SCA | Quick News | February 28, 2025
Silverfox's Part of the Land
SCA alumnus Krystle Silverfox's Part of the Land, which opens March 6 from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM and runs to April 26, 2025, at Macaulay & Co. Fine Art (293 E 2nd Ave., Vancouver), is also a Selected Exhibition in the 2025 edition of the Capture Photography Festival. More HERE.
Boisjoly on the panel
The SCA's Raymond Boisjoly was part of the panel discussion "The Appreciation and Appropriation of the Arts of the Northwest Coast," which was part of the programming for the official opening of Heather Igloliorte’s Taqsiqtuut Indigenous Research-Creation Lab at the University of Victoria. More HERE.
Congratulations, Wax Factory
Wax Factory, co-directed by the SCA's Erika Latta and Ivan Talijancic, have received renewed support from the 2025 Cultural Development Fund from the NYC Mayor’s Office and the City Council. Find out more about Wax Factory HERE.
Bue og børste
Read a review of the SCA's Stefan Smulovitz's new record, Bow and Brush, in Norwegian! Read it (or translate it from) HERE.
Tedlie-Stursberg's One Thousand Years
SCA alumnus Alex Tedlie-Stursberg's exhibition, One Thousand Years, opens Saturday, March 1 from 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM and runs to March 29, 2025, at Monte Clark Gallery (53 Dunlevy Ave., Vancouver). More HERE.
LiKEWiSE in progress
SCA student Samantha Buss is performing as part of a work-in-progress showing of LiKEWiSE, a new duo choreographed by Jennifer McLeish-Lewis, on Friday, April 4, 2025, from 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, at the The Dance Centre (677 Davie St., Vancouver). RSVP HERE. Also, SCA student Naz Ozlu is currently working as an intern for McLeish-Lewis, including on this project. If you're SCA and might be interested in doing an internship like this, too, reach out to Kay Higgins, the SCA's Professional Development Coordinator. More HERE.
Stir on VIDF
Read Stir Vancouver on the upcoming Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF), which has SCA alumnus Deanna Peters and Victor Tran as Co-Directors, featuring SCA alumni SCA alumnus Salomé Nieto and Julio Medina (who are presenting the Canadian premiere of Nepantla: Magia Ancestral), SCA alumnus Luciana Freire D’Anunciação and Kelly McInnes (presenting Mouth to Mouth, with music by SCA alumnus Alex Mah), and SCA alumnus Shion Skye Carter and Miya Turnbull (presenting Omote (面), and an already sold out workshop on Origami & Movement). The VIDF runs March 5 – 15, 2025, at various Vancouver venues, with OFFSITE programming from March 2 – 22, too. Read Stir HERE.
Yassine talks with Prince
Listen to or read a conversation between Lesbanese artist Charlie Khalil Prince, who's presenting the body symphonic as part of the Vancouver International Dance Festoival (VIDF), which runs March 5 – 15, 2025, and SCA alumnus Ghinwa Yassine. Find it HERE.
Loscil's Lake Fire
Sample and pre-order Lake Fire, the newest LP from Loscil (SCA alumnus Scott Morgan), out May 2, 2025, from Kranky. Listen HERE. And read a little preview press about the album HERE.
Sound in Three Piece Dinner
SCA alumnus Michelle Sound joins Marcy Friesen and Jake Kimble for the exhibition Three Piece Dinner, which runs 27 February 27 – April 10, 2025, at the Fazakas Gallery (659 E. Hastings St., Vancouver). More HERE.
Turnbull talks Omote (面) and more
Nikkei Voice interviewed Miya Turnbull, including about Omote (面), a collaborative dance and performance collaboration with SCA alumnus Shion Skye Carter and dramaturg Julie Tamiko, which is running as part of the 2025 edition of the Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF). Read it HERE.
