York neuroscience Professor Joseph DeSouza of the Faculty of Health received a $20,000 donation last week to support his research looking into brain activity in dance and its therapeutic applications for people suffering with Parkinson’s disease. Peter Cipriano, president and representative of the Irpinia Club, was at York to present the cheque Thursday. Cipriano has donated […]
Performance design professionals, historians and arts audiences alike have reason to celebrate the publication of World Scenography 1975-1990. This thoughtfully curated, lavishly illustrated anthology documents the most influential theatrical designs of the period. World Scenography 1975-1990 documents lighting, set and costume design The book covers set, lighting and costume design for all forms of performance, […]
Established and emerging artists in York University’s Faculty of Fine Arts bring their collective talents to a riveting new production of a baroque classic: Henry Purcell’s opera Dido and Aeneas. This epic story of love and betrayal plays out at the Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Theatre on York’s Keele campus for two performances only, March […]
York University’s Department of Dance is spearheading an innovative health initiative that sends students into the community to lead weekly dance activity classes for older adults at partner institutions in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The program, supported by the Government of Ontario’s Healthy Communities Fund, focuses on the positive and preventative effects that dance […]
playGround, the annual juried fringe festival of York University’s Department of Theatre, celebrates its 20th season with two dynamic programs running Feb. 14 to 17 in the Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre, 139 Centre for Film & Theatre atYork’s Keele campus. Well-known for its uncurbed spirit and risk-taking mindset, playGround is a student-produced seedbed for the […]
From investigating how typography could reduce medication errors to using math as a tool to teach jazz, Faculty of Fine Arts scholars and practitioners have a fascinating array of research projects to share during the Fine Arts Research Celebration Monday, Feb. 6. Robert Haché, vice-president research & innovation, and Barbara Sellers-Young, dean of the Faculty of […]
Toronto-based playwright and director of theatre and opera, Alistair Newton will digitally screen some of his work and engage in a discussion and Q&A with film Professor Marie Rickard, the master of York’s Winters College, in January. The event, Queering Theatre in Toronto, will take place Thursday, Jan 5, 2012, from 2 to 4pm in […]
York theatre Professor Michael Greyeyes has choreographed and directed from thine eyes, a powerful new dance theatre work that examines mortality, memory and forgiveness, opening Sept. 22 at Harbourfront’s Enwave Theatre. This world premiere is the season opener for Toronto’s DanceWorks and kicks off Harbourfront Centre’s dance series NextSteps 11/12. The show is co-produced by […]
In Toronto’s thriving dance scene, audiences can catch a world premiere performance virtually every week of the year. Less frequent is the opportunity to see a remarkable work for the second time. Professor Mary Jane Warner (left) in the Faculty of Fine Arts is a noted historian of modern dance and has worked extensively to […]
Creative partners William Mackwood and Gwen Dobie are collaborating on a new project called Bugzzz, a post-apocalyptic, post-mammalian tale told by the surviving insects in a mix of drama, dance and opera. The York fine arts professors co-founded Out of The Box Productions to present drama, dance and opera in novel, multidisciplinary projects performed in one-of-a-kind […]
Alumna Lata Pada (MFA ’96), adjunct professor in the Department of Dance's graduate program, has already received Canada’s highest award – the Order of Canada, in 2009 – but now she can add one of India’s highest honours to her collection. In January, Pada accepted the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award for her contributions to Indian dance and […]
Like all athletes, dancers are prone to injuries, and the risk increases among those performing at the elite level. From stress fractures to overuse syndromes, dance injuries have a serious impact on a performer’s current and future ability. York dance Professor Donna Krasnow first began conducting research after she personally experienced a series of injuries. Now […]
Several professors, alumni and students from York University's Department of Dance participated in the World Dance Alliance (WDA) 2010 Global Dance Event July 12 to 17 in New York City. More than 300 dance artists, scholars, educators and students, representing more than 25 countries, came together to explore the WDA 's 2010 theme, “In Time Together: Viewing and Reviewing […]
Salvador da Bahia, the second most popular tourist destination in Brazil, is a lively, tropical city on the northeast coast with a population of over two million. Musical rhythms from many different cultures can be heard in its bustling marketplaces, amidst the old Portuguese architecture and on its sandy beaches. In Salvador da Bahia it […]
It is a human urge to imitate percussive sounds, says York music Professor Trichy Sankaran, whose new book, The Art of Konnakkol (Solkattu), delves into the rhythmic spoken syllables of south Indian drumming. A master percussionist, Sankaran wrote the book and used selections from his albums Laya Vinyas and Catch 21 on the accompanying CD to […]
Dance Professor Norma Sue Fisher-Stitt (BA Spec. Hons. ’78, MFA ’86), York’s associate vice-president, academic learning initiatives, has published a major new work in the annals of Canadian dance. Her book, The Ballet Class: A History of Canada's National Ballet School, 1959-2009, traces the conception and growth of the National Ballet School (NBS), one of the […]
Research at York is broader than books, journal articles, scientific findings or data sets. In the Faculty of Fine Arts, research can result in a dance, piece of music, or animation fit for the world stage. While the athletes and competitive games are the major focus of the 2010 Winter Olympics, the York fine arts […]