SCA | Quick News | May 30, 2025
Wong's Vast Oceans, Endless Skies in Dream Factory
Congratulations to Berlin-based artist Ming Wong, who was the SCA's 2023 Fall Audain Visual Artist in Residence (and currently an Adjunct Professor with us), for the opening of Dream Factory: Cantopop Mandopop 1980s-2000 on May 28, 2025, at the Chinese Canadian Museum (51 E. Pender St, Vancouver), featuring his work, Vast Oceans, Endless Skies, which was partly developed while working with SCA students during his AVAIR residency. More HERE. In particular, Wong and the SCA's Kathy Slade collaborated on Re:Cover Versions (CA 269/369: Methods and Concepts), which culminated in a one-day exhibition and set of performances on the 4th floor of the SCA, including work produced by the SCA alumni pictured above (Emma Campbell, Harvir Kaur Nahal, Caroline Chernega, Kathy Feng, Kaleb Thiessen, and Jenny Yu). Read a text by Caroline Chernega about Re:Cover Versions and see some images from the day HERE.
Star Witnesses
The SCA's Judy Radul and Urban Subjects (the collaborative group of the SCA's Sabine Bitter, Jeff Derksen, and Helmut Weber), join Daniel Boyd, Vija Celmins, David Horvitz, Bouchra Khalili, Thomas Ruff, Carrie Mae Weems, and Paul Wong for Star Witnesses, which opens Thursday, June 26, at 7:00 PM, and runs from June 27 – September 28, 2025, at The Polygon Gallery (101 Carrie Cates Ct, North Vancouver). More HERE.
Lurch and more at Dancing on the Edge
With choreography by the SCA's Justine A. Chambers and Sarah Chase and Ame Henderson, Mascall Dance's Lurch runs June 18, 20 & 21 at 8:30 PM in Studio T here at SFU's School for the Contemporary Arts (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver), presented as part of the 2025 edition of the Dancing on the Edge festival. Othe SCA folks performing as part of the festival include SCA alumnus Vanessa Goodman's Tuning (a collaboration with Alexis Fletcher, Ted Littlemore, and Ryan Jackson); the SCA's Stefan Smulovitz and SCA alumni Sarah Hutton in Jennifer McLeish-Lewis' To Fetch a Pail of Water; and SCA alumnus Jenn Edwards' The Centre of Time. See the festival's full schedule HERE.
Daniel and Eigenfeldt in Seoul
The SCA's Henry Daniel and Arne Eigenfeldt presented their paper, "Regenerating the Choreographic Archive through AI and Machine Learning Tools" on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at ISEA2025 in Seoul, Korea, which has the theme "동동 (憧憧, Dong-Dong): Creators’ Universe." Find out more HERE.
TPE announce next season
Having just concluded their last season with a set of concerts showcasing the work of Kaija Saariaho, Turning Point Ensemble, which has the SCA's Owen Underhill as Artistic Director and conductor, have just announced their 2025-26 Season, featuring new premieres by Underhill and the SCA's Eldritch Priest, plus so much more. See everything HERE.
The World to Come
The SCA's Mauricio Pauly (de-keyed chormaharp, lapsteel, and electronics), SCA alumni Matthew Ariaratnam (guitar), and SCA students Seyi Atilola (electronics), Adelya Mullasheva (voice), Grace Murphy (bass), Leif Nordby (piano), and Sebastian Tulai (bass) are performing as part of The World to Come, a fundraiser for those affected by the Lapu Lapu tragedy (with all donations will go to Filipino Emergency Response), on Thursday, May 29, 2025, from 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM at 8EAST (8 E. Pender St., Vancouver). More HERE.
Ocean's Horizon
Horizon, the work almost-SCA-alumnus Thanyarat "Ocean" Hongphankul presented in I’ll Meet You in the Space Between, the BFA Graduating Exhibition, which ran April 17 – May 3, 2025, in the SCA's Audain Gallery, was purchased by the SCA's Peter Dickinson, who's the SCA's Director, and installed in his office. See an install shot HERE.
Smulovitz and Ramos play Gibsons
Watch a video of the SCA's Stefan Smulovitz most recent gig with Alcvin Ryūzen Ramos at the Persephone Brew Pub in Gibsons, BC, on Facebook HERE.
Stir on D’Anunciação's Becoming
Read Stir Vancouver on the premiere of SCA alumnus Luciana Freire D’Anunciação new "multiscreen video installation," Becoming, on June 4 & 5, 2025, from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM, with at an opening reception, public screening, and conversation on June 4 at 7:00 PM and a Dance workshop on June 5 from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver), presented by the Festival of Recorded Movement. Read it HERE.
