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Alan Terricciano Named Associate Dean of Academic Personnel and Undergraduate AffairsAlan Terricciano Named Associate Dean of Academic Personnel and Undergraduate Affairs
The Professor of Dance takes on an expanded role after serving as the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs for the past five years. UCI's Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) has announced the appointment of Professor Alan Terricciano as the new Associate Dean of Academic Personnel and...
Professor Vitor Luiz Produces Untold Story of Iran Through the Art of BalletProfessor Vitor Luiz Produces Untold Story of Iran Through the Art of Ballet
For one night only, witness the beauty and power of Persian ballet in a performance that tells the story of an ancient nation through the eyes of an inner child. The White Feather, presented by INTUITV ARTSHIP, celebrates the Persian New Year and the fight for freedom of expression in Iran...
Three Faculty Join UCI Faculty Academy for Teaching ExcellenceThree Faculty Join UCI Faculty Academy for Teaching Excellence
Three esteemed faculty members from the Claire Trevor School of the Arts have joined the inaugural class of UCI Faculty Academy for Teaching Excellence (FATE) fellows. They are Dr. Kelli Sharp from the Department of Dance, David Trend from the Department of Art, and Joel Veenstra from the...
The Pursuit of Artistic InquiryThe Pursuit of Artistic Inquiry
Research and innovation are at the core of the mission at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts by Greg Hardesty | UCI Magazine, Winter 2023 | March 1, 2023 Annie Loui, professor of acting in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, remembers being recruited to UCI from her cozy, full-time...
UCI Academic Senate Honors Music Professor Michael Dessen UCI Academic Senate Honors Music Professor Michael Dessen
The UCI Academic Senate recently presented the 2022-23 Distinguished Faculty Awards, the Senate's highest honors, to recognize the achievements of its members in research, teaching, mentorship, and service. The recipients were selected by the Committee on Scholarly Honors and Awards. Among the...
Kevin Appel Presents an Exhibition of New Paintings in New YorkKevin Appel Presents an Exhibition of New Paintings in New York
The Miles McEnery Gallery in New York City will present a solo exhibition of new paintings by Kevin Appel, professor of art and chair in the Department of Art at the UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated digital catalogue featuring text by Molly...
Professor Cyrian Reed on Creative Agency and Serving Her PurposeProfessor Cyrian Reed on Creative Agency and Serving Her Purpose
By Mia Hammett As a professional dancer, choreographer, and performance director, Cyrian Reed’s bold creative spirit naturally compels and commands attention. Reed’s educational, professional, and creative work is highly engaged with community, collectivity, and self-advocacy. Such elements...
CTSA Faculty Named as Newkirk Fellows for 2022-2023CTSA Faculty Named as Newkirk Fellows for 2022-2023
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) has announced that two Claire Trevor School of the Arts faculty members have been selected as Newkirk Fellows for the 2022-2023 academic year. Jesse Colin Jackson, Associate Dean, Research and Innovation and Associate Professor in the Department of Art,...
Highlights from the African American Art Song Alliance conferenceHighlights from the African American Art Song Alliance conference
Last October, UCI’s Department of Music hosted the 25th anniversary African American Art Song Alliance conference. The four-day event took place at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts and was presented by the African American Art Song Alliance, an advocacy organization representing Black composers...
New Recording: Lorna Griffitt and Haroutune Bedelian, Romantic Music of Robert, Clara and Johannes">
New Recording: Lorna Griffitt and Haroutune Bedelian, Romantic Music of Robert, Clara and Johannes
The Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Music is pleased to announce the release of a new recording of compositions for solo piano, and for piano and violin, by Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms performed by pianist Lorna Griffitt and violinist Haroutune Bedelian. This...
Music’s Hidden Figures: Women at the PianoMusic’s Hidden Figures: Women at the Piano
Visiting scholar Joe Davies sheds new light on female musicians throughout history By Christine Byrd Clara Schumann was a 19th century piano virtuoso – a performer, composer, teacher and arranger. Yet for nearly a century after her death, she was recognized as little more than the wife of...
Arts Advocates: Joel VeenstraArts Advocates: Joel Veenstra
INSPIRATIONAL IMPROVISOR Q&A with Joel Veenstra Professor Joel Veenstra, M.F.A. ’11, is a professional stage manager whose production credits span Los Angeles to London, and who co-leads the Department of Drama’s stage management program as a professor of teaching in the Claire Trevor...
UCI's Creative EngineUCI's Creative Engine
Through art, dance, music and drama, UCI artists push boundaries and fuel innovation By Christine Byrd This winter, the Claire Trevor School of the Arts will treat audiences to riveting performances and thought-provoking exhibitions, all of which are the result of a thriving creative engine...
Professor Joe Lewis to speak at The Broad in Los AngelesProfessor Joe Lewis to speak at The Broad in Los Angeles
The Un-Private Collection: John Ahearn + Rigoberto Torres + Joe Lewis From The Broad website: In this edition of The Un-Private Collection conversation series, artists John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres will speak with moderator Joe Lewis about the cornerstone of community and its...
Professor David Trend seeks to cultivate DEI and accessibility in teaching and learningProfessor David Trend seeks to cultivate DEI and accessibility in teaching and learning
Professor of Art David Trend recently received a Confronting Extremism Award through the UCI Office of Inclusive Excellence. Rodrigo Lazo, Interim Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, announced the Confronting Extremism through Community, Thriving and...
Professor of Dance Jennifer Fisher Shares the History Behind Pointe ShoesProfessor of Dance Jennifer Fisher Shares the History Behind Pointe Shoes
Watch Professor of Dance Jennifer Fisher explain the history of pointe shoes on a segment of The Pointe Shop with Josephine Lee. A former dancer and actor, Professor Jennifer Fisher had careers as a travel writer, film critic, magazine editor, television critic, and media...
UCI Drama Professor Daphne Lei, Ph.D. Wins Distinguished Scholar AwardUCI Drama Professor Daphne Lei, Ph.D. Wins Distinguished Scholar Award
Daphne P. Lei (Ph.D. ’99), professor of doctoral studies in the UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) Department of Drama, has received the 2022 Distinguished Scholar Award for outstanding achievement in scholarship in the field of theatre studies. Presented by the American Society for...
The Highly Collective Work of ICIT’s “Circadian Etudes”The Highly Collective Work of ICIT’s “Circadian Etudes”
And the pursuit of ‘remote interconnectedness’ Inherent to UCI’s Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology (ICIT) Ph.D. program is collaboration; all projects to emerge from the ICIT program suggest a degree of collectivity and interactivity. Rather—the entire music-making process...
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