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Sheila Tomoko
Music
Shining a Light on Future Artists
“The Medici Circle program is one of the most unique scholarship programs in the country,” says Stephen Barker, professor and dean of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.
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M.F.A. 2nd Year Exhibition “Spa Day,” installation view. / Photo by Yubo Dong, M.F.A. ’19
Art
Citizen Artist: Christine Dianne Guiyangco
In her recent work (double you-double you)8 or WWVIII, Guiyangco uses the visual language of graphic novels to create familiar rhetoric that examines forms of nationalism, seen in the unfixed citizenships of colonial subjects.
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"Oceans of Influence" production design by Morgan Embry in the Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) / Photo by Jordan Tani Written by Christine Byrd
Art
Drama
An Experimental Stage: Morgan Embry
Embry discovered and honed her talent as a lighting designer while earning her master’s degree at UCI, where she worked almost constantly in the state-of-the-art Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) in the Contemporary Arts Center
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In a green screen studio, several people work with performers wearing motion capture suits marked with tracking points. A large monitor displays a 3D skeletal animation of movement, while one person measures or adjusts a performer’s arm as others observe.
Dance
Research
The Dance Scientist
Dr. Sharp is currently working with her team of interdisciplinary researchers on a study to understand motor learning patterns in dancers to aid their performance, and then apply this knowledge to understanding various neurological disorders.
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Erik Smith, M.F.A. ’19
Alumni: Erik Smith
Erik Smith, M.F.A. ’19, got his start with Cirque du Soleil back in 2013 as an undergraduate in the UCI Department of Drama.
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