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Emerging Brighter

As UCI student artists emerge from an extended hiatus from campus, learn more about what they discovered and how they honed new skills in 2021.
New Slate 2021

December 2 - December 4 Claire Trevor Theatre

Back on the Claire Trevor Theatre stage! An exciting showcase of original choreography by M.F.A. candidates in Dance. This concert is the first full weekend of the year and features a collection of dances that uniquely reflects the enormous talent of ...
Dance Visions 2022

February 17 - February 19 Irvine Barclay Theatre

This annual premier dance concert of the season presents exhilarating choreography by the UCI Dance faculty, showcasing the talent of undergraduate and graduate performers.
Dance Escape 2022

April 14 - April 16 Claire Trevor Theatre

MFA choreographers return to the stage with original works, featuring UCI dance students.
Physical Graffiti 2022

April 28 - April 30 Claire Trevor Theatre

Undergraduate dance students get a chance to show off their choreography with this annual concert.
Elaine Koshimizu Endowed Scholarship for Inclusive Excellence in Dance

October 12

The Elaine Koshimizu Endowed Scholarship for Inclusive Excellence in Dance will provide competitive, merit-based scholarships to help recruit students who are underrepresented in the department. The scholarship was established with a $515,000 gift from...
Take it From the Class of 2022: You Got This

October 4

Elaine Koshimizu Endowed Scholarship for Inclusive Excellence in Dance

The Department of Dance at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts ranks third in California and 10th in the U.S. Despite being nationally acclaimed, each year the department competes with other top dance programs to recruit high-achieving and underrepresented students in dance. Students often select...

Student

Take it From the Class of 2022: You Got This

By Lauren Knight, B.A. ’21 There are four classes of students heading back to Claire Trevor School of the Arts this fall, but only one class has spent a full year on campus. It’s crazy to think that half of our CTSA community has never stepped foot on campus before Welcome Week! We know that it’s...

Student |Connect

Emerging Brighter

UCI student artists discovered and honed new skills in 2021 By Christine Byrd When UCI moved operations online a year and a half ago, everyone gained new skills: creating an at-home studio, mastering Zoom meetings and troubleshooting technology. But as artists struggled to keep their creative...

Dance Major Journal

Dance Major Journal (DMJ) launches the ninth volume of featured writing from dance majors focused on the interests, issues and experiences in dance. DMJ aims to share information, research, advice, and points of view. It is a series of personal essays, conversational stories, humor and “answers for dance majors,” as well as academically sound essays using clear language and lively prose.