Contemporary Dance Ensemble celebrates 10th anniversary with first pandemic-era work
The production, which was filmed in the John Wright Theatre, will stream online at 7:30 p.m. March 12–13 and March 16–20, and 2 p.m. March 14.
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4th Art Song Festival features Grammy winning bass-baritone Gerald Finley, student singers, poets and composers
Two Fresno State poetry students and five music composition students have been selected as finalists in the fourth annual Art Song Festival competition which will take place on Feb. 26 and 27 on Zoom.
Read MoreChoirs combine in celebration of MLK, Black History Month
In an annual tradition, the Fresno State choirs directed by Dr. Cari Earnhart and Fresno City College choirs, directed by Julie Dana, combine for “Walk in Peace: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black History Month” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 26 on YouTube.
Read MoreComposer Dr. Joseph Bohigian to perform a piece inspired by the Armenian diaspora
Displacement and dispersion loom large in the Armenian collective memory, as seen through their music and the work of the composer and musicologist Komitas. A longing to reclaim elements of lost culture pervades the Armenian diaspora, where Home is reconstituted in exile.
Read MoreDr. Vahram Shemmassian to speak on ‘The Armenians of Musa Dagh: From Obscurity to Genocide Resistance and Fame 1840-1915’
Dr. Vahram Shemmassian, Director of the Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Northridge, will speak about his new book “The Armenians of Musa Dagh: From Obscurity to Genocide Resistance and Fame 1840-1915” at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb, 6 on Zoom.
Read MoreVirtual lecture with Eric Hacopian examines the Artsakh War and Armenia
Political consultant and commentator Eric Hacopian will participate in “The Artsakh War and Armenia: A Conversation with Eric Hacopian” at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Jan 30, virtually on Zoom.
Read MoreRiveting drama brings historic 1967 Detroit race riots into the spotlight
Fresno State University Theatre is pleased to announce the second virtual production of our 2020 -2021 mainstage season, “Detroit ‘67” online Dec. 4 – 12
Read MoreLecture explores the role of women in the Portuguese monarchy
The Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute invites the community to join Monique Kelley-Vallance, Ph.D. in Portuguese history from U.C. Santa Barbara, in a conversation on “Portuguese Monarchy: A Discussion of Gender and Power in the Portuguese Royal Court.”
Read MoreItalian Studies kicks off Fall 2020 Lecture Series with perspectives on love and video games
5 p.m. Nov. 24 on Zoom
“(E-)Life is (not) Strange”: Video Game-Based Foreign Language Learning in Higher Education”
Presentation focuses on ‘Portraits of Unbelonging: Photography, the Ottoman State and Armenians Leaving for America 1896-1908’
Dr. Zeynep Devrim Gürsel, associate professor of anthropology at Rutgers University, will give a presentation on “Portraits of Unbelonging: Photography, the Ottoman State and Armenians Leaving for America 1896-1908” at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 12 on Zoom.
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