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Dr. Joe Davies joins the Department of Music as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Global FellowDr. Joe Davies joins the Department of Music as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Global Fellow
Dr. Joe Davies will join the Department of Music, in conjunction with the new Ph.D. program in History and Theory of Music, as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Global Fellow. The funding is provided by the European Commission and jointly affiliated with Maynooth University, Ireland (2021–2024). Currently,...
UCI Music Professor Uses Technology to Build BridgesUCI Music Professor Uses Technology to Build Bridges
By Richard Chang Michael Dessen, a music professor at UC Irvine, specializes in telematics, or networked music performance. He knew his field was important and growing, but he didn’t expect the entire world of musicians to be calling him nonstop during the coronavirus pandemic. It turns out...
UCI Dance mourns the passing of Donald Dale BradburnUCI Dance mourns the passing of Donald Dale Bradburn
Donald Dale Bradburn June 14, 1940 - July 23, 2020 Renowned dance photographer, dancer, designer and choreographer, Donald Dale Bradburn passed away on July 23 in Cedar City, Utah after an extended illness. Don's photos captured such dance luminaries as Nureyev, Baryshnikov, Markova,...
From Waste to Wonder: Face Shields Transform Into ArtFrom Waste to Wonder: Face Shields Transform Into Art
UCI art piece commemorates the efforts of UCI’s face shield project and global pandemic. September 15, 2020 By Kate Wokowsky / UCI Beall Applied Innovation News "The face shield project at UC Irvine left behind piles of clear and colorful plastic scraps that were bound for the trash can, but...
How the Pandemic Made UCI Composer Michael Dessen’s World Go ZoomHow the Pandemic Made UCI Composer Michael Dessen’s World Go Zoom
By Peter Lefevre September 11, 2020 "If you’ve ever been in a video meeting, you’ve had this experience: Someone’s lips move, and a fraction of a second later, you hear the sound of their voice. That millisecond of being out of sync, that delay between when a sound enters a system and when it...
In the Zoom Where It HappensIn the Zoom Where It Happens
What San Diego Theater Looks Like in the Age of Social Distancing Local theater companies are adapting their art Dan Letchworth | Sep 1, 2020 (excerpt) "At the same time up in Solana Beach, North Coast Repertory Theatre was facing a similar dilemma with the Eric Pfeffinger comedy Human...
Jesse Colin Jackson Named Inaugural Associate Dean, Research and InnovationJesse Colin Jackson Named Inaugural Associate Dean, Research and Innovation
Dean Stephen Barker has named Jesse Colin Jackson, associate professor in the department of art, to the inaugural role of associate dean, research and innovation at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA). The associate dean will be responsible for developing a vision and plan for faculty...
Professor Emeritus Joseph Huszti Named 2020 Swan Award WinnerProfessor Emeritus Joseph Huszti Named 2020 Swan Award Winner
The California Choral Directors Association (CCDA) recently presented Professor Emeritus Joseph Huszti with the Howard S. Swan Award. Since 1985, the CCDA has recognized an outstanding choral director in California who is retired from full time conducting, having spent the major portion of their...
Playing Music Together Online Is Not As Simple As It SeemsPlaying Music Together Online Is Not As Simple As It Seems
Article shared from Jazz Night In America Playing Music Together Online Is Not As Simple As It Seems by Nickolai Hammar and Colin Marshal Here's a seemingly simple question: Can musicians in quarantine play music together over an Internet connection? We've migrated birthday parties, happy...
UC Irvine and ‘Made in L.A.’: A Relationship Through Time and SpaceUC Irvine and ‘Made in L.A.’: A Relationship Through Time and Space
By Richard Chang There’s a special connection between the Department of Art at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts and “Made in L.A.” — the influential art biennial founded and hosted by UCLA’s Hammer Museum since 2012. This year, the biennial will also take place at the Huntington...
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...
Humorous Empathy from North Coast RepHumorous Empathy from North Coast Rep
David Dixon reviews North Coast Repertory Theatre video production of Human Error, directed by Jane Page, professor of directing in the department of drama, for San Diego Story. "Before North Coast Repertory Theatre’s Zoom video production of Human Error begins, Artistic Director David...
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...
LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING: Black Opera Singers Raise Their Voices in Remembrance and TriumphLIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING: Black Opera Singers Raise Their Voices in Remembrance and Triumph
Prof. Darryl Taylor, countertenor, recently participated in soprano Nicole Heaston’s Purple Robe Song Series. The Juneteenth tribute features 65 of the nation’s top operatic talents, singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing!” arranged by Roland Carter. The song was written by James Weldon Johnson and...
Director Jane Page On HUMAN ERROR & New Forms of StorytellingDirector Jane Page On HUMAN ERROR & New Forms of Storytelling
Broadway World Los Angeles interviews department of drama's Prof. Jane Page regarding her new project, HUMAN ERROR. "North Coast Rep's west coast premiere of playwright Eric Pfeffinger's HUMAN ERROR will go on as originally planned, only in these times of social distancing, being presented...
Chiisana Omatsuri by Kei AkagiChiisana Omatsuri by Kei Akagi
Jazz pianist and head of the Jazz Studies program at UCI, Prof. Kei Akagi, was recently invited by Bay Area artists Brenda Wong Aoki and Marl Izu to be part of Earth Dance 2020: First Voice Earth Day, Offerings to Mother Earth. "Many traditions believe everything and everyone is part of a living...
Saints and Anteaters together in Music during COVID-19Saints and Anteaters together in Music during COVID-19
2020 was going to be the year that the annual combined concert, comprised of the UCI Symphony Orchestra and the Santa Ana High School (SAHS) Symphony Orchestra, "went bigger" and became the "Triple Jubilee." The ensembles were poised to perform in the Downtown Santa Ana Arts District on the 2nd...
In remembrance of Peter AlexanderIn remembrance of Peter Alexander
UCI Institute and Museum of California Art and Claire Trevor School of the Arts remember Peter Alexander The University of California, Irvine’s Institute and Museum of California Art (IMCA) and Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) community mourn the passing of artist Peter Alexander—a...
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