Arts & Culture

It only takes 13 seconds into the Les Misérables teaser trailer to get a musical fanatic to tear up. The beginning notes of “I Dreamed a Dream” dominate the montage of extremely famous people, leaving whoever the audience member is drained, excited and a little shocked. When the announcement that Les Misérables was in the […]

“Who sings this song?” “Journey.” “Keep it that way.” Well, some may not have the option. Since the concept of karaoke (a rough translation of the Japanese phrase meaning “empty orchestra”) hit the bars and nightclubs worldwide, anyone and everyone can claim their rights to a microphone and perform a rendition of a song of […]

This will be the first quarter that The Dead Arts Society (DAS) will perform at Wyatt Pavilion instead of their previous smaller location that only held up to approximately 60 people. Jenny Adler, a senior double major in theatre and music and president of The Dead Arts Society, is more than happy that The Dead […]

This past weekend I returned to my hometown to take part in the festivities that lead up to one of the most anticipated nights of high school captivity: senior ball. No, I was not some innocent young 18-year-old boy’s date. I was used in other ways: for my hair and makeup skills. And while I’m […]

The UC Davis Film Festival began Wednesday night and will run again tonight at the Davis Varsity Theater. This will mark the festival’s 12th Annual showing in Davis. Produced by the Department of Theatre & Dance, presented in association with UC Davis Cinema and Technocultural Studies and co-sponsored by Art Studio, the show will run […]

MOVIES UC Davis Film Festival Tonight at 8:30 p.m., $7 Davis Varsity Theatre, 616 Second Street Produced in association with UC Davis Cinema and Technocultural Studies and co-sponsored by Art Studio, the UC Davis Film Festival consists of short films and plays. This will be an evening of unpredictable and exciting short student films that […]

Glee aired its final episode of the season this week, leaving many fans desperately waiting for new a cappella-laden episodes. Luckily for them, Occupella is right around the corner. This year, Occupella, the annual LocalTones A Cappella Showcase at UC Davis, will be hosted at Freeborn Hall tonight with doors opening at 7 p.m. This […]

Rating: 2.5 The Avengers is the fruit of perhaps the greatest marketing gimmick of all time. Make no mistake, this film is so far from any sort of progressive artistic endeavor that we should all hesitate to grant it the rank beyond fan fiction. Fan fiction being the rehash, the ode to, the celebratioTHn of […]

Everyone is dying. The world, scratch that, MY world is ending. It’s May, and all of my dear television shows are reaching their season finales. As I write this, my roommate and I are struggling to load the seven-minute preview of tonight’s “Grey’s Anatomy” season finale. And let me tell you — I’m already willing […]

Patti Smith hit the stage last Wednesday, May 9 at the Mondavi Center in Jackson Hall. Smith read from and promoted her memoir Just Kids, sang some of her own songs and from other artists and talked about her life. Smith wore a white dress shirt, a black tie and a black coat with brown […]

THEATRE/MONDAVI Studio 301: RENT Tonight through Sunday 8 p.m., Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Wyatt Pavillion, $16 (general)/$14 (student) Studio 301 Productions brings the world-famous Tony-and-Pulitzer-Prize-winning rock musical RENT to Wyatt Pavillion starting tonight. The show is directed by Mitchell VanLandingham with musical direction by Elizabeth Tremaine and stage manager Marissa Saravis. The Memorandum Tonight […]

As much of an avid RENT fan as I claim to be, I sadly have never once seen a live staging of this classic musical. Even though I’ve watched many hazy clips of the Broadway version on Youtube, I’ve always wondered what it would be like to see actors acting and singing the musical in […]