Two graduate design students in the Department of Theatre and Dance invited us behind the scenes as they created costumes for two recent plays that centered on power dynamics and societal expectations. Discover the research, collaboration and artistic talent required to bring these stories to the stage.
This January a three-part series of events will be held in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Reed Family Concert, an annual showcase of musical innovation at the University of California San Diego led by Distinguished Professor of Music Steven Schick. The celebration also recognizes the 30-year tenure of red fish blue fish, a beloved and highly acclaimed percussion ensemble created and directed by Schick that performs, records and premieres work from the last 85 years of western percussion’s rich history.
Marco Barricelli, professor of acting, shines as “Scrooge” in a clever twist on Dickens’ holiday classic, written by MFA alumna Anna Ouyang Moench.
The San Diego City Council approved the transfer of property ownership for 1100 Kettner Boulevard in downtown San Diego from the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego to UC San Diego, marking a key milestone in a collaboration that envisions a major cultural center in downtown San Diego.
Fifty years ago in Seoul, South Korea, there was a vibrant queer hub located in the Euljiro neighborhood where theaters and bars served as popular sites for same-sex encounters. In 2020, Associate Professor of History Todd A. Henry returned to the area to search for remnants that would offer clues about the evolution of gay subculture from the 1950s until the 1980s, resulting in an award-winning documentary film.
The latest Gallery QI exhibit, “Three Lives,” focuses on Easter Ellen Cupp, June Grace Pattullo and Anita Smith Hall, who contributed to oceanography before women were accepted in the field.
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