Developed by Computational Arts Professor Shital Desai, 'Life-centred Futures: Sustainability, Interaction Design and AI' brings together students from digital media, theatre, economics and design to tackle complex global challenges. By integrating diverse perspectives, the course fosters innovative and regenerative solutions.
AMPD professor Ian Garrett in the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies is the lighting designer for The Pocket Park Kids, a new environmentally conscious play running February 23 to March 16 at Theatre Row. He also recently co-directed Celebrating Climate Theatre in NYC, an event dedicated to sustainable performance practices, which took place on March 1.
As we look back on 2024, we want to take a moment to celebrate some of the incredible achievements of AMPD alumni this year.
This November, Keira Loughran, assistant professor in the Theatre program at York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD), will make her cinematic directorial debut in a documentary film with the premiere of Exclusion: Beyond the Silence, at the Reel Asian Film Festival.
York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) had a notable presence at the Prague Quadrennia’s 2024 Technology Symposium, an international event that bought together performance designers, scenographers, artists and researchers from across the globe.
When Amanda Cordner (BA ’11) wasn’t in class at York earning a degree in theatre, the actor-playwright-director-singer-dancer had a rousing side hustle. Cordner energized stadiums as a varsity event host, building skills that would later fuel a bold and dynamic career.
Collette Murray, a dance artist-scholar and York University PhD student in dance studies, is innovating what dance is, where it can be performed, and how it can promote decolonization, anti-racism and inclusivity.
The York University Research Awards Celebration recognizes the outstanding achievements of York’s esteemed faculty members. Six AMPD researchers have been recognized in the 2024 ceremony.
The Department of Theatre, Dance and Performance at York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design has unveiled an exciting lineup of theatre and dance performances for the 2024-25 season.
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.