Category: Arts & Culture

By Nicole Schmidt   “Let’s get Duffy,” said the five-year-old version of Joshua Stodart during an elementary school production of Annie. This line was the first of many to come from the eventual-Ryerson theatre student. Stodart, now 21, has since moved on to bigger roles. One of these includes his lead performance as Kingsley in the […]

By Alfea Donato   Justin Friesen was five when he played a boy encountering a pedophile in Major Crime. “I had it explained to me mildly… very strange experience,” says Friesen. Since then, the fourth-year film student has had a number of on-screen appearances — including a Superbowl Doritos commercial and a Tim Hortons ad that […]

By Jackie Hong It was a duel between sports and studies, and in the end, academics won. Third-year photography student Sebastien Dubois-Didcock represented Canada as a fencer at the World Cadet Championships in 2009, but instead of devoting his life to fencing, he decided to pursue academics instead. “Sport can only take you so far,” […]

By Colleen Marasigan For third-year fashion communications student Kate O’Reilly, fashion has always been a constant. Growing up with a trunk full of Salvation Army costumes, O’Reilly was known to play dress-up every day, alternating between 20 or more outfits. Years later she transformed her hobby into a career. As a stylist, O’Reilly is busy […]

By Victoria Stunt Karen Cochrane created an instrument, and those who play it are able to master it in seconds. But this instrument isn’t anything like your typical guitar. “It almost feels like magic to people,” she said. Cochrane’s instrument tracks one’s body movements, and through those movements, music is created. It’s called a Play […]

By Colleen Marasigan While most people were shocked at Lucy McGroarty’s decision to drop out of the University of Windsor’s biochemistry program, she wouldn’t have had it any other way. After applying to Ryerson’s interior design program on a whim, and getting accepted, the once science-driven student unleashed her inner artist. “It was very difficult […]

By Nicole Schmidt   Howard Wan has wanted to pursue film for as long as he can remember. But when it came to deciding which path would lead him in the right direction, he found himself confused. “I was always watching films and always interested in film,“ said Wan. “My heart has always been set […]

By Victoria Stunt When Laura Demers was walking up to the stage for her second performance in Mexico, she realized she had lost her voice. She got on stage and shook her head at her bandmates. She could only get through four songs until she had to stop and apologize to the crowd. Then a […]

By Jackie Hong Fourth-year performance production student Nina Platisa is the true embodiment of an artist — she’s a designer, musician, jewelry maker, woodworker, and soon-to-be documentary maker. “Anytime I get interested in a craft, or anything, I really want to do it well… I seem all over the place, but I promise you, I […]