Movement teacher Gwen Dobie shares the story of her research into “Heart Yoga” and its application to her teaching practice.
Category Archives: Spotlight
Spolight on Alumni: Wendy Ryder
Wendy Ryder (BFA2008) is a Technical Director who has worked at a number of venues since graduating. She talks with us about her choices and the opportunities she has had since then.
Spotlight on Alumni: Jason Hand
Lighting Designer Jason Hand (BFA2005) is a very busy man! He squeezes in some time to chat with us about how he juggles it all, how he got where he is, and his advice to graduating students.
Spotlight on Alumni: Jeff Churchill
Theatrical Shoemaker Jeff Churchill (BFA 2005) makes footwear for Theatre, Film, TV and Circus shows all over the world through his company Jitterbug Boy. Jeff tells us how he got into this line of work, and about how his time at York help prepare him for this exciting, unique career. (Photo: Connie Tsang)
Fourth Year Devised Theatre Unmounted Nov 23 and 30
York University’s very first Fourth-Year Devised Theatre class held their first workshop performances. Having been split into four different theatre companies this year, they’ve been working since September towards their goal of a professional show by the end of the school year. Penumbra Collective and Theatre Zoetic performed on November 23rd, while Affinity Theatre and The Catalyst Project performed on November 30th in Accolade East Studios 207 and 209. These workshop performances are the material that the 4th year DT students have created so far.
Third Year Devised Theatre Unmounteds Perform Tonight!
York’s Third Year Devised Theatre (DT) students have been hard at work in the studios for weeks to create their first publicly performed unmounted pieces to be presented on Tuesday, November 20th at 7:00 p.m. Since beginning the DT program last year, the third year class has been developing, exploring and honing their creative skills in collective creation. Their assignment, entitled The Interview Projects, was to create a piece based around the performance of a pre-existing interview which would be used as the primary text of the show.
Spolight on Alumni: Emily Grindrod
Emily Grindrod (BFA 2010 — Theatre Production) focused on the management side of theatre. In her first two years, she worked on 6 of shows for Shakespeare in Action and with other companies such as Hart House Theatre, Volcano, and Toronto Operetta Theatre. In April, Emily made the move to Europe, working as a Tour Leader with Topdeck Travel.
Spotlight on Alumni: John Fleming
John Fleming (BFA 2009—Acting) has been working as a dialect coach and in voice over since he graduated. He shares his story on where he’s at, and how he got there.
Spotlight on Alumni: Zoie Palmer
Actor Zoie Palmer (BFA 2001) takes some time from her very busy shooting schedule on shows like Lost Girl to update on her career and to reminisce about her time at York, a time she remembers fondly.
Spotlight on Alumni: Sarah Thorpe
Sarah Thorpe (BA 2007—Creative Ensemble) works as an actor and is the Artistic Director of Soup Can Theatre. She talks about what she learned at York and how she’s using that knowledge and those skills in her career today.
