SCA | Quick News | December 17, 2021
Ahnahktsipiitaa's THIS IS NOT A CEREMONY
The "cinematic VR experience" THIS IS NOT A CEREMONY by SCA alumnus Ahnahktsipiitaa (Colin Van Loon) will have its world premiere as an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Congratulations, Ahnahktsipiitaa! Read more and watch a trailer HERE.
Lamoureux, Chamale, and Chan are excellence winners
Read the 2021 FCAT Alumni Excellence Award winners, including SCA alumni Heather Lamoureux and Pedro Chamale and Derek Chan, reflecting on "their awards and their time in their programs" HERE.
East Van Panto trailer
Watch a great promo video for Theatre Replacement's "digital version" of their East Van Panto: Alice in Wonderland, featuring SCA alumnus Amanda Sum, which runs in-person at The Cultch and online until January 2, 2022. Watch it HERE.
withintensions' Performance
withintensions, the monthly art mag from SCA alumni, is calling for submissions for their upcoming issue on the theme of Performance. Submission deadline is December 26! More HERE.
Music for the Winter Solstice online
Music on Main is offering their Music for the Winter Solstice show, which includes SCA alumnus Lucien Durey with Veda Hille, Patsy Klein, Nicholas Krgovich, Chloe Kim, and Julia Chien, online and on demand from December 18, 2021, to January 6, 2022. More HERE.
Rodríguez does sound
The SCA's Noé Rodríguez did sound for Ben Donoghue 's film Pierre Radisson: Fjord and Gulf, which is streaming until December 20, 2021, via New Adventures in Sound Art's site. Watch it HERE.
2022 FCAT Undergraduate Conference
Hey SCA undergrads! Submit your research papers, displays, performances, short films, design demonstrations, or other creative installations to the 2022 FCAT Undergraduate Conference. The deadline is January 12, 2022. More HERE.
Congratulations, Marchenski!
Congratulations to SCA alumnus and current SCA Instructor Billy Marchenski, whose film Light-Bearer won for "best choreography" at the InShadow Festival. More HERE.
Vickers' CAG edition
Stuck for holiday gift ideas? Consider an edition from SCA alumnus Charlene Vickers, courtesy the Contemporary Art Gallery. More HERE.
Cheung in Making Space
SCA alumnus Joni Cheung (aka Snack Witch) is part of the group exhibition Making Space: The Soil Between Plants, which is running until January 29, 2022, at Edmonton's Latitude 53. More HERE.
Muranko at the Winter Solstice Coffee House
SCA alumnus Starr Muranko is participating in Britannia Community Services Centre's Winter Solstice Coffee House 2021 on Sunday, December 19, 2021, at 6:45 PM. More HERE.
Morelli calling for Espace
SCA alumnus and now associate editor for the magazine Espace, Didier Morelli, has shared a call for papers for the fall 2022 issue on the topic of "Flesh/Chair." Send your pitch by January 5. More HERE.
Saugstad, Maddock, and Yamada in Open Stage #2
The Dance Centre's Open Stage #2 on January 9, 2022, at 7:00 PM, features SCA alumni Anya Saugstad, Rachel Maddock, and Tomoyo Yamada, as well as Lamondance and Linda Hayes. More HERE.
Vines' Gratitude Report and 2022 festival applications
Look back over the year with Vines Art Festival, started by SCA alumnus and festival director Heather Lamoureux, with their "2021 Gratitude Report." Also, applications are now open for the 2022 edition of the festival (the deadline is Feburary 1, 2022). More HERE.
Prost's MAIN SQUEEZE
For your holiday viewing, consider SCA alumnus Brendan Prost's "queer holiday comedy MAIN SQUEEZE," which will be both playing on CBC TV and added to CBC Gem. Find out more about the film HERE.
Cuykendall's Floating Departures
Shannon Cuykendall, a frequent Sessional Instructor for the SCA and a PhD candidate and lecturer at SFU’s School of Interactive Arts + Technology, is presenting her work Floating Departures as part of the VI IMARP - Mostra Internacional de Dança - Imagens em Movimento online dance film festival. Watch it HERE.
Dickinson's At the Speed of Light in on the way
Upcoming from Pi Theatre: the SCA's Peter Dickinson's At the Speed of Light. The details are still TBD, so follow Pi Theatre here or check back on their site HERE.
SFU Woodward's profiled
Our friends and colleagues in SFU Woodward's were profiled in The Georgia Straight, talking about their return to live events, including NEXT: New Dance in Development on December 15, 2021, which was co-produced by DanceHouse and 149 Arts Society, with support from the National Arts Centre, and featured SCA alumnus Shion Skye Carter. Read it HERE.
SFMF deadline – extended
The deadline to to submit to the Small File Media Festival Youth Video Contest has been extended to December 18, 2021. More HERE.
Kong's critic's picks
Read SCA PhD student Yani Kong's "critic's picks" for 2021 on Akimbo's blog. Read it HERE.