SCA | Quick News | July 16, 2021
Mochizuki on Autumn Strawberry
Watch a video produced by the Surrey Art Gallery in support of SCA alumni Cindy Mochizuki's exhibition Autumn Strawberry, which runs until August 28, 2021. Watch it HERE. And don't forget to join Mochizuki and artist Henry Tsang, who's exhibition Hastings Park is running at the gallery at the same time, for an online conversation with Surrey Gallery Curator and SCA PhD candidate Jordan Strom, on July 17 (tomorrow!) at 7:00 PM on Facebook live and YouTube. Info HERE. Mochizuki is also part of the exhibition Stories that animate us at the Vancouver Art Gallery until September 6, 2021. More HERE.
Boisjoly and Radul in The Sun Never Sets
The SCA's Raymond Boisjoly and Judy Radul will be presenting video works as part of The Sun Never Sets on Friday, July 23, 2021, at 9:00 PM in the outdoor garden of the Catriona Jeffries Gallery, alongside Abbas Akhavan, Steven Cottingham, Moyra Davey, Julia Feyrer, Rochelle Goldberg, Janice Kerbel, Kapwani Kiwanga, Veit Laurent Kurz, Tanya Lukin Linklater, and Christina Mackie. And as they advise: "please bring a blanket or chair for seating." More HERE.
K BODY AND MIND is back!
K BODY AND MIND by SCA alumni Conor Wylie and A Wake of Vultures, his ongoing collaboration with fellow SCA alumni Nancy Tam and Daniel O'Shea, is screening as part of the Hamilton Fringe's "Films On The Fringe" series on July 23, 2021, at 7:30 PM. Tickets HERE.
O'Callaghan sneak peak
Watch a "sneak peak" of a bilateral, a symmetry (to be released in August!), composed by SCA alumni James O'Callaghan and played by Vancouver’s Hard Rubber Orchestra. Watch and listen HERE.
SCA at Vines
Read some good press for the upcoming Vines Art Festival, created by SCA alumni and festival director Heather Lamoureux in 2015, which is returning to "in-person events at parks across Vancouver" from August 9 – 19, 2021. Read it HERE. Also, make sure to RSVP to see Sapphire Haze (SCA alumni Aysha Dulong and Cindy Kao), SCA alumni Jennifer Aoki & Harmanie Rose, Sarah U, and many others (including a team of artists mentored by SCA MFA student Faune Ybarra) for FREE as part of the WE WILL MOVE programing at the festival on Tuesday, August 17, from 6:00 PM on at X̱epx̱páy̓em | Hadden Park, too. RSVP HERE. And if you dig through the full list of events for the festival, you'll find SCA alumni Alex Mah, Minah Lee, Katie Cassady, Matthew Ariaratnam, the New(to)Town Collective (Anjela Magpantay, Avyen von Waldenburg, Davey Samuel Calderon, and June Fukumura), The Body Orchestra (Jenn Edwards and Jennifer Aoki), and Eddy van Wyk (a.k.a xoma-leon phîlip babur). See the whole list of performers HERE.
del Fierro on the dramaturgy of social interaction
Read SCA alumni Jesse del Fierro on the "dramaturgy of social interaction" for the Playwrights Theatre Centre's "Dialogue blog." Read it HERE.
Cinema Spectacular 2021
Founded by SCA alumni Laurel K Brown, Cinema Spectacular 2021, a "Canadian-centric shorts festival," is here for its 7th edition, running online from July 15 – 19. More HERE.
Sarah U – in spotlight and The Wall Speaks
Read a "member spotlight" of SCA alumni Sarah U on The Dance Centre's blog HERE. Also, U's latest work, The Wall Speaks, is included in the Quarantine Qapsule (QQ), which is "a digital archive of the Asian Canadian experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic BC," hosted by the Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Watch it HERE.
Goodman's Tuning
Read good press for Tuning at the Dancing on the Edge festival, choreographed by SCA alumni Vanessa Goodman with and for dancers Alexis Fletcher and Ted Littlemore. Read HERE and HERE. Tuning runs July 16 & 17, 2021, at 7:00 PM on a double bill with the SCA's Rob Kitsos' The Threshing Floor, produced with the SCA's Mauricio Pauly and SCA student Beau Han Bridge, with SCA alumni Anya Saugstad as one of the performers. Grab tickets HERE.
Bernard on Garry Neill Kennedy
Read SCA alumni Stéphane Bernard in issue 102 of Esse arts + opinions, dedicated to the theme of (Re)seeing Painting, on "Now Bulletin: Artworks, Letters and Printed Matter from the Garry Neill Kennedy Collection 1968 – 2019," which was presented by Griffin Art Projects from September 19 – December 12, in 2020. Read it HERE.
