Countries and artistic mediums are being brought into conversation through “Taiwan in Dialogue.” Hosted by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, the lecture series features dialogues with Taiwanese American directors Arvin Chen and Feng-I Fiona Roan. Read more...
Photo: Jack Yao (left) and Amber Kuo (right) play Kai and Susie in Arvin Chen’s “Au revoir Taipei.” (Courtesy of Beta Cinema)
This post was updated May 1 at 10:43 p.m. Ryan Hurd isn’t quieting down. Branching out from his work as a staff songwriter, the country music artist cemented his career as a solo musician with his October debut album “Pelago.” Hurd will perform at Stagecoach Festival on Friday and said the event presents a rare opportunity to connect with fans on the West Coast, as many of his concerts are concentrated in the Midwest and on the East Coast. Read more...
Photo: Country music singer and songwriter Ryan Hurd looks off camera while standing at the beach. Hurd will perform Friday on Stagecoach Festival’s Mane Stage. (Courtesy of Nicki Fletcher)
Music isn’t just sound. Striving to create a more inclusive space in the language used to describe music, the UCLA Practice-Based Experimental Epistemology Research Lab, musicology professor Nina Eidsheim and Durham University music analysis assistant professor Daniel Walden have collaborated to host a virtual symposium occurring Friday and Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Musicology professor and founder of the UCLA Practice-Based Experimental Epistemology Research Lab, Nina Eidsheim, sits at a table with a computer. Eidsheim, the PEER Lab and Durham University music analysis assistant professor Daniel Walden will present free virtual symposium “Naming, Understanding, and Playing with Metaphors in Music” this weekend. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin senior staff)
With a growing digital world, social media can be used to highlight self-improvement practices, but the popular notion of sharing one’s best life does not always equate to living it. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
Loot Brutes brings out the Midas in everyone. Nick Leivers, a third-year communication student, said he developed the card game Loot Brutes with avarice and portability in mind. Read more...
Photo: Third-year communication student Nick Leivers poses with his game, Loot Brutes. Designed with portability in mind, he said the game is meant to entice greed and encourage playful vengeance. (Photo by Emily Kohen/Daily Bruin)
Iranian cinema is hitting the ground – and the road – running with its newest celebration of film. The UCLA Film & Television Archive and Farhang Foundation are continuing their tradition of embracing Iranian cinema since the event’s start in 1990. Read more...
Photo: Rayan Sarlak plays Little Brother in writer-director Panah Panahi’s feature debut “Hit the Road.” The film will be the first shown in a nine-film series at the 2022 UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema. (Courtesy of Kino Lorber)
This post was updated April 27 at 10:27 p.m. Maya Man is refreshing the tab and building her avatar offline. Expanding upon her background in computer science and website design, the design media arts graduate student opened her first solo show titled “Secrets From a Girl” at the Broad Art Center on April 19. Read more...
Photo: Design media arts graduate student Maya Man poses in front of an art installation. Man’s solo exhibition, “Secrets From a Girl,” occurred from April 19 to 21. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
