Sunday, February 8

Global Melodies: Returning from three decades of hiatus, Thai music ensemble continues to grow

Adjunct assistant professor Supeena Insee Adler revived UCLA’s Music of Thailand Ensemble after spending 100 hours refurbishing decayed Thai instruments. David Morton, a former professor at UCLA’s department of music, originally founded the ensemble in 1964 using instruments he personally acquired from Thailand. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s Music of Thailand Ensemble was founded in 1964, but went on hiatus since 1985. The ensemble opened again in 2016, and is open to all students and faculty. (Chengcheng Zhang/Daily Bruin)


MFA students’ choreography conveys empathy through math, vegetables

Dancers will interact with vegetables, embody mathematical formulas and roll around on stage at “Sai / In Between.” The UCLA department of world arts and cultures/dance will host the performance “Sai / In Between” on Friday and Saturday in the Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater. Read more...

Photo: MFA students Casey Brown (bottom) and Chantal Cherry (top) rehearse “Our Bodies At Night,” during which they will remain in contact throughout the performance to showcase how relationships between women aren’t always platonic. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)



Album review: ‘Primal Heart’

Kimbra should no longer be somebody you used to know. In fact, the New Zealand indie-pop singer deserves even higher acclaim for the release of her new album “Primal Heart” than she did for her stint with Gotye in 2011. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records)




Global Melodies: Balkan ensemble draws inspiration from diverse musical styles, mediums

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. Read more...

Photo: Sasha Strelnikoff, a fourth-year mathematics student, adjunct associate professor Ivan Varimezov, and Sam Robertson, a third-year ethnomusicology student (left to right), practice traditional Bulgarian folk music with the Music and Dance of the Balkans Ensemble every Monday night in Schoenberg Hall. (Bilal Ismail Ahmed/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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