Us” Playwright Karen Zacarías compressed 400 pages of a nonfiction book […]
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Westwoodstock music festival expects bigger crowds in new Village location
Law enforcement shut down the Westwoodstock Student Music Festival last year because of its location in a fraternity house. But this year the festival will move to the southern part of Broxton Avenue to avoid problems associated with indoor festivals. “There’s (an) immediate vibe portrayed by having it in a Greek house,” said Jonathon Liu, […]
Screening Science: ‘Upgrade’ hints at potential treatments using AI technology, exoskeleton suits
“Upgrade” brings the once novel idea of a Robocop up-to-date with today’s technologies. Coming out Friday, the film shows mechanic Grey Trace (Logan Marshall-Green) surviving a horrendous car crash and witnessing his wife’s murder. After waking up in a hospital as a quadriplegic, Trace is offered a chance to walk again through artificial intelligence technology […]
JazzReggae Festival jazzes up Sunset Rec, features six varied artists
Colorful blankets littered the grass of Sunset Recreation Center for this year’s JazzReggae Festival. Monday’s music event celebrated its 32nd anniversary this year. The Cultural Affairs Commission hosted the event, which featured performances from six artists and groups such as rhythm and blues singer Jamila Woods, as well as a variety of vendors and artwork. […]
Spectators act as patients and interact with cast in After Hours’ asylum play
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 […]
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 […]
Campus tea club brews up comforting, educational space
Tealightful Club’s tea appreciation is steeped in a rich historical lineage of cultural significance and specialized ceremonies. Tealightful Club held its first weekly meeting during the third week of spring quarter, said club president Chiana Yang, a second-year psychobiology student. The club derives its name from a cross between the words ‘delightful’ and ‘tea,’ she […]