SCA | Quick News | March 4, 2022
Good Latta news
The SCA's Erika Latta is participating in a Q&A panel with William Kentridge, (School of Drama Professor at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, and Latta's longtime collaborator in ), and MFA John Wells Directing Fellows, following the screening of Kentridge's work, , which was recorded during its world premiere at the Tate Modern. Presented by the Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, the screening of The Head & the Load is on March 27, 2022, at 9:00 AM and the Q&A panel is at 10:30 AM, Vancouver time. RSVP and EST info . Also, Latta's and WaxFactory are part of HOME/LAND, which is a "collaborative and international creation" with and that will present the premiere of its "American version" from September 1 – 18, 2022, in Portland, Oregon. More . Finally, Latta and WaxFactory are also presenting Traces, which was co-created by Rachel Jendrzejewski, on Tuesday, March 22 at 7:00 PM (NYC time), as part of the 's Ruth Easton New Play Series and the In The Lab Series, presented in partnership with the . More .
SCA talk Process, Production & Touring
Did you miss the Process, Production & Touring panel that was part of the 2022 programming? No problem! Here's your chance to listen back to the conversation by SCA alumni , , and Maiko Yamamoto (), plus Lisa Marie DiLiberto (Theatre Direct), Darren O’Donnell (Mammalian Diving Reflex), and Nassim Soleimanpour (Nassim Soleimanpour Productions), with moderation by the SCA's . Listen .
Damaren and Williams dance Daniel in The Art of Science
Watch 's "The Art of Science" Behind the Scenes Series, Episode 1: The Social Coordination of Music and Dance, featuring SCA alumni and performing choreography by the SCA's . Watch .
Woyno Rodriguez for LEVEL UP
The SCA's Wladimiro A. Woyno Rodriguez presented as part of "Experiment Group #4" on February 24, 2022, as part of LEVEL UP’s Live Virtual Experiments, presented by the Associated Designers of Canada. Watch the video archive .
Tacata and Beil on TikTok and Victorian parlour games
The SCA's and his collaborator Kim Beil are included in the latest issue of Psyche. More .
Saleken wins!
Great news! Amongst the the 2021 SFU Staff Achievement Award winners is our very own "exemplary employee," Corbin Saleken, who's the SCA's Film and Video Resource Specialist. Also on the list is , who's the Manager, Communications and Strategy for the , which is our institutional home here at SFU. Congrats, all, but especially to Corbin and Tessa! More HERE.
Cheung in Nombreuses et numériques
SCA alumnus is part of the exhibition Nombreuses et numériques, which "offers a space for feminist reflection on the question of the place of people who do not identify as cis-male in the digital world by showcasing works by female, trans and/or non-binary artists who explore cyberspace through multimedia art." Curated by Gabrielle Sarthou and also including work by Olivia-Faye Lathuillière, Tannaz Keshavarzian, Eli Marcelli, and Léa Martin, the exhibition runs March 8 – 26, 2022, at Montreal's Espace 230 / Art Contemporain, and is presented as part of Conférence POST-INVISIBLES; regard sur la place des femmes dans le champ des arts visuels. More .
Atiencia co-directs Clean/Espejos
SCA alumnus and Chelsea Haberlin are the co-directors of 's production of Christine Quintana's Clean/Espejos, with a translation and adaptation from Paula Zelaya-Cervantes, running March 10 – 19, 2022, at . More .
Calderon's GVPTA calls
SCA alumnus , who's not only Playwrights Theatre Centre's Dramaturg, Public Engagement, but also the administrator assistant for the Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance, has asked us to share information about two GVPTA initiatives he's coordinating: the and . The application deadline for both has been extended to March 10, 2022, at 12:00 PM (PST). If you have any questions, reach out to Davey at davey@gvpta.ca.
Schroeder, Kao, Dulong salon
Don't miss with the SCA's and SCA alumni (violin) and (electronics) on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at 7:30 PM via ZOOM. Free / by donation RSVP .
New book with Overstall
ECUAD's ’s new book, , which describes the collaborative work of Andreyev and , who's a current SCA PhD student, is being launched on March 6, 2022, at 11:00 AM (PST) via ZOOM. More .
