Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It with author Cory Doctorow The Wendy Michener Memorial Lecture, named in commemoration of the Canadian arts critic and journalist, was established at York University in 1986 to provide a forum for discussion of vital issues and developments in culture and the arts. Some […]
York University’s World Music Festival is a cross-cultural celebration spotlighting musical traditions around the world. Produced by Professor Mike Cadó this global sonic tour presents a sampling of several international cultures represented in York’s world music program. The festival packs four concerts into one day: Thursday, March 14, 2024 Maps and Directions THURSDAY MARCH 14 11:30 am […]
ReGeneration: Annual Department of Dance Showcase featuring the York Dance Ensemble highlights choreography by faculty members Mary Fogarty and Susan Lee, and talented fourth year student choreographers Jaelyn Jones and Travis Keith. This eclectic collection of dance works draws its inspiration from a wide range of sources such as quantum physics, a sound check, crochet and bird flight. Choreographers: Mary […]
The Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies and the Department of Music in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design are proud to present The Ariel Kasler Quintet. Based in NW Ohio, the Ariel Kasler Quintet performs original jazz compositions and arrangements influenced by Middle Eastern, Jewish, and Israeli music. Featuring Ariel Kasler on […]
Screening of “The Ancient Law (Das Alte Gesetz)” with Live Original Music by pianist Donald Sosin and klezmer-violinist Alicia Svigals. The Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies and the Department of Music in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design are proud to present a screening of the silent film masterpiece The Ancient Law (Das […]
This screening is part of the Indigenous speaker series Regeneration: All Our Relations that highlights emerging relationships to the environment and to the realm of mythology, imaginary or spiritual led by Indigenous scholars and artists. It seeks to build upon interdisciplinary efforts to decolonize the curriculum and is aimed at introducing diverse systems of knowledge and pedagogy […]
A Special Tubman Talks and Department of Dance Event On Wednesday November 1st, The School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD) will host a screening of the 2023 biographical documentary MABOUNGOU: Being in the World (48 minutes) followed by a discussion panel featuring Governor General’s Performing Arts Award-winner Zab Maboungou and three internationally […]
Celebrated vocalist and composer, Lenka Lichtenberg presents her 2023 JUNO-Award Winning project Thieves of Dreams The Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies and the Department of Music in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design are proud to present 2023 Juno Award winner Lenka Lichtenberg and her deeply personal magnum opus Thieves of Dreams. […]
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Vari Hall – Lecture Hall D 4700 Keele Street Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 FREE REGISTER HERE Leeroy New (b. 1986, General Santos City) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice manifests in large-scale immersive environments, costuming, collaborative performances and video works driven by concepts of world building, […]
15th Annual Goldfarb Summer Institute 2023 PROFESSORS: Natasha Bissonauth & Tammer El-Sheikh Many key art historians, artists, curators, and others thinking with the visual do so through anti-colonial discourse and critical race theory to disturb the White, colonial, Eurocentric roots that undergird the field and the residues that remain in the discipline. Consider for example, […]