TORONTO, March 22, 2012 – Schulich School of Business alumna Tricia Baldwin, Managing Director of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, is a 2012 recipient of the John Hobday Award in Arts Management through the Canada Council for the Arts. The award, worth $10,000, recognizes excellence and accomplishment in Canada’s arts management profession, acknowledging the […]

TORONTO, March 20, 2012 - With over 50,000 students, teaching and learning is fundamental to what York University is all about. Both inside and outside of the classroom, students benefit from creative and dedicated York faculty members who make students their first priority.  Over the past year, our emphasis on teaching and learning has been […]

TORONTO, March 16, 2012 − Theatre @ York wraps its 2011-12 season with Restoration by visionary English playwright Edward Bond, directed by David Storch, opening March 18 at York University. Bond’s bitingly witty play strips away the genteel veneer of life in 18th-century England to expose the brutal truth beneath. The plot centres on a […]

TORONTO, March 15, 2012 − 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, documenting the most influential theatrical designs of the period, is a work of rigorous scholarship as well as an aesthetic delight.  The book covers set, lighting […]

TORONTO, March 12, 2012 – Buyer beware: “Newer” rarely means “better” when it comes to the latest prescription drugs, according to a York University study. The study, recently published in the journal Health Policy, looked at the benefits of new drugs compared to options already available to consumers. It found that “newer” only really means […]