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Lindsay Gilmour named UCI Hellman FellowLindsay Gilmour named UCI Hellman Fellow
Gilmour's research will explore Tibetan ritual dance in monasteries and nunneries Lindsay Gilmour, assistant professor in dance, recently received a 2020-21 Hellman Fellowship, which helps promising junior faculty realize their scientific and academic potential. Gilmour joins an elite group of...
Black Performers You Probably Don't Know About — But ShouldBlack Performers You Probably Don't Know About — But Should
“‘Ah haaa!’ – The most ferocious sound in the room at the David H. Koch Theater was coming from an 85-year-old man in a wheelchair. But the years melted away as that man — Donald McKayle, the modern dance and Broadway choreographer known for exploring African-American themes in his work — watched a...
Ballet in the kitchen: Alana Isiguen Ballet in the kitchen: Alana Isiguen
"Alana Isiguen was a mere 2-years-old when she became so committed to emulating the movements in her older sister’s dance class that the instructor eventually conceded, much to the young pupil’s delight, in letting her join. From there, it was love. Isiguen, who will join the UW department of...
UCI’s Dance Department Hosts Their First Online PerformanceUCI’s Dance Department Hosts Their First Online Performance
May 14 would’ve marked the opening night of UCI Dance Department’s annual undergraduate choreography showcase, “Physical Graffiti.” The shift to remote rehearsals following the show’s cancelation didn’t stop the cast and creative team from performing.
A New Cultural Paradigm at the UC Irvine School of the Arts
Introducing the Shut In Dance Film FestIntroducing the Shut In Dance Film Fest
Andrew Pearson, B.F.A. '09, Choreography and Performance, is launching a new dance film festival directed by Nicole Berger, choreographer for television programs including The Good Place, VEEP, and Brooklyn Nine Nine. "I first met Nicole two years ago when I started teaching at AMDA (American...
UCI M.F.A. Alumni Waeli Wang Appointed Visiting Assistant ProfessorUCI M.F.A. Alumni Waeli Wang Appointed Visiting Assistant Professor
UCI M.F.A. Alumni Waeli Wang Appointed Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Kansas Dance Department Recent UCI M.F.A. ’19 dance graduate Waeli Wang will be joining the University of Kansas Theatre and Dance Department as a visiting assistant professor for 2020-22. As a dance and...
UCI Dance alum named Artistic Director for the Limón Dance CompanyUCI Dance alum named Artistic Director for the Limón Dance Company
Dante Puleio (M.F.A. ’17) has been named Artistic Director for the Limón Dance Company in New York, NY. Starting in July 2020, Puleio will succeed Colin Connor as the sixth Artistic Director of the Company in its 74-year history. Puleio first began his dance training at Laban Centre in London...
Art and soul 
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As our faculty, students, and staff prepare for an unusual spring quarter of remote teaching and learning, the lyrics to Barbra Streisand’s “People” keep swimming through my mind. “People, people who need people, are the luckiest people in the world.” In a world facing an international pandemic, it...
An important update from Dean BarkerAn important update from Dean Barker
As the situation with COVID-19 continues to evolve, we want to keep you, our valued supporters and community members, updated on how the Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) in collaboration with the greater UCI community are responding. We are working diligently to quickly adapt to the rapidly...
Molly Lynch: UCI Dance Department ChairMolly Lynch: UCI Dance Department Chair
By Terry Schilling for the Irvine Commnity News "Molly Lynch is a petite woman with a ready laugh and eyes which frequently sparkle behind her signature neon red-rimmed eyeglasses. Before coming to UCI, Molly spent 16 years as the Director of Ballet Pacifica. She became Chair of the Claire...
UCI Campus Virtual Reality Tour
COVID-19 Update | Spring Quarter Arts EventsCOVID-19 Update | Spring Quarter Arts Events
March 12, 2020 While there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 at UCI at this time, the greatest priority at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) is the health and well-being of our students, faculty, audiences, and staff. CTSA is taking all appropriate precautions as it monitors the...
“Dance Visions” Captivates Audiences At The Barclay“Dance Visions” Captivates Audiences At The Barclay
The UCI Dance Department faculty created some new incredibly choreographed works for this year’s “Dance Visions” at the Irvine Barclay Theatre from Feb. 20 to Feb. 22. Both undergraduate and graduate dancers performed five pieces that were highly...
UCI Campus Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates
Faculty Research: Embodying HumanityFaculty Research: Embodying Humanity
What if dance could make us all better people? S. Ama Wray, associate professor of dance, believes it can. “The world needs dance to connect with our bodies in terms of rhythm (since the constraints of time impact everything), and to connect with empathy to one another,” Wray says. “These things...
Anteaters in the Arts: Michelle Caumiant ZehnderAnteaters in the Arts: Michelle Caumiant Zehnder
Michelle Caumiant Zehnder, B.A. Dance, ’76, continues to inspire students with clever choreography and carefully crafted lesson plans. Zehnder has taught ballet and jazz for the past nine years at the OASIS Senior Center of Newport Beach, for students ages 50 and up. Zehnder states that “it is a...
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