Ph.D. student Luis Ramirez interviewed by culture creator Hye’s Musings Culture creator and entertainment blogger Hye’s Musings sat down with AMPD Ph.D. music student Luis Ramirez to talk about music composition, Ph.D. work, and much more. Ramirez is pursuing doctoral studies in Composition at AMPD with Randolph Peters, exploring the digital landscape for music-making and humanity’s …
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Flora (Fan) Fan, Jason Merai and Loredana Infusini start new adventures. This summer, AMPD has gained some fantastic new staff members ready to take on the challenges of the 2022 academic year. The community has also said goodbye to some key changemakers who helped shape the School during turbulent and unsure times. We wish Flora …
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AMPD welcomes six new staff members Please warmly welcome the newest members of the AMPD team Sukdev Baral, Lois Chan, Julia Kenny, Nicole Lewis, Helen Ogundeji and Kathleen Welsby. From faculty departments to the Office of the Dean, AMPD’s newest team members collectively bring over 60 years of expertise and invaluable experiences to AMPD. Sukdev …
“Survival is insufficient.” Welcome to our spring issue of AMPLIFIED! As we near the end of the winter term and may perhaps see brighter post-pandemic days ahead, I find myself thinking about the role of the arts, media, performance and design in building a better world. How can we best apply the lessons of the …
Embracing young Asian Canadian talent through design From designing lipstick packaging to a horror movie title sequence, the creativity of young Asian Canadians was brought together in a diverse, virtual exhibition organized in celebration of Asian Heritage Month in May. The virtual show, Embracing Young Asian Canadians’ Talent, featured the work of young designers of …
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On Tuesday, June 14, Terri Lyne Carrington, a professor and internationally respected drummer in jazz was awarded an honorary doctors of letters from York University at convocation.
Ph.D. graduate Signy Lynch wins Governor General’s Gold Medal For nearly 150 years, the Governor General’s Academic Medals have recognized the outstanding scholastic achievements of students in Canada. They are awarded to the student graduating with the highest average an approved college or university program. This year, Ph.D. graduate Signy Lynch won the esteemed prize …
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Alum Emma Ferreira joins Rob Lowe’s new Netflix comedy 2021 Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) Rising Star award recipient, Emma Ferreira (BFA), is joining the cast of Rob Lowe’s Unstable alongside Fred Armisen (Saturday Night Live), Sian Clifford (Fleabag) and John Owen Lowe (Holiday in the Wild) in the new Netflix comedy. Unstable follows an introverted …
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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 Arts de la scène (Johannas) winners. Established in 2019, the Johannas celebrate artists in Ontario who has made a …
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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 series, The Final Mile Club, hosted by Dean Sarah Bay-Cheng with industry guests including former Canadian Academy of Cinema & …
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