UCI Dance is seeking dynamic dancers who want to pursue their M.F.A. in DanceUCI Dance is seeking dynamic dancers who want to pursue their M.F.A. in Dance
Application deadline is December 1, 2022, with auditions hosted on February 10, 2023 Are you looking to take the next step in your dance career? Do you want a degree that will open doors? You know that dance matters, and you want to keep moving ahead. Consider pursuing an M.F.A. degree in the...
Behind the Scenes: New SlateBehind the Scenes: New Slate
From the audition to performance, Dance majors gain real-world experience By Isabella Granqvist It’s the beginning of the school year, and a line of students outside the dance studios in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) stretches on endlessly, filling up the walkways. At the front...
New Book: Rethinking Brahms, edited by Nicole Grimes and Reuben PhillipsNew Book: Rethinking Brahms, edited by Nicole Grimes and Reuben Phillips
The Department of Music is pleased to announce the publication of a new book, Rethinking Brahms, edited by Nicole Grimes and Reuben Phillips, and published by Oxford University Press. The book features chapters by two core faculty members in the Ph.D. in the History and Theory of Music Program: Dr...
A Name to RememberA Name to Remember
M.F.A. candidate Mary Hill stars as Biddy Mason – and hopes you’ll remember them both By Christine Byrd Unlike many of her peers who were on stage from the time they were little, Mary Hill didn’t find her way to the theater until college. In fact, her pursuit of the arts resulted from a happy...
Professor Richard Brestoff will present at the inaugural Theatre Teacher SummitProfessor Richard Brestoff will present at the inaugural Theatre Teacher Summit
Professor of Acting Richard Brestoff will present at the inaugural Theatre Teacher Summit, a 2-day conference with inspirational training sessions from renowned acting teachers, authors and industry professionals taking place Nov. 12-13 online. Brestoff will present on Nov. 13...
Ph.D. Candidate Joao Martins wins prestigious musicology awardPh.D. Candidate Joao Martins wins prestigious musicology award
Joao Martins, a candidate in the Ph.D. in the History and Theory of Music program at the UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Music, has won the 2022 Ingolf Dahl Award in Musicology. This award was established by the Pacific Southwest Chapter of the American Musicological Society in...
Flutist is flying highFlutist is flying high
UCI Symphony Orchestra member Savanna Nygard has found inspiration in nature – and an act of generosity by Dhanika Pineda, UCI | October 17, 2022 Savanna Nygard started playing the flute when she was 10 years old. An avid “birder,” she associates the sound of her craft with birdsong, which...
A RevelationA Revelation
Ariyan Johnson teaches hip hop, jazz and healing to her dance students By Christine Byrd Ariyan Johnson is used to being ahead of the curve. First as a pioneer of East Coast hip hop and as an actor and, since coming to UCI in 2020, as a scholar, too. This year, she is one of seven UCI junior...
Arts Advocates: Dr. Steven M. SorensonArts Advocates: Dr. Steven M. Sorenson
DIVERSITY CHAMPION Q&A with Dr. Steven M. Sorenson Dr. Steven M. Sorenson is a radiologist and arts advocate. He serves on the board of directors for the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Dr. Sorenson is also the president of the Ibex Foundation...
Marlaina Owens Is An Operatic Force to Reckon WithMarlaina Owens Is An Operatic Force to Reckon With
The Fulbright scholar on privilege, Paris and the paired criticisms of being ‘too much’ By Mia Hammett A classical singer, actress and performer, Marlaina Owens has the pleasure of adding “2022-23 Fulbright Scholar” to an already extensive set of professional arts experiences. Owens...
Amplifying a classic Black music genreAmplifying a classic Black music genre
UCI to host 25th anniversary African American Art Song Alliance conference By Nick Schou, UCI | October 9, 2022 If early African American classical music composers such as Scott Joplin, who went bankrupt trying to promote his 1911 opera “Treemonisha,” had been better received by white...
Dean Tiffany López featured on Erin Gruwell's podcast series "Freedom Writers" Dean Tiffany López featured on Erin Gruwell's podcast series "Freedom Writers"
The new dean of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, Dr. Tiffany Ana López, recently sat down with Erin Gruwell (B.A. '91, Humanities) for the podcast series "Freedom Writers." They discuss Dr. Lopez's journey from being a first-generation college student to becoming a leading voice in the fight...
Flourishing this fall: UCI artsFlourishing this fall: UCI arts
Upcoming performance season includes such bold and ambitious programs as a modern take on ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by Nick Schou, UCI | September 26, 2022 After a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UCI once again hosted its popular New Swan Shakespeare Festival on campus this summer. With...
The Beall Center for Art + Technology presents an exhibition of human/computer collaborations in poetryThe Beall Center for Art + Technology presents an exhibition of human/computer collaborations in poetry
DOWNLOAD THE PRESS KIT Computational Poetics explores Fluxus-infused work from the 1960s and contemporary experimentation in poetry. Irvine, Calif., September 23, 2022 — The Beall Center for Art + Technology is pleased to announce the opening of Computational Poetics, co-curated by...
The UAG presents "Leaves for Burning" featuring artists Cog•nate Collective, Bassem Saad, and Artur ŻmijewskiThe UAG presents "Leaves for Burning" featuring artists Cog•nate Collective, Bassem Saad, and Artur Żmijewski
DOWNLOAD THE PRESS KIT The exhibition, curated by Professor of Art Juli Carson and guest artist Heather M. O'Brien, features three inspiring installations. Irvine, Calif., September 23, 2022 — The University of California, Irvine’s University Art Galleries (UAG) is pleased to host...
Alexis Smith and how she ‘represents the power and potential of self-realization inherent in the American way’ 
For Alex Dreschke, a role in Hamilton at Segerstrom seems like homecomingFor Alex Dreschke, a role in Hamilton at Segerstrom seems like homecoming
Event-News Enterprise (excerpt) By David N. Young | September 15, 2022 (Read full feature) When he graduated with a Fine Arts degree from UC Irvine years ago, Alex Dreschke could hardly have imagined he would return to SoCal with a role in HAMILTON, one of the most engaging...
UCI Dance alum receives Community Engagement grantUCI Dance alum receives Community Engagement grant
Sakina Ibrahim, M.F.A. ’14, author and artist, receives Community Engagement award to support Santa Ana youth Sakina Ibrahim, M.F.A. ’14, is the recipient of a 2022 Community Engagement grant to support her work in arts education. Community Engagement is a nonprofit in Orange...
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