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UC Irvine’s Department of Drama Presents “The Brother’s Paranormal”UC Irvine’s Department of Drama Presents “The Brother’s Paranormal”
Prince Gomolvilas’ ghost-hunting play explores the intersection of genre, race and displacement Irvine, Calif., April 18, 2024 – UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama presents The Brother’s Paranormal, a story about two Thai American brothers who set out to...
Department of Art presents the M.F.A. Thesis Exhibitions 2024 Department of Art presents the M.F.A. Thesis Exhibitions 2024
The UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Art proudly announces the opening of the 2024 M.F.A. thesis exhibitions, showcasing the culmination of three years of intensive study and creative exploration by its graduate candidates. Under the guidance of a globally acclaimed...
Risk vs. RewardRisk vs. Reward
Third-year dance major Anisa Johnson says their love of the craft makes all the risks worth it By Greg Hardesty When they were 4 years old, Anisa Johnson started taking dance classes because their parents thought they lacked coordination. Today, they are a 20-year-old dancing dynamo who...
Nature's Projection: Jesse Colin Jackson’s New Exhibition Brings the Arts OutdoorsNature's Projection: Jesse Colin Jackson’s New Exhibition Brings the Arts Outdoors
Associate Dean Jackson’s "Plein-Air en Plein Air" for Langson IMCA unveils historical California landscapes in outdoor exhibition at UCI “Plein-Air en Plein Air,” a play on words meaning "outdoors in the outdoors," allows us to experience historical California landscapes in their intended...
Doubling DownDoubling Down
CTSA students embrace risk as they pursue careers in arts and other fields By Christine Byrd Living the artist’s life requires embracing risk. Unlike medicine or business, there is no clear-cut pathway to a successful and stable career in the arts. But in the quest to create art by taking...
ICIT Turns 15ICIT Turns 15
A weekend to remember On March 8-9, 2024, the Department of Music celebrated the 15th anniversary of its graduate program in Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology (ICIT) with a weekend-long series of events. These events included experimental music and innovative musical research...
The Encounter That Put the Pianist Kelly Moran on an Unexpected PathThe Encounter That Put the Pianist Kelly Moran on an Unexpected Path
The Encounter That Put the Pianist Kelly Moran on an Unexpected Path The 36-year-old musician helped introduce the prepared piano to fresh audiences. Amid personal upheaval, she abandoned it and found a new voice. By Grayson Haver Currin | March 27, 2024 | The New York Times EXCERPT...
A Second Act for Ballet in Iran?A Second Act for Ballet in Iran?
A Second Act for Ballet in Iran? A new work, “The White Feather” is inspired by the history of the Iranian National Ballet, which went dark during the Islamic Revolution and was never revived. By Brian Seibert | March 25, 2024 | The New York Times (subscription required) EXCERPT...
In Memoriam: Yong Soon Min (1953-2024)In Memoriam: Yong Soon Min (1953-2024)
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of artist, curator, and professor Yong Soon Min. Through her multidisciplinary practice, Min investigated the ongoing Korean War, colonialism, intersections of memory and history, and diasporic identity. She was an innovator in the field of...
Launching into the ArtsLaunching into the Arts
Drama's annual Santley Showcase is a springboard for UCI actors By Christine Byrd The Claire Trevor School of the Arts’ annual Santley Showcase puts the work of graduating actors in front of countless casting directors, agents and managers who hold the potential to make an aspiring star...
Irvine stroke patients perform with Royal Philharmonic OrchestraIrvine stroke patients perform with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Joined by students and faculty from the UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts, musicians from the famed London-based orchestra led patients at the UCI Health SeniorHealth Center through interactive workshops designed to speed up recovery and naturally...
Q&A: Backhausdance
Historic Laguna Beach Building That Was Once a Millionaire’s Private Art Museum Has Transformed Into a Public Arts CenterHistoric Laguna Beach Building That Was Once a Millionaire’s Private Art Museum Has Transformed Into a Public Arts Center
Tony DeLap: A founding faculty member at UC Irvine and its esteemed art department, DeLap’s work resides in the permanent collections of museums such as the Tate Modern in London, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Guggenheim Museum...
UCI Drama Students Connect with Broadway's Jeremy JordanUCI Drama Students Connect with Broadway's Jeremy Jordan
Music theatre students engaged with the star during a Segerstrom sponsored event By Professor Myrona DeLaney The Jeremy Jordan – as one student remarked – is an icon to the current generation. UC Irvine's Department of Drama music theatre students engaged in an interview and talkback...
Grace on the KeysGrace on the Keys
Lorna Griffitt and her musical journey By Chiara Guastella Graciously talented and with an extensive background as a musician, Professor Lorna Griffitt strives to be a medium between the composer and the audience through her playing. Griffitt will take the stage at Winifred Smith Hall for the...
Undergrad Meili Monk receives 2024 Cody Renard Richard ScholarshipUndergrad Meili Monk receives 2024 Cody Renard Richard Scholarship
Third-year Drama major Meili Monk has been awarded the 2024 Cody Renard Richard Scholarship, joining a cohort of ten students selected for this year. Each recipient will receive a $10,000 grant for the academic spring semester, along with opportunities for networking, mentoring, and team-building....
Carnegie Calling: Antonio's Musical JourneyCarnegie Calling: Antonio's Musical Journey
Vocal arts major has confidence, work ethic to succeed as well as a passion to help artists from diverse backgrounds By Greg Hardesty Bay Area native Antonio Richard Lee was in the eighth grade when he first saw Carnegie Hall while on a field trip with drama students from American Canyon...
Celebrating Black ArtistsCelebrating Black Artists
UCI’s African American faculty members have made creative contributions to culture in dance, drama, art and music With its roots dating to the 1910s, Black History Month was first officially recognized by the U.S. government in 1976 to celebrate the contributions of African Americans to this...
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