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AMPD unveils an exciting 2024-25 season of Theatre and Dance
The Department of Theatre, Dance and Performance at York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design has unveiled an exciting lineup of theatre...
AMPD alumni and students shine at TIFF
AMPD’s York U Motion Media Studio Partners with OYA Black Arts Coalition for Industry Talks 2.0
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Shaking Up Shakespeare: New Podcast Examines Shakespeare's Role in Canadian Theatre
In a new initiative set to launch on Monday, January 15, 2024, a ten-episode podcast series titled "Shaking Up Shakespeare" promises to redefine the conversation around William Shakespeare's influence on Canadian theatre. The series, part of the Resett ...
The Art of Collaboration
About this Episode: Artist and entrepreneur, Sophie Brussaux, talks about her unconventional path to a career in the arts and her experience launching a new company with a little help from friends. Throughout she shares her approach to finding your pas ...
AMPD professor Ali Kazimi inducted into the 2023 Royal Society of Canada (RSC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDfgew7eq7A York filmmaker Ali Kazimi elected as a Fellow to the Royal Society of Canada 2023 Ali Kazimi, a professor in the Department of Cinema & Media Arts in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Desig ...
York U Motion Media Studio a hub for future creative talent
The York U Motion Media Studio (YUMMS), supported by Cinespace Studios, continues to see growth as it offers courses, workshops, talks and critical hands-on experiential education for those in the York University community looking to become the next ge ...
Hands-on green screen course an AMPD hit
An intensive five-week course called Shooting the Set offered 30 students valuable experience working with a green screen, taking advantage of York University’s Motion Media Studio (YUMMS), which is based at Cinespace Film Studios, the company’s one-mi ...
York University Leads Ontario in Culturally Diverse Performing Arts Education, Study Reveals
Elevating Inclusivity: AMPD's Leading Role in Performing Arts Education. In a new research report conducted by Community Researchers, the York University School of Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) has been ranked the #1 University in Ontari ...
YorkU research team led by Prof. Shital Desai joins forces with Australia’s QUT to bridge generational gaps through Innovative Technology
To help families stay connected through innovative technologies such as mixed reality interactions while making positive impacts on both groups, a team of researchers from York University and Australia’s Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have j ...
AMPD Launches New Virtual Tour
Virtual Tour 360 Prospective students worldwide can now experience AMPD 24/7, 365. The School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) has unveiled a new virtual tour resource to showcase its 300,000-square-feet worth of facilities, share st ...
AMPD hosted National Portfolio Day for second year in a row
For the second year in a row, the York University School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) has been chosen to host the only Ontario event for National Portfolio Day (NPD), which provides artistic high-school students the chance to mee ...