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New York Metropolitan Opera Star Janet Hopkins to Be Featured In The UCI Symphony Orchestra Spring Performance
NEW YORK METROPOLITAN OPERA STAR JANET HOPKINS TO BE FEATURED IN THE UCI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SPRING PERFORMANCE
IRVINE, Calif. (May 10, 2016) – The UCI Symphony Orchestra, led by Maestro Stephen Tucker, is thrilled to welcome famed American dramatic mezzo-soprano Janet Hopkins for a one-night only performance. The Orchestra will present the themed concert “Guarding the Future,” the third and final performance in the 2015-16 UCI Symphony Series, on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at 8:00 pm in the Irvine Barclay Theatre. Ms. Hopkins will be sing Richard Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder, the second piece in the program.
Meet the Cast of UCI Drama's EVITA at the Irvine Barclay Theatre
UCI DRAMA PRESENTS EVITA
AT THE IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE 27 – 28 MAY 2016
MEET THE CAST
As a Department of Excellence within the Hispanic Serving Institution of UC Irvine, UCI Drama is proud to present the Latin American tale Evita featuring Hispanic actors in the four leading roles. Meet the cast and learn a little about their experience bringing this production to life.
Luzma Ortíz, “Evita”
UCI Drama Highlights Hispanic Cast In Tony-Winning Musical EVITA
UCI DRAMA HIGHLIGHTS HISPANIC CAST IN TONY-WINNING MUSICAL EVITA
IMPROV REVOLUTION PRESENTS COUP DE COMEDY 2016
IMPROV REVOLUTION PRESENTS COUP DE COMEDY 2016
FEATURING ARETHA SILLS, GRANDDAUGHTER OF VIOLA SPOLIN, DAUGHTER OF PAUL SILLS
FOUR DAY FESTIVAL IS COMPLETELY FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
IRVINE, Calif. (April 27, 2016) – UCI's Improv Revolution (iRev) will produce The Coup de Comedy Festival 2016. iRev is an improvisational ensemble composed of undergraduate students from UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA). This epic 4-day festival brings the best shows, panels and workshops to the UC Irvine campus and community for FREE. This year’s festival will be May 11-14, 2016 in the Little Theatre, Nixon Theatre, Claire Trevor Theatre, and other workshop spaces at CTSA.
Director Jane Page reveals her motivation and vision for AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
DIRECTOR JANE PAGE REVEALS HER MOTIVATION AND VISION IN THE DIRECTOR’S NOTE FOR AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
Orange County’s Phil Anthropy House Supports Lorna & Robert Cohen Star Celebration
ORANGE COUNTY’S PHIL ANTHROPY HOUSE SUPPORTS LORNA & ROBERT COHEN STAR CELEBRATION
IRVINE, Calif. (April 14, 2016) – Irvine-based Phil Anthropy House recently signed on as sponsor of the upcoming celebration of Lorna and Robert Cohen, presented by UC Irvine’s Department of Drama and the Claire Trevor School of the Arts. On 24 April the Cohens will receive the fourth Claire Trevor Commemorative Star, acknowledging their contributions to UC Irvine, the arts, philanthropy in the community, and education in its many forms. Robert was the Founding Chairman of UCI’s Department of Drama, and is an internationally lauded writer, director, and theatre critic. Lorna, also a UCI veteran, gives her time and talent to numerous educational and community causes. In 2010 she founded “Women Walking,” which builds partnerships with women worldwide who face gender-based violence and discrimination.
UC Irvine Symphony Orchestra’s Adoption of Santa Ana High School Orchestra Is Turning Saints Into Anteaters
UC IRVINE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S ADOPTION OF SANTA ANA HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA IS TURNING SAINTS INTO ANTEATERS
IRVINE, Calif., (April 8, 2016) – It has been four years since UC Irvine (UCI) Symphony Orchestra Maestro Dr. Stephen Tucker adopted the Santa Ana High School (SAHS) Symphony Orchestra and slowly, but surely, SAHS Saints are turning into UCI Anteaters.
“This collaboration has never been about developing musicians, it has always been about developing young people who have been valued and encouraged in a way that they can now see themselves going to college, continuing their education and taking advantage of opportunities. Music is how we are connecting with them, but this is bigger than music,” said Dr. Tucker.
UCI Drama explores the price of truth-telling in Ibsen’s AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
UCI DRAMA EXPLORES THE PRICE OF TRUTH-TELLING IN IBSEN’S AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
IRVINE, Calif. (March 24, 2016) – UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama presents Henrik Ibsen’s classic An Enemy of the People, an examination of societal dynamics that is perhaps even more relevant today than when it was written in 1882. At the heart of this story is individual truth-telling versus popular opinion, the ulterior motives of economic interests, and the question of whether truth is ever absolute. In Ibsen’s words, spoken by the play’s idealistic Dr. Stockmann, “Truth shifts. You don’t seem to realize that over the centuries what were truths reconfigure as lies.”
"Surface Tension" brings pianist Eve Egoyan and new media artist David Rokeby to the UCI stage
GASSMANN ELECTRONIC MUSIC STUDIO PRESENTS "SURFACE TENSION" WITH PIANIST EVE EGOYAN AND NEW MEDIA ARTIST DAVID ROKEBY
IRVINE, Calif. (February 23, 2016) - The Gassmann Electronic Music Studio in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at UC Irvine presents Surface Tension, a concert by pianist Eve Egoyan and new media artist David Rokeby, Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. in Winifred Smith Hall on the UCI campus. The concert of works for piano and interactive video will present collaborative works in which image and sound are equal and integrated partners. Admission is free; no ticket is required.
UCI Music to Present the UCI Festival of Contemporary African American Culture
UC IRVINE’S CLAIRE TREVOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTS TO PRESENT THE UCI FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE
IRVINE, Calif. (February 19, 2015) – The UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) Department of Music will present the UCI Festival of Contemporary African American Culture February 26 and 27, 2016 on the CTSA campus. The event is sponsored by UCI's African American Student Experience Committee (Council on Climate, Culture and Inclusion) in partnership with African American Studies, and UCI Illuminations: The Chancellor’s Arts & Culture Initiative.
