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Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day!

With one of our favourite Faculty bio pictures of the SCA's (very photogenic) Raymond Boisjoly above to help us celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day today (June 21), here in National Indigenous History Month, we'd like to encourage those of us with a settler-colonial background (and indeed perhaps everyone non-Indigenous living here as a result of Canada's settler-colonial history) to please take some time to read and/or reread the 's "94 Calls to Action" from 2015 (download them ). Serious work still needs to be done! For our Indigenous colleagues, friends, loved ones, and family, please instead enjoy of the Cro-Mags' Hard Times, a raging, uplifting anthem about resilience from the band's 1986 debut, The Age of Quarrel, which we'd like to especially share in tribute to Raymond, whose shirt provided the recommendation (and whose broad, informed musical taste is excellent, besides).

Pauly, Biddle, and Penney in Sunday Orbit

The SCA's joins Pendamental (Alex Penney) and (SCA PhD candidate ) for the June edition of Sunday Orbit on Sunday, June 30, 2024, from 8:30 PM – 11:00 PM at (713 E. Hastings St., Vancouver). More info and tickets .

On the sur-reality of Langer and Bachelard

The SCA's is presenting a paper, "On the sur-reality of Langer and Bachelard," on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, as part of "Susanne K. Langer: Creativity and American Thought," the 2nd International Conference of the Susanne K. Langer Circle, hosted by the American Institute of Philosophical and Cultural Thought (AIPCT), Murphysboro, IL, and by Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC). More .

Underhill on TPE in Montreal

Turning Point Ensemble just shared a blog post by the SCA's , who's TPE's Artistic Director and conductor, of his "reflections" on TPE's "recent trip to Montreal for the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec Homage Series." Read it .

Bhullar's open studio

SCA alumnus , Phoebe Bei, and Rawan Hassan are holding an "open studio" on Saturday, June 22, 2024, from 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM, at Centre A (205 – 268 Keefer St., Vancouver), presented as part of Centre A's SLOW Relations + Practices: Emerging BIPOC Artist Residency. More .

Slasher in the season

According to Stir Vancouver on 's 2024-25 season announcement, SCA MFA student co-created and choreographed (conceived by Craig Hall and created by Hall, Friedenberg, Torquil Campbell, and Jamie Nesbitt, and work-shopped with Studio 58 students), which is set to run March 27 – April 6, 2025. Read it . (Please note, BTW: since our faculty and students typically devise and produce our shows term-by-term and in real-time, we can't announce a packaged season like the good folks at Studio 58 or UBC. While this does make long-view PR challenging, it also adds grit and excitement to the uniqueness of the SCA. And frankly, as crazy as it can sometimes get in the rush to curtain time, we like it this way!)  

Glitter is Forever

For the Closing Reception for the 2024 edition of the Queer Arts Festival, , the "multi-disciplinary, non-binary drag performance collective" that includes SCA dance alumni Desi Rekrut (P.M.), are presenting Glitter is Forever on Tuesday, June 25, from 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver). More .

Ebenal – IS and SCA grad

丁香园AV's School for International Studies shared this quick profile of joint IS and SCA new alumnus Avery Ebenal. Read it HERE.

SCA in Active / Passive

The SCA's Stefan Smulovitz (with Giorgio Magnanensi) and SCA alumni and (as ) are playing the 2024 edition of Active / Passive, which runs August 9 – 11 at various venues on Galiano Island. More .

Dear Friends &

Running July 4, 2024, from 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, in the Western Front's Grand Luxe Hall (303 E. 8 Ave., Vancouver), the latest edition of Dear Friends &, the reading series organized by (which has SCA alumni as Art Editor) and the Front, features , River Halen, and Kaie Kellough, hosted by Deanna Fong (TCR's Literary Editor). More .

Introduction to Flamenco – All Abilities

SCA alumnus is hosting two "Introduction to Flamenco - All Abilities" sessions on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at 12:30 PM and 2:30 PM, at Strathcona Park (857 Malkin Ave., Vancouver), presented by the .More .

Wild Roses reviewed

Read a review by Frances Dorenbaum in C Magazine of the exhibition , featuring SCA alumnus , Miruna Dragan, Peter von Tiesenhausen, and Holly Ward, which ran ran from April 13 – May 18, 2024 at Toronto's two seven two. Read it .

Vickers Artist Talk

marked National Indigenous Peoples Day (Friday, June 21) and National Indigenous History Month by presenting a recorded Artist Talk by SCA alumnus . We'll post the video is it gets shared publicly, but in the meantime, check out the page dedicated to Vickers' work on .

Chan's the Artist Development Assistant

SCA MFA Kai Yee "Sammy" Chan is the new Artist Development Assistant for the Community Arts Council of Vancouver. Congratulations – and good choice, CACV! More .

Inner Sublimity in Venice

SCA alumni & () are presenting Inner Sublimity on Saturday, June 22, 2024, presented as part of Art Night in Venice, Italy. More .

