., CSU Summer Arts Returns to Fresno State More than 25 events led byworld class artists will he heldfor the general public. Video Game resno draws creative minds from poetry, including Human Dark with The schedule of performances Faround the world with the return of Sugar. Not to mention, the always free include: Development CSU Summer Arts' to Fresno State. After and fospiring student showcases. . A cinematography lecture from a 5 year stay with Cal State Monterey Bay, As students eat, sleep, and the world-renowned cinematographer, Lecturewith Mattie the educational and celebrated festival breathe the arts, spending anywhere Bruce Logan, best known forblowing up of the arts is back for the summer. The from 8-16 hours a day purely focused the Death Star in Star Wars. Brice onJuly 3 intensive 2-week master class program in on their chosen discipline, more than 25 attie Brice is a play and games the visual,performing, literary and media events will be held for the general public . 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The festival, hosted by Fresno Award Winner Artist, Oavid Sanchez frommedia criticism centered on cultural will also be holding performances for the State's College of Arts and Humanities and literary theories, she grappled general public. begins on June 25 and runs until July ·Vicki Lewis, best known as with the video game and wider tech The cinematographer who blew 22 with scheduled performances and Beth on NewsRa:dio, One-Woman Show industry's problems with diversity, from the Death Star in the original "Star lectures throughout the 2 weeks. representation of marginalized peoples in Wars", a Grammy-winning Latin jazz Summer Arts is · a unique ·· Urban Bush .Women, the the content of games to their positions of saxophonist,and a Brooklyn-based dance arts summer school and festival of groundbreaking Brooklyn-based dance power andvisibility in the creativeprocess • of makinggames. troupe famous for addressing social and the California State University that troupe, using choreography to address Mattie was a part of a DIY political issues will all be _calling Fresno works with not only students but also socio-political issues . movement withinvideo gamesthat created professionals already working in their home this summer. And the people of gamesinspired by personalexperience using Fresno will be able to see their talents on desired industry. It's a program designed A more comprehensive list of toolsthat didn't require programming� She full display. . to take even establishedskills to the next scheduled performances can be fo�d made experimental games thatbroadened 10 Additional performances level. Each course will host culminations on page of this· edition with short both the ways � could be used to include an animation lecture. from the at the end of the program to show what descriptions about each event. Tickets communicate with other people and the creative minds of Nimble Collective; they've been working towards, which are for the 2017 CSU Summer Arts Festival kinds of people who could make them. readings from Eileen Myles, recipient of also open to the public.The Summer Arts season are available online for purchase. Her first notable work, Mainichi, has a Guggenheim Fellowship, Li-YoungLee, public performances give audiences the You can find more information along toured museums (Museum of Des.ign author of Behind My Eyes, and Brenda opportunity to enjoy the best of today's with ticket availability by visiting Atlanta), art festivals (lndicCadc), game Shaughnessy, author of three books of artistic talent. www.csusummerarts.org conventions (GaymerX), and more, becoming a .prominent work disamed in independent games and queer games studies. DavidSanchez & Friends onJuly 5 Balancingtheory with practicing writer and critic Howard Kendrick Freeman's background in both an and design, Mattie �y speaks at Reich saluted the bandleader drumset and hand drums has allowed conferencesand universitiesinternationally saying, "Sanchez's prowess on him the flexibility to collaborate with a on creative practice, outsider art, · and saxophone is matched by the range of artists. His current work includes political engagement. She became an activist for marginalized creators and intellectualdepth pf his concept Malian ngoni player Mamadou Sidibe, players in games and organizes academic and compositions". guitarist Ricardo Peixoto, Pakistani singer conferences (Queerness and Games Sukhawat Ali Khan, and the Haitian Conference) and community events (Lost dance company RaraTou Limen. He will be joined by: Levels). Mattie currently teaches about play design and art activism at NewYork Migue\ De Armas is a versatile Ernesto Mazar Kindelan began music City schools (NYU, Parsons) and does jazz pianist and composer who studies at the age of eight and was always grad work in the Integrated Digital Media weaves strands of Cuban and interested in the :sound of "that big piece program at NYU. American · jazz influences in of wood with strings." In 2006, Ernestp Her current research and a compellingly eclectic way. 'became the bass player of the Grammy­ practice interests include using play In 1988, he co-founded the nominated and internationally popular and performance to engage the public acclaimed Cuban band NG La salsa and tirnbagroup, David Calzado y su politically, mttmate and vulnerable Banda Orchestra with Jose Luis Charanga Habanera. methods of activism, and design processes Cortes and other prestigious that account for measuring social impact. Cuban �usicians. Carlitos Medrano has played extensively She also consults for �ompanies on issues with some of Havana's best known Latin of representation anddiversity with regards Colin Douglas has performed and Jazz�d Salsa groups;and since coming to to interactive media and acts as project rammy Award--winner _David manager and . organizational strategist . Sanchez is re��d around the recorded with an extensive list of diverse the US has played with many of the Bay G artistssuch asthe Wayne WallaceQuintet, -Area's finest Latin groups. 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