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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
January 27, 2020
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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Erik Smith, M.F.A. ’19
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.
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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
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.
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