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Ariyan Johnson to Screen Documentary at 2025 Hip-Hop Culture ConferenceAriyan Johnson to Screen Documentary at 2025 Hip-Hop Culture Conference
UC Irvine will host the 2025 Hip Hop Culture Conference on Friday, May 2, from 12 to 6 p.m. at the UCI ANTrepreneur Center. Presented by the Student Outreach and Retention Center (SOAR), the event brings together artists, scholars, students and community members to explore the richness of hip-hop...
CTSA Research & Innovation and Theater of Community Faculty and Graduate Student 2024-25 Research & Innovation Grants CTSA Research & Innovation and Theater of Community Faculty and Graduate Student 2024-25 Research & Innovation Grants
Creative Research in the Arts Now in its fourth year, the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) Department of Research and Innovation continues to prioritize projects that feature cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary collaborations with potential for external recognition and...
Creative CommunitiesCreative Communities
How Claire Trevor School of the Arts clubs cultivate belonging and equity beyond the classroom and across campus By Diana Kalaji At UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA), students’ success goes beyond main-stage productions, choral performances and thesis exhibitions. With...
UC Irvine Newkirk Faculty Fellowship Symposium Features Three CTSA ProfessorsUC Irvine Newkirk Faculty Fellowship Symposium Features Three CTSA Professors
The event will showcase the creative activities of Newkirk Faculty Fellows that build on the center's mission for Science & Society Please RSVP to join the UC Irvine Newkirk Faculty Fellowship Symposium, “Existential Crises and Imagining Futures,” on Friday, January 24, 2025, from...
Full STEAM AheadFull STEAM Ahead
How three women double majoring in the arts and sciences draw from it all By Diana Kalaji At UC Irvine, a convergence of artistic talent and scientific inquiry thrives. Meet Cassidy Doan, Isabella Cao and Brenna Farrell. What do these three students have in common? Besides relying on...
Emma Andres '20 creates ballet based on the acclaimed novel by Louisa May AlcottEmma Andres '20 creates ballet based on the acclaimed novel by Louisa May Alcott
Little Women Ballet takes over the historic Heritage Square Museum in Los Angeles Department of Dance graduate Emma Andres (B.F.A., ’20) has carved a unique space in ballet as artistic director of Little Women Ballet. Inspired by Louisa May Alcott's timeless novel about four sisters...
Movement that HealsMovement that Heals
Dr. Kelli Sharp embodies the connection between dance and science By Christine Byrd Kelli Sharp has been called a unicorn. A doctor of physical therapy science who strives to improve rehabilitation for patients with neurological disorders, Sharp may not fit the typical mold of a...
Dance Major Journal 2024: Where Dancers' Voices Lead the ConversationDance Major Journal 2024: Where Dancers' Voices Lead the Conversation
Explore the 2024 Dance Major Journal: Where Dancers' Voices Lead the Conversation UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts is excited to announce that the latest volume of Dance Major Journal (DMJ) is now live. This year’s issue brings insightful perspectives from dancers on the...
The Many Languages of DanceThe Many Languages of Dance
Professor Emerita Nancy Lee Ruyter, Ph.D. honored at the 2024 OC Arts Awards for her work in dance education Nancy Lee Ruyter, Ph.D., Professor Emerita in Dance, recently received the 2024 Helena Modjeska Cultural Legacy Award from the OC Arts Awards. This honor recognizes Ruyter’s achievements...
Welcoming New Faculty at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the ArtsWelcoming New Faculty at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Three new UC Irvine faculty members join the Departments of Art, Drama and Dance The Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) welcomes three new faculty members this fall: Na Mira (Department of Art), Yee Eun Nam (Department of Drama) and E. Macias (Department of Dance). Each faculty member’...
Celebrating Alumni in the ArtsCelebrating Alumni in the Arts
Alumni Appreciation Month at Claire Trevor School of the Arts August marks Alumni Appreciation Month at UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA). This initiative honors the achievements of graduates in the fields of art, dance, drama and music. This year, we are excited to...
Molecules in Motion: Where Dance and Chemistry CollideMolecules in Motion: Where Dance and Chemistry Collide
UC Irvine’s innovative event showcases the synergy between artistic expression and scientific inquiry At UC Irvine, the intersections of dance and chemistry culminated in an interdisciplinary event titled "Club Lab Freestyle: Molecules in Motion." Hosted in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts...
2024 Medici Circle Scholars2024 Medici Circle Scholars
UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts names eleven new Medici Circle Scholars UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts is pleased to announce the 2024 Medici Circle Scholars. Eleven scholarships were awarded to outstanding undergraduate and graduate students. These scholarships allow...
UC Irvine Faculty Collaborate for Innovative Interdisciplinary Event: “Club Lab Freestyle: Molecules in Motion”
CTSA Awards the 2023-24 Research & Innovation GrantsCTSA Awards the 2023-24 Research & Innovation Grants
The Research and Innovation Advisory Committee (RI Committee), composed of esteemed faculty members representing each department within the Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA), rigorously evaluated an influx of 33 research proposals requesting a total of $152,000 for the 2023-2024 academic...
Arts Advocates: Reza JahangiriArts Advocates: Reza Jahangiri
RISK TAKER Q&A with Reza Jahangiri Reza Jahangiri ’00 is the founder of American Advisors Group, a pioneer in the reverse mortgage industry. A lifelong music lover, he serves on the Dean’s Arts Board in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts as well as the board of the Pacific Symphony. He...
The Page is a StageThe Page is a Stage
Alumna Julia Cost publishes an illustrated children’s book that drew upon her UCI dance education Julia Cost (M.F.A. in Dance, '11) said there are parallels between her UCI studies and the picture book she just published, The Girl and the Boat. “The book is wordless,” said Cost, raised and...
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...
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