Smulovitz scores Albatross
The SCA's produced the score for Company 605 / German Jauregui collaborative duo work, Albatross, which is running Friday, March 4 at 7:00 PM and Saturday, March 5, at 4:00 PM as part of the 2022 Vancouver International Dance Festival. More .
Skoden calling Indigenous artists
The Skoden Indigenous Film Festival is calling SFU Indigenous artists to submit work to be displayed and sold during the two day screening event on April 1 & 2, 2022. Work must be appropriate to the subject: celebrating Indigenous pride as an Indigenous person! Submission deadline is Monday, March 14, 2022, at 11:59 PM (PST). More .
Nieto's Impermanent Flower
SCA MFA student is presenting her work Impermanent Flower from May 27 – 28, 2022, at the , presented by New Works. More .
Chamale's sneak peek Q&A
Read a "sneak peek of a Q&A" with SCA alumnus and Artistic Director and co-founder Pedro Chamale about his newest play, , which runs at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts from April 27 – 30, 2022. Read it .
Fathom Sounds Collective's Salt-Stained Streaks of a Worthwhile Grief
SCA alumnus is part of the , who are presenting Salt-Stained Streaks of a Worthwhile Grief at the Comox Valley Art Gallery from March 2 – May 14, 2022, with an Opening Event / Artist Talk on March 4 via Zoom from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM. More .
Mermaid Spring visible mending workshop
Upcoming! Mermaid Spring (aka aka the SCA's and ) are presenting an in-person (socially distanced and PPE available) visible mending workshop with textile artist Heather Cameron on Sunday, March 20, 2022, as part of 's Unscripted Series. More .
Launching Tedlie-Stursberg's Sous la Plage, Les Pavés
SCA alumnus is launching his exhibition catalogue published by Trapp Projects, featuring an essay by UBC Art History, Visual Art and Theory's Joseph Monteyne, at a duo book launch with Monteyne's new book, Media Critique in the Age of Gillray: Scratches, Scraps, and Spectres: Scratches, Scraps and Spectres, on Friday, March 4, 2022, from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at Trapp Projects (274 East 1st Avenue, Vancouver). More .
DEBBY FRIDAY's V FOR VIRTUAL
SCA alumnus is presenting V FOR VIRTUAL, a new audio-visual play she's produced as part of her ongoing residency at the . V for Virtual is running March 10 — 12, 2022, in the Western Front's Grand Luxe Hall. And it's free, too! RSVP .
Chan's Eat My Heart Out + on Yellow Objects
SCA alumnus 's Eat My Heart Out, a "haphazard collection of expressive vignettes," is part of Rumble Theatre's upcoming Lupercalia: Untrue Stories Live, which runs April 1 – 2, 2022, at the Progress Lab Parking Lot (1422 William Street). More . Also, read on Chan's work Yellow Objects HERE.
SCA in Capilano Review's 50th
The SCA's and SCA alumnus are included in The Capilano Review's 50th Anniversary Issue, with SCA alumnus as the Managing Editor. More .
Silverfox in What's Up Yukon
What's Up Yukon spoke with SCA alumnus and Veronica Verkley, who were both finalists for the Yukon Prize, about "who inspires them in art and in life." Read it .
Kotowich in Speaking of Dance – now online!
If you missed Speaking of Dance: Talking Truths: Shaping Our Presence and Remembering Our Past on February 14, 2022, presented by DanceHouse, Matriarchs Uprising, and SFU Woodward's, which featured SCA alumnus , Maura Garcia, Sophie Dow, Christine Friday, and facilitator Olivia C. Davies, it's now available to watch online .
Voices of the Street on the CBC
Good CBC coverage of Voices of the Street, SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement new collaborative podcast with , which includes behind-the-scenes help from SCA alumnus . Read it .
Morelli on Danger
Read SCA alumnus on , for VU. Read it .
Trinier at SFU Galleries
Congratulations to , the new Curator for our friends and colleagues SFU Galleries. Read MORE.
Sum show!
Upcoming: a triple bill featuring SCA alumnus and her band on Thursday, March 17. 2022, at 7:30 PM at the Fox Theatre, presented by the . More .
Peters calling for Interplay_2022
SCA alumnus Deanna Peters is calling for submissions to Interplay_2022. More .