Studio Theatre offers students a unique theatre experience right on campus – curious arts

Welcome to the 2016/17 Studio Theatre season The Department of Drama recently unveiled its 2016/17 Studio Theatre season which showcases an ensemble of top university actors working with their peers in directing, theatre design, technical theatre production and stage management. Guests from the professional theatre community and faculty will add to the mix of artistic … Read moreStudio Theatre offers students a unique theatre experience right on campus – curious arts

Interactive improvisation makes us all composers. – curious arts

C’mon Festival 2016 This weekend will see the fourth annual C’mon Festival take place at Studio 96. The unique festival seeks to blur the lines between classical music and other genres along with an element of audience participation. Nicolás Arnáez (’14 MMus, Composition. Currently working on his PhD) returns to the festival this year with … Read moreInteractive improvisation makes us all composers. – curious arts

Q & A with AGA curator Kristy Trinier – curious arts

Q & A With Aga Curator Kristy Trinier

Art Gallery of Alberta curator Kristy Trinier initiates and facilitates a multi-voiced conversation about art that extends well beyond the gallery and into studios and classrooms. Recently, Trinier  provided a guest critique to Royden Mill’s Contemporary Figurative Sculpture class in the U of A’s Department of Art & Design. I caught up with Trinier to … Read moreQ & A with AGA curator Kristy Trinier – curious arts

Symphonic Wind Ensemble’s trip to Chicago – curious arts

Symphonic Wind Ensemble’s Trip To Chicago

Hot on the heels of a whirlwind performance in Chicago, the U of A’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble returns from the windy city to take Edmonton’s Winspear Centre stage by storm this weekend. by Salena Kitteringham with files by Angelique Rodrigues originally published on Arts Buzz Forty-five elite U of A Department of Music students have … Read moreSymphonic Wind Ensemble’s trip to Chicago – curious arts

Elsa Robinson: (Un) Masking Spirit – curious arts

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Award-winning Edmonton visual artist leads collective mask-making workshop at Robertson-Wesley United Church Visual artist Elsa Robinson (’13 BA, Art & Design) typically creates paintings and sculptures using acrylic, mixed media collage and plaster to explore the themes of identity, history, family and spirituality. But recently, she’s mining that same combination of art supplies and themes … Read moreElsa Robinson: (Un) Masking Spirit – curious arts