Ballet Creole presents the holiday classic, Soulful Messiah this December 17-18, 2022 as part of York University AMPD’s “Year of the Arts” Series. This Canadian-grown holiday tradition is rooted in music and movements from the African Diaspora, integrating traditional and contemporary vocabulary created by Caribbean-born, Artistic Director, Patrick Parson and inspired by the powerful musical […]
York University Department of Theatre faculty member Ian Garrett will present an AR work at the show I am the Child of.. in partnership with Kaeja d’Dance, at the Harbourfront Centre between Nov 11-13 as part of TORQUE International Contemporary Dance Series 2022. Kaeja d’Dance celebrates our 31st Anniversary with 31 (TouchX + I am the Child of…). […]
York University Department of Dance faculty member Syreeta Hector will present new choreography entitled Beast A la Mode at the Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre between Nov 2-5th as part of the ProArteDance Fall Season. Beast A La Mode by Syreeta Hector examines the powerful influence the environment has over identity, aspects of ourselves that […]
In this microscopic universe, shorelines vibrate with other-than-human potencies. From undulating broken shimmers, song, and rhythm, we emerge and cross over to an electrifying embrace. This projection dome and Virtual Reality experience, by Dolleen Tisawii’ashii Manning and Mary Bunch, features planetary portals to stories by Lisa Meyers, Mariel Belanger, Hodari Newtown, Lydia Johnson, and others. […]
In Fluid States, artist Holly Ward deploys a series of creative practices aimed towards developing a deeper understanding of water, and our connection to it. This timely new work was created in response to the ongoing expansion of the TMX pipeline, which intersects numerous waterways and Indigenous territories across British Columbia and Alberta. In a […]
In collaboration with the Archives of Ontario, Archive/Counter-Archive is organizing six media art installations across York University’s Keele campus as part of this year’s Nuit Blanche festival. Five of these will be united under the exhibition title, Biophilia: Artist and Archive, with the sixth being tied to the launch of CineMobilia, a new mobile infrastructure […]
A cinematic exploration of how the art of screendance and storytelling continues to evolve post-pandemic. FFDN is thrilled to make our silver screen debut with the newest addition to our festival’s mainstage programming 8-Count: Delightful moments of dance cinema. Join us for two live cinema screenings at the Betty Oliphant Theatre (Sep 23, 7:30 PM), […]
Celebrating the return of in-person gatherings for Nuit Blanche Toronto and the RUTAS Festival 2022, Nuit Blanche + RUTAS Symposium: A Home for Our Migrations will bring together scholars, artists, and community activists for lively dialogues/conversatorios, workshops, keynote speakers, and performances. Over 60 invited presenters will engage with a range of timely topics in response […]
The Project The Art Gallery of York University (AGYU) and York University presents Streams ~ Nuit Blanche 2022 at York University, an evening of campus-wide exhibitions, art installations, and events featuring 34 artists and showcasing 18 projects located around the central core of York’s Keele Campus and surrounding the Harry Arthur Commons. Each artwork and […]
EXHIBITION SENSORIA: the Art & Science of Our Senses is a multi-site exhibition and symposium that bridges LAZNIA Centre for Contemporary Art (LCCA) in Gdansk, Poland and Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts & Technology at York University in Toronto, Canada. Held simultaneously in both locations, the exhibition and symposium will engage multi-sensory research that revitalizes […]