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</p><p><span data-contrast="none"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-52500" src="https://csunshinetoday.csun.edu/wp-content/uploads/HOME-flyer-2-212x300…; alt="Flyer for &quot;HOME&quot;" width="212" height="300" srcset="https://csunshinetoday.csun.edu/wp-content/uploads/HOME-flyer-2-212x300… 212w, https://csunshinetoday.csun.edu/wp-content/uploads/HOME-flyer-2-768x108… 768w, https://csunshinetoday.csun.edu/wp-content/uploads/HOME-flyer-2-724x102… 724w" sizes="(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px" />With efforts to start conversation on climate change, students at California State University, Northridge will showcase a new multimedia performance that explores the anxiety related to this environmental crisis.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">&#8220;Home&#8221; will be performed on Thursday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m. and Friday, May 5, at 2 p.m. in CSUN&#8217;s Nordhoff Hall&#8217;s Campus Theatre, located near the corner of Nordhoff Street and Etiwanda Avenue. The show will shed light on the complexities and concerns of climate change through various forms of artistic expression.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">The interdisciplinary project includes students and faculty from three different colleges — </span><a href="https://www.csun.edu/mike-curb-arts-media-communication"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication</span></span></a><span data-contrast="none">, </span><a href="https://www.csun.edu/health-human-development"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">College of </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">Health</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink"> and Human Development</span></span></a><span data-contrast="none"> and </span><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">College of Social and Behavioral Sciences</span></span><span data-contrast="none">— and five different departments, Africana Studies, Environmental and Occupational Health, Kinesiology, Music, and Theatre.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">The performance will include a jazz ensemble led by Thomas Meyer, spoken word performers, dancers, choreographers, a visual artist, lighting designers, stage managers, and theatrical crew. Twenty-five students will be involved throughout the show.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">&#8220;Home at times will be painful to watch but also beautiful,&#8221; said kinesiology professor Paula Thomson, who teaches dance in the College of Health and Human Development. &#8220;We&#8217;re not backing away because climate change is painful and real.&#8221;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Tickets for &#8220;Home&#8221; are free. To register, visit </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/home-tickets-616109539217"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">eventbrite.com/e/home-tickets-616109539217. </span></span></a><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">For more information about the performance, contact Thomson, at </span><a href="mailto:paula.thomson@csun.edu"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">paula.thomson@csun.edu</span></span></a><span data-contrast="none">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span></p>

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With efforts to start conversation on climate change, students at California State University, Northridge will showcase a new multimedia performance...