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Dance Studio Art Create/Explore/InNovate DramaUCIArts Quarterly Spring 2007 Music The Art of Sound Design in UCI Drama he Drama Department’s new Drama Chair Robert Cohen empa- a professor at the beginning of the year, graduate program in sound sized the need for sound design initia- brings a bounty of experience with him. design is a major step in the tive in 2005 as a way to fill a gap in “Sound design is the art of provid- † The sound design program Tdepartment’s continuing evolution as the department’s curriculum. “Sound ing an aural narrative, soundscape, contributed to the success of Sunday in The Park With George. a premier institution for stagecraft. design—which refers to all audio reinforcement or musical score for generation, resonation, the performing arts—namely, but not performance and enhance- limited to, theater,” Hooker explains. ment during theatrical or “Unlike the recording engineer or film film production—has now sound editor, we create and control become an absolutely the audio from initial concept right vital component” of any down to the system it is heard on.” quality production. He spent seven years with Walt “Creating a sound Disney Imagineering, where he designed design program,” he con- sound projects for nine of its 11 theme tinued, “would propel UCI’s parks. His projects included Cinemagique, Drama program—and the an interactive film show starring actor collaborative activities of Martin Short at Walt Disney Studios its faculty—to the high- Paris; the Mermaid Lagoon, an area fea- est national distinction.” turing several water-themed attractions With the addition of at Tokyo Disney Sea; and holiday overlays Michael Hooker to the fac- for the Haunted Mansion and It’s a Small ulty, the department is well World attractions at Tokyo Disneyland. on its way to that distinc- Before joining Disney, Hooker cre- Photo: Paul Kennedy tion. Hooker, who became ated graduate and continued on page 5 Dance Mentor Helps Shape UCIArts Through Inspiration srael “El” Gabriel is an internation- has the ability to ‘clean’ ally known dance teacher and the bad habits of our choreographer as well as an artistic entering students and Iadvisor and consultant to some of the prepares them well for world’s foremost dance institutions their advanced studies.” and dance companies. Mention his Joining the UCI Dance name to Claire Trevor School of the Department in 1967, Arts students and colleagues, and their Gabriel taught under faces reflect respect and admiration. Eugene Loring, founding He is described as an inspiration. chair of the Department Alan Terricciano, Dance Department of Dance and noted Chair, says “Gabriel is indefatigable in his American choreographer. energy and generosity to the program. He left for Israel in 1968 He has an international reputation as to serve as ballet master, a teacher of ballet, having developed a guest artist, dance unique and critically recognized method- teacher and assistant to ology for training dancers. His approach the artistic director of the is particularly noteworthy both for its world famous Bat-Dor development of stamina and its emphasis Dance Company of Israel. on dramatic expression. Beyond their Gabriel returned to UCI π Dance Visions 2007 Photo: Rose Eichenbaum sheer physical development, Mr. Gabriel in 1973 continued on page 5 University of California, Irvine Non-Profit Organization U.S. P o s t a g e INSIDE Claire Trevor School of the Arts PAID Dean’s Message . Page 2 S a n t a A n a , CA In the Spotlight . .Page 2 300 Arts P e r m i t N o . 11 0 6 Paramount Party . Page 4 Irvine, CA 92697-2775 Enjoy! (Spring Calendar) . .Page 6 18 UCIArts Quarterly, Spring 2007 , From the Dean s desk Dear friends, As I begin to write this column for our UCIArts Newsletter, I am mentally reviewing where we have been in the recent past. While it is impressive enough to look at the success of recent shows and presentations, I am always amazed at the buzz of creative activity going on in classrooms, labs, and rehearsal halls, evidence of which surfaces throughout this edition. We have a star-studded faculty lineup and, not surprisingly, top-ranked programs in all disciplines. The enthusiasm with which faculty, staff and students dive into creativity is truly intoxicating. This past quarter we glowed with pride at the drama alumni event in the Paramount Studios Theatre in Los Angeles. The setting was evocative of old Hollywood, as we were next to the historical Paramount Studios gate, and the gathering of so many generations of alumni was truly breathtaking. If your children or grandchildren have enjoyed the recordings of Beauty and the Beast or The Little Mermaid, you have heard the producing talents of Ted Kryczko; if you have listened to National Public Radio or watched KOCE, you probably know the talented Kitty Felde and Maria Hall-Brown; if you have enjoyed ABC’s Commander-in-Chief or NBC’s Cheers, you have seen the unique casting talents of James Calleri and Jeff Greenberg; and if you enjoyed The Shawshank Redemption or WB’s