The Straight on Sophia’s Forest
Read The Georgia Straight on City Opera Vancouver's presentation of Sophia’s Forest, which is running from May 29 – 31, 2025, at 7:30 PM, with a 2:00 PM show on June 1, in Studio T here at SFU's School for the Contemporary Arts (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver). Read it HERE.
Chamale's back!
SCA alumnus Anjela Magpantay, who was the Interim Artistic Director at rice & beans theatre while SCA alumnus and Artistic Director Pedro Chamale was on paternity leave, has passed the company back to Chamale, who's returned to ready the next season. Read the sweet exchange of good words they shared on rice & beans' Instagram HERE.
Arkelian's Master Ballet Intensive
Linda Arkelian is hosting another "Master Ballet Intensive" in our studios here at SFU's School for the Contemporary Arts (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver) this June. Reach out to Arkelian on Instagram or Facebook for more info and to register.
Nechako: It Will Be A Big River Again at VIFF Centre
Produced by Experimental Forest Films (the production company formed by SCA alumni Kathleen Hepburn & Tyler Hagan), Nechako: It Will Be A Big River Again, written directed by Lyana Patrick, is screening at the VIFF Centre (1181 Seymour St, Vancouver) from June 6 – 21, 2025. Here's Stir Vancouver with MORE.
From Dust
SCA alumni Ursula Blanchard, Andrea Isea Galindo, and Avery Ebenal are performing as part of Lamondance's year-end show, From Dust, which runs May 30 & 31, 2025, at 7:30 PM (showtime), at the BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts at Capilano University (2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver). More HERE.
Edmeades in Multitudes
SCA alumnus Deborah Edmeades joins Sonny Assu, Chun Hua Catherine Dong, Odera Igbokwe, Cheyenne Rain LeGrande ᑭᒥᐊᐧᐣ, and Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki for the group exhibition Multitudes, which opens Saturday, May 31, from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, and runs to August 24, 2025, with a curator-led tour on Friday, July 11, at 12:30 PM, and another tour on Saturday, July 26, at 2:00 PM. More HERE.
Inverso's Performance Research Project 2025
Inverso Productions are calling for applications for their Performance Research Project 2025, running September 8 – November 14, daily from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM at The Dance Centre (677 Davie St, Vancouver), working with Inverso Artistic Director Lesley Telford and guest choreographers SCA alumnus Shion Skye Carter and Company 605's Josh Martin. More HERE.
Apply to Sonic Dreamlands_02 [Pride Edition]
SCA alumnus Kaila Bhullar shared a call for video works from Lobe Studio and Unity Arts Collective for Sonic Dreamlands_02 [Pride Edition], set to take place at Lobe (713 E Hastings St, Vancouver) on July 31, 2025. The deadline for the call is July 8, 2025. More info and apply HERE.
Forgiveness at Stratford
Congratulations to SCA alumnus Hiro Kanagawa and SCA alumnus June Fukumura, and the rest of the cast and crew (including SCA alumni Cindy Mochizuki and Sammy Chien) for the launch of their presentation of Kanagawa's adaptation of Mark Sakamoto's Forgiveness at the Stratford Festival (more HERE), which completed it's preview run and is set to open June 18, running to September 27, 2025. See some images from the first set of early shows on Kanagawa's Instagram.
Mak talks Works from the Levels series
SCA alumnus Lauraine Mak is talking about her Capture Photography Festival installation, Works from the Levels series, at 2:30 PM at the Brighouse Station (6222 No. 3 Road, Richmond, where it's installed) on Saturday, June 7, 2025, as part of Doors Open Richmond: Public Art on the Canada Line, a walking tour of "the public art along the Canada Line and in the Richmond Art Gallery," led by Richmond Art Gallery Curator Zoë Chan and Richmond Public Art Planner Biliana Velkova, co-presented by Richmond Public Art, Richmond Art Gallery, Capture Photography Festival, and InTransit BC. RSVP HERE.
Bourcheix-Laporte talks The Employee
Joining Joshua Schwebel, Lauren Wetmore, and Bopha Chhay, SCA alumnus Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte is part of the book launch for The Employee, which she contributed to, on June 5, 2025, at 6:00 PM at Emily Carr University of Art + Design's READ Books (520 E 1st Ave, Vancouver). Edited by Schwebel and Wetmore, The Employee is derived from a year-long eponymous artwork by Schwebel, originally presented at Forest City Gallery in London, Ontario, that explored the labour of cultural workers, including Schwebel's own. More HERE.
