Student News
Choral Music of UCI Introduces AcaLove
The masterful melodies of seven choral groups came together in Winifred Smith Hall here on campus on January 26th for the first annual AcaLove: Southern California A Cappella Festival. This premier event was made possible by the director of UCI’s choral program, Dr. Seth Houston, and co-event...
Lex Leigh is Associate Music Director for South Coast Repertory’s upcoming production of Shakespeare in Love
Current second year MFA in Music Direction candidate Lex Leigh is Associate Music Director for South Coast Repertory’s upcoming production of Shakespeare in Love. Lex previously worked on last summer’s production of Once at SCR.
Hope Reborn in “Is There Life After Birth?”
In partnership with UCI Illuminations, “Is There Life After Birth?”, directed by MFA Directing Candidate Melissa Livingston, had a moving opening night on Friday, Nov. 17, here on campus in Studio 4 at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts. This 35-minute production includes rich emotional...
UCI students bring music to Vegas
Students from the Dept. of Music at UCI made the journey to Las Vegas, NV to share the gift of music with the victims and bystanders from the mass shooting that took place at the Route 91 Harvest music festival on October 1. Four current students, one alum, and a student’s sibling spent the day...
FADA (Film-Arts-Drama Alliance) club produces "Zot Zot Land" to celebrate the Arts at UCI
Watch the Behind the Scenes Film -> https://youtu.be/lfAVKM4kU70 Arts students from University of California, Irvine came together to put their spin on La La Land's "Another Day of Sun!" 80+ students and mentors were involved in the film project that included newly recorded instrumentals...
Shauna Toh Wins Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research
Shauna Toh (BA 2016) is a recipient of the 2016 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research. Designated by the Dean and Associate Dean of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, this award recognizes outstanding work in faculty-mentored research and/or creative activity. One faculty...
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 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...
Take My Story, Add Your Story, and You Get Our Stories!
The final bell rings as classrooms turn into a whirlwind of departure. Bags are packed with worksheets and math problems and crayons and juice boxes. Eager legs scurry to the playground, their parents’ arms, soccer practice. But for 15 students at Culverdale Elementary School, school ending means...
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...
Second Annual Student Lighting Showcase Held At Chauvet Professional Showroom
Excerpt from LIVE DESIGN BURBANK, CA – Vividly dynamic lightshows weren’t the only thing only on display at the Second Annual Student Lighting Showcase. Also shining brightly was the creative bond that connects generations with a shared passion for lighting, as students from four colleges...
Building Community Through Theatre
New University News, story by Sarah S. Menendez, Apr 26, 2015 Last year, the service workers across the UC system went on strike. Ring Road and the flagpoles were flooded with a sea of green union shirts, picket signs and empowering chants. Students passing by the flagpoles stopped to witness...
A Musical Theatre Revue for the Holidays!
A group of grads and undergrads performed a musical theatre revue for an audience of 300 at Leisure World, Laguna Hills on December 11, 2014. Pictured left to right: Joey Abrego (BFA/Music Theatre ’16), Catherine Nickerson (BFA/Music Theatre ’15), Haylee Cotta (BFA/Music Theatre ’15), Zak...
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