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urban ink welcomes new GM!
urban ink is pleased to announce the appointment of Rohit Chokhani as our new General Manager. Rohit brings a wide range of experience in producing and directing theatre productions, films and animated entertainment products for clients such as FOX, Pixar, Disney and Nickelodeon. Rohit hails from Mumbai, India and more recently Boston where he completed
Art Inspired by Confessions of the Other Woman: Face[t]s of the Other Woman
Face[t]s of the Other Woman Outline for Artist Statement January 26, 2012 The conception of this body of work began when I was invited to create a visual art extension of the play Confessions of the Other Woman, outside the walls of the theatre The roots of the work stretch back farther, to my friendship
Confessions of Playwright & Actor: Valerie Sing Turner
It’s rare for the audience to capture a glimpse of the various anecdotal births of an artist’s craft. Luckily, I know where one lives. Down a narrow hallway, I found the young playwright crouched behind an wrinkled house plant.
Get your art displayed at our mainstage production!
Get your artwork display at a mainstage production! Help us create installation art for the world premiere of Confessions of the Other Woman, and get city-wide exposure! What we need: For our mainstage production, Confessions of the Other Woman at Performance Works opening Feb 29 we want to design a confession booth to be placed
ui welcomes new Communications Coordinator
urban ink welcomes Maz Ghaderi as our new Communications Coordinator. Funded by BC Arts Council’s Sustainability program, as Communications Coordinator Maz will oversee our newsletter and social media as well as feed into the urban ink’s evolving identity. Maziar was born in Tehran and at the age of five his family sought refugee asylum in
Dima Alansari, ui’s new Outreach Coordinator
Dima Alansari is a Palestinian/Kuwaiti Filmmaker, born in Beirut, Lebanon. With over +10 years experience in the TV & Film production industry in the Middle East, and a background in theatre and dance, Dima moved to Vancouver to expand her horizons and work on socially relevant content. In the Middle East and as an artist
welcome, Maz Ghaderi, ui’s new Communications Coordinator
urban ink welcomes Maz Ghaderi as our new Communications Coordinator. Funded by BC Arts Council’s Sustainability program, as Communications Coordinator Maz will oversee our newsletter and social media as well as feed into the urban ink’s evolving identity. Maziar was born in Tehran and at the age of five his family sought refugee asylum in
Memoires of a Blacktor Entry #2 Social media, Social Justice & Social responsibility.
“As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this. “ Paul Robeson If you don’t know who Paul Leroy Robeson is, first, slap yourself hard in the face, hard, repeat, now, go to the links below and read the Coles
And…introducing: Quelemia Sparrow!
Along with Omari Newton, I am an Artist in Residence at urban ink! I would just like to say how grateful I am for this opportunity! This is an ideal situation for me; I have had the pleasure of working with urban ink for the past 3 years as an actor, an associate director, and
Steamy Transitions 3-Way AGM!
Monday November 28th, 2011 6:30-8:30pm SFU Woodward’s, World Art Centre 149 West Hastings, between Abbott and Cambie Vancouver, BC You are invited to Steamy Transitions, the joint AGM of three like-minded theatre companies – urban ink productions, Screaming Weenie and Visceral Visions at SFU’s World Art Centre. Our respective Boards have taken up the challenge,
