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Professor Jaymi Lee Smith works on a production-simulation lighting scheme during a lab session in The Cam Lab. / Photo by Will Tee Yang

Drama

Research

Student Research: Gretchen Diane Ugalde

January 13, 2020

New Tools for School

A dimly lit theater stage with red curtains on the left and stage equipment set up across the floor. Large lighting rigs and stands are visible, and a plume of theatrical smoke drifts through the space. Overhead stage lights cast a warm glow, creating a dramatic backstage atmosphere.

Dance

Research

Student Research: Jehbreal Jackson

January 13, 2020

New Tools for School

Art

Research

Student Research: Corey Cao Nguyen

January 13, 2020

New Tools for School

"Dirty Elements," 2019, Oil on Linen, Diptych 78.75 x 157.5 inches (200 x 400 cm)

Art

Art Gallery

The UAG presents Katherina Olschbaur's "Dirty Elements"

January 7, 2020

UC Irvine’s University Art Gallery is pleased to present a series of new paintings by Austrian-born, Los Angeles based artist Katherina Olschbaur in Dirty Elements, her first solo institutional exhibition in the U.S. On view in the Contemporary Arts Center Gallery January 11th through March 14th, 2020, the opening reception will be held on Saturday, January 11th from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm.

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

January 6, 2020

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.

Alumni: Erik Smith

January 6, 2020

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.

Spacious gallery filled with white pedestal stands displaying turntables, with a person standing in the center reading from a booklet under bright overhead lighting.

Art

Research

Viewing Science and Society Through Art

January 6, 2020

American Monument invites you to put a record on, but what you hear may make you uncomfortable.

School

Arts Advocates: Stacey Nicholas

December 30, 2019

Q&A with Stacey Nicholas

Drama

Anteaters in the Arts: Maryjo Lang

December 30, 2019

Having admirably contributed to over 300 movie soundscapes, professional Foley mixer and UCI alumna, MaryJo

A dimly lit gallery room with warm overhead lighting. Multiple white pedestal stands are arranged in neat rows across the floor, each displaying a small dark object on top. The space has high ceilings with visible lighting fixtures, and the walls are plain, creating a minimalist exhibition setting.

Beall Center

Best of 2019: Our Top 20 Los Angeles Art Shows

December 12, 2019

"... A year later, the University of California, Irvine has finally unveiled woods’s ambitious exhibition, a monument to Black lives lost to police brutality."