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AMPD alumnus named 2026–27 Artist in Residence at the Jackman Humanities Institute
Clint Enns (MA ’13, PhD ’19), a graduate of York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), has been named the 2026–27...
AMPD students and alumni recognized with wins and nominations at the 2026 Toronto Arts Awards
AMPD staff member helps AGO uncover identity of woman in rare 18th-century portrait
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Marilo Nuñez wins 2021 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize
Ph.D. student Marilo Nuñez wins the 2021 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize Canadian playwright, director, dramaturge, scholar and AMPD Ph.D. student Marilo Nuñez is one of the 2021 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prizes/Les Prix Johanna-Metcalf des ...
AMPD launches graduation preparation podcast series
AMPD launches graduation preparation podcast, The Final Mile Club Get career-ready with the Final Mile Club, anywhere at any time. The York University School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD) launched a graduation preparation podcast s ...
Brenda Longfellow's immersive audio experience takes listeners into the drug overdose crisis
Immersive audio experience takes listeners into the drug overdose crisis Brenda Longfellow worked with Darkfield, a U.K. theatre company specializing in immersive audio, and Crackdown, a monthly podcast covering the drug war through the eyes of drug us ...
Goldfarb Summer Institute explores contemporary painting, curatorial practices
The 14th annual Goldfarb Summer Institute took place from May 3 to 17, and was presented by the Department of Visual Art and Art History at York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD).
Mel Hague named Artistic Director of iconic Toronto theatre
Photo by Dahlia Katz Alum Mel Hague named Artistic Director for Toronto's Factory Theatre The Factory Theatre Artistic Director Search Committee appointed acclaimed dramaturge and AMPD Theatre alum Mel Hague (BA '09, MFA' 11) Artistic Director of Facto ...
Finding Your Voice: Auditions, Practice, and Finding Your Own Path
About this Episode: Perfect the art of auditing with LA’s rising voiceover star Isaac Robinson-Smith who has nabbed roles in Marvel Studios’ What If...? and Black Panther: War for Wakanda. Discover how new graduates can gain confidence through audition ...
Designing across hemispheres – sustainably
Prior to the pandemic, Ian Garrett, an associate professor of ecological design for performance in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, would work with York International each summer to take a group of students to a theatre festival ...
2022 Dean’s Student Leadership Award recipients announced
2022 Dean’s Student Leadership Award recipients announced Dean Sarah Bay-Cheng is pleased to announce Film Production student Devki Patel and Music student Selwyn Tchang as the recipients of the 2022 Dean's Student Leadership Award. While the adjudicat ...
Sundar Viswanathan's Avataar wins 2022 Juno Award
Prof. Sundar Viswanathan's Avataar wins 2022 Juno Award AMPD Music professor Sundar Viswanathan's world jazz group Avataar took home the 2022 Juno for Jazz Album of the Year - Group with their latest album, WORLDVIEW. Conceived and created during the p ...