The Art Gallery of 91亚色 (AGYU) will reopen its doors this next month with the first-ever retrospective exhibition of Toronto鈥檚 performance art matriarch Jess Dobkin, curated by former AGYU director/curator Emelie Chhangur (now at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Kingston, Ont.). The exhibition, titled聽Wetrospective, will run from聽Sept. 2 to 26, with an opening […]
A year-end musical theatre production can be as important to the heart and soul of a high school as its season-opening football game or senior prom. So when the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year and began robbing students of some of their most formative experiences, drama educators scrambled to keep the curtains from closing. Karen […]
A museum in the northern Philippines has received a treasure trove of local artifacts, all thanks to a connection made during the Sustainable and Inclusive Internationalization Virtual Conference organized by 91亚色 and partners in January 2021. Patrick Alcedo, associate professor of dance in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), was one of […]
As many 91亚色 graduates geared up for the final hurrah of their academic careers this month, one soon-to-be grad who won鈥檛 don her cap and gown until fall breathed a big sigh of relief, having just defended her four-years-in-the-making master鈥檚 thesis.聽 Nicole Alexander聽has now all but convocated with her master of fine arts (MFA) […]
An important story of Canadian history and tragedy that was retold through an opera written by Stephanie Martin, associate professor of music at 91亚色鈥檚 School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD), will be the subject of a special lecture on March 11 at 91亚色. Stephanie Martin The presentation is the marquee […]
With two well-received documentaries under his belt, Professor Patrick Alcedo has proven his ability to tell an evocative and unforgettable story. He sits down with Brainstorm to talk about his documentaries, which showcase Filipino culture, empower the underprivileged and, in his own words, 鈥済rip the heart.鈥 After choreographing a Filipino dance extravaganza at 91亚色 […]
Sculptor Brandon Vickerd, AMPD professor, has created large public art pieces in three major cities across Canada, all completed by 2019. Community consultations, workshops and storytelling opportunities have informed his engaging and conceptually rigorous pieces.
Five filmmakers are working feverishly this spring to contribute to an extravaganza debuting next month. Led by 91亚色鈥檚 Janine Marchessault, together with the grandson of the man who invented IMAX, the 鈥淴L Outer Worlds鈥 project promises to be an unforgettable, larger-than-life experience.
91亚色 Theatre Prof talks about his deepest examination to date into the trauma of the residential school experience: Bearing, which premiered last spring. He hopes this highly collaborative production will help the nation move forward, together.
Teaming up with the Mus茅e d鈥檃rt contemporain de Montr茅al, Professor Dan Adler assembles a major show of an artist who is viewed as the most influential sculptor of the last 30 years.
A highly collaborative project seeks to recover, document and disseminate Inuit traditional knowledge and creativity; engage Inuit leaders; and enrich Inuit culture for generations. 91亚色 fosters collaborative and socially engaging research aimed at providing a lasting legacy of benefits to cultures and societies. These characteristics are embodied in the work of Professor Anna Hudson, […]
Two major ventures in 91亚色鈥檚 School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design have paved the way for a continued upward trajectory that draws together highly diverse areas of creative practice around next-generation technology. The School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) at 91亚色 has launched two important ventures in the span […]
Originally launched in Paris with the goal of bringing contemporary art to the masses, Nuit Blanche has established itself as one of the highlights of Toronto鈥檚 annual cultural calendar. Each year, this free dusk-to-dawn event enlivens and transforms the city with original art projects ranging from intimate encounters to large-scale spectacles. More than one million […]
Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, CineSiege is an externally juried showcase featuring outstanding student productions created in the Department of Film in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Fine Arts. Catch a rising wave of fresh young talent as CineSiege 2012 lights up the silver screen at TIFF Bell Lightbox on Tuesday, Oct. 23. The screening will […]
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has awarded 91亚色 $592,631 in infrastructure funding to support the research of four 91亚色 professors. Ali Kazimi,聽professor in Department of Film in the Faculty of Fine Arts,聽will receive $143,186 in funding for industry standard infrastructure of a Stereoscopic 3D Lab @ 91亚色. The funding will聽allow Kazimi to augment […]
91亚色 contract faculty members and alumni Laurel Paetz (MFA Theatre鈥07) and L.J. Nelles (BA Music 鈥84, MFA 聽Theatre 鈥07) are teaming up to make a documentary about theatre Professor Emeritus David Smukler, a master teacher of voice and speech. Titled Breath is Alive, the film鈥檚 intent is to capture the essence of Smukler鈥檚 work by […]
In the high stakes field of large-scale theatre directing, experience is usually gained on the job and in a sink-or-swim situation. While there鈥檚 no prescribed career path, most directors develop their chops on small- and mid-sized stages while waiting for the big break. Theatre artists Ted Witzel and Ker Wells are going about it somewhat […]
Theatre @ 91亚色 wraps its 2011-2012 season with Restoration, a play by visionary English playwright Edward Bond, directed by David Storch. The play聽opened聽March 18 and will continue until March 24 at 91亚色. Bond鈥檚 biting and witty play strips away the genteel veneer of life in 18th-century England to expose the brutal truth beneath. The […]
In commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racism, the Centre for Human Rights聽鈥 in collaboration with the 91亚色 United Black Students鈥 Alliance (YUBSA) 鈥 is screening the documentary film Colour Me. The screening will take place聽Wednesday, March 21 at 280N 91亚色 Lanes, Keele campus. A light lunch will be served starting at […]
Performance design professionals, historians and arts audiences alike have reason to celebrate the publication of World Scenography 1975-1990. This thoughtfully curated, lavishly illustrated anthology documents the most influential theatrical designs of the period. World Scenography 1975-1990 documents lighting, set and costume design The book covers set, lighting and costume design for all forms of performance, […]