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Jan 17, 2025 | 
news.gcu.edu | Izabela Fogarasi
Photos by Ralph FresoArms folded above the head. Lean to the left, lean to the right and stretch out the sides. Now, step into a lunge and stretch out the legs. Tyler Galvin, Grand Canyon University Esports supervisor, led esports athletes in exercises and stretches at the International Esports Federation World Championship in Saudi Arabia in the fall.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
news.gcu.edu | Izabela Fogarasi
Impressive records. Competitive performance. Championship titles. These are just a few components that drive collegiate athletes to continuously practice, improve and strive for higher results in their sports. But what happens when those things are taken away? How is their identity affected?
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
news.gcu.edu | Izabela Fogarasi
Photos by Ralph FresoIt’s the most wonderful time of the year, and Grand Canyon University’s music program is spreading the Christmas cheer. The 11th annual Handel’s "Messiah” winter concert will mark the beginning of the holiday season when Canyon Choral Society takes the stage for a sing-along concert at 7 tonight at La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church in Scottsdale. An additional "Messiah" performance is slated for 6 p.m. Sunday at Bellevue Heights Church in Sun City.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
news.gcu.edu | Izabela Fogarasi
Photos by Ralph Freso / SlideshowLeft leg forward, right leg behind and bend knees in lunge-like position. Bring left arm in front, swing right arm back. Grand Canyon University dance students followed along as Lawrence Fung, a professional choreographer, movement artist, filmmaker and photographer, explained a new dance move.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
news.gcu.edu | Izabela Fogarasi
Photos by Ralph Freso / Behind the scenes slideshow / Dress rehearsal slideshowAfter two months, it's finally here: opening night. Students click on their vanity mirror lights, snap open their makeup boxes, plug in their curling irons and try to control their excitement.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
news.gcu.edu | Izabela Fogarasi
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third story in the "Behind the Curtain" series, a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to bring a theatre production to the stage, from auditions to opening night. Photos by Ralph Freso / SlideshowThe orchestra raises its instruments, lights flash and illuminate the stage, and the theatre cast steps into the spotlight.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
news.gcu.edu | Izabela Fogarasi
Photos by Ralph Freso / SlideshowEDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second story in the "Behind the Curtain" series, a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to bring a theatre production to the stage, from auditions to opening night. Scissors snap, sewing machine ticks, thread flicks in the air.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
news.gcu.edu | Izabela Fogarasi
Photos by Ralph Freso SlideshowEDITOR'S NOTE: First in a series, "Behind the Curtain," about the preparation behind a theatre department production. Choreographer Madison Strider was straight with a stage full of dancing girls two months ago at audition callbacks as they vied for a spot in Grand Canyon University’s upcoming production, “Beauty and the Beast.”"I need you to do it like the guy you like is in front of you,” she said.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
news.gcu.edu | Izabela Fogarasi
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published in the August issue of GCU Magazine. Access the digital magazine here. Photos by Ralph FresoWhen Anna Faith Smith enrolled at Grand Canyon College in 1976 — just a year after her brother — it wasn’t the bustling, burgeoning university it is today. Only a few buildings peppered the campus; students lived in one residence hall and popped over to classes or to study in just one classroom building and a library.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
news.gcu.edu | Izabela Fogarasi
Grand Canyon University’s theatre department took home the award for Best Overall Production for "Murder on the Orient Express" during the recent 32nd annual ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. It wasn't the only big win of the evening for GCU, which received 18 nominations in various categories. Theatre professor and director Michael Kary won Best Director, and sound engineer for Worship Arts Eric Johnson received the award for Best Sound.
