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The Soraya Presents the World Premiere of DIAVOLO: Existencia, 30 Years After the Northridge Earthquake

NORTHRIDGE, Calif., Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 17, 2024, DIAVOLO, Architecture in Motion, and The Soraya will present the world premiere of Existencia, a new work to commemorate the 30 years since the Northridge Earthquake struck California State University Northridge (CSUN), in 1994 — and event which was said to have been the worst natural disaster ever to hit a university campus in the United States. -- KTLA

The Soraya Presents the World Premiere of DIAVOLO: Existencia, 30 Years After the Northridge Earthquake

NORTHRIDGE, Calif., Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 17, 2024, DIAVOLO, Architecture in Motion, and The Soraya will present the world premiere of Existencia, a new work to commemorate the 30 years since the Northridge Earthquake struck California State University Northridge (CSUN), in 1994 — and event which was said to have been the worst natural disaster ever to hit a university campus in the United States. -- Tallassee Tribune

CSUN Women’s Basketball Faces UC Davis and Cal State Fullerton in Big West Play

CSUN Women's Basketball (2-11) is set to play UC Davis at home and Cal State Fullerton on the road, with both games scheduled for 6 p.m. The team is coming off a loss to Hawai'i and looks to leverage the offensive prowess of freshmen Kaitlyn Elsholz and Amiyah Ferguson, as well as the strong rebounding of junior Kayanna Spriggs. Junior guard Erica Adams and junior forward Talo Li-Uperesa have also made significant contributions this season. -- BVM Sports

How Cal State Northridge Is Remembering the 1994 Earthquake

With Existencia, a 65-minute opus that explores human resilience in the face of disaster, Diavolo | Architecture in Motion, founded in 1992 by Paris-born, Los Angeles-based choreographer Jacques Heim, promises a thrill ride of epic proportions. Commemorating the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the world premiere lands at The Soraya on Jan. 17 and 19, the former being the day 30 years ago when Angelenos were hurled into a new reality by a 6.7 seismic shock that was felt throughout the city. -- San Francisco Classical Voice

UCLA Digs Deeper Into Music Business With New Bachelor's Degree Program

The new curriculum follows more established tracks at Cal State Northridge and USC — the latter of which offers undergraduate and masters degrees via the Iovine and Young Academy and Thornton School of Music, respectively — drawing the biz-curious to its Westwood campus in a city considered among the biggest music creation hubs in the country. -- Los Angeles Magazine

The Last Working Orange Grove in the San Fernando Valley to Give Way to Homes

The news of a possible sale triggered alarms that the orange grove would be plowed under. Robert Gohstand, a geography professor emeritus who decades earlier helped save a much smaller, nonworking orange grove at California State University, Northridge, called it irreplaceable. “It serves as a marvelous green ‘lung’ for our suburban environment,” Gohstand said. -- The Wall Street Journal

CSUN Discusses History, Celebration of Kwanzaa

Honoring ancestors, life-enhancing community principles, and soul food rooted in African culture– these are at the center of Kwanzaa celebrations that will begin on Dec. 26 and run through Jan. 1, 2024. While not widely known, the history of Kwanzaa has roots in Los Angeles. -- SCV News

CSUN Receives Helping Hand from Climate Fellows

California State University, Northridge’s Institute for Sustainability is getting some help from the California Climate Action Corps in its ongoing efforts to combat the effects of climate change. -- SCV News

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