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Reggie Wilson "Ring Shout"
Dance, Jazz
Internationally acclaimed choreographer and kinesthetic anthropologist Reggie Wilson will lead participants through a lecture and enactment of the Ring Shout. The event is hosted in Prof. S. Ama Wray's Jazz II class, and will be open to additional registrants.
5/20/2025
2:00pm
PSTU 100

Exploring Kinesthetic Space Workshop
Dance, Workshop, Math
Space is a basic part of our daily experience and a central object for math and choreography--not to mention physics and engineering--but these disciplines know and explore space in distinct and complementary ways. In this math and movement workshop, co-led by choreographer Reggie Wilson, dancer and choreographer Annie Wang, and mathematician Jesse Wolfson, participants will explore movement a...
5/21/2025
5:00pm
PSTU 1100

“An Artistic Path”: Joel Valentin-Martinez Film Screening Workshop
Dance, Art, Latinx, Performance
MAY 22, 2025 10:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M. UCI CAMINOS Lab Workshop Film Screening Event and Discussion of Tlatelolco Revisited (2008)(Excerpt), De aquí, De allá (2019), and Pop Refuge (2019) Joel Valentín-Martínez will present a workshop film screening event and lecture that centers on some of his past and current artistic dance projects through the Latinx experience. The lecture will include a ...
5/22/2025
10:00am
Social Sciences P...

“An Artistic Path”: Joel Valentin-Martinez Lecture & Performance ft. Joshua Martinez
Dance, Art, Latinx, Performance
Join us for an inspiring evening of movement, culture, and creativity at “An Artistic Path: A Lecture and Performance by Joel Valentín-Martínez.” This special event combines a behind-the-scenes look at contemporary Latinx dance with a live performance excerpt from one of Valentín-Martínez’s latest works in progress. What to Expect: - An engaging lecture featuring the artist’s personal jo...
5/22/2025
5:00pm
Social Sciences P...

Math and Dance - Illuminations Public Lecture
Dance, Jazz, Math
Dance Meets Mathematics at UCI! What happens when an internationally renowned choreographer and a UCI math professor collaborate for over a decade? You get a groundbreaking conversation that redefines both fields. Join us for a public talk featuring Reggie Wilson—acclaimed choreographer and founder of Fist and Heel Performance Group—and Professor Jesse Wolfson from UCI Mathematics as the...
5/22/2025
5:00pm
ISEB 1010

In My Y2K Era: Millennial Girlhood and Anime Fandom
Anime, Author, Book Talk
Join us for an engaging book talk with UCI faculty member Erica Espejo as she discusses her latest work on the significance of fandom as third spaces for marginalized communities. In this presentation, Erica will explore the evolution of fandom at the turn of the millennium, a time before the rise of streaming services and social media. She will delve into the concept of comfort media, focusing...
5/28/2025
7:00pm
Private Location ...

Santos y Santos by Octavio Solis
Theatre, Latine, Performance
Brown Bag Theatre Company opens their doors to all walks of life to harbor a safe space for a community that needs it now more than ever. Through the outlet of theatre that transcends an audience and time, the spring production of Santos Y Santos, by Octavio Solis, caters to themes of family, loyalty, and justice for all involved in the system. The play shares similarities in our current judici...
6/5/2025
7:00pm
The Nixon Theatre