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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.

Music

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Cauces Sónicos to Perform at UC Irvine

October 21, 2026

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

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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At New Swan Latine Artists Bring Themselves to Shakespeare

October 12, 2026

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

Dance

Finding Your Place in Dance

October 7, 2026

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

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)."

Drama

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Artists to Watch Series: Kurt Kana

October 6, 2026

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

Drama

UC Irvine Drama's 2026-27 Season

September 29, 2026

Six productions explore ambition, identity and the courage to connect

Lourdes Castillo as Juliet, arms outstretched and smiling on a balcony in a pale nightgown and robe, in New Swan Shakespeare Festival's Romeo & Juliet.

Drama

Three UCI Drama Artists Nominated for Orange Curtain Review Awards

September 29, 2026

Nominations recognize work at the UC Irvine Department of Drama and the New Swan Shakespeare Festival

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."

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School

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

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

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2026 Medici Circle Scholars

June 11, 2026

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