ENTERTAINMENT'S BRUIN UCLA LIVE BRINGS ECLECTIC MIX TO WESTWOOD CAMPUS.Byline: Fred Shuster Staff Writer SPACE-AGE BACHELOR PAD A bachelor pad essentially means a house (pad) in which a bachelor or bachelors (single men) live. It should not be confused with a bachelor apartment, which is a zero bedroom apartment where the main room serves as a bedroom, living room and dining room (and sometimes icon Esquivel interpreted by a string quartet string quartet Ensemble consisting of two violins, viola, and cello, or a work written for such an ensemble. Since c. 1775 such works have been perhaps the predominant genre of chamber music. ? Gravity-defying dance inspired by Houdini and Evel Knievel Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel, Jr. (born October 17, 1938 in Butte, Montana) is a motorcycle daredevil who has been a household name since the late 1960s. Evel Knievel's highly publicized motorcycle jumps, including his attempt to jump over the Snake River Canyon, claim four of the ? A music fest curated by Bart Simpson? It can only mean UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Live's new season of innovative theatrical and musical events. The 2002-03 performing arts schedule kicks off Sept. 13 with the Kronos Quartet Kronos Quartet is a string quartet founded by violinist David Harrington in 1973. Since 1978, the quartet has been based in San Francisco, California. The longest-running combination of performers (from 1978 to 1999) had Harrington and John Sherba on violin, Hank Dutt on viola and , which redefines chamber music by celebrating, among other things, old and new icons of Latin music like genre-bending Mexican bandleader Esquivel. Then comes the launch of a major international theater festival with seven of the best and/or most unusual companies in the world. ``Some of these events have never traveled to the U.S. before,'' says David Sefton, director of UCLA Live for the second year running. ``The intention is to provide the widest range of arts experiences. It's a very exciting season.'' No argument there. Among the most interesting attractions promises to be the fall run of the Foundry Theatre's ``Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century,'' based on cultural critic A cultural critic is a critic of a given culture, usually as a whole and typically on a radical basis. There is significant overlap with Social Criticism and Social Philosophers Terminology Greil Marcus' 1989 book. And those Houdini- and Knievel-inspired moves? Book now for next spring's ``ActionHeroes,'' created by daredevil choreographer Elizabeth Streb. ``There seems to be a hunger for theater and dance which is out of the ordinary,'' Sefton said last week from his hometown of Liverpool, England. ``I've been very gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. that the Los Angeles audience embraces innovative concepts.'' UCLA Live's music listings are equally creative, from an evening devoted to the Latin-jazz musicians of the Spanish documentary ``Calle 54'' to Beach Boys pop genius Brian Wilson to the venerable Orchestre National de Lyon. Also set are separate nights with jazz players Dave Holland, Pat Metheny, Nina Simone and Herbie Hancock; world music stars Salif Keita, Caetano Veloso, Afro-Cuban All-Stars, Youssou N'Dour and Ibrahim Ferrer; and rock acts Elvis Costello, Marianne Faithfull and Tabla Beat Science Tabla Beat Science is a musical group founded in 1999 by Zakir Hussain and Bill Laswell. Its style consists of a mixture of Hindustani music, Asian Underground, Ambient, Drum and Bass, and Electronica. . And expect an announcement soon detailing participants in the multiday ``All Tomorrow's Parties'' festival curated this year by ... OK, not Bart but the next best thing: ``Simpsons'' creator Matt Groening. Performances take place through next June at Royce Hall and other venues on the UCLA campus. ``We wanted to express the widest range of musical styles available right now - turntable music, classical, pop, rock,'' Sefton said. ``We were aiming to produce a season that really is unmatched.'' For more about UCLA Live's 2002-03 season, call (310) 825-2101 or visit www.uclalive.com. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Jazz bassist Dave Holland, left, and rocker Elvis Costello, below, are performing this season at UCLA. |
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