The Second Annual York University Department of Theatre Graduate Symposium on Theatre and Performance
The symposium includes work by scholars and activists engaged in the study of a range of street performances and other public acts of social engagement. The day will open with a keynote talk by Jan Cohen-Cruz (Syracuse University) and Morgan Jenness (Fordham University), and will close with a roundtable discussion on current approaches to and challenges of street performance. All events are free and open to the public. This one-day event is scheduled for April 26 2013, 9:30am-6pm. streetperformanceyork.wordpress.com or e-mail street.performance.york@gmail.com.
Category Archives: Spotlight
Spotlight on Alumni: Kristen Hager
Kristen Hager (BFA 2005), has been acting in Canada and the US for the past eight years working with such A listers as Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy in Wanted, or playing a werewolf on Being Human on SPACE. We catch up with her and get some advice for students about to graduate…
Imaginative Ethnography: A Symposium
The Centre for Imaginative Ethnography invites you to attend a two-day event, April 10-11, 2013 in the Joseph G. Green Theatre, Centre for Film and Theatre, at York University, curated by Magdalena Kazubowski-Houston, Dara Culhane, Denielle Elliott, Cristina Moretti, Laura Levin, and Marlis Schweitzer.
The event will include a Keynote Lecture by Dr. Andrew Irving (University of Manchester), and a symposium on Imaginative Ethnography. The symposium will bring together scholars, students and artists/scholars in reimagining what forms our ethnographic practices might take.
DTF: Aragrad
At the depths of the human experience is the desire to survive. We spend our lives pushing through obstacles towards something bigger than ourselves. When we know that we have reached the end of this great struggle, we want to leave something behind – some artifact that will tell people centuries later that we existed. Theatre Zoetik’s Aragrad is a physical theatre piece that collages physical memories, dreams, aspirations and spoken text in an allegory about what it means to be human and the line between good and evil.
Aragrad will run in ACE 207 on: Thursday, April 4 at 7:30 (PWYC preview) | Friday, April 5 at 7:30 | Saturday, April 6 at 2:00 and 7:30. Email to reserve a ticket and you can pick it up/pay at the door.
Spotlight on Alumni: Stephanie Jung
Stephanie Jung (BFA 2007) talks about her experience as an actor since graduating from the York program, with highlights such as Chi Chi the Panda in Teletoon’s Life’s a Zoo, to Necessary Angel/Luminato’s Tout Comme Elle.
Spotlight on Alumni: Rong Fu
Rong Fu (BFA 2012) has only been out in the “biz” for a year, but it’s been a busy year for her, with work at Soulpepper, in TV, and as a playwright-in-residence. Rong shares what she’s learned since graduating, and what she’s come to appreciate about the training she received at York.
Spotlight on Alumni: Beryl Bain
Beryl Bain (BFA 2005) has worked in film and theatre as an actor, including 3 seasons at the Shaw Festival, prominent roles in the Canadian premiere of Mamet’s Race and in last year’s Awake. Beryl shares her take on life beyond York, including some fantastic advice for students just hitting the job market.
Eric Armstrong: Dialect Coaching on “Arigato, Tokyo”
Eric Armstrong, who teaches voice, speech, accents and text in the BFA and MFA Acting programs, works in the field of accent and dialect design for Theatre, Film and Television. He shares his process on Buddies in Bad Times current production of Daniel MacIvor’s new play, Arigato, Tokyo.
Scenes by Design 2013
The Production/Design Area of the Dept. of Theatre presents Scenes by Design its annual showcase of student work in lighting, props, costumes, scene painting, rendering, drawing, and sets. In the Joseph G. Green Theatre, April 3-6, 2013.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Theatre @ York presents Shakespeare’s delightful tale of lovers and fairies in the Faire Fecan Theatre, directed by Alison Humphrey (MFA 2013). Come see the collaborative work of students from the Departments of Theatre and Digital Media as they work to bring Shakespeare’s story of the young Athenians escaping to the forest of Athens, supported by 3D visual effects projected in real-time using motion capture technologies. See our Behind the Scenes Video, featuring the director and three of the actors discussing the rehearsal process. The Video Trailer is Now Online! For times and ticket information, see the Events Listing.
