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Since its beginnings, UCI’s Drama Department has been internationally engaged in the arts, but in the past two decades this move towards a global arts engagement has been extraordinary. UCI drama professors have lectured round the world and UCI drama productions have toured many countries including England, Spain, Korea, and Romania. At home we have hosted distinguished faculty visitors and student exchanges. We also have on-going collaborations with a number of professional organizations and institutes.
In all these activities, a belief that arts education must become global in the twenty-first century guides our vision. The performing arts should have a special role in assisting people to imagine what it means to live in the new global, interconnected context. As our teaching mission, we strive to articulate a sophisticated grasp of the relationship between performance and culture in a rapidly changing climate of globalization and transnational mobility and to impart to our students the necessity for developing their own international performance literacy.
Here are some of our Activities and Accomplishments:
UCI Productions Abroad:
South Korea Summer, 2009 Clown Planet with TUIDA China Spring, 2009 CLOWNZILLA: Ready, Set, Dead Italy Summer, 2008 Clown Planet Korea Summer, 2008 CLOWNZILLA: A Love Story Italy Summer, 2007 CLOWNZILLA: A Love Story (photos and info) Czech Republic Spring, 2007 Blue Shade
(photos and info) Poland Spring, 2007 Blue Shade (photos and info) Romania Summer, 2006 Railroad (photos and info) Italy Summer, 2006 Birds in DMZ (photos and info) Korea Summer, 2005 Birds in DMZ (photos and info) Poland Spring, 2005 Woof, Daddy (photos and info) Romania Spring, 2004 Unbuckled (photos and info) Spain Summer, 2001 Vaudevillo (photos and info) Monaco December, 2000 Alice’s Adventures (photos and info) Spain Summer, 2000 Servant Of Two Masters (photos and info) UK & Spain Summer, 1999 The Venetian Physician's Magician (photos and info)
Faculty Residencies, Workshops and Lectures Abroad:
Australia VIII World Shakespeare Congress, Brisbane City Hall, Queensland
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureBogosian’s SubUrbia in Brisbane
Robert Cohen, directorBeckett Après Beckett Conference, Sydney
Stephen Barker, invited lectureAustria “Virtual Identities and the Study of European Ideas” Conference, Graz
Stephen Barker, invited lectureBermuda Annual Convention of the Shakespeare Association of America
Bryan Reynolds, conference paperCanada Festival International Nouveau Cinema Nouveaux Medias, Montréal
Bill Tomlinson, "AlphaWolf"Annual Convention of the Shakespeare Association of America, Victoria
Bryan Reynolds, conference paperAnnual Conference of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education
Bryan Reynolds, conference paper“Images of Change” Conference, Montréal
Stephen Barker, invited lecture“Virtual Philosophy” Conference, Edmonton
Stephen Barker, invited lectureChina Chinese University of Hong Kong
Daphne Lei, invited speakerShanghai Theatre Institute
Robert Cohen, acting workshops, lectures and residencyThe Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Tom Ruzika, six day workshop: "Lighting Themed Environments"Shanghai Theatre Academy
Douglas-Scott Goheen, Scene Design Master ClassColumbia School of the Performing Arts, Bogotá, Colombia
Douglas-Scott Goheen, Guest LecturerCosta Rica University of Costa Rica, School of Dramatic Arts
Douglas-Scott Goheen, in residenceCzech Republic Department of English and American Studies, Charles University, Prague
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureDepartment of English and American Studies, Palacky´ University, Olomouc
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureInstitute of Translation Studies, Charles University, Prague
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureShakespeare and his Collaborators over the Centuries Conference, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureInstitute of Translation Studies, Charles University, Prague
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureDenmark International Amateur Theatre Association
Robert Cohen in residenceEngland Robert Cohen, longtime drama critic for Plays International Conference on International Performance, Warwick University
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureDepartment of English and Drama, University of London, Queen Mary
Bryan Reynolds, visiting professorTheatre Studies Department, Lancaster University
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureDepartment of English, Royal Holloway University, London
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureLondon Theatre Seminar, Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureTransversalities Conference, University of Reading
Bryan Reynolds, keynote, invited lectureBritish Shakespeare Association Biennial Conference, Newcastle
Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture“New Rhetorics” Conference, Leeds
