Piña is inspired by Artistic Director Ralph Escamillan’s identity as a first-generation Canadian-born Filipinx. Examining how the body carries history and ancestry, this vibrant new creation considers the parallels between the physicality of the diaspora experience, and piña – a traditional Philippine fibre made from pineapple leaves. It investigates the many facets and cultural significance of the delicate yet enduring textile, in an anthropological journey through the body. Incorporating traditional folk dance, history and design, Piña brings together an all-Philippine cast including four dynamic performers, an original score by K!mmortal, and a multidisciplinary artistic team to celebrate cultural resilience.

FakeKnot: PIÑA

May 4 - May 6, 2023 | 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Talkback on May 5, 2023 after the show.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/pina-created-by-fakeknot-tickets-549758661957

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LvvMGtSs6o

https://events.sfu.ca/wcp/event/29889-fakeknot-pina

Graveyards and Gardens is an unforgettable performance installation conceived, created and performed by composer Caroline Shaw and choreographer Vanessa Goodman. Co-presented with Music on Main.

A stage is filled with lights and cables, plants and turntables. Things begin an array of sounds—some come from tape decks, some from a record player, some from old Edison wax recordings. This auditory wash slowly diminishes until only one part is left; the energy then shifts, and dance mixes with music until they become one.

Starts: Wednesday Apr 12th, 2023 @ 7:30 PM

Ends: Saturday Apr 15th, 2023 @ 8:30 PM

Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre SFU GCA149 W Hastings St, Vancouver

Tickets

Please note a mild strobing effect will be used during this production.

We may not be able to seat latecomers.

Friday post show there will be a talk back with the artists, ticket holders from all nights are welcome.

Co-commissioned by Music on Main and EMPAC. Created with the generous support from The Canada Council for the Arts, British Columbia Arts Council, Lēna, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Action at a Distance, SFU Woodwards Cultural Programs, The Scotiabank Dance Centre and CCOV.

Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw and Chrystal Dance Prize winner Vanessa Goodman are two artists at the height of their power. Following the World Premiere Livestream of Graveyards and Gardens in January 2021, Music on Main is thrilled to partner with SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs to bring this dazzling artistry to center stage.

Graveyards and Gardens has been performed live in Calgary, Edmonton, Portland, and Germany and the outstanding reviews are in:

“It’s a living album that continues to fold and unfold into itself. Digging deep into the beauty of how the body remembers” (Nicole Mion, contemporary artist and curator).

This April, discover a live performance that is entrancing, enveloping, and ultimately liberating. It’s experiential art at its best.

Tickets: https://events.sfu.ca/wcp/event/33486-caroline-shaw-vanessa-goodman-graveyards-and

This event is part of SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs 10th Anniversary!

Learn more about SFUW: www.sfu.ca/woodwards-cultural-programs.html

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SFUW presents Louise Lecavalier, Canadian dancer, in this episode of ARTSCAPE.

Michael Boucher, Director, Cultural Programs and Partnerships at SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs and Jim Smith, Artistic and Executive Director, Co-founder of DanceHouse speaks with Louise as we approach Stations, November 23-26, 2022 at Fei and Milton Wong Experimental TheatreGoldcorp Centre for the Arts. https://events.sfu.ca/wcp/event/30070-louise-lecavalierfou-glorieux-montreal-stations

“This piece is yet a further attempt to renew the primitive experience called dance,”—Louise Lecavalier

Stations

Co-presented Dancehouse

November 23-26, 2022 | 8pm

Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre

Goldcorp Centre for the Arts

Running time: 60 minutes, no intermission

Post-Show Chat with Louise Lecavalier on stage Thursday November 24. Hosted by choreographer Justine A. Chambers.

https://dancehouse.ca/event/louise-lecavalier-fou-glorieux/

Tickets: https://dancehouse.ca/event/louise-lecavalier-fou-glorieux/

This event is part of SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs 10th Anniversary!

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SFUW presents Eylem Sönmez, VTFF Committee – Festival Director and Nural Sümbültepe, Assistant Director and Panel Coordinator of Vancouver Turkish Film Festival (VTFF) in this episode of ARTSCAPE.

Janice Beley, SFU Woodward’s Producer, Cultural Programs speaks with Elyem and Nural as we approach VTFF on November 17-20, 2022.

https://events.sfu.ca/wcp/event/32551-1

Screenings will be in Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema at SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts on November 19th – 20th, 2022.

The 9th Vancouver Turkish Film Festival will take place in person in theaters. The Gala night will take place on the 17th of November at the Vancity theater, while the rest of the screenings of feature and short films, as well as the pane,l will be at their usual abode, the SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts.

This event is part of SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs 10th Anniversary! SFUW is a proud co-presenter for VTFF. |

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SFUW presents Sophia Mai Wolfe, Artistic Director of Festival of Recorded Movement (F-O-R-M) in this episode of ARTSCAPE.

