Arts & Humanities

Fountain pen next to writing

Well versed

“Do not say anything against rhyme! It is a mighty goddess indeed, the deity of very secret and very ancient coincidences, and one must never let the fires on its altars burn out.” — Rainer Maria Rilke They are small in number, the writers who have come to UC Irvine to study poetry through the master’s-level Programs […]

Class clowns make good theater

For Eli Simon, drama department chair and professor of acting, clowning is high art.

San Diego kindergarten students

Dance, drama helps students build language skills

Drama, dance lessons foster speaking skills of K-2 English learners.

Sheron Wray

Blending jazz, African dance, technology

Sheron Wray, choreographer and assistant professor of dance, lets audiences shape stage productions – via text messaging.

Kei Akagi

Kei Akagi, master of improv

Jazz pianist, composer and teacher connects with people through his music.

"The Threepenny Opera" cast

'Threepenny Opera' still on the money

“The Threepenny Opera,” enjoying its third revival at UCI, has something of a storied past on campus.

"Gulliver" (2001) by Nam June Paik

Exhibition looks at TV with a new eye

The ubiquitous TV becomes sculpture in an exhibit of work by the late mixed-media artist Nam June Paik at Beall Center.

Gary Busby

Growing its own musicals

Drama department’s staging of new musicals gives lovers of the genre a voice in the future of Broadway.

The rooftop of Donald Bren Hall

Undergrad's photos show eye for light

Photographs by undergraduate Hoang Xuan Pham show fresh perspectives on and off campus.

Costume drawings for "Little Women" production

Dressing 'Little Women'

On May 29, when the Claire Trevor School of the Arts’ drama department raises the curtain on “Little Women: The Broadway Musical,” the actors will be wearing Caitlin Cisek originals.