In the News
UCI’s Latest Experimental Production: Your Ocean, My Ocean
Sunday, February 17, 2019
YOMO/Intermedia is part of a bi-coastal collaboration connecting faculty and students from Rhode Island School of Design RISD and UCI’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts. YOMO includes contributions from Professor Kyna Leski’s students in the Architecture
UC Irvine students perform the stories of immigration detainees held in Orange County jails
Thursday, February 14, 2019
"The performance was directed and written by UCI theater directors Jane Page and Gavin Cameron-Web, who are married and volunteer with the nonprofit. “We feel like we needed to make something that was a performance-based expression of what...(read more)"
UCI’s Kei Akagi is inspired by both classic jazz musicians and emerging songwriters
Friday, February 8, 2019
“First, the faculty here has always been a fantastically fertile ground for the creation of new ideas to experiment with,” said Akagi. “And secondly, there are my students, who are constantly bringing fresh ideas for me to experience..."
Spring Theater Preview
Monday, January 14, 2019
"Finally, we couldn’t give a rundown of Orange County’s theatrical presentations in the Spring without mentioning UCI Claire Trevor’s School of the Arts..."
UCI’s Experimental Media & Performance Lab
Friday, January 4, 2019
I suspect that most readers have never attended a performance (or have even heard of) UCI’s Experimental Media & Performance Lab. It’s one of seven separate performing arts theatres on campus and it’s by far the most unusual...
Irvine’s Amazing Academic Arts Venues
Friday, January 4, 2019
Over the past several years, my wife and I have seen some amazing talent through the many performances we’ve attended at Irvine’s college arts venues. These programs have become a source of tremendous enjoyment for us...
Preserving Jerry Herman’s music for a younger generation
Thursday, January 3, 2019
"The day before the concert, Coulter and Boswell will conduct a master class with students from the UCI Drama Department’s musical theater program. Of the participating students who will prepare and present a song from a Jerry Herman musical..."
‘Not hearing him sing in the halls is hard’: UCI prepares tribute to dance legend Donald McKayle
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Award-winning choreographer and educator Donald McKayle was considered one of the pioneers of 20th-century modern dance. His pieces on the black experience in America still resonate. (Read more from the LA Times...)
A Memorable First Glimpse – The Buck Collection at UCI
Monday, October 22, 2018
Gerald Buck was a Newport Beach developer whose passion for compelling art grew into that of legend over a span of 40 years until his death in 2013. This long-time love affair with art resulted in a massive collection of 3,300 artworks by California...
Much-anticipated museum begins previews of long-hidden paintings, sculptures
Monday, October 1, 2018
“We are creating a world-class museum and research oasis to study and enjoy the rich expanse of California art,” said Stephen Barker, dean of UCI’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts and executive director of IMCA. “California artists use light and space...
