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Drama

July 24, 2026

UC Irvine’s New Swan Shakespeare Festival turns The Merry Wives of Windsor into a 1950s SoCal beach musical, complete with retro surf culture

Dance

July 23, 2026

Founder/artistic director Molly Lynch announced that the 2026 National Choreographers Initiative this Saturday, will be The Last Dance.

Dance

July 23, 2026

National Choreographers Initiative takes its last bow

Dance

July 21, 2026

UC Irvine Professor of Dance receives top honor from CORPS de Ballet International

Dance

July 20, 2026

After 35 years, UCI Dance Professor, NCI Founder and Artistic Director Molly Lynch has decided to make this year’s project the last dance

Drama

July 20, 2026

The 15-ton portable Elizabethan-style theater returns this summer for its 14th season

Drama

July 20, 2026

Department of Drama alumnus Evan Lugo, M.F.A. '22, featured in the Irvine Standard

Drama

July 20, 2026

There are few places that can generate as much Southern California bliss as outdoor theater

Drama

July 13, 2026

Moafi becomes the first Iranian woman and first woman from the Middle East to be recognized in the supporting actress in a drama series category

Music

July 13, 2026

Geoffrey Pope conducts a growing sense of community as UC Irvine's director of orchestral studies