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 …

York Dances presents a program of 29 original works, March 27 & 28

York Dances is an exciting program featuring new choreography created by third-year BFA dance students in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design at York University. Staged in the McLean Performance Studio, 244 Accolade East Building, Keele Campus, this year’s program Mosaic is inspired by the idea of connection and movement and is …

Dance professor’s documentary premieres in Hollywood and Paris, earns award

Patrick Alcedo, an associate professor in the Department of Dance, School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) at York University, will premiere his new documentary film Dancing Manilenyos on March 23 at the Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards, where it will also receive an Award of Recognition in the Foreign Short Documentary category. The film …

New dean appointed to the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design

York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton issues the following announcement: I am pleased to inform members of the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) and the York community that the search for dean of the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design has reached a successful conclusion. The search …