Laiwan and Schmidt's books launch
SCA alumnus Laiwan and Holly Schmidt are having a shared book launch for Traces, Erasures, Resists and Forecast, respectively, on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at 1:00 PM at UBC's Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery (1825 Main Mall, Vancouver). More HERE.
O My Friends, There is No Friend
Am Johal and Matt Hern's O My Friends, There is No Friend: The Politics of Friendship at the End of Ecology is now available in North America through Columbia University Press. More HERE.
The Seventh Fire
Produced by Neworld Theatre, The Seventh Fire by SCA alumnus Lisa Cooke Ravensbergen, with Mishelle Cuttler, is running April 2 – 6, 2025, in The Fishbowl (100 – 1398 Cartwright St., Vancouver) as part of Boca del Lupo's Micro Performance Series, presented in association with the Talking Stick Festival. More HERE.
HEAVEN FM
Hong Kong Exile, the interdisciplinary arts company formed by SCA alumni Natalie Tin Yin Gan (顏婷妍), Milton Lim, and Remy Siu, are artists-in-residence at the Vancouver Art Gallery, with Gan leading the production HEAVEN FM, set to have its world premiere in May, which was created by SCA alumni Ellis Cheadle, Alex Mah, and Alex Tam, and Juolin Lee. More HERE.
Friedenberg answers Postcard Questions
Watch SCA MFA student Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg answering five "Postcard Questions" in support of Christina Cook’s UNSCRIPTED: POSTCARDS, for which Friedenberg is the choreographer and a performer. Unfortunately, the good news for the UNSCRIPTED team is that the show, running March 1, 2025, at 7:30 PM at Progress Lab, is sold out! Watch HERE.
Gamelan Bike Bike at the VPL
Gamelan Bike Bike, which includes SCA PhD student George Rahi, is performing March 1, 2025, at 12:00 PM on the Grand Staircase (Level 8) at the Vancouver Public Library's Central Branch (350 W. Georgia St., Vancouver). More HERE.
Oñate-Trules in Novel Narratives and ¡Viva Latinoamérica!
SCA MFA student Marcela Oñate-Trules is part of Novel Narratives: A Video Out Screening on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 7:00 PM (doors at 6:45 PM) at VIVO Media Arts Centre (2625 Kaslo St., Vancouver). More HERE. Also, Oñate-Trules is part of ¡Viva Latinoamérica!, a celebration of Latin American arts and culture, on March 14, 2025, from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at Langara College (Building A – 1885 Venables St., Vancouver). More HERE.
Gan's BIPOC Jam
SCA alumnus Natalie Tin Yin Gan (顏婷妍) is hosting a BIPOC JAM on Sunday, March 2, 2025, from 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM at EDAM Dance (303 E. 8th Ave., Vancouver). More HERE.
Oostenbrug leading the Slow Social Club
SCA student Stevan Oostenbrug is leading The Only Animal's Slow Social Club on Saturday, March 1, 2025, from 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM at Unit/Pitt Society for Art & Critical Awareness (2954 W 4th Ave., Vancouver), which is "focused around paper eco-printing, cordage making, and materials gathering. More HERE. This is also a reminder to follow The Only Animal's Instagram, where Oostenbrug regularly shares updates about The Only Animal's programming.
Snack Witch in Gathered Reverence
SCA alumnus Snack Witch Joni Cheung joins Natalie King for the duo exhibition Gathered Reverence, which runs March 7 – April 19, 2025, at the La Centrale, Galerie Powerhouse (4296, St-Laurent blvd., Tiohtiá:ke / Montreal). More HERE.
The Peak on VOCE
Read SFU's The Peak on the closing of SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Read it HERE.
FRIDAY and Amor in conversation
Read a conversation between SCA alumnus DEBBY FRIDAY and North London rapper Lex Amor in Crack Magazine. Read it HERE.
Spence on Absorbed Terrain
Listen to SCA alumnus Alexandra Spence on Absorbed Terrain, a program on Fade Radio, an independent community station based in Athens, Greece. Listen HERE.