Shaw and Goodman's Looping Sounds and Limbs
Music on Main just shared a trailer for Looping Sounds and Limbs, a documentary about Caroline Shaw and SCA alumnus Vanessa Goodman's work, produced by Collide Entertainment, on YouTube. Watch the video HERE. Not coincidentally, or so we guess, MoM's 2025/26 season (more HERE) includes Shaw (with Danni Lee Parpan) performing at the Fox Cabaret (2321 Main St, Vancouver) as part of MoM's Month of Tuesdays on Tuesday, April 7, as well as Goodman's WAIL, running January 26 & 27 at The Dance Centre (677 Davie St, Vancouver), co-presented with PuSh International Performing Arts Festival and The Dance Centre. All good news!
Hou opening for Castle
SCA alumnus Julian Yi-Zhong Hou is opening for Jennifer Castle at LanaLou's (362 Powell St., Vancouver) on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at 8:00 PM. Get tickets HERE.
Saraei demo
The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival shared a "PuSh20 Rewind" on their Instagram featuring "behind-the-scenes" footage of SCA MFA student Taha Saraei demonstrating some of the sculptures he produced for PuSh's presentation of Mirko Guido's All That Remains, which ran January 23 & 24, 2025, in the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre here at our place. Watch HERE.
Numinous Wall
Listen to Numinous Wall by contraphantom (SCA MFA student Alex Calcagno), described as "5 meanderings on the numinousness of the barrier as seen with varying degrees of ocular cleanliness." Very recommended, especially for headphone playback. Listen on Bandcamp HERE.
Cap Review at the Art Book Fair
The Capilano Review, which has SCA alumnus Jacquelyn Zong-Li Ross as Art Editor, will be at the Vancouver Art Book Fair which runs JULY 4 – 6, 2025, at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (81 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver), along with many, many other exhibitors. More HERE.
The Multicultural Mixdown
rice & beans theatre, which has SCA alumnus Pedro Chamale as Artistic Director, are presenting The Multicultural Mixdown, which they describe as "a night of mixed performances with the aim of creating a fun, energetic vibe," on June 28, 2025, from 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM at Progress Lab (1422 William St., Vancouver). More HERE.
The Peak on A Magical Time
Here's SFU's The Peak newspaper on A Magical Time: The Early Days of the Arts at Simon Fraser University, a new book that explores the arts during the early days of SFU. Read it HERE. Also, don't forget to RSVP for the book launch for A Magical Time on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 5:00 PM, in the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre here at SFU School for the Contemporary Arts (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver). RSVP HERE.
Triana in the garden
SCA alumnus Jhoely Triana is performing as part of Arts in the Garden on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at 3:10 PM & 4:30 PM in Garden 6 – Blossom at 135 15th Street W, North Vancouver, presented by the North Vancouver Community Arts Council. More HERE.
HOT DYKE PARTY plays School of Rock
HOT DYKE PARTY, which includes SCA alumni Arthi Chandra, Cindy Kao, and Hannah Meyers (plus Blue Chu, Hayley Sullivan, and Thule van den Dam), are playing School of Rock: A Drag & Music Show on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, with doors at 7:00 PM, at Fox Cabaret (2321 Main St., Vancouver), presented by Sleepy Queers Productions. Get tickets HERE.
Koochakzadeh-Yazdi's Seeds V
Listen to SCA alumnus Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi's Seeds V, which was written for and here performed by Departure Duo, on YouTube HERE.
here you are singing
SCA alumnus Jami Reimer and poet Sarah En are presenting their new collaborative work, here you are singing, on June 13, 2025, from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, with a talk back at 7:00 PM, at the Canadian Mennonite University's MHC Gallery (610 Shaftesbury Blvd., Winnipeg), and will also be leading Here You Are: Creating & Connecting with Creation, "a place-based creative community listening workshop," on June 10, from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, joined by artists Sarah Hodges-Kolisnyk and Karen Cornelius. More HERE.
Groove & Learn: Enhance Your English Through Hip Hop Dance
SCA student Constance Arden Duffy is facilitating "Groove & Learn: Enhance Your English Through Hip Hop Dance" from 11:00 Am – 12:00 PM on Fridays from June 20 – July 25, 2025, in Room 4525, our Courtyard Dance studio, on the 4th floor of the SCA (149 W. Hastings ST., Vancouver). More HERE.
Senses x Lobe
The Senses x Lobe Multimedia Art Exhibition, organized by SCA student Adelya Mullasheva and featuring a cavalcade of other SCA folks (basically everyone involved!), takes place Saturday, June 14, 2025, from 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM at Lobe (713 E. Hastings St., Vancouver). More HERE.