Stephen Barker, invited lecture“The City and Its Discontents” Conference, Leeds
Stephen Barker, invited lectureEstonia Estonian National Theatre Union
Robert Cohen in residenceFinland International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR) Conference at University of Helsinki
Daphne Lei, conference paper and Transnational Theatre working groupInternational Center for Advanced Theatre Research, ICATS
Yearly summer institute for international doctoral student
Janelle Reinelt, Faculty Tutor
Alicia Tycer and Michael Jaros, students in 2002 and 2005Finnish National Theatre Academy
Robert Cohen in residenceUniversity of Jyvaskala
Robert Cohen in residenceKiasma, Future Cinema exhibition, Helsinki
Bill Tomlinson, "AlphaWolf"“The Sublime Now, in Art and Culture” Conference, Helsinki
Stephen Barker, invited lectureFrance Theatre des Deux Rives, Rouen
Annie Loui, invited lecture“Beckett à Roussillon,” Céreste, Vaucluse
Stephen Barker, invited lecture“Kerry Vs. Bush, Universitaire Lyonnais, Avignon
Stephen Barker, invited lecture“Bernard Stiegler” Conference, Strasbourg
Stephen Barker, invited lectureGermany Guest Professorship in Gender Studies in Mainz
Janelle Reinelt, guest professorKulturen des Performativen, Freie University, Berlin
Annie Loui, invited intermedia video presentation of Reading Frankenstein“Turns/Texts/Crypts” Conference, Freiburg
Stephen Barker, invited lectureGhana Production of Tibi’s Law at the National Theatre
Robert Cohen, director and translatorHungary Hungarian National Theatre and Film Academy
Robert Cohen, invited lecture, Academy of Arts and SciencesShakespeare, Philosophy and Multiculturalism Conference, Loránd Eötvös University, Budapest
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureIndia IV World Shakespeare Conference of the Shakespeare Society of Eastern India, Loreto College, Calcutta
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureBurdwan University, West Bengal
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureItaly Lectures on Aesthetic Theory in Rome
Stephen Barker, visiting scholarLa Casa-Laboritorio di Cenci, Cenci, Umbria
Douglas-Scott Goheen, in residenceLa Casa-Laboritorio di Cenci, Sassi, Basilicatta
Douglas-Scott Goheen, in residenceInternational Philosophical Society, St; Michel, Tyrol
Stephen Barker, invited lectureAcadémie de France à Rome, Villa Medici, Rome
Stephen Barker, invited lectureClown Intensive Workshop and Performance, Accademia Dell'Arte, Arezzo
Eli Simon, visiting professor/directorMalta “Narrativity and Subjectivity” Conference, Valetta
Stephen Barker, invited lectureNetherlands Department of Theatre Studies, University of Amsterdam
Bryan Reynolds, visiting professorUniversity of Amsterdam, Theatre Institute
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureShakespeare and European Politics Conference, Utrecht University
Bryan Reynolds, conference paperInternational Federation of Theater Research World Congress, Amsterdam
Bryan Reynolds, conference paper“Deconstruction and Memory” Conference, Utrecht
Stephen Barker, invited lecture“Liminal Spaces” Conference, Rotterdam
Stephen Barker, invited lectureNew Zealand Bodies in Question, Australasian Drama Studies
Annie Loui, invited video presentation of intermedia Sympathetic MagicPoland Lodz, Poland, Community Center, workshop on Transversal Acting
Bryan ReynoldsGrotowski Institute, Wroclaw
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureBritish and Commonwealth Studies Department, University of Lodz
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureShakespeare and Europe Conference: History and Memory, Jagiellonian University, Krakow
Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture with Glenn OdomFaculty of International Studies and Politology, University of Lodz
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureShakespeare and Europe Conference: History and Memory,
Jagiellonian University, Krakow
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureTeatr Polski-Malarnia, Poznan
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureTeatr Kana, Festiwalu Kontrapunkt Off, Szczecin
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureThe Grotowski Institute, Wroclaw
Robert Cohen lectures - "Grotowski - Irvine - Cohen"Romania
Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj
Robert Cohen, honoris causa lecture
Robert Cohen, acting workshops, lectures and residencySibiu International Theatre Festival, Sibiu
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureBabes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Faculty of Letters, Department of Theatre
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureUniversity of Tirgu Mures, Department of Theatre, Tirgu Mures
Bryan Reynolds, invited lectureUniversity of Sibiu and Sibiu International Theatre Festival
Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
Robert Cohen, Shakespearean acting workshopThe Secret and the Known Conference, University of Bucharest
Bryan Reynolds, keynote invited lectureBabes-Bolyai University, Cluj
Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
