AMPD Faculty & Alumni recognized with Dora nominations for their contributions to the top shows of 2018-19

Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, The Dora Mavor Moore Awards are Canada’s longest-running professional theatre, dance and opera awards. The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts rolls out the red carpet Tuesday, June 25 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts and faculty and alumni from the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design …

Brendan Fernandes returns to his alma mater as Louis Odette Sculptor-in-Residence

Chicago-based York U Visual Art alumnus Brendan Fernandes (BFA ‘02) is the 2019 Louis Odette Sculptor-in-Residence at York University. One of the five Ontario artists nominated for a Sobey Art Award, Fernandes works at the intersection of dance and visual arts. During his residency he is developing new work related to two of his recent exhibitions – …

Archive/Counter-Archives: 2019 Summer Institute in Cinema & Media Arts

The 2019 Summer Institute in the Department of Cinema & Media Arts partners with Archive/Counter-Archive, Professor Janine Marchessault’s SSHRC Partnership Grant project, on four free public presentations dedicated to media archives and archiving practices. Tell Me What You See! Found Footage Films by Christoph Girardet & Matthias Müller May 8, 7 to 9:10 p.m., TIFF …