AMPD Professor Syreeta Hector recently concluded the final performance of her solo work, Black Ballerina at Native Earth Performing Arts’ Aki Studio in Toronto. The piece, which has toured nationally for six years, explores the intersections of race, identity and classical ballet through Hector’s personal lens as a mixed-race artist and educator.
This May, York will mark its third year collaborating with the The National Ballet of Canada (NBOC) through the YOU dance initiative, the company’s signature community engagement program. Students will not only watch the performances, but also take part by asking questions and engaging with some of the country’s leading dance artists.
Can dance serve as a catalyst for social change? Professor Patrick Alcedo from York University's School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD), explores this question in his feature-length documentary, A Will To Dream.
With fresh creative direction, the resident dance company of York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD) is pushing boundaries, asking urgent questions about presence, identity and the evolving landscape of movement.
Professor Patrick Alcedo’s Summer 2024 course, Philippine Folk Dance and Culture, immersed the students in the world of Philippine dance for three weeks, bringing them into contact with students and faculty from five universities, as well as a national dance troupe, as they learned new steps and movement sequences.
Robinson received the award in recognition of her ability to create an interdisciplinary learning environment where students from diverse academic backgrounds can work collaboratively and approach problems from contrasting directions. That ability has, in part, been channelled into her leadership around the Cross-Campus Capstone Classroom (C4) initiative, an experiential education opportunity for students that allows […]
At the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards, alumni from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) were recognized for their outstanding contributions to film, television and digital media. Their collective achievements resulted in over a dozen Canadian Screen Awards. Going into Canadian Screen Week, more than 40 AMPD alumni were nominated across 28 categories. […]
Every year, the QS World University Rankings by Subject identifies the world's strongest universities in 55 individual subject areas, grouped into five subject areas: Arts and Humanities; Engineering and Technology; Life Sciences and Medicine; Natural Sciences; and Social Sciences and Management. In the 2024 publication of the rankings, York University experienced notable changes in its […]
On May 27, 2024, students will embark on a cultural journey in the Philippines with the “Philippine Folk Dance and Culture” course offered by the School of the Arts, Media, Performance, and Design at York University. Led by dance ethnographer, specialist in Philippine traditional dances, and award-winning documentary filmmaker, Professor Patrick Alcedo, this experience will […]
A $100,000 donation from the Justice Fund will provide financial support for 14 Black and Indigenous students to attend York University's School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design