Finding freedom through fashion
April 2, 2003
Fashion students prepare to put on a seamless show
Category: Arts & Culture
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Haute couture and hot politics vie for the spotlight
April 2, 2003
Ryerson Fashion show Mass Exodus showcases elaborate ensembles by up-and-coming designers.
Film fest captures the reel world
April 2, 2003
Tonya Lee Williams, yet another successful Ryerson dropout, dreams of seeing the real diversity she sees in Toronto represented in film. Ab. Velasco explores the festival she rounded, ReelWorld.
Middle East a middle ground for poet
March 19, 2003
Transsexual poet transcends conventional boundaries of sexuality and identity with her poetry.
Dancers bust choreographed moves
March 12, 2003
Choreographic Works is an annual production put on by students in the Ryerson theatre school. Second-, third- and fourth-year dancers prepare their own choreographed sketches in groups or individually.
Strictly bhangra
March 12, 2003
Ryerson’s Indo-Canadian dancers expect to turn more than a few heads at the Western Culture Show this weekend.
Burnt books are art for photographers
March 12, 2003
If a picture is worth a thousand words, why would visual art require a thousand words of explanation?
Anti-war poets fight with words
March 12, 2003
A group of poets called Writers Against the War gathered to read anti-war poetry last Friday. The group is hoping to counter what the media and politicians are saying about the looming war in Iraq.
Art collective pays tribute to greats
March 5, 2003
On March 5, 1968, a historic experimental art performance took place at Ryerson, featuring the world-famous artists John Cage and Marcel Duchamp. Today, a Ryerson art collective will celebrate the 35th anniversary of the show with a presentation of their own.
Afghan women not free: Doc maker
March 5, 2003
Despite international assurances of freedom and equality following the collapse of the Taliban, women in Afghanistan remain trapped in a society that denies them their basic human rights and needs, says Canadian Journalism Sally Armstrong.
Rhubarb play takes sour look at life
February 5, 2003
By Jen Gerson “Lights up,” says the director, dressed in an oversized vintage striped shirt and faded purple socks. The female actor obeys, hits herself and falls backwards to be caught by her male counterpart who then swings her in a semi-circle and throws her to her feet. Darth Vader breathing spliced with the occasional […]
Graduating students sing last note in Cabaret
February 5, 2003
By Briar Stewart On the third floor of the Ryerson Theatre School, Erin VanderBurgh stands on top of a chair, shakes her petite figure and flashes a sly flirtatious smile while singing about life in a cabaret. “Don’t tell Mamma what you say,” she pleads, as she struts in between a chorus line of girls […]
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