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Shining Stars Dance Program Providing Dance Classes to Underserved Communities Shining Stars Dance Program Providing Dance Classes to Underserved Communities
Shining Stars Dance Program achieved a goal of providing free dance classes to 58 children from ages 5-12 from underserved communities in Orange County. The brainchild of this program, Irishia Hubbard (BFA 2016), partnered with Nicole Rivor (MFA 2015) and together they co-directed this...
Irishia Hubbard is the inaugural recipient of the Donald McKayle ScholarshipIrishia Hubbard is the inaugural recipient of the Donald McKayle Scholarship
Donald McKayle, a legendary choreographer and UC Irvine Emeritus Professor, has generously provided a scholarship for UCI Dance majors. Reflecting the extraordinary creative talent and character that Donald McKayle has brought to modern dance in the USA, The Donald McKayle Scholarship seeks...
Registration for 2016 Summer Academies in the Arts is OpenRegistration for 2016 Summer Academies in the Arts is Open
UC IRVINE’S CLAIRE TREVOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTS LAUNCHES REGISTRATION FOR 2016 SUMMER ACADEMIES IN THE ARTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IRVINE, Calif., (February 18, 2016) – The Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) has launched...
‘Visions’ of the Past and Future
Dance Visions Returns To the Irvine Barclay Theatre with Guest Artist Millicent JohnnieDance Visions Returns To the Irvine Barclay Theatre with Guest Artist Millicent Johnnie
DANCE VISIONS 2016 RETURNS TO THE IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE WITH NEW WORKS FROM FACULTY AND GUEST ARTIST MILLICENT JOHNNIE IRVINE, Calif. (January 31, 2016) -- Dance Visions 2016, the major production of the year for the Department of Dance at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts,...
EMERSE: The Rhythm of the Waves
Announcement: Donald McKayle Invited To ReturnAnnouncement: Donald McKayle Invited To Return
ANNOUNCEMENT: DONALD MCKAYLE INVITED TO RETURN IRVINE, Calif. (January 8, 2016) - American dance legend Donald McKayle, who has received numerous arts awards and honors worldwide over his six-decade career, and who is a longtime member of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts’ nationally-renown...
New Slate Dance Showcase
The Dance Department Hosts Dancetech The Dance Department Hosts Dancetech
The Dance Department Hosts Dancetech On November 3, 2015, the Dance Department hosted the Dancetech Company from High River, Alberta, Canada. Eighteen young dancers age seven to eighteen spent the afternoon in improvisation and choreography workshops with dance faculty and graduate student...
UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts VideoUCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts Video
UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts Video (click here if the above image doesn't work) Credits: Bryan Jackson, Director Quyen Tran, Director of Photography Austin Kearsley, Editor Steve Chieh-Wei Chiu, Composer Special thanks to Steve Zylius and UCI Strategic Communications for...
UCI program allows young dancers to shine
A children's dance class also focuses on body image and self-respectA children's dance class also focuses on body image and self-respect
While others pursue dance to become professional performers, UC Irvine student Irishia Hubbard has another goal in mind: to become a teacher. She and Nicole Rivor, who graduated from UC Irvine in June, teamed up in late May to co-found Shining Stars, a...
They're honing dance skills to pass them on 
New dance outreach program connects underprivileged youth to UC IrvineNew dance outreach program connects underprivileged youth to UC Irvine
NEW DANCE OUTREACH PROGRAM CONNECTS UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTH TO UC IRVINE PROVIDING AN ARTISTIC GATEWAY TO HIGHER EDUCATION IRVINE, Calif. (August 6, 2015) - Premiering next week is a newly emerged dance outreach program that seeks to establish a bond between underprivileged youth...
Center Stage: National Choreographers Initiative 
National Choreographers Initiative Premieres at Irvine Barclay TheatreNational Choreographers Initiative Premieres at Irvine Barclay Theatre
The 12th Annual National Choreographers Initiative will premiere on Saturday, July 25th at the Irvine Barclay Theater. Professor Molly Lynch, founder and director of National Choreographs Initiative, selected four choreographers and sixteen professional ballet dancers to participate in the program...
Molly Lynch's National Choreographers Initiative to Receive National Endowment for the Arts GrantMolly Lynch's National Choreographers Initiative to Receive National Endowment for the Arts Grant
Through its grant-making to thousands of nonprofits each year, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) promotes opportunities for people in communities across America to experience the arts and exercise their creativity. In the second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2015, the NEA will...
Dance Students Color the School with ‘Graffiti’Dance Students Color the School with ‘Graffiti’
Last week, an annual performance was presented by a selected number of talented undergraduate dancers and choreographers, taking place at the Claire Trevor Theater. The title, “Physical Graffiti,” was taken from Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album of the same...
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