Sound, Space and Symmetry

Have you ever been in a concert where the pieces are played twice? Have you ever been in a museum which galleries have been turned into performance stages? Have you ever listened to the sound of 80 trombones arranged across two floors? Today’s concert at the Blanton Museum, entitled “Space and Symmetry” was such [...]

Peelander Z : Performing Comic Action Punk in the 21st Century

“We are not Japanese, we are not Americans, we are not human beings, we came from planet Peelander” yelled Kengo Hioki at the terrace of the Elysium while a camera man was interviewing him. Hioki San was wearing a single piece yellow chicken outfit that had a P and a white star in his vest. [...]

A Man as a Caricature: Cheech Marin

Today i went to a special event organized by the center for mexican american studies that featured the film screening of Born in East L.A and a talk with director and actor Cheech Marin. Although i didn’t know anything about the career of this artist, the posters that advertised the event called my attention. An [...]