Marcia Hafif, Painter of Monochromatic Works, Is Dead at 88Marcia Hafif, Painter of Monochromatic Works, Is Dead at 88
Marcia Hafif, an artist best known for monochromatic paintings that explored the intersection of color, brush stroke, surface and light, died on April 17. She was 88. In 1969, Ms. Hafif returned to the United States to attend the University of California at Irvine, where she earned a master of...
Women Fighting Sexism in Jazz Have a Voice. And Now, a Code of Conduct.Women Fighting Sexism in Jazz Have a Voice. And Now, a Code of Conduct.
The We Have Voice Collective, a new group of female and non-binary musicians in jazz and experimental music, plans to release a Code of Conduct on Tuesday that aims to build upon the conversations sparked by jazz’s own #MeToo movement, clearly articulating what a more equitable workplace might...
A Map To The Line, And How Not To Cross It: A Code Of Conduct For The Performing ArtsA Map To The Line, And How Not To Cross It: A Code Of Conduct For The Performing Arts
This past fall, when news of the Harvey Weinstein scandal was galvanizing the #MeToo movement, some of us who work in the performing arts had a peculiar experience: Colleagues started asking if they'd sexually harassed us. A few of these colleagues may have been attempting to head off allegations,...
Kei Akagi performs at the Jazz on the Odra Festival in WroclawKei Akagi performs at the Jazz on the Odra Festival in Wroclaw
Chancellor’s Professor of Music Kei Akagi (piano) performs at the Jazz on the Odra Festival in Wroclaw, Poland on April 28. Joining him will be fellow UCI colleagues Kojiro Umezaki (shakuhachi) and Darek Oles (bass), as well as drummer Tamaya Honda from Tokyo. The group will present music...
Contemplating ‘Costuming the Leading Ladies of Shakespeare: From Stratford to Orange County’ at UC IrvineContemplating ‘Costuming the Leading Ladies of Shakespeare: From Stratford to Orange County’ at UC Irvine
The first actress you encounter in the compact lobby exhibit “Costuming the Leading Ladies of Shakespeare: From Stratford to Orange County” at UC Irvine’s Langson Library is Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth. In the reproduction of a painting by John Singer Sargent, Terry wears one of the most notorious...
Dance Students participate in master classs at SCFTA with Alvin Ailey
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
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 to give lecture at Manetti Shrem Museum at UC Davis
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...
Simon Leung Resident Faculty at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
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...