Movement that Heals

Dr. Kelli Sharp embodies the connection between dance and science By Christine Byrd Kelli Sharp has been called a unicorn. A doctor of physical therapy science who strives to improve rehabilitation for patients with neurological disorders, Sharp may not fit the typical mold of a...

Drama Costume Designers join the Art + Nature initiative at the Laguna Art Museum

Professor Holly Poe Durbin, fellow faculty, staff and students present a sustainable fashion show in collaboration with the Laguna Art Museum By Haily Lewis-Eastman On November 2, 2024, in collaboration with the Laguna Art Museum’s (LAM) Art + Nature initiative, Holly Poe Durbin, head of the...

Art as Lover

Professor of Art Monica Majoli presents two exhibits around intimacy and the aids crisis in Düsseldorf  Monica Majoli, painting professor in the Department of Art at UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts, presents two new exhibitions in Düsseldorf: Distant Lover (2009–2024) and With...

UC Irvine Faculty and Alumni to Perform at LA Philharmonic’s “Noon to Midnight” Festival

Assistant Professor Rajna Swaminathan and Lecturer Dr. Dawn Norfleet present new music On November 16, 2024, UC Irvine’s Department of Music faculty and alumni will be featured prominently at the LA Philharmonic’s annual “Noon to Midnight” festival, a 12-hour marathon of contemporary music held...

Dance Major Journal 2024: Where Dancers' Voices Lead the Conversation

Explore the 2024 Dance Major Journal: Where Dancers' Voices Lead the Conversation   UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts is excited to announce that the latest volume of Dance Major Journal (DMJ) is now live. This year’s issue brings insightful perspectives from dancers on the...

The Many Languages of Dance

Professor Emerita Nancy Lee Ruyter, Ph.D. honored at the 2024 OC Arts Awards for her work in dance education Nancy Lee Ruyter, Ph.D., Professor Emerita in Dance, recently received the 2024 Helena Modjeska Cultural Legacy Award from the OC Arts Awards. This honor recognizes Ruyter’s achievements...

Welcoming New Faculty at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Three new UC Irvine faculty members join the Departments of Art, Drama and Dance The Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) welcomes three new faculty members this fall: Na Mira (Department of Art), Yee Eun Nam (Department of Drama) and E. Macias (Department of Dance). Each faculty member’...

Arts & Interdisciplinary Success

Staged Reading of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia launches UCI Drama’s Emergent Series in Collaboration with the Beall Center for Art + Technology   By Joel Veenstra, Chair, Department of Drama   The University of California, Irvine, Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama...

UC Irvine Alum Joe Wein Brings Survival Story to Newport Beach Film Festival

76 Days Adrift directed by Joe Wein ’91 to screen at the 2024 Newport Beach Film Festival UC Irvine alumnus Joe Wein ’91 (B.F.A. theatre, B.S. psychology), will showcase his latest documentary, 76 Days Adrift, at the 25th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival on October 20, 2024. The film...

Arts Advocates: Jeffrey Barrett

ARTFUL SCIENTIST Q&A with Professor Jeffrey Barrett Jeffrey Barrett is a Chancellor’s Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science at UC Irvine and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In addition to his research in the conceptual foundations of physics and game...

Cats in Outer Space!

Zachary Dietz Brings CatStronauts! the Mews-ical to UC Irvine This summer, Zachary Dietz, professor in the Department of Drama, known for his work as a conductor and music director for Broadway shows like Mrs. Doubtfire, In the Heights, School of Rock and more, teamed up with drama students...

Art & Legacy

Young Chung (studio art, ’96) celebrates his late UC Irvine mentor, fellow Korean American artist Yong Soon Min By Greg Hardesty Back in his undergraduate days at UC Irvine in the early 1990s, after he switched his major from philosophy to studio art, Young Chung recalls seeing the professor...

A Celebration of Teaching

Deborah Oliver named one of the 2024 UC Irvine Dean's Honorees The UCI Celebration of Teaching honors faculty, instructors and teaching assistants who demonstrate excellence in undergraduate teaching at UC Irvine. Nominated by peers, students and staff, award recipients are recognized across six...

Navigating Seaways

Simon Penny’s Orthogonal featured in Embodied Pacific exhibit at UC San Diego Simon Penny, professor of art at UC Irvine, will present his project Orthogonal in the Embodied Pacific exhibition from September 27 through December 6, 2024, at UC San Diego’s Visual Arts Gallery at...

Curating Connections

  Virginia Arce, M.F.A. ’17, a OC Arts Awards 2024 Emerging Arts Leader, shares her curatorial philosophy at the Irvine Fine Arts Center: A Q&A session   UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) alumna Virginia Arce, M.F.A. ’17, will be honored as an Emerging Arts...

Room Gallery Presents “Learning from ACT UP: Tactics of Direct Action”

DOWNLOAD THE PRESS KIT The exhibition explores the grassroots advocacy group that confronted the AIDS crisis in 1980s New York Irvine, Calif., September 16, 2024 — The University of California, Irvine’s Room Gallery announces the opening of Learning from ACT UP: Tactics of Direct Action...

Working “9 to 5”

Dolly Parton's hit musical brings showstopping performances to UC Irvine with a message of pay equity Irvine, Calif., Sept. 16, 2024 — UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama presents 9 to 5: The Musical as its 2024 fall production. This adaptation of the classic 1980...

An “L.A. Story”

Kevin Appel, UC Irvine Department of Art chair, displays work at Hauser & Wirth West Hollywood Kevin Appel, professor and Department of Art chair at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts is currently featured in the highly anticipated exhibition L.A. Story at Hauser & Wirth...