SCA | Quick News | September 10, 2021
Vickers' Ancestor Gesture
Upcoming: SCA alumni Charlene Vickers' exhibition Ancestor Gesture at the Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, running September 17, 2021, to January 2, 2022, in both the B.C. Binning Gallery, CAG Façade, and off-site at Yaletown-Roundhouse Station. More HERE. Vickers will also be in conversation with Faye HeavyShield, whose exhibition New Work is also opening at the CAG at the same time as Vickers', on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at 4:00 PM (PDT) at the gallery and online via Zoom, moderated by Lorna Brown. More HERE.
Dickinson's Dancing Alone Together
Read the SCA's Peter Dickinson new essay, Dancing Alone Together, which he tells us "partly deals with SCA’s and the Vancouver performance community’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic," in Volume 62 / Number 3 \ September 2021 issue of Theatre Survey, in a special section on 'Notes from the Field: Remembering Times of Crisis.' Read it HERE.
Ramsey's Interior Infinite
SCA alumni Justin Ramsey, who's the new curator for The Polygon Gallery – and who was also one of the panelists from yesterday's Re-Orientation Day: A Day of Community Thinking on Race, Art and Practice at the School for the Contemporary Arts (with Brianna Bernard, Justine Chambers, Roxanne Charles, Tin Gamboa, Erika Mitsuhashi, Faune Ybarra, and moderator Henry Daniel) – gave a talk on Zoom about the exhibition he curated, Interior Infinite, which ran June 25 to September 5, 2021. Listen HERE.
Coughlin's a finalist
Read a profile of SCA alumni Krystle Coughlin, who's one of six finalists for the 2021 Yukon Prize. Coughlin and the other finalists' work will be exhibited at The Yukon Arts Centre, opening September 18, 2021, and the winner will be announced at a "celebratory event in Whitehorse" late November (19 – 21). More HERE.
Carter's Residuals (住み・墨)
Check out some great behind-the-scenes images from SCA alumni Shion Skye Carter, who's prepping her new work Residuals (住み・墨) to premier for Montréal's Tangente Danse in October. See them HERE.
Gamelan Bike Bike at Hadden Park
Catch SCA alumni George Rahi and Gamelan Bike Bike live at the Hadden Park Fieldhouse (1015 Maple St., Vancouver, BC) on Sunday, September 26, 2021, from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (PDT), presented by Caravan World Rhythms Events and Publik Secrets. More HERE.
Marchenski in John
The "just announced" schedule for the Firehall Arts Centre new season includes SCA alumni Billy Marchenski with Josh Martin in Helen Walkley's John. More HERE.
Alfeld in VIFF
SCA alumni Teresa Alfeld's short documentary, Jean Swanson: We Need a New Map, will be playing at Vancouver International Film Festival – its Vancouver premiere! More HERE.
Small File on MUBI
Read a review of the Small File Media Festival, founded by the SCA's Laura Marks, on MUBI. Read it HERE.
Leveroos in InBetween
If you're in Berlin, make some time to see the InBetween – Queer Collective Exhibition, which includes SCA alumni Robert Leveroos, at Village Berlin, presented by Instinct. More HERE.
Atiencia's Flying Start
Touchstone Theatre's Flying Start program, lead by Touchstone's Associate Artistic Director Daniela Atiencia, who's also a SCA alumni, has an extended deadline: September 26. More HERE.
Saleken's The Dummy Factor
Corbin Saleken, the SCA's Film and Video Resource Specialist, has made a proper website for his film The Dummy Factor. Check it out HERE.