SCA | Quick News | March 16, 2026
A Reservoir of Gestures, or Choreography is Relational
(who worked with the SCA's Peter Dickinson to complete her PhD in 天美mv天美's English Department) and the SCA's contributed the essay, "A Reservoir of Gestures, or Choreography is Relational," to the new 3rd Edition of Contemporary Choreography: A Critical Reader, edited by Jo Butterworth and Vicky Hunter, which is out now from Routledge. More .
Tacata in Friends of Perfection
participated in Friends of Perfection, "a Poets Theater experiment inspired by the communes of 1970s San Francisco," on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive at the University of California, Berkeley. More .
O'Callaghan in the Listening Room
SCA alumnus 's 2017 work, If (and only if) I am among, is part of the program for the upcoming Listening Room event on March 19, 2026, at 6:30 PM, at the Gipszes Room at The University of Pécs (Zsolnay Vilmos utca 16, Pécs, Hungary). More .
Carter and Lee in BLOOM
SCA alumnus and SCA MFA student join Yvonne Chartrand and Jennifer Mascall for 's upcoming Bloom residency performances from March 26 – 28, 2026, at 7:00 PM, at Left of Main (2nd floor – 211 Keefer St., Vancouver). More .
lossy bodies with Company 605
SCA Sessional Faculty Lisa Gelley and Josh Martin, who are the Artistic Co-Directors of , are running "a workshop guiding participants through movement vocabulary and methodologies from their stage work lossy (2024)," on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM, at The Dance Centre (677 Davie St, Vancouver), and presented as part of their Craft Development workshop series. Get registration info and more .
Tomboy's sold out run
Congratulations for the sold out run () to The Cultch and 's presentation of Anais Mateusz West's , with SCA alumni (Lighting Designer), (Costume & Scenic Designer), (Assistant Stage Manager), (Technical Director), and (Voice Coach), and SCA PhD student (Additional Sound Design) working behind the scenes.
Yoon at the National Gallery
Recent donations and acquisitions to the National Gallery of Canada include the SCA's Jin-me Yoon's (1991-2001) and . A good new home!
Sum and Chavez host The Un-Gala
SCA alumnus and Mark Chavez are hosting The Un-Gala: A Cowboy Carnival Fundraiser for The Cultch, featuring "music, comedy, magic, a special performance by Canada’s Drag Race Miss Congeniality Jaylene Tyme, live & silent auction, raise-your-paddle, and LINE DANCING," on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at 6:00pm at the Historic Theatre (1895 Venables St., Vancouver). And as they note: the dress code is "Canadian Tuxedo (double denim encouraged)." Get full info and tickets .
Work with Vines
Vines Art Society, which has SCA alumnus as Co-Artistic Director (with Manuel Axel Strain), is looking for a new Managing Director. Applications are due Friday, May 1st 2026. This is a contract position (with the possibility of renewal and flexible hours as required) for around 35 hours per week starting October 1, 2026. More .
Can you translate asses.masses into Mandarin?
, the globe trotting video game-based theatre and performance work by SCA alumni and , is looking for a Chinese (Mandarin/Simplified) translator, working remotely from April – September, 2026, aiming for a premiere on September 19 & 20, 2026. More .
Work with Theatre Terrific
Theatre Terrific, which has SCA alumnus as Artistic Director, is looking for a Production Manager, with an application deadline of March 20. More .
VIDF's Living Room responses
Presented as part of the 's programing, , produced by , is a more discursive "gathering ground for what surrounds the performances" by local writers (or Living Room Responders) in response to VIDF performances. Read some by SCA alumni (to and by George Stamos) and Joshua Segun-Lean (to ), and one by FCAT's Tessa Perkins Deneault (to , which has SCA alumni & Chien-MacCaull as Co-Artistic Directors).
Unfolding and Enfolding 折與磨
SCA alumnus and Tiffany Law are in the exhibition Unfolding and Enfolding 折與磨, curated by Olivia Chow, running February 28 – March 28, 2026, at Canton-sardine (071–268 Keefer St, Vancouver). More .
Congratulations, Virginia!
received the 2026 Roberta Stephen Composition award, administered by the Association of Canadian Women Composers. More .
Kong facilitates Art Writing
Centre A's "" program, "a summer writing intensive with a focus on contemporary art" for "Asian-identified youth between the ages of 19-29 residing in Metro Vancouver," is offering a free subscription to for all 2026 participants. This time facilitated by SCA alumnus , applications close March 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM. More .
BLOT at 50!
, the collaborative project by Simona Deaconescu and SCA alumnus , is presenting its 50th performance at Prague's Studio Hrdin? as part of the . Congratulations!
Traversing the (In)visible and (Il)legible: Curatorial and Publishing Practices
SCA alumus (and Curator / Director of Gallery Gachet) joins Liz Ikiriko and Afi Venessa Appiah for the public conversation Traversing the (In)visible and (Il)legible: Curatorial and Publishing Practices, on Friday, March 27, 2026, from 12:00 PM-1:30 PM, at , which is also the start of the '_CODA' symposium. More .
Albert and Johal talk festivals
SCA alumnus Laura June Albert and Am Johal, who, respectively, are the Executive Managing Director and Executive Artistic Director of the Indian Summer Festival, shared "their insights into festivals as cultural gatherings that bring people together in meaningful—and often irreproducible—ways" in a quick video on Indian Summer's Instagram. See it .
