Alexandra Demetriades conducted dance research across Europe this summer, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle. Demetriades is a second-year graduate student in the School of Dance and conducts extensive research in embodied awareness as a tool for a transformation in performance, pedagogy, and even daily life. This summer, Demetriades took this […]
read moreSasha Schick attended a professional dance intensive in Dallas last summer, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle. Schick, a fourth year BFA dance student, spent the month of July taking class, learning company repertoire, rehearsing, and performing at SoulEscape, a professional contemporary dance company based in Dallas, Texas. Under the direction […]
read moreChuan Choy spent the summer conducting musical performances and research in Argentina and Brazil, supported by the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle. Choy, a second-year doctoral student studying piano, presented two musical performances, a masterclass, and research sessions to communities within the Pestalozzi School in Buenos Aires, Argentina as well as State University of […]
read moreKate Eid attended a dance intensive in Paris, France, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle Eid, a junior majoring in dance and creative writing, attended a two-week intensive with “Graham for Europe,” a dance intensive based in the Martha Graham technique. Facilitated by Rafael Molina with the help of Penny […]
read moreAndrés Caballero attended a photography workshop in Snowmass, Colorado, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle. Caballero is a third-year MFA student in the Photography, Video and Imaging department at the School of Art. He completed a one-week workshop, “Seeing Machines,” at the renowned Anderson Ranch Arts Center, under the direction of […]
read moreMacy Halverson attended an ‘opera scenes’ program this summer in Vicenza, Italy, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle. Halverson, a fourth-year student studying vocal performance, attended the International Lyric Academy’s opera scenes program to improve her performances. The academy gives students opportunities to perform on international stages and study with renowned […]
read moreBella Ruiz attended a dance intensive program in Moncalvo, Italy, this summer, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle. Ruiz, a fourth-year student studying dance and minoring in criminology, participated in Orsolina28’s one-week intensive. Nestled in the countryside of Moncalvo, Italy, the program aims to promote and transform the performing arts into […]
read moreBennett Curran enhanced his senior thesis film, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle. Curran, a senior pursuing his BA in Film & Television online, created his own film “California is Burning” to highlight the devastation brought by the Eaton fire in southern California. In a story of resilience, he aims […]
read moreGia Del Pino earned a certificate in Art and Curatorial Practice this summer, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle. Del Pino, a fifth-year PhD student in art and visual culture education, participated in the New Centre for Research and Practice’s virtual certificate program. The centre’s mission is to expand possibilities […]
read moreThe Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona has received renowned photographer Benn Mitchell’s archive and a $1 million gift. Esther Mitchell has donated her late husband’s photographic archive to the center, along with a $1 million gift to establish the Benn and Esther Mitchell Endowed Collection Fund. The gift provides a major […]
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