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The Coup de Comedy Festival 2018 is back for a 6th year!The Coup de Comedy Festival 2018 is back for a 6th year!
IRVINE, Calif. (April 18, 2018) – UC Irvine's Improv Revolution (iRev) continues its tradition of The Coup de Comedy Festival 2018, a 4-day celebration of free fun for the community, featuring some of the best comedic talent in the world. iRev is an improvisational ensemble composed of...
The Human Fascination With Birds: It Passes Like a Thought
Brian T. Vernon (MFA, Dance 1994) Dean at Western Connecticut State University
Simon Leung participating in symposium, Art and Imperialism, at Public School Los Angeles
The Human Fascination With Birds: It Passes Like a Thought
Noritaka Minami MFA 2011 and Ashley Hunt BA 1994 awarded Graham Foundation GrantNoritaka Minami MFA 2011 and Ashley Hunt BA 1994 awarded Graham Foundation Grant
Graham Foundation awarded over $530,000 in grants to individuals which included Noritaka Minami MFA 2011 and Ashley Hunt BA 1994. Ashley Hunt - Degree of Visibility Degrees of Visibility tackles the politics of erasure and camouflage that allow mass incarceration to take place...
Simon Leung Resident Faculty at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
Simon Leung to give lecture at Manetti Shrem Museum at UC Davis
Pioneer of the electric harp Zeena Parkins to perform at UCIPioneer of the electric harp Zeena Parkins to perform at UCI
Irvine, Calif., April 16, 2018 –The Gassmann Electronic Music Series at UC Irvine will present a concert and improvisation workshop by composer, improviser, and pioneer of the electric harp Zeena Parkins. Ms. Parkins will perform her original work titled Captiva, a multi-movement composition...
Why Lar Lubovitch Invited College Students to Perform for His Company's 50th AnniversaryWhy Lar Lubovitch Invited College Students to Perform for His Company's 50th Anniversary
A watershed moment. That's how choreographer Lar Lubovitch recently described his now-classic A Brahms Symphony. Now, a group of 16 George Mason University dance majors are having their own watershed moment with that jubilant work: They will dance it at the venerable Joyce Theater in...
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company Celebrating 50th AnniversaryLar Lubovitch Dance Company Celebrating 50th Anniversary
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company will be celebrating their 50th anniversary at The Joyce April 17–22 with a world premiere and signature works by the revered master choreographer. The Martha Graham Dance Company and the Joffrey Ballet will also appear to present works by Lubovitch in honor of...
Lar Lubovitch: Confessions of a Former Go-Go DancerLar Lubovitch: Confessions of a Former Go-Go Dancer
The choreographer Lar Lubovitch didn’t discover dance until college, where he had gone in hopes of becoming a painter. The impulse to fill a canvas hasn’t left him. When he describes making a dance, he does so not only in kinetic terms but through the prism of painting: “I’m reacting to the effect...
Lar Lubovitch On Using Creative Blocks to His AdvantageLar Lubovitch On Using Creative Blocks to His Advantage
Since starting his company in 1968, Lar Lubovitch has stood at the forefront of modern dance—although he is hesitant to label his work as "modern." "I've always felt I've been making dances," he says. "I've always called them dances and I've never been one to exclude any language...
Artist-In-Residence Jesse Colin Jackson Engages and Educates Tartans with Unique 3D ProjectsArtist-In-Residence Jesse Colin Jackson Engages and Educates Tartans with Unique 3D Projects
The visual arts department welcomed Jesse Colin Jackson for a week of creation and education as Artist-in-Residence, turning the visual arts center into a fun and interactive hub for creative construction. Mr. Jackson is an assistant professor of art at the University of California, Irvine, and...
Guilty or not guilty? That is the question as UCI law school deans face off in a mock trial of Hamlet
UC Irvine exhibit spotlights Shakespearean stage costuming for womenUC Irvine exhibit spotlights Shakespearean stage costuming for women
Marcy Froehlich, professor and costume designer with the drama department, presented a keynote lecture April 5 during the opening night of UCI Libraries' 2018 Spring Exhibit, "Costuming the Leading Ladies of Shakespeare: From Stratford to Orange County," a collection running through the end of...
Kori Newkirk, MFA 1997, Artist in Residence at Pasadena City College
Center Stage with UCI Alum Jacob Ben-ShmuelCenter Stage with UCI Alum Jacob Ben-Shmuel
UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts has trained and molded many rising stars and artists of today, who have taken their talents to live out their dreams. The New University was able to talk with one of these alumni, Jacob Ben-Shmuel. He is currently starring in the touring cast of “The...
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