“Blood Wedding,” the classic Spanish play by Federico Garcia Lorca that erupts into a deadly dance of love and deception, family and revenge, beauty and betrayal, will open the 2017-2018 season for California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Department of Theatre and Dance on Oct. 6. Featuring an El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) look and style, “Blood Wedding” is the tale of a young bride-to-be who receives a visit from Leonardo, a former lover who stirs up trouble on her wedding day, sparking a family blood feud that threatens the celebration. The play is directed by CSUDH Professor of Theatre Arts Marla Ladd and choreographed by Dance Professor Sarah ... Read More
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Photographic Exhibit ‘Flesh and Stone, A Conversation’ to Open at CSU Dominguez Hills
(Carson, Calif.) “Flesh and Stone, A Conversation,” a photographic exhibition opening at California State University, Dominguez Hills' Library Cultural Art Center on Sept. 7, features the powerful images of renowned Los Angeles artists Scot Sothern and Andy Romanoff. The exhibition provokes strong connections in viewers through its pairing of images showing harsh life on the streets next to sacred cultural images. WHAT: “Flesh and Stone, A Conversation,” paired works by Scot Sothern and Andy Romanoff. WHEN: Opening Reception: Sept. 7, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Run dates: Sept. 7, 2017 - Jan. 10, 2018. The reception will include a discussion with the artists. WHERE: Library Cultural Arts Center, ... Read More
CSUDH Art Gallery Curates Exhibition by Los Angeles Photographer Cindy Bendat
“Be the Change: Los Angeles Protest Photographs by Cindy Bendat, 2003-2017,” a photography exhibition featuring 58 timely and incisive protest photographs by California photographer Cindy Bendat, will open on Monday, Sept. 11, in the California State University, Dominguez Hill (CSUDH) University Art Gallery, and run through Oct. 10. Opening reception, Monday, Sept. 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; exhibit walk-through with Cindy Bendat at 6 p.m. Saturday exhibit walk-throughs with Cindy Bendat: Sept. 16, 10:30 a.m. and Oc. 7, 11 a.m. Bendat's protest photographs in the exhibition reveal the visual power of people taking action in major protest movements in Los Angeles, including marches for immigrant ... Read More
Mervyn M. Dymally Institute Awards $120,000 in Research Grants
(Carson, Calif.) California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political & Economic Institute (MDAAPEI) has awarded $20,000 research grants to six faculty researchers/teams at four institutions in California. This is the first time MDAAPEI is awarding research grants. “We are very excited to provide these awards to explore and document the impact of political, social, and economic issues in African American and other disadvantaged communities,” said CSUDH President Willie J. Hagan. The funding will support the following research projects: Nancy Deng, principal investigator, CSUDH: “How Do African American Men Succeed in the ... Read More
Nick Cannon Addresses Teens at African American Leaders of Tomorrow Conference
(Carson, Calif.) Nick Cannon, the multi-faceted artist and philanthropist, will be the keynote speaker Wednesday, July 26, during the Annual African American Leaders for Tomorrow (AALT) Conference kick-off dinner at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). A summer conference of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) that is hosted at the university, AALT aims to give nearly 100 African-American high school students from across California the tools they need to take on leadership roles in their communities, and embark on successful college careers. Students are selected to participate in AALT based on their academic standing, involvement in leadership activities at ... Read More