Downtown Solutions in Kanazawa
If you're in our around Kanazawa, Japan, (also known as SCA alumnus Jean Brazeau) is playing on a well-stacked bill March 27, 2026, at 10:00 PM, ES? (1-1-28 Hirosaka, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 9200962). More .
Hsu on winning the Seven B. Jung Award
SCA alumnus , who was the 2025 Steven B. Jung Award Recipient, "an annual award given to an emerging Asian Canadian theatre artist to further develop experience in the field of costume or set design or technical theatre.," shared a quick text of thanks. Read it .
Caprara's Ultra Violets in Edmonton
SCA alumnus 's Ultra Violets is running March 22 – 27, 2026, in the Westbury Theatre at the Fringe Theatre Arts Barns (10330 84 Ave NW, Edmonton). More info and tickets .
Feral Archive and 'Decompositional Writing'
SCA alumnus 's free Feral Archive and 'Decompositional Writing' workshop, presented as part of s Slow Social Club programing (which is part of their version of What Lab's ), has been rescheduled to Tuesday, March 24, 2026, from 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM, meeting at What Lab (202 – 1814 Pandora St., Vancouver). Spaces are limited, to RSVP now.
Heated Rivalry – rEvolver Festival 2026 Launch Party
's rEvolver Festival 2026 Launch Party, Heated Rivalry, running March 21, 2026, from 6:10 PM – 9:00 PM (at 1814 Pandora St., Vancouver), includes excerpt "teaser" performances of LIAM by Elio Zarrillo (directed by SCA alumnus ) and Panty Sniffers by Jenna “Murphy” Morgan (directed by SCA alumnus ). Get tickets .
Send your 60 second monsters to Horror in Seconds
, the 60-seconds-or-less horror film fest for "filmmakers of colour from around the world" run by SCA alumnus , is calling for submissions on the theme of "monsters," with a deadline of March 31. More .
Riotous Youth led Bard Summer Camps
SCA alumnus is one of the artists in the who are running Bard on the Beach's , which are aiming to devise “A Shakesperiment” while working closely with mentors from the Vancouver theatre community, including SCA alumnus , , and .
Spence at Suite7a
If you are in or around Sydney, Australia, catch SCA alumnus on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 7:00 PM, at Suite7a (Shop 74, level 5, 1 Dixon St Haymarket, Gadigal, NSW 2000). More .
Misyrion hits the road
's Misyrion is touring Western Canada. Here's their itinerary: PREPARE FOR BATTLE. 05.06 - Lethbridge , 05.07 - Regina , 05.08 - Winnipeg , 05.11 - Edmonton , 05.12 - Calgary , 05.13 - Nelson at , 05.14 - Kelowna . More .
Jamali in Heritage Futures
SCA PhD student will be presenting his research project, "Wajood-e-Irtika: What Remains After Erasure," at Heritage Futures, the Antiquities Action 7th Annual Symposium at the University of Texas at Austin. More .
Milton in JUST LIKE HEAVEN
SCA alumnus is participating in LIVE IN HELL's JUST LIKE HEAVEN, a "perfect evening" and fundraiser with "performances by local artists, ethereal pole dancing, holy jello shots, a piss fountain, and an appearance from God herself," on March 22, 2026, from 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, at Progress Lab (1422 William St., Vancouver), presented by LIVE IN HELL (SCA alumni , , and ). Get tickets .
Franky at the Ventura Room
SCA student is playing Breaking Sound at the Ventura Room (695 Cambie St., Vancouver) on March 27, 2026. More .
Passersby_ at Open Space
SCA alumnus presented Passersby_ on March 14, 2026, at Open Space (2nd Floor – 510 Fort St, Victoria). More .
Watt's Mayor of the Village
solo exhibition, Mayor of the Village, is running at the Contemporary Art Gallery from April 17 – September 26, 2026. More .
PTC WrightSpace is calling
is accepting applications for PTC WrightSpace, run in partnership with , until April 2, 2026, at 11:59 PM. More .
Hutton and Cass at NSAD
SCA alumni and Aiden Cass () worked with Advanced Contemporary Program dancers at the , helping the dancers "shape their ideas into original works that we’ll capture on film at the end of the project." More .
Natalie Brett Podcast E05
The final episode of The Natalie Brett Podcast, hosted by SCA alumni and , working with SCA Music & Sound student , is now streaming. Listen to it (and indeed the whole series) on , , or .
Visual Thinking & Graphic Recording Training
Michelle Buchholz and SCA alumnus are running another 2-day workshop, Visual Thinking & Graphic Recording Training, on June 1 & 2, 2026, from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, at Heritage Hall (3102 Main St., Vancouver), with an optional Practice Lab on June 3, from 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM. More info .
Secret Ingredients at Richmond–Brighouse Station
SCA alumnus 's Secret Ingredients is running April 1, 2026 – March 1, 2027, at the Canada Line Richmond–Brighouse Station, presented as part of the 's Public Art Installation programing. More .
Yellow Swans' Invisible Jukebox
, the duo of SCA alumnus and Pete Swanson, did an Invisible Jukebox interview with The Wire. Find it in .
Nieto in The Soft Animal of Meeting
SCA alumnus is performing as part of The Soft Animal of Meeting on Friday, April 3, 2026, from 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, at KW Studios (111 W Hastings St., Vancouver). More .
Goodman x Ballet Edmonton x AGA = Soft Currents
SCA alumnus , working with , is presenting on March 26 – 28, 2026, at 7:30 PM (doors at 6:300 PM), at – and in fact throughout – the Art Gallery of Alberta (2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq NW, Edmonton). More HERE.