A new dance work commissioned by ArtPower at UC San Diego, “Roots of Loving Us,” debuts as a world premiere on Oct. 16 at the Epstein Family Amphitheater. The piece reflects on what it means to intentionally choose love through adoption, foster care and loving support networks.
It's fall, and the arts are calling. Explore world-premiere theatre and dance performances, film screenings, chamber music concerts, fused-glass workshops and more through ArtsConnect, the university's hub for creative experiences.
The $20,000 UC San Diego ArtsConnect Prize is a new biennial award supporting emerging and established artists from the San Diego-Tijuana region in developing an interdisciplinary work at the university, culminating in a weeklong residency and public presentation in October 2027.
UC San Diego hosted the Carnaval of New Latinx Musicals, a national showcase bringing artists and theatre leaders together to uplift new work and explore how music, movement and lived experience can expand the stories represented on the American stage.
The West Coast premiere of “The Monsters” marks a homecoming for Ngozi Anyanwu, a UC San Diego Theatre and Dance Acting MFA alumna. Anyanwu not only wrote the acclaimed two-hander but also co-stars in the production, running at La Jolla Playhouse through June 28.
Three graduating researchers are building AI tools designed to collaborate with musicians, not replace them.
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