November 1, 2011
…of music, it’s like theatre.” Concerts in Close Quarters is part of ArtPower!’s engagement program which is designed to extend the artistic experience above and beyond a performance or film screening by providing a personal and substantive interaction with internationally renowned artists. The program offers students of all ages access…
January 8, 2016
The Qualcomm Institute’s Initiative for Digital Exploration of Arts and Sciences (IDEAS) is inviting proposals from UC San Diego artists and technologists to stage digitally-mediated performances or presentations during the 2016-17 season.
May 28, 2015
…San Diego department of theatre and dance Theater Residencies Enhance Resumes and Jumpstart Careers UC San Diego’s graduate theater program, one of the nation’s top training grounds, emphasizes invaluable professional experience UC San Diego graduate student Mandy Nussbaum is living a dream – serving as a valued member of the…
February 5, 2016
A 2013 University of California, San Diego M.F.A. graduate in acting, Ngozi Anyanwu, has won the inaugural Humanitas Prize for “Good Grief,” a play about a first-generation Nigerian girl dealing with love and loss in a small Pennsylvania town. Chosen from more than 230 submissions, “Good Grief” will be presented…
August 5, 2016
…San Diego’s Department of Theatre and Dance is one of the top theater training programs in the nation for a reason—it produces promising artists. This fact wasn’t lost on the Princess Grace Foundation-USA, an organization that supports emerging artists, when it recently named its Princess Grace Award winners for 2016.…
January 3, 2024
Lisa Portes recently joined UC San Diego to become chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance. A highly regarded Cuban American director, educator, advocate and leader, Portes’s aim is to promote a new theater narrative that expands our understanding of what it means to be human.
May 3, 2018
…Work Annual Department of Theatre and Dance event gives opportunity to all, from MFA playwrights and faculty to undergraduate actors, designers and assistants With five different productions running May 8 to 19, the 2018 Wagner New Play Festival offers a unique look at the talent and power of UC San…
June 21, 2017
UC San Diego’s ArtPower announces its 2017-18 season, featuring more than 20 internationally renowned artists and ensembles. Now entering its 14th year, ArtPower’s robust season will mark the return of audience favorites like David Sedaris, Mecorre String Quartet and Harlem Quartet, as well as San Diego debuts by rising stars…
February 5, 2016
…Scarlet Stone,” a modern dance/theater retelling of a tragic Persian myth developed by Shahrokh Yadegari, professor of sound design in the Department of Theatre and Dance. The production was performed last summer at UC San Diego’s Mandell Weiss Forum, toured to Toronto—for the Tirgan Festival, the largest Persian arts festival…
September 18, 2018
The Qualcomm Institute at the University of California San Diego has launched its sixth annual invitation to faculty and students to propose residencies culminating in performances or presentations of works and research in visual arts, music, theatre and dance, as well as technology disciplines.
