PSFA Events

Grand Opening and Workshop

Art South, Room 477 (4th Floor Courtyard)
6:00pm-8:00pm

Herbert Siguenza Artist Talk

Donald P. Shiley Bioscience Center
3:00 p.m.

Artist in Residence Herbert Siguenza will discuss his 35 years of work in theatre, film, and television, focusing on how his unique perspective shaped his professional journey.

Voices of the Balkans: Tzidia

Smith Recital Hall SDSU
6:00pm-8:00pm

Discovery Series Panel Conversation 1: Ziggy, Stardust & Me

Prebys Theatre

Immediately following the matinee performance of "Ziggy, Stardust & Me" there will be a panel discussion focused on LGBTQ+ identity and history as represented in the production. The panel will feature Marie Draz, Director, LGBTQ+ Studies Program, James Brandon, Author, Ziggy, Stardust & Me, James Martinez Salem and Jessica Field, co-writers, Ziggy, Stardust & Me the Musical, and others.Moderator: Sierra Shreves. Attendance at this event will count for 15 points toward the Arts Alive SDSU Certificate.

Discovery Series Panel Conversation 2: Ziggy, Stardust & Me

Prebys Theatre

Immediately following the matinee performance of "Ziggy, Stardust & Me" there will be a panel discussion focused on Native American identity and history as represented in Ziggy, Stardust & Me. The panel will feature Olivia Chilcote, Assistant Professor, Department of American Indian Studies, Kenny Ramos, Actor, Ziggy, Stardust & Me, Courtney Elkin Mahler, dramaturg, Ziggy, Stardust & Me, Clementine Bordeaux, artist/scholar. Moderator: Sierra Shreves. Attendance at this event will count for 15 points toward the Arts Alive SDSU Certificate.

Screening: SDPU Live!

Communication 105
6:30 PM

A presentation of the mock TV show, directed by Herbert Siguenza, that he produced as the 22-23 Artist-in-Residence for Arts Alive SDSU. Herbert will also host a short Q&A session following the screening about his collaboration with our campus community and students to produce this exciting project titled "SDPU Live!" Attendance at this event will count for 15 points toward the Arts Alive SDSU Certificate.

Film Screening: Sweet Land Opera

GOLD AUDITORIUM / BIOSCIENCE CENTER
[FEAST] 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM -- [TRAIN] 12:15 - 1:30 PM

When COVID-19 forced the shutdown of "Sweet Land," an opera by The Industry, only two weeks into its world premiere run, the ensemble came together for one final impassioned performance, which was recorded to preserve their work.

Artist Talk: CANNUPA HANSKA LUGER

TEMPLO MAYOR / Student Union
6:30 - 7:15 PM

Artist Talk by Cannupa Hanska Luger, New Mexico based multidisciplinary artist creating monumental installations, sculpture and performance to communicate urgent stories about 21st Century Indigeneity.

Panel Conversation: CREATIVE ACTIVISM

TEMPLO MAYOR / Student Union
7:15 PM

Panel conversation on Exploring Artistic Engagement in American Indigenous Activism with Cannupa Hanska Luger, Prof. Kim Stringfellow, Prof. Esme Murdock, and Prof. William Nericcio. Attendance at this event will count for 15 points toward the Arts Alive SDSU Certificate.

Constructing Borderlands Personalities

Scripps Cottege

Exploring art's role in expressing binational cultural, political, and gendered identities, alongside creative performance and lens-based documentation.