SCA | Quick News | September 24, 2021
Vickers in video portrait
Watch a beautiful video portrait of SCA alumni Charlene Vickers, produced by Mark Mushet for Galleries West, in support of Vicker's exhibition Ancestor Gesture, which is at the Contemporary Art Gallery until January 2, 2022. Watch it HERE.
Urban Subjects' From Necessity and Love
Urban Subjects, the "cultural research collective" of the SCA's Sabine Bitter and Jeff Derksen and Helmut Weber, is presenting From Necessity and Love: Trajectories of Communal Possibilities at FFT Düsseldorf's PLACE INTERNATIONAL, from Wednesday, September 29 – Friday, November 1, 2021. More HERE.
Wlad does Wakey Wakey
The SCA's Wladimiro A. Woyno Rodriguez is doing Projection Design for Will Eno's Wakey Wakey, presented by the Pacific Theatre from October 1 – 23, 2021. More HERE.
Murao and Phạm are in Catalyst
Congratulations to SCA alumni Natalie Murao and Hân Phạm, who were both selected for the Vancouver International Film Festival's 2021 Catalyst Cohort of their Catalyst Mentorship Program. More HERE.
SCA at the VAG
Check out a great photo set from the Venus Art Gallery, "one of the most respected and innovative visual arts institutions," featuring many SCA folks, including Shion Skye Carter, Anya Saugstad, Eowynn Enquist, and Stefan Nazarevich. See them HERE.
Friesen and Campbell get Cheat Sheeted
SCA alumni Suzanne Friesen and Hannah Campbell are included in Stir Vancouver's "Cheat Sheet" about the Lind Prize show, which runs September 29 — October 24, 2021, at The Polygon Gallery. Read it HERE.
The Darlings at TRANSFORM
The Darlings, a Vancouver-based "multidisciplinary, non-binary drag performance collective," which includes SCA dance alumni Desi Rekrut, whose stage-name is P.M., are part of the TRANSFORM Cabaret festival, presenting their drag-noir film TRANSFORM 2021: The Queer and Compelling Case of The Darlings’ Demise. More HERE.
Silverfox on the CBC
Listen to SCA alumni Krystle Silverfox, who's a finalist for the 2021 Yukon Prize, on CBC Radio's Airplay with Dave White. Listen HERE.
In Sum news
SCA alumni Amanda Sum is playing on a bill with Kristina Fung at HIVE on October 2, 2021, from 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm. Tickets are: Hive Members: $18, Non-Members: $22, and Under or Unemployed: $12. More HERE. Sum and her mother and sister are also featured in the the Sept / Oct issue of CITR's Discorder Magazine. More HERE. And finally, Sum will be playing the Mad Hatter in Theatre Replacement's East Van Panto: Alice in Wonderland, running November 24, 2021 – January 2, 2022, at the The York Theatre & Online, presented as part of The Cultch's Fall 2021 lineup. More HERE.
Work with Sammy!
SCA alumni Sammy Chien and the Chimerik 似不像 crew are looking for a Producer / Project Manager. Could this be you? More HERE.
Stewart on TV1
SCA alumni Megan Stewart stars as mayor Steph in Aww Shucks, an upcoming Prince Edward Island based narrative comedy TV show for Bell's TV1. More HERE.
Arboleda in a Pop-up
SCA alumni Marc Arboleda is one of the performers in New Works's Pop-Up Outdoor Dance Presentations on Saturday, September 26, 2021, from 1:00 – 3:00 PM at Granville Island's public market. More HERE.
Buitenhuis' I Am Burt Reynolds
Good press for the US premiere of SCA alumni Adrian Buitenhuis' I Am Burt Reynolds, which follows in his ongoing 'I Am' series after I Am Heath Ledger, I Am Sam Kinison, I Am Paul Walker, and I Am Patrick Swayze. More HERE.
Spiritual Cultural Health Episode Four
Listen to episode four of the Spiritual Cultural Health podcast, which includes SCA alumni Carr Sappier as part of the podcast team, is up. Check it out HERE or look for Spiritual Cultural Health on your favourite podcast platform.
SCA for the plastic orchid factory
Lots of SCA folks in the 2021-2022 season from the plastic orchid factory, including SCA alumni Erika Mitsuhashi's collaboration with Francesca Frewer (with music by Pender Street Steppers), residencies by SCA alumni Anya Saugstad and Hong Kong Exile (SCA alumni Natalie Tin Yin Gan, Milton Lim, and Remy Siu), and sweet website and mentorship by SCA alumni Deanna Peters. More HERE.
O'Callaghan's KNOWNS
Watch the full video by SCA alumni James O'Callaghan for his new performance work, KNOWNS, for amplified chair and electronics. Watch it HERE.
Mullen and the SQFF
Kathleen Mullen, who, with SCA alumni Carr Sappier, co-taught the course that lead to last year's Skoden Indigenous Film Festival, is also the Festival Director (Creative) for the Seattle Queer Film Festival, which runs October 14 – 24, 2021. More HERE.
Magpantay and Van Wyk — "Apocalypse Consultants"
SCA alumni Anjela Magpantay and Edwardine Van Wyk are two of the "Apocalypse Consultants" for Upintheair Theatre's Revelations, which runs until September 26, 2021. More HERE.
Derksen on Weekend Chime
Read a great essay in support of SCA alumni and current SCA communicator (that means me!) Brady Cranfield's sound work Weekend Chime, by poet and critic Jeff Derksen, who's also not only a member of the artistic research collaboration Urban Subjects (with the SCA's Sabina Bitter and Helmut Weber), but also a Professor in the SFU Department of English and Dean and Associate Provost of SFU Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies. Read it HERE.