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Remembering Dr. Kelli Sharp, Chair of the Department of Dance

Honoring the late professor who built bridges between dance and medicine

Dr. Kelli Sharp smiles at the camera, wearing a bright blue blazer over a white blouse. Anatomical illustrations of the human skeletal and muscular systems are displayed on the wall behind her.

Cauces Sónicos to Perform at UC Irvine

The concert will feature music from artists in Southern and Baja California that explores life on the borderlands

Camilo Zamudio plays marimba behind a drum kit as co-leader Wilfrido Terrazas gestures beside a cajón and a table of singing bowls and frame drums during a rehearsal in a wood-paneled studio.

UCI Arts Names Sepideh Moafi, M.F.A. ’13, as the 2026 Lauds & Laurels Recipient

Broadway powerhouse, Jenn Colella, M.F.A. ’02, hosts this year’s celebration

Side-by-side portraits. On the left, Sepideh Moafi, with long brown hair and gold hoop earrings, wears a black satin blouse against a gray background. On the right, Jenn Colella, with short auburn hair, smiles in a navy sweater against a light background.

At New Swan Latine Artists Bring Themselves to Shakespeare

A fall panel looks back at The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove and the artists who shaped it

On a sunlit wooden stage dressed as a beachside boardwalk, with signs for “Windsor Cove” and “Shallow’s Surf Shack,” a laughing man in an open white shirt dips a smiling woman in a yellow polka-dot top and full yellow skirt as she kicks one leg high. Audience members seated around the stage edge look on and smile.

UCI Arts Alumna Emily Parise Joins Baylor University Faculty

The Shakespeare scholar and dramaturg begins a tenure-track position in theatre arts

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Tai Nguyen ’23 Presents Portraits of a Living Past at Heritage Museum of Orange County

UCI Arts alum explores the past and future of local environments in a new exhibition

An artist holding a bouquet of flowers smiles beside three framed works on a white gallery wall. The works are soft, layered abstractions in blue, gold and green that suggest water and sky.

OC Arts Awards Recognize 26 Years of Creativity and Community

Representatives from dozens of local arts organizations gather to honor Ann Phong, Eli Simon, Janet and Walke Ray and other influential arts figure...

Nine OC Arts Awards honorees in formal attire pose together on a staircase with glass railings in a bright, modern lobby. A grand piano is visible behind them.

Finding Your Place in Dance

The latest issue of Dance Major Journal explores identity, artistic growth and the experiences shaping today’s dance majors.

Dance students rehearse choreography in a studio, extending their arms in coordinated poses.

Artists to Watch Series: Kurt Kana

A Q&A with the Drama M.F.A. candidate ahead of his third solo show

Kurt Kana, wearing a plaid shirt over a white tank top, speaks on stage with his hands open beside a camera on a tripod. A projection behind him shows a black-and-white close-up of a face and the words "Mr. Ken Narasaki, Actor, Playwright, 'No-No Boy' (2007)."

BEFORE THE LOOK OF LAW

Organized by Simon Leung and Sora Han; on view from Oct. 3–Dec. 13, 2026, in the Contemporary Arts Center Gallery, University Art Gallery, Room Gal...

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Remembering Dr. Kelli Sharp, Chair of the Department of Dance

Honoring the late professor who built bridges between dance and medicine

Camilo Zamudio plays marimba behind a drum kit as co-leader Wilfrido Terrazas gestures beside a cajón and a table of singing bowls and frame drums during a rehearsal in a wood-paneled studio.

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Cauces Sónicos to Perform at UC Irvine

Side-by-side portraits. On the left, Sepideh Moafi, with long brown hair and gold hoop earrings, wears a black satin blouse against a gray background. On the right, Jenn Colella, with short auburn hair, smiles in a navy sweater against a light background.

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UCI Arts Names Sepideh Moafi, M.F.A. ’13, as the 2026 Lauds & Laurels Recipient

On a sunlit wooden stage dressed as a beachside boardwalk, with signs for “Windsor Cove” and “Shallow’s Surf Shack,” a laughing man in an open white shirt dips a smiling woman in a yellow polka-dot top and full yellow skirt as she kicks one leg high. Audience members seated around the stage edge look on and smile.

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Side-by-side portraits. On the left, Sepideh Moafi, with long brown hair and gold hoop earrings, wears a black satin blouse against a gray background. On the right, Jenn Colella, with short auburn hair, smiles in a navy sweater against a light background.

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Oct 24, 2026, 8:00pm

Winifred Smith Hall

Cauces Sónicos

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Co-led by Wilfrido Terrazas and Michael Dessen, Cauces Sónicos (Sonic Channels) is a two-year project...

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Oct 25, 2026, 8:00pm

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Melodies of the Morning Calm

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An evening full of traditional and modern Korean works

Enjoy an evening of works celebrating the sounds of...

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Oct 30, 2026, 8:00pm

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UCI Symphony Orchestra Express

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Experience the UCI Symphony Orchestra in a more personal setting. Symphony Orchestra Express features one-hour...

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By Bess Wohl, winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play Liberation!

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