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Robert deMaine and Kevin Kwan Loucks perform for one night only

AMERICAN VIRTUOSO CELLIST ROBERT DEMAINE AND TRIO CÉLESTE’S PIANTIST KEVIN KWAN LOUCKS PERFORM FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY IRVINE, Calif. (September 21, 2015) -- Chamber Music | OC in association with UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts presents Los Angeles Philharmonic Principal Cellist Robert deMaine...

“Radicals of Irvine” Exhibition Dedicated To the Original Rebels of UCI Art

  UC IRVINE’S CLAIRE TREVOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTS ILLUMINATES “RADICALS OF IRVINE,” EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO THE ORIGINAL REBELS OF UCI ART IRVINE, Calif. (September 10, 2015) -- The University Art Gallery (UAG) at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts will unveil A Performative...

Six New Musicals by High School and College Students Debut at ShowSearch

    SIX NEW MUSICALS BY HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS DEBUT AT SHOWSEARCH ON AUGUST 29, 2015 IRVINE, CA (August 19, 2015) - After a nationwide search for new short musicals created by young writers, the six final shows have been selected for SHOWSEARCH, produced by The...

Inaugural dean of UCI arts school dies at 93

Clayton Garrison was internationally acclaimed choreographer, director IRVINE, CA (August 7, 2015) – Clayton Garrison, founding dean of the School of Fine Arts at the University of California, Irvine, died July 27 at the age of 93. He was a visionary stage director, choreographer and theater...

New dance outreach program connects underprivileged youth to UC Irvine

  NEW DANCE OUTREACH PROGRAM CONNECTS UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTH TO UC IRVINE PROVIDING AN ARTISTIC GATEWAY TO HIGHER EDUCATION IRVINE, Calif. (August 6, 2015) -  Premiering next week is a newly emerged dance outreach program that seeks to establish a bond between underprivileged youth...

UC Irvine Launches Digital Filmmaking Minor

UC IRVINE LAUNCHES DIGITAL FILMMAKING MINOR IRVINE, Calif. (July 27, 2015) – The Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) at the University of California, Irvine is launching a new Minor in Digital Filmmaking. The Department of Art is accepting applications for the first classes which commence...

Call for Artist in Residence at UCI for Synthetic Biology Project

CALL FOR ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE IRVINE, CA (July 24, 2016) -- The Beall Center for Art + Technology, The Center for Complex Biological Systems (CCBS) and The Newkirk Center for Science and Society, all located at University of California, Irvine (UCI) are co-...

2015 New Swan Shakespeare Festival

Download the New Swan Shakespeare Festival Press Kit. Irvine, CA (June 16, 2015) -- Welcome to the fourth season of New Swan Shakespeare Festival! The New Swan is a venue unique to Orange County, and indeed to the world of theatre. Our 15-ton, modular mini-Elizabethan theater was a dream of UC...

Media Alert: Open Casting Call for New Broadway Musical ALLEGIANCE

  MEDIA ALERT   UCI DRAMA HOLDS OPEN CASTING CALL FOR NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL ALLEGIANCE EVENT:  OPEN CASTING CALL FOR NEW MUSICAL ALLEGIANCE. UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama is holding an open call audition for male dancers/singers of Asian/...

A Little Thing Called Broadway: UCI Drama Produces The Talent

A LITTLE THING CALLED BROADWAY: UCI DRAMA PRODUCES THE TALENT IRVINE, CA (June 5, 2015) - UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama is no stranger to churning out Broadway talent and the graduate program was even recently named #12 on The Hollywood Reporter list of “The Top 25...

UCI Art Undergraduate Honors Program Show 2015

Irvine, CA (June 3, 2015) -- UC Irvine’s Art Undergraduate Honors Program of 2015 presents, I hope we can still be friends; a culmination of a year-long studio residency directed by Daniel Joseph Martinez, along with Kevin Appel, Juli Carson and Jennifer Pastor. The six student artists: James...

UCI Drama Presents Sweet Smell of Success

UCI'S PRODUCTION BRINGS TO LIFE THE BIRTH OF THE ORIGINAL TABLOID TALE THE PUBLIC'S OBSESSION WITH CELEBRITY GOSSIP AND SCANDAL   “I usually get my stuff from people who promised somebody else that they would keep it a secret.”  - Walter Winchell IRVINE, Calif. (May 6, 2015) –...

Revolutionary Comedy Award honoring Keegan-Michael Key

MEDIA ADVISORY IMPROV REVOLUTION PRESENTS COUP DE COMEDY FESTIVAL 2015 HONORING KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY EVENT: The Coup de Comedy Festival 2015 Revolutionary Comedy Award honoring Keegan-Michael Key Improv Revolution honors the revolutionary talents of comedy that have inspired them. Last year...

Triple Artist Exhibition Extended at the Beall Center for Art + Technology

IRVINE, Calif. (April 27, 2015) -- The Donald R. and Joan F. Beall Center for Art + Technology at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts current exhibition “Play: In Three Acts” will be extended through Saturday, May 23, 2015.  The exhibition highlights three interactive works by three...

Improv Revolution Presents Coup de Comedy Festival 2015 Honoring Keegan-Michael Key

IMPROV REVOLUTION PRESENTS COUP DE COMEDY FESTIVAL 2015 HONORING KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY FOUR DAY FESTIVAL IS COMPLETELY FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IRVINE, Calif. (April 16, 2015) – UCI's Improv Revolution (iRev) will present The Coup de Comedy Festival 2015.  iRev is an improvisational...

UCI Digital Filmmaking Debuts at the Newport Beach Film Festival

UCI DIGITAL FILMMAKING DEBUTS AT THE NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL FOURTEEN FILMS BY STUDENT FILMMAKERS TO LIGHT UP THE BIG SCREEN      IRVINE, Calif. (April 14, 2015) – UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School or the Arts (CTSA) is pleased to announce the Digital Filmmaking...

UC Irvine Symphony Orchestra’s Adoption of Santa Ana High School Orchestra Flourishes

UC IRVINE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S ADOPTION OF SANTA ANA HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA RESULTS IN NEW INSTRUMENTS AND CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS IRVINE, Calif., (April 8, 2015) – In year three of what is proving to be an invaluable collaboration, the UC Irvine (UCI) Symphony Orchestra’s adoption...

Beall Center’s Free Family Day Saturday, April 18

UC IRVINE’S CLAIRE TREVOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTS PRESENTS BEALL CENTER’S FREE FAMILY DAY ON SAT., APRIL 18, 11 A.M. TO 4 P.M. IRVINE, Calif. (April 7, 2015) - The Beall Center for Art + Technology at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts will have its free Family Day on Sat., April 18 from 11...