The latest volume of Dance Major Journal is now availableThe latest volume of Dance Major Journal is now available
Dance Major Journal 2020 is out! The 2020 Edition of Dance Major Journal “Dancing Still Goes On,” is now online, with timely writing by dance majors and graduate choreographers. Donald McKayle with his last Etude Ensemble, author Sadie Sandoval at right. McKayle’s influence goes on, with the...
Live Performance May Be on Pause, but Arts Students Continue Their Studies with HopeLive Performance May Be on Pause, but Arts Students Continue Their Studies with Hope
Arts students have been forced to continue their studies online during the coronavirus pandemic. Adam Jacobson, a UCI drama student, has created an in-home studio to capture his performances on camera for class attendance and assignments.
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Three dynamic professors join the Department of DramaThree dynamic professors join the Department of Drama
Three new UCI faculty members are joining the Claire Trevor School of the Arts’ Department of Drama this fall, bringing diverse backgrounds and fresh ideas to the disciplines of doctoral studies, scene design and music direction. “We’re excited to be able to welcome these three faculty members...
Dr. Joe Davies joins the Department of Music as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Global FellowDr. Joe Davies joins the Department of Music as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Global Fellow
Dr. Joe Davies will join the Department of Music, in conjunction with the new Ph.D. program in History and Theory of Music, as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Global Fellow. The funding is provided by the European Commission and jointly affiliated with Maynooth University, Ireland (2021–2024). Currently,...
UCI Drama alumna Julianna Ojeda talks to KPFK about the "Together LA: A Virtual Stage Festival"UCI Drama alumna Julianna Ojeda talks to KPFK about the "Together LA: A Virtual Stage Festival"
From Broadway World Los Angeles KPFK's Arts In Review Welcomes L.A. Live Theater Leaders Stephanie Black, Julianna Ojeda, and Grett T. Daniels Over the course of three weekends, thirty-four (34) of ATLA theatre companies will showcase 10-minute works. by BWW News Desk Sep. 25, 2020...
Alumni Profile: Samira Yamin, M.F.A. ’11Alumni Profile: Samira Yamin, M.F.A. ’11
By Allyson Unzicker, Associate Director & Curator, University Art Galleries Samira Yamin, M.F.A. ’11, is an Iranian-American artist based in Los Angeles who uses war photography as her medium. As an Iranian American who felt disconnected from depictions of Iraq and Afghanistan in the media...
UCI Lighting Designers ReuniteUCI Lighting Designers Reunite
COVID-19 has ushered in a new way to connect and reconnect with the people in our lives. One opportunity that faculty and students at UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts have taken advantage of is the connection through Zoom online virtual meetups. The digital platform allows people from all...
Arts Advocates: Ivan WilliamsArts Advocates: Ivan Williams
MEDIA MENTOR Q&A with Ivan Williams Ivan Williams, MBA ’96 is a former chemical engineer and oil executive who now focuses on something that first captivated his attention in high school: filmmaking. Today, he is a film, television and theater producer, and a staunch advocate of...
Tapping Into a New EraTapping Into a New Era
By Christine Byrd In his dance, “Waiting for Amazon,” Carl “Dougie” Sanders, M.F.A. ’21, moves in his living room, expressing the exhausting boredom of being stuck at home, and the angsty anticipation before a parcel delivery. We may not move quite like Sanders, but we know exactly what he’s...
UCI Dance mourns the passing of Donald Dale BradburnUCI Dance mourns the passing of Donald Dale Bradburn
Donald Dale Bradburn June 14, 1940 - July 23, 2020 Renowned dance photographer, dancer, designer and choreographer, Donald Dale Bradburn passed away on July 23 in Cedar City, Utah after an extended illness. Don's photos captured such dance luminaries as Nureyev, Baryshnikov, Markova,...
Arts and WellnessArts and Wellness
By Christine Byrd The seats were empty, the orchestra silent, the studios dark. More than 700 undergraduate and 150 graduate students, and the scores of faculty and staff who teach and support them, disappeared literally overnight. It was March 17, and the Claire Trevor School of the Arts,...
UCI Music Professor Uses Technology to Build BridgesUCI Music Professor Uses Technology to Build Bridges
By Richard Chang Michael Dessen, a music professor at UC Irvine, specializes in telematics, or networked music performance. He knew his field was important and growing, but he didn’t expect the entire world of musicians to be calling him nonstop during the coronavirus pandemic. It turns out...
Kristine N. Haag, ’06Kristine N. Haag, ’06
Costume design alumna Kristine N. Haag has been nominated for a 2020 Emmy Award. Haag is part of the costume design team nominated for “Outstanding Contemporary Costumes” for her work as the Assistant Costume Designer on the Netflix show Grace and Frankie for the episode “The Tank.” Her colleagues...
Jason Valdry Named Assistant Dean, Claire Trevor School of the ArtsJason Valdry Named Assistant Dean, Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Dean Stephen Barker has named Jason Valdry the next assistant dean for the Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA). The assistant dean is responsible for the entire scope of planning, operations, and resource management for the School, involving its administrative, instructional, and research...
UC Irvine Art Department: Recontextualizing Instruction During Changing TimesUC Irvine Art Department: Recontextualizing Instruction During Changing Times
The visual and performing arts inspire and enlighten us. They provide solace, help us rise above difficulties and uplift our spirits during times of change and confusion. “Art is essential to the well-being of individuals and society...”
From Waste to Wonder: Face Shields Transform Into ArtFrom Waste to Wonder: Face Shields Transform Into Art
UCI art piece commemorates the efforts of UCI’s face shield project and global pandemic. September 15, 2020 By Kate Wokowsky / UCI Beall Applied Innovation News "The face shield project at UC Irvine left behind piles of clear and colorful plastic scraps that were bound for the trash can, but...
How the Pandemic Made UCI Composer Michael Dessen’s World Go ZoomHow the Pandemic Made UCI Composer Michael Dessen’s World Go Zoom
By Peter Lefevre September 11, 2020 "If you’ve ever been in a video meeting, you’ve had this experience: Someone’s lips move, and a fraction of a second later, you hear the sound of their voice. That millisecond of being out of sync, that delay between when a sound enters a system and when it...
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