The 2017-18 season of Theatre @ York is dedicated to “Worlds of Exile” TORONTO, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 – “Worlds of Exile,” Theatre @ York’s 2017-18 season, culminates in Christopher Marlowe’s Dido, Queen of Carthage, an epic story in an intimate and innovative new production directed by Peter Hinton. Blending classical text with a compelling […]
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York U panel to discuss sexual assault accusations and changes in film industry
TORONTO, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018 – Since the first story about Harvey Weinstein broke in The New York Times, accusations of sexual harassment and assault by powerful men in the film and media sectors have continued. The Department of Cinema and Media Arts in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design at York […]
Theatre @ York’s new play Post National kicks off a season dedicated to “Worlds of Exile”
TORONTO, Wednesday, Nov.8, 2017 – Theatre @ York launches its 2017-18 season with Post National, a new work devised by students under the mentorship of an international collaboration between UK-based artist Deborah Pearson and Volcano, Toronto’s world renown boundary pushing theatre company. An innovative exploration of Canadian identity and citizenship in an increasingly populist world, Post National previews […]
Role of art in civic engagement and urban renewal focus of Media Architecture summit
International artists and designers, architects, scholars, and representatives from the cultural sector and industry will meet in advance of Nuit Blanche this week to discuss how public art and creative use of digital media can re-animate urban space. Media Architecture Summit 2016, organized by Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts & Technologies in York University’s School […]
Cinespace family donation will give York U students unparalleled studio experience
TORONTO, May 26, 2016 – The Mirkopoulos family of Cinespace Film Studios is providing York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) with a state-of-the-art facility for teaching, learning and creation using pioneering motion media technologies. The generous $2.5 million gift from Cinespace Film Studios and the Mirkopoulos family has created a […]
