In 2019, Cal State Fullerton Professor of Theatre and Dance Lisa D. Long began teaching four basic principles of mindfulness in her classes: breath awareness, closed-eye body awareness, self-talk tracking and a yoga pose known as Savasana. By adding mindfulness to dance training, Long noticed improved physical, mental and emotional awareness in her students. Encouraged […]
Iranian American artist and Cal State Fullerton alumna Mahtab Mohammadi ’23 (M.F.A. art) was named the Makers @ MUZEO 2024 Artist in Residence. Mohammadi will be creating on-site at the MUZEO Museum and Cultural Center in Anaheim in the museum’s historic Carnegie Gallery. She will be at the gallery from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. […]
On April 11, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced the appointment of 188 Guggenheim Fellowships to a distinguished and diverse group of culture creators working across 52 disciplines including journalism, performing and visual arts, science, and medicine. The College of the Arts and Department of Art are pleased to announce that Cal State Fullerton […]
On April 26, Cal State Fullerton music majors taught over 90 elementary school students in a series of music assemblies at Tustin Memorial Elementary School. Students in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and first and second grade learned children’s songs, rhythmic movement, instrumental pieces and singing practices. CSUF students also performed with string, percussion, woodwind and brass instruments […]
Theatre student Faris Khan will fulfill his teenage dream of creating Muppet-style puppets for the stage when Mt. San Antonio College’s production of the Tony Award-winning musical, “Avenue Q,” opens on May 30. When Khan was in high school, he stumbled upon Jim Henson’s puppetry work in the hit series “The Muppet Show,” which ran […]
On Wednesday, April 24, Greek music ensemble, Galan Trio, will perform and host a workshop at Cal State Fullerton in Clayes Performing Arts Center Room 119 at 8 p.m. The trio performs at 10 distinguished universities in California, presenting new commissions in collaboration with prominent composition professors. This event is free and open to the […]
Cal State Fullerton School of Music alumna Marie Bucoy-Calavan ’07, ’10 (B.A. music, M.M. performance) was appointed artistic director for The Choral Arts Society of Washington. The chorus, whose home performance venue is The Kennedy Center Concert Hall, is supported by DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program, […]
The American College Dance Association Baja Region held its conference in January at Cal State Dominguez Hills, where two Cal State Fullerton dance works were selected out of more than 40 choreographies: “Temiqui,” choreographed by B.F.A. dance student Erik James, and “Tesoro,” choreographed by CSUF professor of dance Alvin Rangel-Alvarado and guest choreographer Edgar Aguirre. CSUF […]
The CSUF Grand Central Art Center publication, “Yaron Michael Hakim: Psittaciformeshas” received an award for book design in the category of Photography/Art/Design at The Publishers Association of the West’s Feb. 7 conference. PubWest is a national trade organization of publishers and of associated publishing-related members. The association presents annual design awards for book design, book […]
World chamber jazz ensemble, Quarteto Nuevo, released its new album “2” in early fall 2023. The group comprises CSUF School of Music lecturer Damon Zick (soprano saxophone) and Kenton Youngstrom (guitar), Jacob Szekely (cello) and Felipe Frage (percussion). Combining western classical, eastern European folk, Latin and jazz, the album features three of Zick’s original compositions […]