SCA | Quick News | September 16, 2022
Welcome, Young Joo Lee!
We're excited to announce Young Joo Lee, a multimedia artist originally from South Korea, as a new Assistant Professor in our Theatre Performance area. With work exhibited in national and international institutions and film/video festivals, Lee holds an MFA in Sculpture at Yale University (2017) and an MFA in Film at the Academy of Fine Arts Städelschule Frankfurt (2013). Most recently, she was a Visiting Lecturer in Animation and Immersive Media Art at the Department of Art, Film and Visual Studies at Harvard University. She was also a College Fellow in Media Practice at Harvard University (2018-20), a Fulbright Scholar in Film & Digital Media (2015-18), and a recipient of a DAAD artist scholarship (2010-12). Here's an artist statement from her website:
My work investigates the concept of “the other” and “the otherness” found in history, mythology, mass media, as well as in my own experiences of living across three different cultures: South Korea, Germany, and the USA. I utilize animation, performance, drawing, sculpture, and digital media to make tangible experiences of these investigations. Having grown up in a divided country, South Korea, the notion of “the other” is bound to the history of the Cold War and colonialism. The experience of being “the other” living in foreign countries taught me about racial discrimination, the societal structure, and the ideology that affects perceptions of another body. The experience of being a woman and an artist made me more aware of the stories of “the other” that are often unheard and forgotten.
Based on research and first-hand experiences, my work interweaves personal experiences with the collective narrative of history, mythology, and mass media, to create fictional worlds that show, distort, and challenge the relationships between them. These magical realist worlds explore the issues of cultural colonialism, alienation, and assimilation processes resulting from immigration and discrimination based on sex, gender, and economic status. Thus, my work ultimately brings the audience closer to these issues through the sensorial and intellectual engagement of the stories.
Latta's Hidden Stories and HOME / LAND
As well as WaxFactory, the SCA's Erika Latta is part of Begat Theater, which is presenting Hidden Stories, a site-specific sound walk that blends itself into the urban landscape, on September 17 & 18 at 11:00 AM & 4:00 PM as part of European Heritage Days. More HERE. Also, If you're in or around Portland, Oregon, HOME / LAND, a collaboration between Portland’s Hand2Mouth Theatre, Begat Theater, and WaxFactory, ends its run on September 18 at Zidell Yards on the SW Waterfront (3121 S Moody Ave.). More HERE.
Shihab's Echolocation screening schedule
The SCA's Nadia Shihab's film Echolocation will be screening at Metropolis Cinema in Beirut on September 13, at the Camden International Film Festival on September 15, at the Aurora Picture Show theater in Houston on September 21 as part of BlackStar's Best of the Fest experimental shorts program, and at Mizna Twin Cities Arab Film Festival in Minneapolis on September 30. Find out more about Shihab and her work on her website.
Eigenfeldt with Chien and at the Blarney
We love to see it! Watch a quick clip of the SCA's Arne Eigenfeldt working with SCA alumnus Sammy Chien on some cool interactive media for Fallen City: live music / installation / video projection / performing arts / earthquake engineering, which took place Sunday, September 11, 2022, at the Orpheum Annex. Watch it HERE. Also, catch Eigenfeldt on Adam Clayton duty with Surrender at The Blarney Stone on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at 8:00 PM. More HERE.
Are you Theatre Replacement's new Senior Producer?
Theatre Replacement, co-founded by SCA alumni Maiko Yamamoto (Artistic Director) and new SCA faculty member and alumni James Long (Associate Artistic Director), is seeking a Senior Producer. Full call HERE.
Meadahl's Serpente
Listen to Serpente by SCA alumnus Sam Meadahl, who's one of the 2022 participants in the Canadian League of Composers' PIVOT program. Listen HERE.
Eva at Place des Arts
SCA alumnus Cyd Eva will be teaching Dress to Express: Upcycling and Sustainable Fashion and Creative Collaging on Monday and Wednesday nights in October in for three age groups (8-12 & 13-17 year-olds and 19+) at Place des Arts in Maillardville, Coquitlam. More HERE.
Sembatya, U, and Ritter in All Over the Map
New Works' All Over the Map programming on September 24, 2022, at 3:00 PM in the Public Market Courtyard at Granville Island includes performances by SCA PhD student Edward Sembatya and Dance Theatre Uganda and SCA alumni Sarah U's Stratum, which also includes SCA alumni Jaqueline Ritter. Also performing is Her Tribal Roots. More HERE.
rice & beans' Polyphonic Translation Residency
Don't miss the deadline to apply for rice & beans theatre's inaugural Polyphonic Translation Residency, running May 31 to June 9, 2023. Deadline: September 19 at 11:59pm PDT! More HERE.
Dembicki's book launch
For everyone that attended our RE-Orientation Day: Contemporary Art + Climate Change event (plus everyone else concerned about climate change), the book release for our guest speaker Geoff Dembicki's The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change, takes place Tuesday, September 20, 2022, from 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM, at Container Brewing Ltd. (1216 Franklin Street, Vancouver). More HERE.
SCA in interplay_2022
interplay_2022 ~ festival of live online performance runs online September 15 & 16, features SCA alumni Ghinwa Yassine and Luciana Freire D'Anunciação (with Brandon Schwinn), as well as Ivetta Sunyoung Kang, and Shereen Ramprashad + Derek Brueckner, presented / produced by SCA alumnus Deanna Peters. More HERE.
New Societies tour – in photos
Click through to see a great collection of photos shared by Re:Current Theatre to celebrate the 22 day long tour of New Societies they ran over July and August, which features an ace cast and crew of SCA alumni. Congrats! See them HERE.
