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The Irvine Dance Community: A Second Family to Many

If you’ve ever felt like the school spirit at UCI was lacking, just wait until you see the Spring Quarter Dance Festival. The entire...

Discovering Myself With UCI’s West African Dance Group

Dance has always been a means to unify the African community, and its significance goes far beyond entertainment. The WADG graciously allowed me to participate in their weekly practice as they prepared for a performance at the Nigerian Association Conference that will be held from April 14-16.

UCI Dance Department Takes the Stage for First In Person ‘Physical Graffiti’ Since the Pandemic

The dance department at the UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) presented “Physical Graffiti” at the Claire Trevor Theater from April 28-30....

In Conversation With Ashley Jones: Graduate Student and Choreographer

Ashley Jones, a graduate student at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), is nothing apart from stellar, with an extensive background in dance and...

What’s the Youth America Grand Prix? What You Should Know About America’s Biggest Ballet Competition that Arrived at UCI’s Campus

The Irvine Barclay Theatre, located on UCI’s campus, hosted the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) the weekend of Feb. 4-6. YAGP is a world-famous...

Presenting: Studying Drama in the Pandemic

ACT 1 SCENE 1.  The pandemic is a blow to the college experience.  That worn-out thought has been integrated somewhere in nearly every conversation involving a...

An Empty Playground: West Hollywood Has Lost Its Lights

The following photos depict the once lively, now desolate WeHo entertainment strip of stores, bars, restaurants, etc. due to COVID-19 shutdowns back in March and continuing throughout the pandemic.

Presenting New Slate: A Showing of Graduate Student Screen Dances

Claire Trevor School of the Arts presented its annual MFA dance concert “New Slate” in a new online format from Dec. 10-12. 12 graduate...

CTSA Student Spotlights: Dancers Continue To Find Their Inspiration

Sergio Camacho walks into his home dance studio to prepare for early morning Zoom dance classes. The floor creaks with each step he takes...

Fall Quarter At Claire Trevor School of the Arts: A Creative Season of Virtual Events

Fall 2020 quarter is in full swing at UCI, and despite hopes that we’d be back to hands-on learning, the continued prevalence of COVID-19...

Body Shaming In Ballet: Yes, It’s Still Happening

Dear Dance Community, we are not replaceable. Ballet is not all wine and roses, nor is it always pink tutus and tiaras. Behind all the...

“Dance Visions” Captivates Audiences At The Barclay

The UCI Dance Department faculty created some new incredibly choreographed works for this year’s “Dance Visions” at the Irvine Barclay Theatre from Feb. 20...

“East Meets West” in a Dizzying Set of Diverse Performances

Audiences packed into the Barclay Theater to witness a program of dance and music that stimulated the senses on Oct. 22. The “East Meets West” International Dance and Music Festival ranged from group performances with heavy synchronization to solo performances with every movement onstage being measured.

Festival Ballet Theatre Presents “The Firebird” at the Barclay Theater

On Saturday, Oct. 12, “The Firebird” premiered at the Barclay in Cheng Hall, presented by the Festival Ballet Theatre. “The Firebird” is based on old Russian fairy tales about a radiant bird with magical abilities.

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