performing arts

KVPR reporter Rachel Livinal shares what inspired her to follow Merced high school students as they pursue careers in the arts – and the teacher who’s encouraging them.

How a Merced teacher leads her students to pursue a career in the arts – after the arts helped her overcome struggles of her own.

For students in California’s Central Valley, financial challenges are a barrier to attending far-away dream schools.

In the rural city of Merced, California, high school students are aiming for careers in performing arts, despite social pressures, and a heavy push to pursue jobs in other prevalent industries.

Many artists in Fresno struggle to make a living. Measure P arts funding could help, but some worry the funding won’t make it into the hands of those who need it most.

Performing arts venues have been dark since the coronavirus pandemic hit in March - including some of the Central Valley’s most historic theatres. But…

This weekend and next, take a chance on Fresno’s Rogue festival, an annual tradition in the Tower District that has performers and attendees bustling from…

Actor Darnell Abraham’s new role as George Washington in the San Francisco run of Hamilton - described as “America then told by America now" - makes it a…

Fresno State is hosting CSU Summer Arts for the second year in a row, although, this would be the university’s 14th year hosting the program since its…

Madera County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward with a plan for a new cultural and performing arts center in downtown Madera.…