Spotlight on Faculty: Gwenyth Dobie
Gwenyth Dobie is an Associate Professor at the Department of Theatre. She teaches movement for actors and devised theatre. Last year, she directed the Theatre @ York production of The...
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Spotlight on Faculty: Don Rubin
Don Rubin, whose specialization is Theatre Studies—in particular aesthetics, criticism, Canadian theatre, and modern drama—has been teaching in the Dept. of Theatre since it's very first days. He sat down...
Spotlight on Faculty: Interview with Ian Garrett
Designer, producer, administrator and York Theatre professor Ian Garrett discusses sustainability and his work this summer in Cardiff, Wales and Edinburgh, Scotland, and the impact his research is having on...
Spotlight on Faculty: Ines Buchli
Acting-Directing Professor Ines Buchli's production of Patricia Gruben's new play The Secret Doctrine is being mounted from Tuesday to Saturday (July 2 to 6) at Simon Fraser University Woodward's Theatre...
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...
Judith Rudakoff: Dramaturging Performance Outside the Box
Judith has worked as a dramaturg for conventional forms of theatre as well as genre-defying performance events. In this article, she discusses what a dramaturg does and gives some insight...
Erika Batdorf: studying Toepeng dance in Bali
Faculty member and movement specialist Erika Batdorf updates us on her sabbatical experiences in Bali, where this month she's been studying a dance form called Topeng.
Gwen Dobie: Teaching Movement to the Actor and Yoga
Movement teacher Gwen Dobie shares the story of her research into "Heart Yoga" and its application to her teaching practice.
Spotlight on New Faculty: Magdalena Kazubowski-Houston
New Theatre Studies professor Magdalena Kazubowski-Houston talks about her research interests doing performance ethnography with Polish Roma women, and her first months of teaching at York.
Spotlight on New Faculty: Ian Garrett
New Production/Design faculty member Ian Garrett takes a moment to answer our questions about his creative work and research, his return to teaching and what the future might hold for...