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As L.A. Dance Spaces Shutter, Dancers Keep Moving Through a Funding Drought

UCI Dance alumnus Andrew Pearson '09 featured in Los Angeles Times report on L.A.'s shifting dance landscape

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Juliette Carrillo Named Ojai Playwrights Writer-in-Residence

The award-winning director and playwright and professor of drama will develop new work at the July 30–Aug. 2 New Works Festival

Juliette Carrillo smiles at the camera, wearing tortoiseshell glasses and a teal linen jacket over a black top, her long dark wavy hair falling past her shoulders against a warm wood-paneled background.

Drama Students Reimagine La Llorona in an Immersive Experience designed for Noguchi Gardens

Lighting and scenic designers in the Digital Imaging course collaborated on a digitally rendered installation that honors the legend's cultural roo...

About a dozen students and faculty stand smiling in a row in front of a large screen reading "Boundless Entertainment."

Shakespeare with a twist

New Swan’s summer festival reimagines ‘Romeo & Juliet’ and ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ through distinctly 20th-century American settings

Overhead view of audience members seated in the round of the New Swan Theater, a circular performance space with railings and vivid blue, pink and purple theatrical lighting - photo by Steve Zylius

Connecting Histories

In a new public video art project, UC Irvine students place themselves within the evolving story of campus

Audience members watch a student experimental film featuring archival images from UC Irvine’s history on a large video wall during the Connecting Histories exhibition.

2026 Medici Circle Scholars

UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts names 17 new Medici Circle Scholars

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The Art of Giving Back

Arts Launch Intern Teresa Lam and her work with The Muckenthaler Center

Teresa with two men reviewing what looks like Natalie Wood memorabilia — bronzed baby shoes, vintage magazines, cut-out doll books — in an exhibit or archive room.

Building Businesses and Dancing Communities

Arts Launch Intern Andrea Aguirre and her time at Arts Orange County

From left, Patrick Brien, wearing a navy suit and Arts Orange County lapel pin, and Andrea Aguirre, wearing a light gray vest, stand in front of green ferns.

Art Beyond the Edge

The new University of California Press book, written by UC Irvine Professors Bryan Reynolds and Mark LeVine, explores how art emerges from sociopol...

Bryan Reynolds, wearing a gray fedora and dark button-up shirt, stands in front of a red textured wall.

Graduation Spotlight Series: Conducting His Dreams

Hitesh Benny ’26, bachelor’s of arts in music and business administration

Hitesh Benny, a UC Irvine Class of 2026 graduate, smiles in front of tall shelves filled with classical music records and scores, wearing a white button-up shirt and a blue and gold UC Irvine graduation stole.

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As L.A. Dance Spaces Shutter, Dancers Keep Moving Through a Funding Drought

UCI Dance Alum Andrew Pearson featured in Los Angeles Times report on L.A.'s shi...

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