Performance, Play & Design
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Paul Whitworth to deliver 45th annual UCSC Faculty Research Lecture-Feb. 3
UC Santa Cruz professor of theater arts Paul Whitworth will deliver the 45th annual UCSC Faculty Research Lecture on Thursday, February 3, at 6 p.m. in the Mainstage Theater.
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UCSC grad is looking for love in Beijing
Armed with a video camera, Kresge College alumna Anna Sophie Loewenberg is looking for love on the streets of Beijing with her “Sexy Beijing” web series.
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Alum’s video tribute to the Giants is a hit
Proud Banana Slug and hardcore San Francisco Giants fan, Ashkon Davaran (Porter ’02, Theater Arts) has a grand slam viral hit with his YouTube video tribute to the Giants and their fans, set to a wacky re-mix of the 1981 Journey hit “Don’t Stop Believin’.”
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“MIXED NUTZ” returns for holiday shows: Nov. 19-Dec. 5
“MIXED NUTZ! The Nutcracker REMixed”–a fun and magical twist on the story of ‘The Nutcracker’ featuring live music by vocalists SoVoSó with Lori Rivera
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Groundbreaking American rock musical HAIR at Mainstage, May 14-30
UCSC Theater Arts professor Danny Scheie directs HAIR, the classic rock musical featuring a large cast of over 50 spirited students, opening Friday, May 14, at the UCSC Mainstage Theater.
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UCSC to celebrate Grand Opening of Digital Arts Research Center on April 29
UC Santa Cruz will celebrate the arts and a commitment to collaboration, innovation, and community on Thursday, April 29, when the campus officially opens its new Digital Arts Research Center.
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UCSC theater faculty up for eight Bay Area Critics Circle Awards
Theater Arts faculty at UC Santa Cruz have received eight nominations for the 2009 Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards.
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Shakespeare Santa Cruz announces 2010 season lineup
The 2010 Shakespeare Santa Cruz season will feature a slate of three plays that explore the theme of “love” in all of its ramifications–from first blush, to wrenching jealousy, to familial dysfunction of the highest order.
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UC Santa Cruz announces Shakespeare Santa Cruz will continue in 2010 with 29th season
UC Santa Cruz announced today that Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC)-the university’s nationally renowned theater company in residence at the campus-will continue in 2010 to present its annual season.
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Theater Arts professor Mark Franko to moderate panel on choreographing human rights issues at Lincoln Center
UCSC Theater Arts professor Mark Franko will moderate a roundtable discussion titled “Rights to Move: Choreographing the Human Rights Struggle,” at Lincoln Center on October 10
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Shakespeare Santa Cruz summer festival opens July 24
Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC) will explore the always relevant and highly entertaining themes of power, politics, and trust in its 28th season, beginning on Friday, July 24.