Lavery on Valentine-Lewis' Amongst our Contemporary Ruins
Read SCA alumnus and Peripheral Review editor Lauren Lavery on Amongst our Contemporary Ruins: future relics of our time at Equinox Gallery, which was curated by SCA alumnus Andrea Valentine-Lewis. Read it HERE.
Triana in BC Culture Days
SCA alumnus Jhoely Triana, with Peter Mole (guitar) and Maria Avila (cante), will be presenting three 20 minute pop-up performances of live flamenco dance and music between 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, on Granville Island as part of BC Culture Days, presented by Flamenco Rosario. More HERE.
Vickers' Fish in Astral Projection under Moons
Join SCA alumnus Charlene Vickers for an artist talk in support of the release of a new limited edition print, Fish in Astral Projection under Moons, on Saturday, September 24, 2022, from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM at the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art (2121 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver), presented as part of BC Culture Days. More HERE.
Angus' Any Colour and HOWL
SCA alumnus Britt Angus is presenting an excerpt from Any Colour, a duet with Mauro Fernandez von Waldenburg, with visuals by Lea Brugnoli, and HOWL, a work for for six dancers, on October 4, 2022, at Berlin's Eschloraque. More HERE.
Mochizuki's Tides & Moons: Herring Capital
Upcoming: SCA alumnus Cindy Mochizuki's Tides & Moons: Herring Capital at the Nanaimo Art Gallery from October 22, 2022 – January 08, 2023, opening October 21 at 7:00 PM. More HERE.
Stir on Concealed Cultures: Visualizing the Black Vernacular and I see; I breathe; I am!
Read Stir Vancouver on the exhibitions Concealed Cultures: Visualizing the Black Vernacular and I see; I breathe; I am!, running concurrently at the Surrey Art Gallery from September 17 to December 11, 2022, both curated by The Black Arts Centre, which has SCA MA student Moroti Soji-George as a member. Also, Soji-George will be giving a talk and leading an artists talk and panel during the exhibitions' opening this Saturday, September 17, at 6:30 PM. More HERE.
Goodman and Loscil at Chutzpah!
SCA alumnus Vanessa Goodman / Action at a Distance is getting ready to present Echo Chamber, featuring music by SCA alumnus Scott Morgan / Loscil, on a double bill with Shay Kuebler's Ghost Scripts, Pg. 1, on November 21 & 22 at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre, presented as part of the 2022 Chutzpah! Festival. More HERE.
Kamikaze Nurse's Work + Days
Watch the video for Work + Days by Kamikaze Nurse, the rock group with SCA alumnus and new PhD student Casey Wei. Watch it HERE.
Johnson and Ermacora in VIFF
SCA alumni Jessica Johnson and Ryan Ermacora are presenting the North American Premiere of their documentary Anyox on Friday, September 30, at 8:45 PM at the VIFF Centre's Vancity Theatre and Monday, October 3, at 9:15 PM at The Cinematheque as part of the 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival, which runs September 29 – October 9. Also, Johnson and Ermacora did cinematography for Kurt Walker's I Thought the World of You, which is part of the VIFF Short Forum: Program 1. More HERE.
McMann at the YYC Music Awards
If you're in or around Calgary, plan to check out SCA alumnus Jessica McMann performing in support of her nomination of Incandescent Tales for Classical Recording of the Year at the YYC Music Awards on Sunday, September 18, 2022, at 6:30 PM, at the Grey Eagle Event Centre. More HERE.
Quick trailer for Kotowich's Kisiskâciwan
Watch a quick trailer for SCA alumnus Jeanette Kotowich's Kisiskâciwan, which is running Friday, September 30 & Saturday, October 1, 2022, at 8:00 PM at the Scotiabank Dance Centre, presented by The Dance Centre. Watch it HERE.
Chambers and Young's One hundred more
SCA instructor and SCA MFA student Justine A. Chambers and her collaborator Laurie Young are presenting One hundred more on Thursday, October 13 + Friday, October 14, 2022, at 8:00 PM at The Dance Centre, presented as part of Global Dance Connections series. More HERE.
Belcourt’s A Minor Chorus – with Sound
Massy Books, SFU Public Square, SFU Library, Massy Arts Society, SFU Galleries, and Penguin Random House hosted a book release event for Billy-Ray Belcourt’s A Minor Chorus, which features SCA alumnus Michelle Sound's artwork on the cover, in the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema here at SFU's GCA on September 16, 2022, at 6:30. Grab A Minor Chorus at your favourite small, local indie bookseller.
Wester's Millennial
Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society presented a work-in-progress screening of SCA alumnus Daniel Wester's Millennial: Memories of Who We Were on Tuesday, September 2, 2022. More HERE.
SCA in VIFF's Catalyst Cohort
Congratulations to SCA alumni Robin Dalla-Vicenza, Kimberly Ho 何文蔚, Kay Metchie, and Daniel Wester, who are all part of Vancouver International Film Festival's 2022 Catalyst Cohort. More HERE.
Tam and Jacob play Modulus
SCA alumnus Nancy Tam and Robyn Jacob’s collaborative multimedia performance work, Double Happiness: Detour This Way, leads Music on Main's upcoming 2022 Modulus Festival, which runs November 3 – 8 at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, the Annex, and Left of Main's own space. More HERE.
withintensions' Horizons
withintensions, the monthly art mag produced by SCA alumni, is calling for their next issue on the theme of Horizons. More HERE.