theater and dance department Archives

Performers on stage during LA Opera’s production of Ainadamar, with dramatic lighting, red set pieces, and dynamic poses. Dancers in burgundy costumes surround a central figure in a floral dress. — Credit: Courtesy of Cory Weaver, LA Opera

Dance Dept.’s Cihtli Ocampo tapped for LA Opera production

by csudhbulletin May 13, 2025May 13, 2025

Global dance professor is one of four principal flamenco dancers performing in “Ainadamar.” By Sapphire Perez, Staff Reporter From an early age, Cihtli Ocampo knew exactly who she wanted to be. Raised in a home without television, she spent her childhood listening to music and trying to dance along. By age three, her favorite album […]

Fame and Hell, Oh My!

by csudhbulletin February 11, 2020August 29, 2020

Andrea Mendez-Ochoa Bulletin By Sarai Henriquez, Staff Reporter Friendship, love, betrayal, forgiveness, and faith are what’s in store this spring from the CSUDH Theater and Dance Department as a play from the most acclaimed African American playwright of the 20th Century, and one about the most reviled names ever are on tap. “Seven Guitars,” the […]