JAZZ FESTIVAL (MARCH 15-17 2022) The York University Jazz Festival, running March 15-17, showcases rising young talent from York University’s Department of Music. TUESDAY MARCH 15 8:00 – 9:30 PM – Jazz Orchestra |Directed by Mike Cadó TICKETS: Livestream (Sliding Scale: $5-$25) In-Person ($15) – Tribute Communities Recital Hall BOX OFFICE WEDNESDAY MARCH 16 7:30 – […]
York University’s World Music Festival is a cross-cultural celebration spotlighting musical traditions around the world. Produced by Professor William Thomas this global sonic tour presents a sampling of several international cultures represented in York’s world music program. The festival packs six free concerts into two days: March 10-11, 2022 Maps and Directions THURSDAY MARCH 10 11:00 AM – […]
MASTERCLASS WITH ANNMARIE MORAIS: Co-Showrunner and Executive Producer of THE PORTER (Mondays at 9pm EST on CBC and streaming on CBC Gem) Moderated by Screenwriting faculty: Ingrid Veninger and Howard Wiseman Inspired by real events and set in the roar of the 1920s, THE PORTER follows the journeys of an ensemble of characters who hustle, […]
Evan Narcisse works as a writer and narrative design consultant in video games, comic books, and TV, often focusing on the intersection of blackness and pop culture. As a journalist and critic, he’s written for The Atlantic, Time Magazine, Kotaku, and The New York Times, in addition to teaching game journalism at New York University […]
The Department of Dance presents Intersections – a virtual dance performance of new choreography by MFA student choreographers featuring the York Dance Ensemble (YDE). Intersections features new choreographic works by four Department of Dance MFA students, performed by the department’s resident student company, the York Dance Ensemble. In this time of transition, understanding how we […]
Exhibition: Feb.14-25, 2022 Gales Gallery Hours: M-F (9am-4pm) Opening Reception: Feb.16, 2022 (1pm-3pm) Description of Series Artist Statement: Sasha Sutherland is an artist living in Vaughan, Ontario. Having completed her BFA, she is in her final year of the Bachelor of Education program at York University. In 2021 she received the Willowdale Award for the […]
Celebrate a new year of cinema and join York University’s AMPD Graduate Film Department and YCAR for a lovely screening of Sabrina Zhao’s feature length masterwork THE GOOD WOMAN OF SICHUAN (2021; Berlinale Forum ’21, CPH:DOX, MoMa Doc Fortnight NYC), plus an in-person Q&A with the filmmaker in attendance afterwards on Feb 17th! DATE: Thursday, Feb 17th, 2022 […]
Award winning jazz trumpeter, Ingrid Jensen, is the second of two musicians featured as part of the Department of Music’s 2021-2022 Oscar Peterson Jazz Artist-in-Residence. During her residency, she will deliver masterclasses, workshops and seminars for vocalists and instrumentalists. Two of these sessions will be free and open to the public. SCHEDULE & REGISTRATION INFORMATION MONDAY […]
Regeneration: All Our Relations presents Danis Goulet – Indigenous Futurism in Film Co-presented by Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts & Technology, the Department of Cinema & Media Arts at York University, and imagineNATIVE Film Festival. Monday, March 7, 2022 12:30 – 2 p.m. Registration HERE Danis Goulet is a writer and director whose films have […]
Join Open Forum curator/moderator Kerry-Ann James in a special conversation with Selwyn Jacob, producer, and director of over 50 National Film Board films, Sylvia D. Hamilton, a Nova Scotian award-winning documentary filmmaker and writer, and Jennifer Holness, a documentary filmmaker, producer, and writer for a motivating discussion on archiving Black life in Canada through documentary […]