On February 8, Members of the York University community congregated on campus to celebrate Black artistic talent with Word, Sound, Power: An Annual Celebration of Black Artistic Expression. The Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora presented the showcase of music, dance, spoken word and performance. The Black History Month event spotlights Black cultural …
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Pamela Corales and Leo Lorilla, two core dancers from the Bayanihan: the National Dance Company of the Philippines, will perform at the York’s Annual Dance Showcase, “Cardinal Points,” on February 15–17, 7:30pm, at the Sandra Faire and Ivan Theatre. Anchored in the theme of global collaboration, “Cardinal Points” is directed by Susan Lee and will …
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Damiens’ new book, Rethinking Film Festivals in the Pandemic Era and After, which is available for free in various electronic formats, examines how COVID-19 impacts film festivals by disrupting industry systems and re-articulating their audience relationship. It also documents how film festivals worldwide responded to the pandemic crisis and argues that festivals should rethink their …
Civil Rights activist and author Angela Davis once noted that Black History recognitions too often focus on history as if the struggles toward equity were exclusively in the past, relegated to history. As we collectively work towards positive change across AMPD, York University and beyond, we recognize the need to remember the historical legacies of …
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‘Black Ice’ director, producer join Black History Month screening at York Oscar-nominated director Hubert Davis and Vinay Virmani (BA 2008), film producer and York alum, will attend a special screening and Q-and-A for the critically acclaimed Black Ice. Debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2022, Black Ice captured the attention of critics and casual moviegoers alike, …
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A York University graduate program assistant and doctoral student was named among six recipients of the 2022 Women Who Rock Awards and one of six changemakers for racial equity as the recipient of the 2022 Award for Racial Justice in Creative Arts presented by Urban Alliance on Race Relations. Collette Murray, a graduate program assistant …
The Royal Canadian Mint marked the lunar new year with AMPD alum Lily Kao’s (BDes ‘14) new 1 oz. pure silver coin design in honour of the Year of the Rabbit. The Rabbit Coin follows Kao’s Lunar Tiger Coin, released last year in honour of the Year of the Tiger, which is the second instalment …
York alumni, Fab Filippo, has much to celebrate as the second season of his and Bilal Baig’s original CBC sitcom, Sort Of, receives even more praise and critical acclaim than the first. The series follows ultra-fahionable Sabi, a non-binary millennial and the youngest in a large Pakistani family, as they search for that “uncomplicated, Rachel McAdams …
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2022 saw students, faculty, staff and community members flocking to campus to celebrate live, in-person art and performance. From exhibitions in the Gales and Special Projects galleries to new stories brought to life in the Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre and Tribute Community Recitals Halls, we’ve collectively experienced art that’s made us laugh, cry, …
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