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Samantha Mendez smiles backstage near a ladder and stage light during Creative Connections.

Drama

Finding Solace in the Spotlight

August 21, 2026

Creative Connections Intern Lux Samantha Mendez and her passion for teaching

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

Drama

Research

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

June 23, 2026

Lighting and scenic designers in the Digital Imaging course collaborated on a digitally rendered installation that honors the legend's cultural roots and the Costa Mesa sculpture garden that inspired it

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.

Art

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Connecting Histories

June 15, 2026

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

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.

Dance

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Building Businesses and Dancing Communities

June 11, 2026

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

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.

Art

School

The Art of Giving Back

June 11, 2026

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

Collage of 17 headshots of student awardees above text reading Medici Circle 2026 Scholarship Awardees on a blue background

Art

Dance

Drama

Music

Research

School

2026 Medici Circle Scholars

June 11, 2026

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

Music

Graduation Spotlight Series: Conducting His Dreams

June 8, 2026

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

Yuzhe Zhang, a UC Irvine Class of 2026 graduate, smiles in a black cap and gown with a brown master's hood and a blue and gold UC Irvine 'Class of 2026' stole from the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, Department of Art. He stands on an outdoor terrace with the UCI anteater water tower and campus greenery behind him.

Art

Graduation Spotlight Series: Capturing Time in Abandoned Spaces

June 1, 2026

Yuzhe Zhang, M.F.A. ’26, studio art

Dance

Graduation Spotlight Series: Bringing Business to Dance

June 1, 2026

Joy Xu ’26, bachelor of arts in dance and business economics

Jo McEvoy, a UC Irvine Class of 2026 graduate, smiles in a black cap and gown and a blue and gold UC Irvine stole from the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, Department of Drama. They stand outdoors in front of a partially assembled stage set with brightly painted green, red, and black wooden slats.

Drama

Graduation Spotlight Series: Backstage, from UC Irvine to Broadway

June 1, 2026

Jo McEvoy, M.F.A. ’26, stage management