International Connections

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 lecture
	Bogosian’s SubUrbia in Brisbane Robert Cohen, director
	Beckett Après Beckett Conference, Sydney Stephen Barker, invited lecture
Austria	“Virtual Identities and the Study of European Ideas” Conference, Graz Stephen Barker, invited lecture
Bermuda	Annual Convention of the Shakespeare Association of America Bryan Reynolds, conference paper
Canada	Festival International Nouveau Cinema Nouveaux Medias, Montréal Bill Tomlinson, "AlphaWolf"
	Annual Convention of the Shakespeare Association of America, Victoria Bryan Reynolds, conference paper
	Annual 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 lecture
China	Chinese University of Hong Kong Daphne Lei, invited speaker
	Shanghai Theatre Institute Robert Cohen, acting workshops, lectures and residency
	The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Tom Ruzika, six day workshop: "Lighting Themed Environments"
	Shanghai Theatre Academy Douglas-Scott Goheen, Scene Design Master Class
Columbia	School of the Performing Arts, Bogotá, Colombia Douglas-Scott Goheen, Guest Lecturer
Costa Rica	University of Costa Rica, School of Dramatic Arts Douglas-Scott Goheen, in residence
Czech Republic	Department of English and American Studies, Charles University, Prague Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	Department of English and American Studies, Palacky´ University, Olomouc Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	Institute of Translation Studies, Charles University, Prague Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	Shakespeare and his Collaborators over the Centuries Conference, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	Institute of Translation Studies, Charles University, Prague Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
Denmark	International Amateur Theatre Association Robert Cohen in residence
England	Robert Cohen, longtime drama critic for Plays International
	Conference on International Performance, Warwick University Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	Department of English and Drama, University of London, Queen Mary Bryan Reynolds, visiting professor
	Theatre Studies Department, Lancaster University Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	Department of English, Royal Holloway University, London Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	London Theatre Seminar, Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	Transversalities Conference, University of Reading Bryan Reynolds, keynote, invited lecture
	British 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 lecture
Estonia	Estonian National Theatre Union Robert Cohen in residence
Finland	International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR) Conference at University of Helsinki Daphne Lei, conference paper and Transnational Theatre working group
	International 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 2005
	Finnish National Theatre Academy Robert Cohen in residence
	University of Jyvaskala Robert Cohen in residence
	Kiasma, Future Cinema exhibition, Helsinki Bill Tomlinson, "AlphaWolf"
	“The Sublime Now, in Art and Culture” Conference, Helsinki Stephen Barker, invited lecture
France	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 lecture
Germany	Guest Professorship in Gender Studies in Mainz Janelle Reinelt, guest professor
	Kulturen des Performativen, Freie University, Berlin Annie Loui, invited intermedia video presentation of Reading Frankenstein
	“Turns/Texts/Crypts” Conference, Freiburg Stephen Barker, invited lecture
Ghana	Production of Tibi’s Law at the National Theatre Robert Cohen, director and translator
Hungary	Hungarian National Theatre and Film Academy Robert Cohen, invited lecture, Academy of Arts and Sciences
	Shakespeare, Philosophy and Multiculturalism Conference, Loránd Eötvös University, Budapest Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
India	IV World Shakespeare Conference of the Shakespeare Society of Eastern India, Loreto College, Calcutta Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	Burdwan University, West Bengal Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
Italy	Lectures on Aesthetic Theory in Rome Stephen Barker, visiting scholar
	La Casa-Laboritorio di Cenci, Cenci, Umbria Douglas-Scott Goheen, in residence
	La Casa-Laboritorio di Cenci, Sassi, Basilicatta Douglas-Scott Goheen, in residence
	International Philosophical Society, St; Michel, Tyrol Stephen Barker, invited lecture
	Académie de France à Rome, Villa Medici, Rome Stephen Barker, invited lecture
	Clown Intensive Workshop and Performance, Accademia Dell'Arte, Arezzo Eli Simon, visiting professor/director
Malta	“Narrativity and Subjectivity” Conference, Valetta Stephen Barker, invited lecture
Netherlands	Department of Theatre Studies, University of Amsterdam Bryan Reynolds, visiting professor
	University of Amsterdam, Theatre Institute Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	Shakespeare and European Politics Conference, Utrecht University Bryan Reynolds, conference paper
	International 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 lecture
New Zealand	Bodies in Question, Australasian Drama Studies Annie Loui, invited video presentation of intermedia Sympathetic Magic
Poland	Lodz, Poland, Community Center, workshop on Transversal Acting Bryan Reynolds
	Grotowski Institute, Wroclaw Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	British and Commonwealth Studies Department, University of Lodz Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	Shakespeare and Europe Conference: History and Memory, Jagiellonian University, Krakow Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture with Glenn Odom
	Faculty of International Studies and Politology, University of Lodz Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	Shakespeare and Europe Conference: History and Memory, Jagiellonian University, Krakow Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	Teatr Polski-Malarnia, Poznan Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	Teatr Kana, Festiwalu Kontrapunkt Off, Szczecin Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	The 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 residency
	Sibiu International Theatre Festival, Sibiu Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Faculty of Letters, Department of Theatre Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	University of Tirgu Mures, Department of Theatre, Tirgu Mures Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	University of Sibiu and Sibiu International Theatre Festival Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture Robert Cohen, Shakespearean acting workshop
	The Secret and the Known Conference, University of Bucharest Bryan Reynolds, keynote invited lecture
	Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture Robert Cohen, Shakespearean acting workshop
Scotland	Voice Workshop in Glasgow Phil Thompson in residence
	University of Glasgow Bryan Reynolds, invited lecture
	“Reconsidering Beckett” Conference, Stirling Stephen Barker, invited lecture
Singapore	Performance Studies International (PSI) Conference at Singapore Management University Daphne Lei, conference paper
South Korea	Korean National University of the Arts Robert Cohen, acting workshops, lectures and residency
	Korean National University of the Arts Eli Simon, Master Workshops in Clowning, Commedia, and Transformation
	Korean National University of the Arts Douglas-Scott Goheen, Scene Design Master Class
	Yonsei University, Institute of Media Art Douglas-Scott Goheen, Scene Design Master Class
Spain	La Sala Mirador, Madrid Eli Simon, Master Workshops in Clowning, Commedia, and Full-Face Masks
	9th 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 lecture
Sweden	Swedish National Theatre Symposium Robert Cohen in residence
Taiwan	National Chiao Tung University Daphne Lei, invited speaker
	Third Asia Pacific Arts Forum Daphne Lei, invited speaker
	Computer Supported Collaborative Learning conference, Taipei Bill Tomlinson, "Virtual Raft Project"
Wales	Conference at the University of Wales, Bangor Bryan Reynolds, conference paper
	Conference at the University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd Bryan Reynolds, conference paper
	Center 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 2003
South Korea	Suk Man Kim, Professor of Theatre at the National University in Seoul Residency at UCI, 2002-3
Romania	Mihai Maniutiu and Anca Maniutiu, University of Cluj Residency at UCI, Fall 2006
Romania	Mihai Manuitui, University of Cluj Director, The Bacchae Trilogy, 2009

Education Abroad Program Opportunities:

EAP Planning for Drama

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 Chinese
	Article
	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).