National Choreographers Initiative Prepares Four New Works for Annual Showcase
UCI Arts Graduates Receive Chancellor’s Award of DistinctionUCI Arts Graduates Receive Chancellor’s Award of Distinction
Award recognizes academic excellence, research, leadership and service UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts is pleased to announce that graduating students Genysia Brown, Kory Ha and Aejin Yi, have been selected as recipients of UC Irvine’s 2025 Chancellor’s Award of Distinction....
Movement EmodiologyMovement Emodiology
Professor Ama Wray Leads Embodiology® Workshop for UC Irvine’s College of Health Sciences How can movement reawaken awareness, empathy and creative confidence in high-pressure environments? For Professor S. Ama Wray of the Department of Dance at the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the...
Tara Rodman Receives Oscar G. Brockett Book PrizeTara Rodman Receives Oscar G. Brockett Book Prize
Fantasies of Ito Michio reexamines the legacy of Japanese dancer through the lens of performance, identity and survival Tara Rodman, associate professor of doctoral studies in the Department of Drama at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts, has been awarded the 2025 Oscar G. Brockett...
Summer Theater
Double the Drama: New Swan's Shakespeare Season Embraces Romance, Wit and ReinventionDouble the Drama: New Swan's Shakespeare Season Embraces Romance, Wit and Reinvention
REVIEW: From a Romantic-era “All’s Well” to a Wild West “Much Ado,” this season’s festival proves why its intimate, open-air productions remain one of Southern California’s most inventive and engaging takes on the Bard.
Amanda Ross-Ho Named 2025 Trellis Art Fund Milestone Grant RecipientAmanda Ross-Ho Named 2025 Trellis Art Fund Milestone Grant Recipient
Department of Art professor awarded $100,000 to sustain artistic and caregiving practice UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Professor Amanda Ross-Ho has been named one of 12 recipients of the 2025 Trellis Art Fund Milestone Grant. The national award recognizes artists who have...
Experimental Film Installation Debuts at UC Irvine's Middle Earth’s Pippin Recreation CenterExperimental Film Installation Debuts at UC Irvine's Middle Earth’s Pippin Recreation Center
New public art project explores student life, memory, and culture through multiscreen video The Department of Art at UC Irvine, in partnership with Undergraduate Housing, presented a new public art installation at Middle Earth’s Pippin Recreation Center showcasing student-made experimental films...
Rebuilding 'Little Women Ballet'Rebuilding 'Little Women Ballet'
Emma Andres returns to the Pasadena Playhouse with a reimagined production after the loss from the Eaton Fire: A Q&A session Following its buzzing debut with praise from the Los Angeles Times, Little Women Ballet returns for an encore presentation at the Pasadena Playhouse on June 21 and 22...
UC Irvine Drama’s 2025–26 Mainstage Season UC Irvine Drama’s 2025–26 Mainstage Season
Performances champion courage, connection and legacy Irvine, Calif., June 5, 2025 — The 2025–26 mainstage season at UC Irvine’s Department of Drama explores the complexities of human connection, where themes of courage, identity and intergenerational legacy unfold through family dramas, mythic...
Nancy Buchanan Retrospective to Open at The Brick in Los AngelesNancy Buchanan Retrospective to Open at The Brick in Los Angeles
TRUTHFULLY, NANCY BUCHANAN surveys five decades of experimental and political practice This summer, The Brick in Los Angeles will present TRUTHFULLY, NANCY BUCHANAN, the first comprehensive retrospective of artist and UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts alumna Nancy Buchanan (M.F.A. ’71...
UC Irvine Professor Joe Lewis Joins Genre-Defying Musical PerformanceUC Irvine Professor Joe Lewis Joins Genre-Defying Musical Performance
de las sombras / from the shadows blends sound, story and social commentary in an urgent call for justice Joe Lewis, professor in UC Irvine’s Department of Art and former dean of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, joins a powerful live performance of de las sombras / from the...
Graduation Spotlight Series: All Roads Lead to New York for Music Theatre student Sloane Ptashek ’25">
Graduation Spotlight Series: All Roads Lead to New York for Music Theatre student Sloane Ptashek ’25
With a B.F.A. in music theatre and an agent, Ptashek is ready to shine in her next stage By Christine Byrd After she graduates this June, Sloane Ptashek will return to her hometown, which also happens to be home to Broadway. Ptashek’s B.F.A. in music theatre with a minor in art history have...
Graduation Spotlight Series: Justin Cerda ’25 Leaps to the Professional StageGraduation Spotlight Series: Justin Cerda ’25 Leaps to the Professional Stage
With his B.F.A. in choreography and performance, Cerda is joining Gin Dance Company By Christine Byrd Dancing runs in the family for Justin Cerda. He started taking classes at the same time as his sister, and by age 8 he was dancing competitively — and hooked for life. This June, after...
Graduation Spotlight Series: Emiko Groder’s ’25 Sculpture Part of Statewide Exhibition Graduation Spotlight Series: Emiko Groder’s ’25 Sculpture Part of Statewide Exhibition
With a B.A. in art, Groder explores family and caretaking through 3D works By Christine Byrd When Emiko Groder receives her B.A. in art this June, she will already have work on exhibit at the Brea Gallery. The juried Made in California features artists from across the state at various...
Graduation Spotlight Series: Soprano Isabelle Knowles ’25 Hits a High Note with her UC Irvine ExperienceGraduation Spotlight Series: Soprano Isabelle Knowles ’25 Hits a High Note with her UC Irvine Experience
Knowles graduates with a B.Mus. in vocal performance and professional recording credits By Christine Byrd Isabelle Knowles is graduating this June with more than just a bachelor of music in vocal performance. She already has experience working with a Grammy-winning producer and making a...
Megan Belmonte Receives Tamara Austin Legacy Award at 2025 UC Irvine Dynamic Womxn AwardsMegan Belmonte Receives Tamara Austin Legacy Award at 2025 UC Irvine Dynamic Womxn Awards
Claire Trevor School of the Arts leader honored for lasting contributions to equity at UC Irvine Megan Belmonte, director of access & engagement at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts, has been named the Tamara Austin Legacy Award recipient at the 2025 UC Irvine Dynamic Womxn...
Mari Kimura to Present at Osaka Expo 2025Mari Kimura to Present at Osaka Expo 2025
UC Irvine Department of Music professor brings cutting-edge sensor technology in cross-cultural performance Mari Kimura, Ph.D., professor of music in UC Irvine’s Ph.D. program in Integrated Composition and Technology (ICIT), will be featured next week in Breathing Media: Traditional Japanese...
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