SCA | Quick News | March 19, 2021
Murdoch's Blind Contour
SCA alumni released Blind Contour, a new album and collection of essays he says is his "attempt to respond to a call I have been hearing for years: that the responsibility of dismantling racism and white supremacy must fall to white people." Check it out .
Tam in the GVPTA's Spotlight
SCA alumni was highlighted by the in their "Spotlight on Theatre" pick for today. Read what they wrote about Tam as well as the other theatre artists and creators they've highlighted this year, including many other SCA folks, on the GVPTA's site .
Skoden press and new trailer!
The Skoden Indigenous Film Festival, this year organized by co-instructors and and the students of CA 389, was profiled by Miss604. Read it . Also, watch the newly release trailer for the festival .
Withintensions' Renaissance call
, the monthly online art mag created by SCA alumni, is looking for submissions for their latest issue on the theme of "Renaissance." More .
Kotowich's PuSh Walk
The just released a "PuSh Walks" episode by SCA alumni , who takes us "on a westward walking sonic experience of land, water, body, histories, futures, and Spirit of Ulksen: Squamish place name referring to the Burrard Peninsula, colonially known as Spanish Banks." Listen .
Bergonzoni's We Are Travellers
Read SCA alumni 's essay We Are Travellers: The Body as a Compass in Vol 18, No 2 (2021) of the Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies, which is also open access! Read it .
Postalian talks New Societies
Watch SCA alumni talking about , which he created and directs, working with a sweet team of other SCA alumni. The show is running March 18 – Mar 28, 2021, presented by Tornoto's . Watch it .
Chamale in Cloudless
SCA alumni Pedro Chamale () stars with in José Teodoro's audio drama Cloudless, which is streaming FREE on SoundCloud and YouTube until May 31, 2021, presented by . Listen to it .
McMann in Re-Centering/Margins
SCA alumni is part of 's upcoming Re-Centering/Margins Creative Residency presentations, along with Katie Cassidy and Joshua Ongcol, which run online from April 2 – 7, 2021. More .
D'Anunciação in 12 Minutes Max
SCA alumni is part of the upcoming 12 Minutes Max Studio Showing on Wednesday March 31, 2021, at 6:00 PM, along with Kelly McInnes, Yvonne Chew, and SatisFACTORY Dance, with facilitators Barbara Bourget and Paras Terezakis, presented by The Dance Centre. More .
Lauzon talks drones
The SCA's Claudette Lauzon chaired and presented on a panel with J.D. Schnepf (University of Groningen) and Thomas Stubblefield (UMass Dartmouth) titled "Kill Chain Aesthetics: The Drone in Popular Media," for the (SCMS) conference, which runs March 17 – 21, 2021. More .
Schroeder on Soundscape
Your friendly SCA Communicator (me, Brady Cranfield), talks with the SCA's for Soundscape on – and we play three great pieces, too! Listen .
Çolak in the house
The SCA Music & Sound area is excited to have composer, multimedia artist, and audio engineer Murat Çolak run a three-session Mixing / Mastering workshop for the students in the Creative Sound Studio this term. Find out more about Murat on his site .
Cooper's The Neighborhood
Please enjoy this collection of low-key, thoughtful, field-recording-informed soundworks, titled The Neighborhood, by SCA MFA student . Very nice on headphones! Listen .
Basanta in Papier flottant
SCA alumni is in the exhibition Papier flottant – Floating Paper at Montreal's until April 3, 2021. More .
Chien's always busy!
Always busy SCA alumni Sammy Chien keeps on keeping busy: he gave talks for University of Southern California and in Winnipeg recently and will be part of Ashton College’s next week. Follow to keep up!
Yamada @ Arts Umbrella
SCA MFA alumni has started teaching dance at , who will be moving into their new location on Granville Island soon. Read more about Yamada .
Yassine on being a single mom
Read SCA alumni on the challenges of being a single mom, one-time student, and practicing artist. Read it .
SCA in The Capilano Review
Don't miss the upcoming virtual launch of Issue 3.43 of , which includes contributions from SCA folks & (MFA students), (alumni), and (instructor). Also, pick up a copy, too! More .
K BODY AND MIND extended
Good news! , the sci-fi miniseries by SCA alumni and , Wylie's ongoing collaboration with fellow SCA alumni + , is extending its run to March 21, 2021. More .
van Wyk's Dance Philosophy
SCA alumni Eddy van Wyk / xoma-leon phîlip babur is running Dance Philosophy: The 6 Viewpoints, "a movement class for endless exploration in dance/theatre creation as well as presence work for the performer," on Saturdays from May 1 – June 5 at 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (PDT) on Zoom. More .
Fukumura does the Jam
The next (SCA alumni Anjela Magpantay, Davey Calderon, and June Fukumura, and Avyen von Waldenburg) FREE "Training Jam" on Sunday, March 21, 2021, from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (PDT), will be lead by SCA alumni . More .
Milton's fresh site
SCA alumni Elizabeth Milton refreshed their site. Very glamorous! Check it out .
Koochakzadeh-Yazdi heads to Stanford
Great news! SCA alumni Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi will be starting a PhD in composition at Stanford University this Fall! Congratulations! Find out more about Koochakzadeh-Yazdi and her work .