As a seasoned jazz saxophonist, Teodross Avery gives his students a lot to aspire to, and a life filled with rich experiences to learn from. When Avery joined the faculty at California State University, Dominguez Hills in the fall of 2017 as an assistant professor of Jazz Studies and Commercial Music, he brought with him an “outstanding pedigree” and an abundance of abilities on the saxophone that have been in demand in the music industry since he was 19 years old. It was at that age–when he was still an undergraduate student at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston–that A&R executive Carl Griffin of GRP/Impulse Records signed the young artist to his first recording ... Read More
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Theatre and Dance to Perform ‘RISE – Fall Faculty and Student Dance Concert’
California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Department of Theatre and Dance will perform “RISE - Fall Faculty and Student Dance Concert,” December 1 and 2 in the University Theatre. “No matter the situation, artists will continue to boldly rise to express their art and beliefs,” says the concert's artistic director, department chair Doris Ressl. “Indeed, it is the driving force of creativity and true artistry.” RISE features original choreography from CSUDH's dance faculty. In “härt”²brÅ”²kÉ™n,” Amy Allen explores making a choice between two undesirable options. Through dance, video, and music, Ressl's “Things Are a Stirrin',” celebrates women who challenge the ... Read More
CSUDH Alumni Honored During CSU Media Arts Festival
On their home turf, four proud Toro alumni were honored for their video production prowess during the 2017 CSU Media Arts Festival (MAF), which took place on Nov. 4 at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) for the first time in the festival's 27-year history. The MAF was hosted by CSUDH's College of Arts and Humanities and the Digital Media Arts Department. Hosted at a different California State University (CSU) campus each year, the MAF provides talented students studying film, broadcasting, video, screenwriting, and new media from throughout the 23-campus CSU system the opportunity to showcase their work for their peers, faculty, and industry professionals, while ... Read More
Public Art Initiative ‘Portals’ at CSUDH Invites Face-to-Face Conversations Across the Globe
(Carson, CA) -- “Portals,” the global public art initiative created by Shared Studios, has chosen California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) as its new Los Angeles location, starting Nov. 14 through the end of the fall 2017 semester. “Portals” are mobile art installations housed in gold painted shipping containers equipped with immersive audio-visual technology, which enables participants to engage in live and full-bodied Criminal Justice Dialogues and other conversations with people in identical shipping containers across the globe. WHEN: The portal will be open Nov. 14 through the end of the fall 2017 semester, Monday-Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (please check the website ... Read More
‘Harvest of Loneliness’ Enlightens New Generation of Toros in Uncertain Times
Seven years since its release, “Harvest of Loneliness,” Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies Vivian Price's award-winning film about the 1940s-1960s farm labor Bracero Program, continues to “deliver a much-needed fact check” regarding the history of immigration from Mexico to the United States. The documentary was screened twice on campus recently as part of the Chicana and Chicano Studies, Department 2017-2018 Film Series at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). “Harvest of Loneliness,” which debuted in 2010 and was co-directed by Price, who also serves as coordinator of the labor studies program at CSUDH, counters the U.S. government's official story regarding the ... Read More
