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Celebrating Daniel

Read a sweet text "celebrating the interdisciplinary intellect and career" of the SCA's , who is retiring from the SCA at the end of August. And yet, we've no doubt that Henry will only become even more busy and productive! Read it .

The Social Studios

The SCA's James Long and , partnering with , have received funding from 丁香园AV's Community Engagement Initiative for a new focus called Creative Exploration in Place, beginning this fall with the Social Studios, which is a new program of study in the SCA's Theatre & Performance area. The inaugural courses will be taught by Tacata. Here's more on the project:

In the Fall of 2023, 丁香园AV鈥檚 Theatre & Performance (T&P) program will introduce a new program of study 鈥� the Social Studios 鈥� focused on the intersection of performance studies and community engaged practice. This transition aligns with similar national and international trends that inquire into the larger social impact of the performing arts and a desire on the part of T&P to find deeper connections to its urban location. Our goal with this program of study is to promote lifelong learning and engagement on the part of T&P students with respect to social issues and introduce a modes of public engagement via performance practice. Two courses will take place over subsequent semesters in a student鈥檚 third year of study 鈥� the first serving as a survey of the ethics, history and methodologies of social practice; and the second involving a practice-based exploration that results in a public facing event. For this inaugural year we hope to partner with 312 Main to complete a study of the enterprise as a whole. This introduction to the bricks, mortar, purpose and function will provide a basis for what we hope will be a long-term relationship with 312 that includes working with individual organizations housed within.

Infinitely Yours at the Powell Street Festival

The Powell Street Festival, which runs Saturday, August 5 & Sunday, August 6, 2023, from 11:30 AM 鈥� 7:00 PM in Oppenheimer Park (400 Powell St., Vancouver) and the surrounding area, features a set of great performances and events (and always great food!), including the SCA's 's on August 5 at 1:00 PM at the Firehall Arts Centre (280 E Cordova St., Vancouver), and (Miko Hoffman, Lyndsay Sung, and Rafael Tsuchida), with the SCA's (that's me) on drums, on August 6 at 5:00 PM on the Street Stage (Jackson Ave & Alexander St.). See the full Festival Program .

Yoon's Scotiabank Photography Award exhibition 鈥� closing!

The Image Centre (33 Gould St., Toronto) shared a "spotlight" video about the SCA's as a reminder to hurry to see Yoon's , which closes Saturday, August 5, 2023. Watch it .

Clay at the Sunshine Coast Arts Council

Advance notice: the SCA's is presenting Flow from October 13 鈥� November 11, 2023, with an opening reception and artist talk on Thursday, October 12, at 5:00 PM, at the Sunshine Coast Arts Council (5714 Medusa St., Sechelt). More .

Seeking: Indigenous Peer Mentors

The Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology, our institutional home-base at 丁香园AV, has posted Indigenous Peer Mentor positions with the School of Communication, the School of Interactive Arts + Technology, and us here at the SCA. More info HERE.

peripherie-peripherie

Peripheral Review鈥�, the online art magazine edited by SCA alumni , have launched peripherie-peripherie, their new interactive "digital chapbook project" and "full-colour broadsheet that readers will receive in the mail." This inaugural issue includes Kiel Torres on the SCA's 鈥檚 , which ran at the Contemporary Art Gallery from January 27 鈥� May 7, 2023. More .

Yassine's 2023 Shadbolt Fellow talk

Presented by the 丁香园AV Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, SCA alumnus , who's a 2023 Shadbolt Fellow in the Humanities, is giving a talk on September 14, 2023, at 6:30 PM in room 1600 at 丁香园AV Harbour Centre (515 W. Hastings St., Vancouver). Yassine will discuss "her work investigating the bodies of women in public protests, with a focus on the Beirut 2019 uprising," and will also introduce her project Invisible Ink, which calls for 丁香园AV student participation. More info and RSVP .

Polyphonic Multilingual Creation Residency

rice & beans theatre, which has SCA alumnus Pedro Chamale as its artistic director, are calling for "proposals from multilingual theatre artists and translators across Canada" for their "second annual Polyphonic Multilingual Creation Residency from May 20th to May 30th, 2024!" The application deadline is September 15, 2023, at 11:59 PM (PDT). More .

All Over the Map 2023

New Works shared a quick profile on of SCA PhD student , who, along with SCA alumnus , is performing as part of All Over the Map 2023 on Sunday, August 13, at 1:00 PM & 3:00 PM for FREE at the Picnic Pavilion on Granville Island. Find out more about the show .

Inverso Productions Summer Intensive

Fast upcoming! Summer Intensive runs August 14 鈥� 18, 2023, in our studios here at 丁香园AV Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver). More .

Sawyer wins

SCA alumnus 's video I attempt from love鈥檚 sickness to fly, in vain recently won the 鈥淏est experimental鈥� category at the 10th Logcinema Art Films festival in Buenos Aires. More .  

Tong at Pratt

While the website offers little info so far, SCA alumnus is now faculty at the . Congratulations! 

