Faculty News
Coup de Comedy Festival brings a global community togetherCoup de Comedy Festival brings a global community together
By Lauren Knight When founding UCI’s student improv team, Improv Revolution (iRev), with his fellow students in 2011, Joel Veenstra had no idea that UCI’s student improv group would grow into what it is today. Now, Veenstra serves as the group’s faculty mentor, and produced an event...
Raising Community VoicesRaising Community Voices
Director and playwright Juliette Carrillo helps bring hidden stories to the stage By Christine Byrd When Juliette Carrillo's play Plumas Negras was performed in 2013 in the East Salinas, Calif., community where it was set, some audience members were brought to tears. Not only had Carrillo...
21C Supports Faculty and Graduate Student Creative Research in the Arts21C Supports Faculty and Graduate Student Creative Research in the Arts
Since its founding in 2017, the Institute for 21st Century Creativity (21C) has sought to cultivate experimental and arts-based research to innovate and challenge creativity for this century and beyond. With support from the UCI Office of Research, Dean Stephen Barker founded the...
Women in Global Music (WIGM): Network LaunchWomen in Global Music (WIGM): Network Launch
The Department of Music is pleased to support the online launch of the Women in Global Music (WIGM) Research and Industry Network, co-founded by Dr. Joe Davies, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellow, and Dr. Yvonne Liao, from the Oxford Research Center in Humanities. The official launch events...
Daniel Joseph Martinez receives a 2021-22 Rome Prize in Visual ArtDaniel Joseph Martinez receives a 2021-22 Rome Prize in Visual Art
The American Academy in Rome (AAR) has announced the 2021–22 Rome Prize and Italian Fellowships winners. These highly competitive fellowships support advanced independent work and research in the arts and humanities. This year, Rome Prizes were awarded to thirty-five American and five Italian...
Choreographing the FutureChoreographing the Future
Dance department chair and UCI alumna Molly Lynch prepares students for long, diverse careers By Christine Byrd Molly Lynch wants UCI dance students to envision careers beyond professional dancer — from choreographer to artistic director, and nonprofit administrator to teacher. As...
Animals in My ClassroomAnimals in My Classroom
By Marcy Froehlich, associate professor of costume design in the Department of Drama The little yellow bird was hopping across her head, which made my student’s presentation even more cheerful. The subject was hats, so was the bird itself becoming a moving, breathing hat, or perhaps instead...
Artist discusses his digital and 3-D take on Orange County landscape Artist discusses his digital and 3-D take on Orange County landscape
Excerpt from the Times OC By Vera Castaneda March 4, 2021 "The starting point was walking the coastline of Orange County’s beach cities. Roughly six years ago, artist Jesse Colin Jackson was teaching a class at UC Irvine in which a group of students, who either grew up or moved to O.C...
Prof. Darryl Taylor presented two masterclasses at the New England Conservatory Prof. Darryl Taylor presented two masterclasses at the New England Conservatory
World-renowned countertenor and founder of the African American Art Song Alliance, Darryl Taylor will held two master classes as part of the NEC Song Lab, a brand new and unique curriculum for singers and pianists. Student participants included graduate students in Vocal Performance and...
ICIT Faculty and Students Produce a New AlbumICIT Faculty and Students Produce a New Album
Release of Kooch-e Khamân, the Live Concert Recording of the Del Sol String Quartet with Young Iranian Composers Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture at UC Irvine is proud to announce the release of Kooch-e Khamân, the live concert recording of the Del Sol String Quartet...
Dr. Nicole Grimes delivers Keynote Lecture at Graduate Student Conference in IrelandDr. Nicole Grimes delivers Keynote Lecture at Graduate Student Conference in Ireland
Dr. Nicole Grimes, associate professor of musicology, delivered the Keynote Lecture at the annual joint conference of the Society for Musicology in Ireland and the Irish Chapter of the International Council on Traditional Music on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Dr. Grimes presented her paper, "An die...
Faculty Books: Jay Pather, Performance and Spatial Politics in South AfricaFaculty Books: Jay Pather, Performance and Spatial Politics in South Africa
Jay Pather, Performance and Spatial Politics in South Africa By Ketu H. Katrak, professor in the Department of Drama Jay Pather, Performance and Spatial Politics in South Africa offers the first full-length monograph on the award-winning choreographer, theater director, curator, and...
Prof. Kei Akagi to perform in Spring Arts & Lecture Series for CSUSMProf. Kei Akagi to perform in Spring Arts & Lecture Series for CSUSM
The longstanding Arts & Lectures series at CSUSM will offer a virtual spring lineup, with all of the events taking place via Zoom. This season boasts a diverse selection of eight events as the university hosts renowned guest speakers and performances. ...
Four CTSA faculty members chosen for the UCI Beall Applied Innovation Fellowship ProgramFour CTSA faculty members chosen for the UCI Beall Applied Innovation Fellowship Program
UCI Beall Applied Innovation announced this week the second cohort to their Faculty Innovation Fellowship Program. The program draws from all schools and fields on UC Irvine’s campus to promote cross-collaboration and stimulate campus connections using Applied Innovation’s resources. Faculty...
Prof. Chris Dobrian will serve on a panel about Korean film music Prof. Chris Dobrian will serve on a panel about Korean film music
Lecture Recital and Panel Q& A entitled, "Korean Sensibility and the Double Reed in Korean Film Music” Yoon Joo Hwang (Assistant Professor of Music), Jung Choi (Assistant Professor of Music, Missouri State University), Jisoo Lee (Assistant Professor of Music, Seoul National University...
Zachary Price Combines Scholarship and DramaZachary Price Combines Scholarship and Drama
By Richard Chang Professor Zachary Price is fascinated with various modes of performance, from the proscenium stage to the street corner. He’s a new faculty member at UC Irvine, teaching in the Department of Drama. He started his position as assistant professor of doctoral studies in July...
Hip-hop gets its propsHip-hop gets its props
Two new dance faculty members bring cultural and artistic gravitas to the street genre. UCI News features the department's newest faculty members. Read more about Ariyan Johnson and Cyrian Reed, two new faculty members in the Department of Dance at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, both...
Prof. Jesse Colin Jackson presents the exhibition "Suburban Ecologies" for the City of Irvine
Prof. Jesse Colin Jackson, in the Department of Art, presents the exhibition "Suburban Ecologies" for the City of Irvine at the Great Park Gallery through Sunday, February 14, 2021. Orange County’s suburban sprawls are an undeniable characteristic of the region. From historic architecture to...
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