Symphony Orchestra and Opera Theatre combine to perform Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel

February 1, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

Photo Hansel and Gretel in front of an illustrated bright green background with a cartoonish candy house

With its themes of love, family, and perseverance in the face of adversity, Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” continues to captivate audiences of all ages.

Contemporary Dance Ensemble kicks off the spring season at University Theatre

January 30, 2023.Reading time 3 minutes.

Two dancers, man and women, in a blue toned photo.

Fresno State’s University Theatre and The Contemporary Dance Ensemble will present its spring dance concert, “Connections: 2023.”

English symposium traces hope across boundaries

December 1, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

Manuel Muñoz in a blue denim jacket and left hand in his hair. Photo by Manuel Muñoz

Author and Central Valley native Manuel Muñoz will deliver the keynote address for Fresno State’s sixth annual Students of English Studies Association symposium on December 8 and 9. The theme of this year’s symposium is “Transcending Boundaries: Finding Hope in the Now.”

Students help non-profit dog rescue with recruitment and donations

November 14, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

“If life is drab, get a lab!”

University Theatre kicks off the season with Pulitzer Prize finalist ‘4,000 Miles’

September 20, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

A city street in an orange sunset-like glow in perspective as objects in motion are blured.

After suffering a major loss on a cross-country bike trip, 21-year-old Leo seeks solace from his feisty 91-year-old grandmother Vera in her West Village apartment.

Fresno State Music Department announced the Fall 2022 lineup

September 9, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

Get jazzed up as the Fresno State Music Department presents its upcoming events for the Fall 2022 Semester.

Fall Art season kicks off with a faculty show

September 1, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

Every two years, faculty in the Department of Art, Design and Art History bring their favorite recent works for a special exhibit to begin the school year.

CineCulture returns with virtual films for the fall semester

August 30, 2022.Reading time 16 minutes.

Alba Rohrwacher (Alice) and Wajdi Mouawad (Joseph) star in ‘Skies of Lebanon’ film.

Attention film buffs! Experience groundbreaking films from artists worldwide through CineCulture at Fresno State. The course allows the public three to five days to screen the weekly movie at their leisure, then join in a discussion about the film at 5:15 p.m. on Friday evenings during the fall semester.

Philip Lorenz International Keyboard Concert Series celebrates 50 years

April 20, 2022.Reading time 16 minutes.

“The unique experience of watching a master perform live music is transformational: One feels the vibrations, feels the emotion and hears the vital energy of life, flowing from the heart through the fingertips,” Fresno State President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval said. “For 50 years, the Philip Lorenz International Keyboard Concert Series has brought us this gift that elevates and revitalizes the soul. Fresno State is honored to host this community and international treasure.”

Modern Latine adaptation of Sophocles’ ‘Electra’ receives Fresno premiere

March 23, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

Fresno State’s University Theatre presents its fifth in-person production of the 2021 – 2022 Mainstage season, “Electricidad,” written by Luis Alfaro and directed by Gina Sandí-Díaz. The production is a Fresno premiere.