Conference Program
Wednesday, April 20 | Thursday, April 21 | Friday, April 22
| Time | Presentation | Location | |
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| 9:30am | Check-in / On-site registration opens | CIBC Lobby Box Office Accolade East |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | Welcome | Barbara Sellers-Young, Conference Co-Chair; Professor and Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University James McKernan, Conference Co-Chair; Professor, Department of Theatre, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University Patrick Monahan, Vice-President Academic & Provost, York University |
Tribute Communities Recital Hall Accolade East |
| 11:00am - 12:00pm | Keynote Presentation | Theresa May, Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Oregon;
Artistic Director, Earth Matters on Stage/Ecodrama Playwrights Festival (USA) "This Is My Neighborhood!" - Community Identity, Ecology and Performance Introduction by Elizabeth Asselstine, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Theatre, York University (Canada) |
Tribute Communities Recital Hall Accolade East |
| 12:00 - 2:00 | Lunch Break | ||
| 12:30 - 2:00 | Staged Reading | Sila by Chantal Bilodeau (Canada)
Directed by Katie McCulloch (Canada) |
Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre, Centre for Film and Theatre |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Keynote Presentation | Catriona Sandilands, Canada Research Chair in Sustainability and Culture, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University (Canada) & Michael J. Morris, choreographer and ecosexuality scholar, Ohio State University (USA) Eco Homo? Queering Bodies, Queering Sustainabilities Introduction by Barbara Rahder, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University (Canada) |
Tribute Communities Recital Hall Accolade East |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Break | ||
| 3:30 - 5:00 | Workshop 1 | The Critic's Fuel Cynthia Ashperger (Canada) |
207 Accolade East (This venue has a footwear free policy) |
| Workshop 2 | Bugzzz: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Immersive Staging Techniques Using Sustainable 'Design on Demand' Theatre Practice William Mackwood, Gwen Dobie & Don Sinclair (Canada) |
103 Accolade West | |
| Panel 1 | Processes of Creation: A Look Behind the Scenes Chair: Sarah Moon |
003 Accolade East | |
| Panel 2 | In Our Hands Now: Figuring Sustainability in the Ruin of Human Habitation - Positions from Art and Archaeology Chair: Jade Rosina McCutcheon |
005 Accolade East | |
| Panel 3 | Visual Arts, Community and Education Chair: Micah Donovan |
007 Accolade East | |
| Panel 4 | Sustainability, Environment and Higher Education Chair: Basia Irland |
006 Accolade East | |
| 5:00 - 7:00 | Dinner Break | ||
| 7:00 - 9:00 | Keynote Presentation |
David Buckland, Founder and Director, Cape Farewell (England) Artists, Scientists and the Environment Introduction by Claire Hopkinson, Executive Director, Toronto Arts Council (Canada) |
Tribute Communities Recital Hall Accolade East |
Wednesday, April 20 | Thursday, April 21 | Friday, April 22
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| 8:30am | Check-in / On-site registration opens | CIBC Lobby Box Office Accolade East |
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| 9:00 - 10:00 | Keynote Presentation | Ian Garrett, Executive Director, The Center for Sustainable Practice in the Arts, Los Angeles (USA) The Performing Arts and their Carbon Footprint Introduction by James McKernan, Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre, York University (Canada) |
Tribute Communities Recital Hall Accolade East |
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| 10:00 - 11:30 | Keynote Presentation | Gil Favreau, Director of Social Action and Responsibility, Global Citizenship, Cirque du Soleil (Canada) Cirque du Soleil: Creator, Performer and Citizen Introduction by Barbara Sellers-Young, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University (Canada) |
Tribute Communities Recital Hall Accolade East |
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| 11:30am - 12:30pm | Lunch Break | ||||||||
| 12:30 - 2:00 | Panel 20 | Public Art: Social Participation and Public Practice Chair: David Fancy |
003 Accolade East | ||||||
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| Panel 21 | Art as a Catalyst for Cultural Change Chair: Karla McManus |
005 Accolade East | |||||||
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| Panel 22 | Formats for Change Chair: Susan Aaron |
007 Accolade East | |||||||
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| 2:00 - 2:30 | Break | ||||||||
| 3:30 - 5:00 | Closing Screening | Burning Ice, a film by Cape Farewell director David Buckland, documents the journey of a group of artists on an Artic expedition. | 004 Accolade East |
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