Jeffery's The Departed 2
Watch SCA alumni Daniel Jeffery's irreverent, rough-and-ready The Departed 2, featuring fellow SCA alumni Mackenzie Warner, Graeme Achurch, and Vladimir Fedulov and a rat mask by Ace Dixon. Produced for the 2021 Run N Gun: Vancouver's 48 Hour Film Competition, The Departed 2 was nominated for "Best Writing," "Best Sound Design," and "Best Performance," and ultimately won for "Best Editing" in the competition. Watch it HERE.
Sound nominated and WEDGE talk
SCA alumni Michelle Sound is one of the finalists for the Salt Spring National Art Prize! More HERE. Also, Sound is giving a free online talk on Sunday, July 18, 2021, at 11:00 AM (PDT) as part of her ongoing WEDGE residency at the Contemporary Art Gallery. More HERE.
McMann profile now online
Now online! Read a profile of SCA alumni Jessica McMann by Abeer Khan in "I Am Pride: Five dance artists from Canada’s vast Queer communities" from the latest issue of The Dance Current. Read it HERE.
Sum at the Virtual Cultch Gala
The SCA's Amanda Sum will be performing "live from the Historic Theatre" for The Cultch's Virtual Cultch Gala on Saturday, July 17, 2021. More HERE.
Fredriksson's Soft Palate
Watch SCA alumni Emmalena Fredriksson's Soft Palate on YouTube, presented as part of EDAM Dance's Spring 2021 Choreographic Series. Watch it HERE.
Rahi and Klinke @ Wonderment
If you're in Victoria, SCA alumni George Rahi will be presenting his sound sculptures in Fisherman's Wharf park on Saturday, July 31, 2021, from 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM (PDT) as part of Wonderment. Also, SCA alumni Alexandre Klinke will be playing live there from 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM, along with Meredith Bates. Klinke is also performing on Sunday, August 1, at 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (PDT) at Beacon Hill Park's Cameron Bandshell as his alter ego Playback Head, with Adham Shaikh. More HERE.
Daniel moderates Old Stories & New Choreographies
Watch the archive video of the SCA's Henry Daniel moderate an online round-table discussion with Seeta Patel, Michael Keegan-Dolan, Neil Ieremia, Roxane D'Orleans Juste, and Sameena Mitta on the theme of "Old Stories & New Choreographies: Migration of Tales, People, & Dance," presented by 1014 and MeenMoves on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Watch it HERE.
Durey, Tedlie-Stursberg, and Vickers in Together Again
SCA alumni Lucien Durey, Alex Tedlie-Stursberg, and Charlene Vickers are all part of the exhibition and auction Together Again, presented by the Burrard Arts Foundation from July 15 to Aug 24, 2021. More HERE.
Bergonzoni talks and writes
Listen to SCA alumni Carolina Bergonzoni in conversation with Dr. Celeste Snowber on SFU Faculty of Education's podcast series IDEAS. Listen HERE. Also, read Bergonzoni on "Building relationship through community-engaged dance" in Dance International. Read it HERE.
Smulovitz's Kenaxis
SCA alumni and the SCA's Manager, Technology & Resources Stefan Smulovitz has updated his program Kenaxis, which is now shareware and soon to be open source, too. More HERE.
Chandra directs
Tickets are on sale for Kate Besworth's Done/Undone, directed by SCA alumni Arthi Chandra for Bard on the Beach. More HERE.
Carter and Kisyuu's Flow Tide
Flow Tide, the collaborative work by SCA alumni Shion Skye Carter’s and Japanese Calligrapher Kisyuu, is not only part of the 2021 Powell Street Festival (info HERE), it's also part of the Vines Art Festival (info HERE), and the Dancing on the Edge festival (info HERE).
Yamada at Powell Street Fest
SCA alumni Tomoyo Yamada and the Clala Dance Project are performing as part of the 2021 Powell Street Festival's online and on-demand children's programming. More HERE.
Yamamoto in The Magic Hour
SCA alumni Maiko Yamamoto (co-Artistic Director, with SCA alumni James Long, of Theatre Replacement), is performing as "the narrator" for the Electric Company Theatre's The Magic Hour project, which runs August 3 – 22, 2021, at the Presentation House Theatre. More HERE.
Become, this earthy plane trailer
Watch a trailer for Become, this earthy plane by Kelly McInnes, running as part of the 2021 Dancing on the Edge festival, which features cinematography and editing by SCA alumni Luciana Freire D'Anunciação and music and sound by SCA alumni Alex Mah. Watch it HERE.