Robert Cohen, Shakespearean acting workshopScotland Voice Workshop in Glasgow
Phil Thompson in residenceUniversity of Glasgow
Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture“Reconsidering Beckett” Conference, Stirling
Stephen Barker, invited lectureSingapore Performance Studies International (PSI) Conference at Singapore Management University
Daphne Lei, conference paperSouth Korea Korean National University of the Arts
Robert Cohen, acting workshops, lectures and residencyKorean National University of the Arts
Eli Simon, Master Workshops in Clowning, Commedia, and TransformationKorean National University of the Arts
Douglas-Scott Goheen, Scene Design Master ClassYonsei University, Institute of Media Art
Douglas-Scott Goheen, Scene Design Master ClassSpain La Sala Mirador, Madrid
Eli Simon, Master Workshops in Clowning, Commedia, and Full-Face Masks9th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas (ISSEI), University of Navarra, Pamplona
Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture“The Arts and Humanities as Luminaries” Conference, Pamplona
Stephen Barker, invited lectureSweden Swedish National Theatre Symposium
Robert Cohen in residenceTaiwan National Chiao Tung University
Daphne Lei, invited speakerThird Asia Pacific Arts Forum
Daphne Lei, invited speakerComputer Supported Collaborative Learning conference, Taipei
Bill Tomlinson, "Virtual Raft Project"Wales Conference at the University of Wales, Bangor
Bryan Reynolds, conference paperConference at the University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd
Bryan Reynolds, conference paperCenter for Performance Research, Aberystwyth
Past Masters- Etienne Decroux Symposium
Annie Loui, invited intermedia video presentation of Sympathetic Magic
Visiting Faculty Residencies and Workshops at UCI:
France Patrice Pavis, Professor of Theatre at University of Paris 8
Residency at UCI, Spring 2003South Korea Suk Man Kim, Professor of Theatre at the National University in Seoul
Residency at UCI, 2002-3Romania Mihai Maniutiu and Anca Maniutiu, University of Cluj
Residency at UCI, Fall 2006Romania Mihai Manuitui, University of Cluj
Director, The Bacchae Trilogy, 2009
Education Abroad Program Opportunities:
Affiliations and Collaborations:
International Performance and Culture
An all-UC graduate research group directed by UCI faculty member, Janelle Reinelt, collaborating with the following:Center for the Study of European Theatre (London)
Center for Writing and Translation (UCI)
Richard Schechner Center for Performance Studies (Shanghai)
Hemispheric Initiative (New York University)
World Arts and Culture (UCLA)
Pacific Rim Research Program (all-UC)
International Center for Advanced Theatre Research (Helsinki)
Professional Leadership:
Janelle Reinelt is President of the International Federation for Theatre Research.
Faculty Publications in Other Languages:
Robert Cohen Books Machiavelli in Romanian
Acting Power in Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian, Romanian
Acting One in Hungarian, Chinese, Korean, Romanian
Theatre in ChineseArticle Das Unsanfte Erwachen (“Rude Awakening”), in Theater der Zeit, Berlin, November 2001. Daphne Lei Article “An ill-rehearsed play: theorizing the first Sino-American encounter on the nineteenth-century Californian stage.” The romanization of the Chinese title is: “Yichang wei paihao de xi: lun zhongmei xiju zai shijiu shiji jiazhou de diyici jiechu” in The Conference Proceeding of Cantonese Opera Performance, eds. Chan Sau Yan et al. (Hong Kong: Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005). Janelle Reinelt Article “Staging the Nation on Nation Stages,” published in English and Finnish: Of Borders and Thresholds, Ed. Michal Kobialka (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1999) and Tutkiminen, Ed. Pirkko Koski (Helsinki: Yliopiston Teatteritiede, 2005). Bryan Reynolds Play Blue Shade, in English and Romanian (Cluj: Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj Press, 2007).
Play Unbuckled, published in English and Romanian in The Anthology of Contemporary Plays 2004 (Sibiu, Romania: Annual Publication of the International Theatre Festival 2004). Book Jucind transversal: reimaginindu-l pe Shakespeare si viitorul critic. Romanian translation of Performing Transversally: Reimagining Shakespeare and the Critical Future (Bucharest: UNITEXT, 2006). Journal Articles “Putere de stat, dizident¸? cultural?, putere transversal?” (“State power, Cultural Dissidence, Transversal Power”), Romanian trans. Cipriana Petre. Manifest: A Quarterly Theatre Magazine (Cluj, Romania: November/December, 2004). “Reprezentat¸ie transversal? s¸i dizident¸? cultural?” (“The Transversality of Dissident Culture”), Romanian trans. Cipriana Petre. Manifest: A Quarterly Theatre Magazine (Cluj, Romania: October, 2004). “Casa diavolului, sau ‘mai rau’: Putere transversal? s¸i discurs antiteatral in perioada de inceput a modernitatii in Anglia” (“The Devil’s House or ‘worse’”), Romanian trans. Cipriana Petre. Observator cultural (Bucharest, Romania: October 5, 2004).