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 Devised Theatre class of 2024 is excited to present this year’s Devised Theatre Festival. The Festival consists of four different shows by four different companies consisting of students from the class, their crews, and the PM team. SHOWTIMES Wednesday, March 20 7:00 pm – “45 Minutes” by Be Right Back 8:30 pm – […]
ABOUT THE EVENT Join us for an exciting webinar event showcasing the Creative Technologies program at York University, led by our esteemed professors: Michael Darroch and Hector Centeno Garcia. Anchored in critical entrepreneurship, our Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program empowers students to explore multidisciplinary creative skills and technological expertise. Through hands-on learning experiences, we […]
Join us for an exclusive online event featuring Beto Skubs, writer and producer of “Grey’s Anatomy.” Moderated by Fabio Montanari, an assistant professor at York University, in the Department of Cinema & Media Arts, and a screenwriter with credits on Netflix, HBO and Amazon Prime video. Originally an insider’s look for TV Writing class students, […]
You are invited to attend and/or participate in an evening of spontaneous music making with students/faculty of York’s Improv stream. Bring your instruments, your ears, and your feet! (Dance students are welcome.) Thursday, March 21, 2024 Sterling Beckwith Studio 235 Accolade East 7:30 p.m. FREE ADMISSION
York Dances: Era of Oddities features new choreographic works by 29 BFA Dance majors performed by dance students in and connected to the York dance program. Era of Oddities is an evening of performance that unapologetically celebrates our identity, investigates the nuances of the self, and considers the future of our world through the lens […]
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 musicologist and historical keyboardist Rebecca Cypess (Rutgers University) and mezzo-soprano Alta Boover Dantzler (Oakland University) in “Far from Home, an Exile Roving”: Harriett Abrams, Jewish Composer in Georgian England. This special concert […]
The Department of Cinema and Media Arts in collaboration with The Department of Theatre and Performance present Intercut 2024. Join us for an evening of staged readings and original scenes from upper-year Screenwriting students performed by Theatre students. Thursday, February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Winters Senior Common Room (021 Winters College) FREE […]
ABOUT THE EVENT Join the Deptment of Theatre & Performance chair Eric Armstrong and a group of undergraduate students as they discuss their experience as students in the programs that the department offers. You’ll hear about why they chose York, their experience in first year, and why they chose the specific programs they’re exploring in […]
YORK UNIVERSITY MOTION MEDIA STUDIO in collaboration with OYA BLACK ARTS COALITION (OBAC) present Industry Talks Series Hosted by INGRID VENINGER, director, York University Motion Media Studio (YUMMS) Guest Speaker R.T. THORNE, film writer and director Date: Friday, Feb. 23 Time: 6 to 8 p.m. Location: York U Motion Media Studio (777 Kipling Ave, Toronto M8Z 5Z4) Free event. […]