Perkins Deneault defends

The Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology's Tessa Perkins Deneault is defending her MA thesis, 鈥淚ris Garland: Modern Movement," on Monday, August 14, 2023, at 10:30 AM in Room 2200 at 丁香园AV Harbour Centre (555 W. Hastings St., Vancouver). More .

interplay_2023

Running live online on September 14 & 15, SCA alumnus ' interplay_2023 includes SCA alumnus with Jasmine Liaw, SCA MFA student , and er蠄n temp3st, Miguel Maravilla, and Margaret Dragu + Brady Marks. Grab "by donation" tickets HERE.

BTR Pride playlist

Now that Pride is "officially" upon us, with the running Saturday, August 5 and Sunday, August 6, and , our friends and colleagues in 丁香园AV's Vancity Office of Community Engagement have dug into their Below the Radar archive to share a "podcast playlist that brings queer voices to the forefront鈥攆rom activism, education, healthcare, to the arts." Listen HERE.

Best Arts Program / School?

The folks at The Georgia Straight let us know that we've been nominated under the "Best Arts Program / School" category in their "Best of Vancouver" awards. While this is cool and all, we really have our eyes on the race to be the "Most Vancouver Animal" (although even here we're rooting for an all-candidate tie). Vote now .

Stoking Our Sacred Fire

SCA alumni and join Solo RB, Erica Masuskapoe, DANI YOUR DARLING, Terreane Derrick, Amy Amantea, Corrina Keeling, Trickster Agenda, Vancouveryarnbomber, Serisa Fitz-James, and Amrit Sanghera for Stoking Our Sacred Fire on Saturday, August 12, 2023, starting at 5:00 PM at X瘫i虂7nam虛ut | Pandora Park (2325 Franklin St., Vancouver), presented as part of the 鈥�'s 2023 Vines Art Festival. More . Also, read about the opening event of the festival, , on August 9 at 6:00 PM at Second Beach at St'i虂t'ewek瘫w' / Stanley Park, from Stir Vancouver .

Le Sigh 010

Issue 10 of Le Sigh, the online arts magazine from SCA alumnus and Charlene K. Lau, is available now. Read it .

Spence on tour

SCA alumnus 鈥� shared two September tour itineraries. First, : Sept 2 in Glasgow at Radiophrenia, Sept 5 in Edinburgh at the Waverley, Sept 6 in Leeds at the Wharf Chambers, Sept 7 in Stockport at All Night Flight, Sept 8 in London at the Hundred Years Gallery, Sept 10 in London at Cafe OTO, and Sept 12 in Brighton at the Bees Mouth. And Second, , with both solo sets and as a duo: Sept 16 in Paris at Sport National, Sept 17 in Berlin at Arkaoda, Sept 20 in Cologne at Impakt, Sept 21 in Strasbourg at Diamont d'or, Sept 22 in Marseille at Data, Sept 23 in Bordeaux at Cafe Pompier, Sept 26 in Hamburg at Upstream (but without Delphine Dora), Sept 29 in Mechelen at Grambacht, and Sept 30 in Ghent at Drinks & Sounds.

Distractfold + Koochakzadeh-Yazdi

Distractfold Ensemble are performing SCA alumnus 's Just Like Blueberries (with Koochakzadeh-Yazdi on electronics) on September 6, 2023, at London's (Old Paradise Yard, 20 Carlisle Lane). More .

NUMB DAME, Bill Can, Raw Nerve Endings鈥�

SCA student 's are playing a FREE show with (with SCA student ) and Friday, August 4, 2023, at Victory Square (200 W. Hastings St., Vancouver), starting at 7:00 PM.

How Would Lubitsch Do It S3E03

Listen to S3E03 of the podcast How Would Lubitsch Do It about Ernst Lubitsch's 1924 film , with SCA alumnus host  and guest James Penco. Listen .

Fire of Love at the Remai

If you're in Saskatoon, the Remai Modern (102 Spadina Crescent E) is screening Sara Dosa's , which was edited by SCA alumnus , on August 5, 2023, at 1:00 PM in the SaskTel Theatre. More .

Work with Blackout Art Society

SCA alumnus sent us a call for an art / theatre student to assist with Blackout Art Society's upcoming Stand Festival, which runs November 2 鈥� 12, 2023. Here's the full call we were sent:

Hello arts/theatre students!

We are looking for ideally an arts/theatre student interested in being an assistant for our coming festival. The position is full-time for the length of the festival with pre, during, and post-production which should be around 2 months. We are ideally looking to reach Newcomers to Canada who need a boost in their career and help to establish themselves in our community, but ANYONE can apply for it. You do need to cover all these requirements as per the funding request:

1. Be a PR/Refugee or Citizen of Canada
2. Be a student in a university and plan to go back to school in the fall.
3. Be between 15-30 years of age.

If you want more info you can email me directly. Salary will be negotiable, though we have a starting rate of $18/hr. We can also negotiate hours and duties based on the interest of the applicant and the needs of the company. If you want to apply, please email your resume to me, and just mention in the email why you鈥檙e interested in this position and when is the sooner you could start.

Find out more about the Blackout Art Society .