Big Top Art Tent in the Park

, a great community-focused project initiated and operated by Andrew Dadson and SCA alumnus , will be helping facilitate 's Art in The Park at Andy Livingstone Park programming (89 Expo Blvd, Vancouver), running June 27 – September 19 on Thursdays and Sundays from 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

Hair’s breadth in Tórshavn

SCA alumnus 's Hair’s breadth, for amplified solo bowed string instrument and electronics, if being performed on Wednesday, June 26, at 9:00 PM, at (Niels Finsens g?ta 23 Tórshavn 100), presented as part of the International Society for Contemporary Music' World New Music Days on the Faroe Islands. More .

Archive and Utopia: Art and Literary Criticism for a Better World

Here's the first free public event that's part of , Centre A’s 2024 Art Writing Mentorship, facilitated by SCA alumnus (with SCA alumni  and as participants): "Archive and Utopia: Art and Literary Criticism for a Better World," an online talk by Larissa Lai, on Friday, July 5, 2024, from 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM, via Zoom. More .

Sound profile

The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie shared a quick profile on of SCA alumnus , who is part of , which runs to August 4, 2024.

Cinelab

We're excited to welcome back the good folks at The Cinematheque for the 2024 edition of Cinelab, their "two-weeklong summer filmmaking program for aspiring artists aged 14–19," which runs here in our labs and studios (and everywhere else that might works as a good location) from July 8 – 19 (Program 1) and July 22 – August 2 (Program 2). More .

Caufield in Summer Splash

SCA alumnus is performing as part of Dances for a Small Stage's Summer Splash, which runs July 16 & 17, 2024, at Please Beverage (222 W 5th Ave., Vancouver). More .

Inner Worlds at Boombox

Boombox, a performance space run by SCA alumnus and Francesca Frewer and Sierra Megas in a 53 foot shipping container, is hosting Inner Worlds: Exploring the Beings that Live Inside Us, a free three-day "mask making workshop for youths ages ~10-14 years old" with Katie Green (who is also painting a mural on the side of Boombox), running July 8 – 10, 2024, from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, at The Birdhouse (44 W 4th Ave., Vancouver). More .

SCA in the QAF Community Art Show

The SCA's (see their work Handle With Care ) and SCA alumni , , & , and are part of the Queer Arts Festival's Community Art Show, which is at (#425 – 268 Keefer St., Vancouver). More .

Puzzlehead at Green Auto

SCA alumnus 's is playing with Loans and Dan Forrest on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, from 7:00 PM – 11:30 PM at Green Auto Body (1822 Pandora St., Vancouver). Tickets .

Sleeper's Ice-Breakers

SCA alumnus Clint Sleeper has produced Ice-Breakers, the "first in a series of physical and digital games," which Sleeper describes (in a very relatable way) as being "inspired by the insufferable onboarding and team building processes that define the workplace." See them and check out more work by Sleeper .

Piece Lily

Upcoming from Odd Meridian Arts: Piece Lily, "an improvised mandala of movement, music and musings," devised and performed by SCA alumnus , Ziyian Kwan, and Peggy Lee, with lighting design by SCA alumnus , running July 2 & 3 and July 5 – 7, 2024, at 7:00 PM at Odd Meridian's Morrow (Unit 204 – 910 Richards St., Vancouver). More .

Yet Again The Wheel Turns on vinyl

SCA alumnus 's Yet Again The Wheel Turns is now available on striking pink vinyl! Sample the music and order the vinyl .

FUTURE POEMS

Donate to and receive FUTURE POEMS, a zine produced by SCA alumnus and TR's Artistic Director to celebrate TR's 20th anniversary! More .

How Would Lubitsch Do It? S5E04c

Listen to S5E04c of How Would Lubitsch Do It? with SCA alumnus host and guest Adrian Martin on Lubitsch's (1940). Listen .

Popcorn Galaxies in Play

(SCA alumni & ) are included in the new book, Play: Dramaturgies of Participation, by Jenn Stephenson and Mariah Horner, out soon from Playwrights Canada Press. More .

Stir reviews Medicine

Read Stir Vancouver's review of Pi Theatre's , which runs June 13 – 23, 2024, at the Vancity Culture Lab (1895 Venables St., Vancouver), includes SCA alumni (Apprentice Stage Manager & Props Designer) and (Sound Designer) and SCA MFA student (Choreographer) as part of the creative team. Read it it .

Stir reviews Lossy

Read Stir Vancouver's review of 's , which had its world premiere from June 12 – 14, 2024, in the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre here with us at 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, presented as part of the Dancing on the Edge Festival (and with the SCA's  [Wardrobe Design] and Wladimiro A. Woyno Rodriguez [Technical Support] and SCA alumni [Production Assistant] and [Associate Producer] behind the scenes). Read it .

assess.masses in Polverigi

SCA alumni and are presenting their video game performance work as part of the Marche Teatro's INTEATRO Festival 2024, which runs June 8 – 23, 2024, in Polverigi, Italy. More .

IGN on 1000xRESIST

, the video game developed by SCA alumnus and the crew and their collaborators (including a bunch of other SCA alumni: , , , Felicia Lau, , , , , , and ), was reviewed by IGN. Read it .