Janice Beley, SFU Woodward’s Producer, Cultural Programs speaks with Sophia as we approach the Hybrid Festival Live + Digital on November 18-26, 2022

https://events.sfu.ca/wcp/event/32571-f-o-r-m-2022

After two years of an all digital festival, F-O-R-M is excited to welcome you back to another year with their first ever hybrid festival! The 7th annual festival will be co-presented by SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs. This year’s festival will be held in theatres, on your laptop, in your hand on your phones, and in the public realm.

F-O-R-M has been shifting and transforming over the past couple of years. Slowly and steadily, our ongoing adaptations have taught us the beauty of growing pains. A hybrid of what we used to be, and what we want to become.

This event is part of SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs 10th Anniversary! SFUW is a proud co-presenter for F-O-R-M.

Learn more about SFUW: www.sfu.ca/woodwards-cultural-programs.html

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Music credit: Mana Saei

SFUW presents Ruth and Cecil Hershler, and Wendy Royal from Vancouver South African Film Festival in this episode of ARTSCAPE.

Michael Boucher speaks with Ruth and Cecil Hershler co- founder of EwB and SAFF and Wendy Royal chair of the film selection committee at SAFF and an EwB Board Member.

The South African Film Festival (SAFF) is a festival with a conscience driven by a team of passionate volunteers. The Festival originated in Canada in 2011, followed by Australia in 2019, New Zealand in 2020, and the USA in 2021. The primary objective of this not-for-profit event is to support Education without Borders (EwB).EwB’s mandate is to provide educational opportunities and facilities to disadvantaged regions of South Africa and Canada. EwB supports after-school programs for learners in South Africa as well as supporting indigenous programs in Canada. https://events.sfu.ca/wcp/event/32114-south-african-film-festival-gala

Vancouver in-person gala screening: Blind Ambition

Thursday, November 3, 2022 6:30 PM PDT

Simon Fraser University - Goldcorp Centre for the Arts

Reserve Tickets: https://saffcanada2022.eventive.org/schedule/vancouver-in-person-gala-screening-blind-ambition-631911a09df21400cd2e1598

This event is part of SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs 10th Anniversary!

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SFUW presents Ben Caplan and Christian Barry from 2b theatre company in this episode of ARTSCAPE.

Michael Boucher speaks with Ben Caplan ( Canadian folk musician) and Christian Barry (Artistic Director) of 2b theatre company.

Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story is a humourously dark folktale woven together with a high-energy concert.

This Klezmer music-theatre hybrid starring genre-bending sensation Ben Caplan is inspired by the true stories of two Jewish Romanian refugees coming to Canada in 1908.

It’s about how to love after being broken by the horrors of war. It’s about refugees who get out before it’s too late, and those who get out after it’s too late. And it’s about looking into the eyes of God.

Playwright: Hannah Moscovitch Director: Christian Barry Songs by: Ben Caplan & Christian Barry

https://events.sfu.ca/wcp/event/29513-old-stock-a-refugee-love-story

Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story returns to Vancouver this December 1-4, 2022. GET YOUR EARLY BIRD TICKETS NOW!

December 1, 2022 Opening night: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sfuw-presents-old-stock-a-refugee-love-story-gala-tickets-363327621697

December 2-4, 2022: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sfuw-presents-old-stock-a-refugee-love-story-tickets-356749606677

This event is part of SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs 10th Anniversary!

Learn more about SFUW: www.sfu.ca/woodwards-cultural-programs.html

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Chutzpah! Festival and SFUW present Jessica Mann Gutteridge in this episode of ARTSCAPE.

Michael Boucher speaks with Jessica Mann Gutteridge Artistic Managing Director of Chutzpah! and the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre since February 2020.

The Chutzpah! Festival: The Lisa Nemetz Festival of International Jewish Performing Arts is an annual festival of world-renowned dance, music, theatre, and comedy, through a lens of Jewish experiences, stories, and values in all their richness and diversity, creating unforgettable and unique experiences for audiences throughout the Lower Mainland.

The Chutzpah! Festival 2022 November 3 - 24, 2022 Join us for audacious performing arts. Download the Program Guide here: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/1044236749/

SFU Woodward’s Cultural Program is delighted to announce Chutzpah! Festival as a new partner. We will be collaborating on Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story on December 4th, 2022. Learn more about Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story and get your early bird tickets here: https://events.sfu.ca/wcp/event/29513-old-stock-a-refugee-love-story

This event is part of SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs 10th Anniversary!

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Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) and SFUW present Curtis Woloschuk in this episode of ARTSCAPE.

Michael Boucher speaks with Curtis Woloschuk Director of Programming for Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF)

Celebrate exceptional cinema this Fall at Vancouver International Film Festival’s 41st edition happening Sep 29-Oct 9! Experience a vibrant program of films, talks, conferences, performances and other unique events at 7 venues across Vancouver + a selection of features available to stream on #VIFFConnect!

Explore the #VIFF2022 program at https://viff.org/festival/viff-2022/.

https://events.sfu.ca/wcp/event/31706-vancouver-international-film-festival-viff

This event is part of SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs 10th Anniversary!

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