Live Acts Festival
March 22 – 25 & March 30 – April 1, 2023 | Studio D, Studio T, & GCA B2
SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
Tickets: $5 SFU Students / Underemployed | $10 SFU Staff / Faculty / Alumni | $15 General Public
A festival of BFA capstone projects created by Theatre & Performance and Dance majors at the School for the Contemporary Arts. The culmination of the artists’ creative research over two semesters, the Live Acts Festival spans two weeks and includes: two collections of movement pieces, a late night talk show, a glam dance party, a smashing of bodies, an audio guided adventure, a crossed phone line, a history of Filipinx hospitality, a pineapple bun recipe, a folkloric world, a trashy sports arena, a crochet embodiment, a late capitalist game show, and a cartoon performance. Performed by SCA undergraduates, these works move from camp to sensations of sound and spirals, to structured improvisation, mosh, play and more. In Propositions, ten senior dance majors share their research in an evening of solos and groups works. For more information about Propositions, including biographies, please visit: sfudanceseniorprojects.wordpress.com.
Notes: No Latecomers, no Refunds. As the shows are still being developed, content warnings will be updated closer to the performance dates as they are determined. If you have any questions or concerns about show content, please contact the box office at gca_guestservices@sfu.ca.
Dance Majors: Sydney Bluck, Nicole Dreher, Brooklyn Fowler, Desiree James, Natalia Martineau, Myah McCarthy, Julianna Oke, Emma Tweedie, Perelandra Waddle, and Anna Wang-Albini.
Theatre & Performance Majors: Denise Faith Cachero, Zack Faulks, Brynne Harper, Santi Henderson, Blake Hobson-Dimas, Marita M, Ali McDougall, Sabrina Pui Mun Yu, Emma Savić Kallesøe, Sonja Tan, Olympia Tomasta, and Tamlin Vetter.
March 22
Senior Dance Majors: Propositions | 8:00 PM | Studio T
With Sydney Bluck, Nicole Dreher, Brooklyn Fowler, Desiree James, Natalia Martineau, Myah McCarthy, Julianna Oke, Emma Tweedie, Perelandra Waddle, and Anna Wang-Albini.
March 23
Emma Savić Kallesøe: I am not Here Now | 7:00 PM | Studio D
An episodic volume exploring where we are when we are not in the same presence as another... but our index will be or has been. Where are you if you are not Here Now? Content Warning: Contains Profane Language
Senior Dance Majors: Propositions | 8:00 PM | Studio T
With Sydney Bluck, Nicole Dreher, Brooklyn Fowler, Desiree James, Natalia Martineau, Myah McCarthy, Julianna Oke, Emma Tweedie, Perelandra Waddle, and Anna Wang-Albini.
March 24
Marita M: How To Survive In The Wild | 7:00 PM | Studio D
A public access cartoon performance. Content Warning: Loud music.
Senior Dance Majors: Propositions | 8:00 PM | Studio T
With Sydney Bluck, Nicole Dreher, Brooklyn Fowler, Desiree James, Natalia Martineau, Myah McCarthy, Julianna Oke, Emma Tweedie, Perelandra Waddle, and Anna Wang-Albini.
March 25
Zack Faulks: Should You Sell Out | 7:00 PM | Studio D
A horrible post-ironic gameshow about dreams, careers, and the utter futility of it all. Content Warnings: Flashing Lights; Profane Language.
Senior Dance Majors: Propositions | 8:00 PM | Studio T
With Sydney Bluck, Nicole Dreher, Brooklyn Fowler, Desiree James, Natalia Martineau, Myah McCarthy, Julianna Oke, Emma Tweedie, Perelandra Waddle, and Anna Wang-Albini.
Santi Henderson: The Santi Show | 8:30 PM | GCA B2
A late-night talk show you can really get into. Content Warnings: Minor use of flashing lights; Violent Language; Potential Partial Nudity; Loud Noise. Camera: Videographer placed behind ground-level audience. Note: this event is 19+
March 30
Brynne Harper: Looking at you | 7:00 PM | Studio D
In pursuit of legibility, two bisexuals overshare, breathe, and bash against each other as they confront themselves getting lost in another. Content Warnings: Harsh Language; Loud Noise; Adult Content.
Olympia Tomasta: Cloaks | 7:45 PM | Studio D
Cloaks is a folkloric, fantasy world inspired by Czeck and Slovak stories, jellyfish, knitting, and chairs. Content Warnings: Flashing Lights.
Tamlin Vetter: Over and Over | 8:15 PM | Studio D
A glamorous dive into a world of rock and roll, paper bags, falling apart, and putting yourself back together. Content Warnings: Fresh Flowers; Loud Music; Flashing Lights.
March 31
Denise Faith Cachero: ket sika ngay? (what about you?) | 7:00 PM | Studio D
Learn about the history of Filipino hospitality and nursing through the ritual of washing your hands. Content Warnings: Fake Blood.
Sonja Tan: Listen Carefully | 7:45 PM | Studio D
A pre-recorded audio guided piece with audience participation to discover limits of comfortability and humor. Content Warmings: Audience Participation; Profane Language; Latex Products (balloons).
Ali McDougall: Into the Plastisphere | 8:15 PM | Studio D
Reimagining our relations to waste, accumulation, and sport in a trashy arena. Content Warnings: Corn Product.
April 1
Blake Hobson-Dimas: La Poza | 7:00 PM | Studio D
A collection of five figurative crocheted sculptures are brought to life through the arts of clown and character creation. Content Warnings: Flashing Lights.
Sabrina Pui Mun Yu: Baos, Buns and Mun | 7:45 PM | Studio D
Come into my kitchen and bake Bo Lo Baos (Pineapple Buns) with me. Content Warnings: All-purpose flour.
