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UCI M.F.A. Alumni Waeli Wang Appointed Visiting Assistant Professor

April 10, 2020

UCI M.F.A. Alumni Waeli Wang Appointed Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Kansas Dance Department

José Limón’s ‘The Traitor’ at the University of Florida

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UCI Dance alum named Artistic Director for the Limón Dance Company

April 9, 2020

Dante Puleio (M.F.A. ’17) has been named Artistic Director for the Limón Dance Company in New York, NY.

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Departments across UC Irvine design, build face shields for medical staff in Orange

April 7, 2020

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Art and soul

April 6, 2020

#UCIArtsAnywhere encourages people to post photos or videos of themselves engaging with the arts on social media.

Two people work at a large table in a lab-like workspace, surrounded by tools, electronics, and equipment. One person uses a laptop while the other handles materials laid out on the table, with cabinets and workstations lining the room.

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Have a 3D Printer? You Can Use It to Make Face Shields for Medical Workers

April 4, 2020

Hospitals, universities, and other centers of research are looking into ways to produce face shields at a massive scale

Painter Monica Majoli in her Highland Park home studio. Despite the stresses of the epidemic, she continues to work on prints for her “Blueboys” series. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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Experimentation. Reflection. Wild ensembles. Photos show 5 L.A. artists working under quarantine

April 3, 2020

Painter Monica Majoli’s latest series captures the blissful ecstasies of living as an epidemic looms on the horizon.

Changing Tides II – A Telematic Translocational Concert

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Changing Tides II - A Telematic Translocational Concert

April 3, 2020

A simultaneous performance, different time zones.

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Medical, nursing, EMT students eager to contribute during coronavirus crisis

April 2, 2020

Tim McMullen, a first year medical student at UCI, is part of a group making face shieds on Thursday, April 2, 2020. A group of students and professors are trying to make 5,000 shields by April 7, 2020. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, OC Register/SCNG)

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#UCIArtsAnywhere

March 25, 2020

As our faculty, students, and staff prepare for an unusual spring quarter of remote teaching and learning,

Two actors stand behind a kitchen-style counter on a stage set. One person in a tan jacket holds a dish towel and looks to the side at the other actor, who wears a brown plaid shirt over a white T-shirt and holds a folded newspaper. A small radio and kitchen items sit on the countertop, and the dark stage background isolates the pair under warm lighting.

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UCI Drama’s “Living Out” Sparks Empathy And Awareness

March 24, 2020

Plunging their audience into the brutally truthful world of working mothers in today’s culture, the Claire Trevor School of the Arts’ Drama Department did justice to the theme of their 2019-2020 season, “Women & Co.” (Feature written by Rachel Golkin '22)