Saturday, March 14



Screen Scene: "Volver"

“Volver” Director Pedro Almodóvar Sony Pictures Classics Halfway through the film “Volver” (“to return”), Raimunda, the low-class mother played by Penélope Cruz (“Blow”), sings a Flamenco rendition of an old tango song. Read more...



Dynamic “˜Three’ comes to UCLA

Movement is often unthinking, natural ““ an automatic part of life. But for Israeli dance troupe Batsheva, movement has become an art. In a UCLA Live event this weekend, the Batsheva Dance Company will be performing “Three,” choreographed by world-renowned artistic director Ohad Naharin in Royce Hall. Read more...


Persian music strikes chord

Despite the benefits of absorbing a culture other than one’s own, it’s hard to find the money and time to visit another country. Fortunately, the UCLA ethnomusicology department is attempting to bring the musical experience of the Middle East to Westwood. Read more...


Let them eat birthday cake

It’s my party, and I’ll eat if I want to. Tomorrow I turn 21. This wonderful rite of passage will be marked by a marvelous celebration (read: insane party), complete with mudslides, martinis and pot stickers. Read more...