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Dr. Joe Norris appointed to the Department of Dramatic Arts at Brock University

Wednesday, September 09, 2009 | By Brock University

The Department of Dramatic Arts welcomes Joe Norris to the Department as of July 1, 2009. Joe has had a long history of teaching in, through, and with drama both at the secondary and post-secondary levels and is eager to serve the Ontario educational theatre community. Please see the attached PDF for more information about our new colleague.

Tags: DART faculty, Joe Norris
Categories: Announcements, Faculty & Instructors, News
Excellence in Teaching and Research

Wednesday, September 09, 2009 | By Brock University

In February 2009 Associate Professor Gyllian Raby was awarded a very significant SSHRC Research and Creation Grant in the Fine and Performing Arts for her project Devised Theatre with Youth in Niagara Schools. Gyllian’s project draws on her RSVP research and is in collaboration with Carousel Players of St. Catharines.

Services for Students with Disabilities awarded Associate Professor David Fancy the Making A Difference Award from the Services for Students with disABILITIES department in the Student Development Centre. The award was presented in April of 2009.

In 2008 our part-time instructor in Drama in Education and Society – Suzanne Burchell – received this award.

Associate Professor David Vivian was awarded the 2009 Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching (Faculty of Humanities), presented at the 2009 June Convocation.

Part-time Instructor and recent Limited Term Appointee Helen Zdriluk was awarded the Best Practices Recognition Award, 2008 by the Brock Centre for Teaching, Learning and Educational Technologies (CTLET).

Tags: DART faculty, David Fancy, David Vivian, excellence in teaching, Gyllian Raby, Helen Zdriluk, SSHRC Research and Creation Grant, Suzanne Burchell
Categories: Announcements, Faculty & Instructors, News
Niagara Centre for the Arts Receives $36 Million

Friday, May 22, 2009 | By Brock University

(Source: Brock University Web News)

The city-owned Niagara Centre for the Arts will be adjacent to Brock’s Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts. The project is “the cornerstone of Council’s vision for a revitalized downtown,” St. Catharines Mayor Brian McMullan said.

Brock University President Jack Lightstone hailed the announcement. “This is a day we have all been looking forward to for a long time,” he said, “not just because this cultural landmark will complement our Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, but because it illustrates how a whole community can benefit when people work together.”

Tags: Centre for the Arts, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts
Categories: Announcements, News
New Concentrations in DART

Sunday, May 10, 2009 | By Brock University

Beginning with the 2009/10 academic year DART students choose to pursue their studies in one of five concentrations: Applied Theatre, Drama in Education, Performance, Production and Design, and Theatre Praxis.

The previous streams of Dramatic Literature, Drama in Education and Society, and Theatre will be concluded over the next few years.

Please see the Academic Calendar for more details.

Tags: Applied Theatre, drama in education, Performance, production and design, program concentrations, Theatre Praxis
Categories: Announcements, News
Richard Maxwell and The New York City Players

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 | By Brock University

Hailed by the New York Times as “one of the most innovative and essential theatre artists to emerge from American experimental theatre in the past decade,” Obie-award-winning New York City playwright and director Richard Maxwell and members of the New York City Players visited Toronto and the Brock University campus for the first time April 18th and 19th, 2009.

Students, faculty, and members of the theatre community engaged in a discussion with Richard and members of the New York City Players in an informal workshop that included a mini-retrospective of their productions to date and exercises demonstrating principles that are central to their work. The evening concluded with a site-specific show entitled Showcase that takes place in a hotel room. Showcase plumbs the thoughts of a businessman absorbed in the world of his private, hotel room as he and his shadow examine his past.

Tags: Richard Maxwell, The New York City Players, visiting artists
Categories: News, Visiting Artists
The Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts

Saturday, November 15, 2008 | By Brock University

Our Department is proud to be a key recipient of the generosity of our local patron, renowned Canadian fibre artist Marilyn Walker. On November 5, 2008 the university announced that she has donated $15 million to Brock’s School of Fine and Performing Arts — the largest donation the University has ever received. With gratitude our School has been renamed the The Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts. Please see here for more information about this ground-breaking and future-building event. Thank-you, Marilyn!

Tags: donation, Marilyn I. Walker, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Marilyn Walker
Categories: Announcements, News
Alumni News at DART

Sunday, November 09, 2008 | By Brock University

photo credit: jacelynholmes.com

At the 2008 Fall Convocation, DART graduate Jacelyn Holmes received the Spirit of Brock award. The 23-year-old dramatic arts student received special recognition from the university for her academic work and contribution to life at the school. “Art is life!” she declared after receiving her award, which is given to one student who is deemed to embody the spirit of Sir Isaac Brock by inspiring other students.

Tags: alumni, Jacelyn Holmes, Spirit of Brock award
Categories: Alumni, News
DART Students participate in the annual General Brock Soiree

Saturday, November 08, 2008 | By Brock University

Every October DART students participate in a special General Brock Soirée. In 2008 the event was held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. This is now a not-to-be-missed regional event held in the new Guernsey Market at Brock University’s Main Campus in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Tags: Brock University, General Brock Soiree, Guernsey Market, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Soiree
Categories: Events
MEDEA

Monday, November 03, 2008 | By Brock University

click on the poster above to download your own copy. Medea Media Release: download here (PDF)

by Euripides
directed by Natalie Alvarez. scenography by David Vivian.

November 13, 14, 15, 2008 @ 7:30 p.m.
November 14, 2008 @ 11:30 a.m. Student Matinee

An ancient Greek tragedy crashes against the shores of modern life and lingers in televised ruins.

A riveting retelling of Euripides’ Medea set in a multi-media talk-show environment, with a musical guest appearance, live cameras, and haunting visual effects.

Backstage Workshop, Performance, and Talk-Back Package:
Student groups can book a Medea field-trip package that begins with a pre-show workshop led by members of the Medea creative team, faculty, and students of the Department of Dramatic Art’s Drama in Education and Society Stream.
see here for more information: Medea Field Trip package (PDF)

Medea Teaching Module:
A series of thematic topics followed by discussion questions and exercises that high school teachers may use in preparation for their field trip to the Department of Dramatic Art’s production of Medea.
download here: Medea Workshop (PDF)

Medea promo for students (PDF file)

Media:

Watch the slideshow for Medea featuring images from the production and narration provided by Natalie Alvarez, the Director of Medea:

Listen to the Director of Medea, Natalie Alvarez, introduce you to the show:

Tags: Euripides, Mainstage, Medea, plays, talk-back, teaching module, workshop
Categories: Events, Plays
DART 2008-09 Season

Sunday, September 07, 2008 | By Brock University

DART’s 2008/2009 season!

November 13th, 14th, and 15th, 2008:
Medea
by Euripides
. . . an ancient Greek tragedy crashes against the shores of modern life and lingers in televised ruins . . .
Directed by Natalie Alvarez
Designed by David Vivian

February 12th, 13th, and 14h, 2009:
Smash!
Anarchic Comedy by Jeffrey Hatcher
based on the novel by Bernard Shaw
Directed by Gyllian Raby

Come join us!

Tags: 2008-09, Mainstage, Medea, smash!
Categories: Events, Plays