Felicity, you have experienced the acting talents of Bob Gunton and Tangi Miller. All of these are drama alumni who, with some three hundred other accomplished alumni, gathered in Los Angeles to honor the legendary Robert Cohen, founding drama faculty member. And that is only part of the story! Our superb graduate MFA program in Studio Art has produced celebrated artists like Chris Burden and Mary Ellen Strom. Our dance graduates populate renowned dance companies like the National Ballet of Canada, Momix, the Joffrey Ballet, and the Nashville Ballet. And our music alumni are singing in Chanticleer, playing in concert and pit orchestras throughout the country, and overseeing the development of content in the U.S. for the Yamaha Motif XS professional synthesizer. Impressive indeed. Nohema Fernández In the Spotlight Susie Ibarra and Terry Jenoure. Dessen performed Nov. 2, 2006 with his electro-acoustic Michael Dessen Trio at The Stone, one David Allan, Director Facultyof Ballet and Professor of Dance, pre- of New York City’s premier experimental music venues. sented new choreography for Ballet Pacifica’s The Nutcracker performed at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, Dec. 9-24, 2006. Music Professor Christopher Dobrian’s composition, Insta- pene-playtion for computer-processed flute, was presented √ Juli Carson, Assistant Professor of in December at the Bellingham Electronic Arts Festival, WA, Studio Art, curated the exhibitions Exile of where he also lectured on Integrating Video, Sound, and Music the Imaginary: Politics /Aesthetic/ Love at with MaxMSP and Jitter. The Generali Foundation, Vienna, Austria (Jan. 18-April 29, 2007) and Paradox and Dr. Jerzy Kosmala, Lecturer in Music (viola), performed Practice: Architecture in the Wake of at the 2006 International Summer Music Courses in Lancut, Conceptualism at UCI’s University Art Poland, and conducted master classes. He also taught at Gallery (Jan. 9-Feb. 10, 2007). Carson the International Summer Music Festival in Zagan, Poland. was also editor of the book, Exile of the Last September Dr. Kosmala was a jury member for the Imaginary: Politic/Aesthetics/Love (Köln: International Brahms Viola Competition in Portschach, Walther König, Jan. 2007). Austria, and judged the MTNA All State Young Art- ist Viola Competition in Los Angeles in Oct. 2006. In January, Michael Dessen, Assistant Professor of Music, released Studio Art Professor Antoinette LaFarge’s Demotic, a Lineal, a CD of his own composi- mixed-reality performance work that “offers a wild ride through tions featuring himself on trombone America’s political psychosis,” received its East Coast premiere performing with renowned musical Nov. 2-5, 2006 at the Baltimore Theatre Project. improvisers Mark Dresser, Vijay Iyer, continued on page 3 UCIArts Quarterly Voices -- Arts Patrons Speak Out April, 2007, No. 20 Claire Trevor School of the Arts Dean: Nohema Fernández he arts expand our horizons and broaden our minds themes that allow us to continually expand and enrich Managing Editor: Wendy Day-Brown at whatever stage in life we are in. They expose us who we are and how we view the world around us. Copy Editor & Writer: Mark Chalon Smith to different cultural views, generational views and ~Simone Chapman Writers: Scottie Hinkey, Jacquie Sisemore T Dean’s Leadership Council Design: Rob Sexton S UCIArts Quarterly, Spring 2007 Voicesp2 In the Spotlightcontinued from page 2 ® Daphne Lei, Assistant Professor of In Sept. 2006, second-year dance graduate student Lauren Thompson assisted Drama, published her first book, Operatic Professors John Crawford and Lisa Naugle during a three week residency at the China: Staging Chinese Identity across Beijing Dance Academy in China. While in China, Lauren’s dance for the camera work, the Pacific (Palgrave Macmillan, October Restroom, was featured in the student showcase at the Beijing International Dance 2006). The book is a study of Chinese Film Festival. opera and identity performance. She also lectured for the Shakespeare Amy Schiffner, second-year graduate dance Forum at the National Taiwan University student, has accepted a post-graduation position (Taipei, Taiwan, December 2006) and as Assistant Professor of Dance at the University presented a paper at the American of Hawaii, Manoa. Society for Theatre Research confer- ence (Chicago, November 2006). ® ConstantineAlumni Arvanitakis (MFA Drama Simon Leung, Associate Professor 1988) was recently appointed head of the Drama of Studio Art, is exhibiting Transcrypts School for the Athens Conservatory. The conser- 1991, a video/sculptural work at vatory, founded in 1871, is the oldest and most Rotunda Gallery in Brooklyn, NY prestigious drama school in Greece. (Jan.-Mar. 2007). The original script of the performance, Transcrypts: Some Maria Hall-Brown (BFA Drama 1984) was Notes between Pricks, was published in awarded a Golden Mike Award by the Radio The Invisible Flâneuse, Gender, Public Space and Visual Culture in Nineteenth Century and Television News Association of Southern Paris (Manchester University Press, Sept.