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A silhouette in an auditorium of someone choosing to watch either Barbie or Oppenheimer. (Chris Myers / Golden Gate Xpress)

Barbie vs. Oppenheimer

D’Angelo Hernandez-Fulks May 22, 2023

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” “Asteroid City” and many more major blockbusters will hit cinemas this summer, giving a nice change of pace considering...

Delaney Dorsey, Kennedy Brock, Zach Calzadillas, Denzel Ndongosi, Keegan Jones (left to right) and ensemble perform “La Vie Boheme” during SF State’s production of “RENT” on May 4, 2023. (Photo Courtesy: Richard Mayer)

‘RENT’ brings 80s NYC to SF State’s Little Theatre

Michelle Ruano Arreola, Staff Reporter May 9, 2023

Students of SF State’s School of Theatre & Dance rehearsed all semester to present eight days of the musical “RENT” which runs from May 5 to May 13. The rock musical, originally created by...

Sitting at the piano, Tan Sang, the composer; director and playwright mastering in music composition, leads play practice while Julia Sussman (L), child adolescent development major playing Rose, and Eric Ye (R), senior music major and lead role, transition to the next scene and song in the Creative Arts building on campus on April 21, 2023. (Tatyana Ekmekjian/Golden Gate Xpress)

Graduate student Tan Sang composes and directs original musical

D'Angelo Hernandez-Fulks, A&E Editor May 3, 2023

After teaching international music in China, and watching great composers like Alan Menken, Claude Debussy, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, Tan Sang came to the US to further his studies. “In...

Director Rodrigo Reyes answers questions about his film Sansón and Me inside SF State’s Coppola Theater on March 15, 2023. (Michelle Ruano / Golden Gate Xpress)

“Sansón and Me” screening sparks conversation of immigration, mass incarceration and more

Michelle Ruano Arreola, Staff Reporter March 17, 2023

At the age of 19, Sansón Andrade and his brother-in-law, Isaac, were sentenced to life in prison with no parole for a gang-related murder. Film director Rodrigo Reyes saw their story as an opportunity...

SF State actors Amanda Schaer (left) and Kenna Tanaka (right) on the set of “Dealing Dreams,” for its first showing on Nov. 3, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Richard Mayer)

SF State’s first play of the semester steps into the spotlight

Aiden Brady, Arts & Entertainment Editor November 4, 2022

Every interaction between Zoe and Trey — played by SF State actors Amanda Schaer and Kenna Tanaka — solicited laughs, gasps and even frustrated stirrings from the audience in the theater. Their...

Director of SF States Latinx Student Center Emmanuel Padilla (left), Backstreet to the American Dream filmmaker Patricia Nazario (center), and Cinema professor Rafael Flores (right) speak during a panel on the documentary in McKenna Theater on Oct. 11, 2022. (Jesus Arriaga for Golden Gate Xpress)

Award-winning filmmaker screens documentary “Backstreet to the American Dream” at SF State

David Blakeley, Staff Reporter October 12, 2022

Filmmaker Patricia Nazario screened her documentary “Backstreet to the American Dream” Tuesday at McKenna Theater, which highlighted the experiences of American entrepreneurs and Mexican immigrants...

Students walk in and out of the Cesar Chavez Student Center, which is home to 12 out the 13 AS programs, on Sept. 26, 2022. (Oscar Palma / Golden Gate Xpress)

A guide to Associated Students’ 13 programs for financial assistance, childcare and more

Oscar Palma, Spanish Editor September 27, 2022

From high tuition to the difficulty of finding a community, the college experience can be a  challenging journey for any student and SF State’s Associated Students knows that. The student-run government...

Jon Stieger (center) plays Scorpius Malfoy alongside Benjamin Papac’s (right) Albus Potter. The San Francisco production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is playing at the Curran Theater in San Francisco. (Courtesy of Evan Zimmerman for Murphy Made)

Gator Talk: Harry Potter and the actor that climbed up the ladder

Anaïs-Ophelia Lino April 18, 2022

Welcome to Gator Talk, a collaborative CalState podcast that brings city and statewide perspectives to SF State news. City Editor Anaïs-Ophelia Lino spoke to San Francisco’s “Harry Potter and the...

Ballet performance “Caprice”, choreographed by Helgi Tomasson, at War Memorial Opera House on Feb. 3. (Courtesy of the San Francisco Ballet)

REVIEW: SF Ballet ‘Chasses’ Back into Opera House

Anaïs-Ophelia Lino and Jensen Giesick February 7, 2022

After its 2020 season was cut short, the San Francisco Ballet welcomed patrons back to the Memorial Opera House as it opened the final season of its artistic director and principal choreographer Helgi...

Two skateboarders skate down the ramp in front of the Fine Arts Building at SF State on Feb. 5, 2021. (Cameron Lee / Golden Gate Xpress)

Visual, performing arts set stage for fall semester

Sydney Vargas May 10, 2021

Kim Schwartz, director of SF State’s School of Theatre & Dance, has occasionally visited her office this semester. On her walks through the halls, she purposely avoids walking past the theatre.  “It...

A storage shelf in Christian Cantrell’s room with various musicals on March 14. Cantrell is a lyricist and composer in the SF State Drama Department. (Avery Wilcox / Golden Gate Xpress)

Fringe Festival takes its second virtual curtain call

Sydney Vargas April 28, 2021
"Fringe was created for the stage," said Angelina Tolbert, who debuted two plays at the 25-year-old Fringe Festival
An older woman looks toward the display of gifts and goods in memory of Ginsburg. (Olivia Wynkoop / Xpress Media)

Outpour of gratitude, remembrance on steps of Supreme Courthouse for RBG

Olivia Wynkoop September 23, 2020

WASHINGTON ––  Along the marble steps of the Supreme Courthouse, a mother guides her daughter past businesswomen, college-aged girls, grandmothers and others who are in collective mourning over the...

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