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Tickets to Dance, Music, & Theatre Department 2026 Season
Spring 2026 Season
¡AY CHIHUAHUA! - A Mariachi Musical
A bilingual, mariachi musical set in the 1960s, ¡AY CHIHUAHUA! offers a little bit
of everything for everyone - drama, romance, and a celebration of life. The show takes
the audience deep into the
heart of México and features three cultures - the Indigenous Rarárumi, the Mennonites,
and the Mestizos -as it explores the immigrant experience. Originally staged by ÁNIMO
in 2017 in Ventura County to sold-out audiences, this updated revival includes performances
by Mariachi Águilas and CSUCI’s Ballet Folklorico Club.
¡AY CHIHUAHUA! is made possible by generous funding from CSUCI Instructionally Related Activities.
For more information about the show, please contact instructor, director, and producer, miguel.orozco@csuci.edu.
Performance Dates:
May 7, 8, 9 at 7:30pm
Special student matinee: Friday, May 7 at 11 a.m.
((echo/pulse)) Spring Dance Concert 
Join us for California State University Channel Islands Dance Studies’ spring dance concert, ((echo/pulse)), presented in Malibu Hall 120 on the CSU Channel Islands campus. This 90-minute performance will feature original works in styles such as Hip Hop, Contemporary, Tap, and more. The concert showcases choreographic pieces by first-time student choreographers alongside select faculty-led works. Together, these works form a dynamic collection that reflects the skill, creativity, and innovation of the dancers in the CI Dance Studies program.
To highlight a selection of featured works: Kween of the KORT by Kortni Godsey brings a live hip-hop battle between six dancers to the stage, starting with a special live rap segment. Typewriter Lesson by Natasha Arce examines a capitalistic system that dictates identity, with seven performers in suits moving as a unified machine, conditioned from an early age to obey. ,Ur Angel by Promise Walters explores inner shame through an intimate, confessional lens, questioning the need for external validation while confronting the gaze of others, slyly navigating and challenging the expectation of being herself.
Faculty choreographers and guest choreographers include Chair of Department of Dance, Music, and Theatre, Heather Castillo, CI Dance Alumni Jade Barth, and CI Chicana/o Studies Professor Nicholas Centino.
Student choreographers and performers include Anahi Aguilar, Natasha Arce, Jade Barth, Natalie Becerra, Matt Bema, Taylor Bowman, Morgan Brito-Moore, Pinky Calantog, Sandra Carrillo, Mahala Emeka, Jeremi Ferrer, Kortni Godsey, Blueberry Hahn, Jordyn Jaglowski, Rodrigo Ortiz-Martinez, Madison Simpson, Rachel Sheely, Semira Steward, Tatiana Tobin, Promise Walters, and Adien Yniguez.
This performance is appropriate for all ages. All children and student tickets are free for all performances. For more details, please visit the CI Dance Studies Flow Page
Showtimes:
Thursday, May 1 @ 8pm
Friday, May 2 @ 8pm
Saturday, May 2 @ 2pm & 8 PM
For more information about the show, please contact instructor, director and producer,
heather.castillo@CSUCI.edu.
CHORAL SPECTACULAR 2026
Details coming soon!
For more information and tickets, visit Channel Islands Choral Association Website
Where:
RANCHO CAMPANA HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 4235 Mar Vista Drive, Camarillo
When:
Sunday, May 3, 2026, at 3 PM