The people of Hawaii have a phrase that they use to refer to the time of day when all of one's work is finished and time is spent with family and friends: "Pau Hana," or "end of work."
Every quarter, the world arts and cultures department comes together for the Pau Hana performance to showcase what various classes have been doing over the quarter. Read more...
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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March 7, 1:27 am
Pau Hana performance features studio courses from world arts and cultures department
Arts, Arts Columns
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March 7, 1:21 am
POP PSYCHOLOGY: _Uncertain future for 2000s flashback film_
The film opens with a close-up of a boy in his late teens, his face creased with lines of worry. "I just don't know what to say anymore," he whispers, slowly, choosing every word carefully. Read more...
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Credit: RELATIVITY MEDIA
Arts
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March 4, 9:20 pm
UCLA Egyptology lecture and Long Beach Opera performance to focus on the life and times of Pharaoh Akhnaten
As if on cue to the wave of passion and revolution that has swept Egypt in the past month with the overthrow of a regime, comes a collaboration between the Long Beach Opera and UCLA Egyptology examining the controversial and revolutionary ancient pharaoh Akhnaten. Read more...
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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March 4, 1:22 am
'How the Raven Stole Fire and Other Stories' to debut at Geffen Playhouse after touring L.A. elementary schools
Where do humans come from? A clam. Read more...
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“How the Raven Stole Fire and Other Stories” uses actors and shadow puppets to tell Native American legends. The play will debut at the Geffen Playhouse on Saturday.
Arts, Music
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March 4, 1:19 am
Plethora of options for downloading and streaming music makes it easy for students to rock out legally
In one of society's greatest cliches, variety has frequently been called "the spice of life." If variety were considered the spice of music, today's massive amount of different media for listening to music would equate to about five barrels of the strongest spices around. Read more...
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Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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March 4, 1:12 am
Single-minded: _Playlist for a feud between friends_
We've all been in fights with our friends at one point or another. Usually, they're just small misunderstandings. But other times, arguments explode into full-blown feuds, to the point where your friendship comes into question. Read more...
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Credit: NONESUCH RECORDS INC.
Arts, Film & TV
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March 4, 1:08 am
Preserving the past through film and TV
In a Hollywood age in which some of the biggest headlines revolve around post-3D conversion and advancements in motion-capture technology, it's sometimes hard to imagine a time where sprocket holes and the millimeter width of film were the technical cornerstones of the cinematic landscape. Read more...
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The UCLA Film & Television Archive will screen John Steinbeck’s 1941 documentary “The Forgotten Village” as part of the UCLA Festival of Preservation, which takes place March 3-27 at the Billy Wilder Theater.
Credit: UCLA FILM & TELEVISION ARCHIVE