DeeDee DuPlessis experienced 15 days of photographic experimentation in Barcelona this past July, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts’ Medici Circle. DuPlessis, a senior pursuing a BFA in studio art with a Photography, Video and Imaging emphasis, was invited to attend the International Experimentation Residency in Barcelona. The 10-day residency consisted of eight artists […]
read moreChelsea Cannon participated in a choral workshop and performed in Italy, this summer, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts’ Medici Circle. Cannon, a senior studying music education and voice at the School of Music, attended the Sarteano Choral Workshop in Tuscany, Italy. She participated in masterclasses, received personal instruction from vocal specialists […]
read moreGavin Michaels attended a two-week intensive training program in New York City this summer, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts’ Medici Circle. Michaels is in his third and final year at the University of Arizona, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance. He attended the Verdon Fosse Legacy Intensive Training […]
read moreMarcus Xavier Chormicle made progress on his ongoing photography project, “Say Uncle,” this summer, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts’ Medici Circle. Chormicle, a second-year MFA student in the School of Art, made photographs of his uncle in the pine forests on Mount San Jacinto, the mountain where his ancestors would escape […]
read moreTwo University of Arizona School of Music alumni are giving back to the program that gave them their start. Daryl Durran (BM ’78, bassoon) and Lois Durran (BM ’77, violin) have established the Daryl W. and Lois F. Durran Music Scholarship Endowment, a gift that will support undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Music for generations […]
read moreVeronica Panteluk attended a dance intensive this past summer in New York City, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle. Panteluk, fourth-year BFA dance major, trained for three weeks last summer as part of Steps on Broadway Conservatory’s theater jazz program, known as Summer Study NYC. Students study commercial and theater […]
read moreAlexandra 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 […]
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