Creative Campus Schedule (Fall 2024)
Creative Campus Film Festival
A series of short and full-length films will be shown at various locations around campus, including the Cafeteria, Campus Centre Lobby, and the Boardmore Playhouse. Everyone is welcome – free of charge.
Full Schedule:
Lost Legend – The Story Of Jack Munroe
September 29 – 6:00pm – Boardmore Playhouse
In this documentary, you will dive into the extraordinary life of Jack Munroe, a legend born in the rugged landscapes of Boularderie Island, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. From his humble beginnings if 1873, Munroe’s journey unfolds like a epic saga across continents and through history. Join us in uncovering the remarkable odyssey of Jack Munroe, a true Canadian hero whose indomitable spirit continues to inspire generations.
Short Films
October 21 to 25 – 10:00am to 4:00pm
Campus Centre, Cafeteria, A & B Wing Linkway
Artist on Campus
- September 25 & 26, 10:00am to 4:00pm: Drop by the cafeteria to visit with our guest artists (Ana & Eric) as they work.
- Ana & Eric are Ana Luísa Ramos and Eric Taylor Escudero, a Brazilian duo based in St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador. Building on their experience as performers and educators, Ana & Eric share their knowledge and stories about Brazilian music and rhythms. The duo will also discuss their experience and challenges as immigrant musicians, consider the contradictions and opportunities of the world music genre and multicultural festivals, and invite students to participate in music-making activities.
- November 4 & 5, 10:00am to 4:00pm: Drop by the cafeteria to visit with our guest artist (Coral Maloney) as they work.
- Coral Maloney is an interdisciplinary artist based in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. She is professionally trained in performance and theatre and is self-taught in choreography, visual art and dramaturgy. Coral’s collaborative and independent work frequently examines nostalgia and colonial fervour; it invites place-based individual and ancestral reckoning and makes queer mischief through the use of time, space and site-specific embodied experience.Coral will open her creative process of performance-making to anyone who wishes to observe, glance, participate, examine or delve. She will be using methods from devised theatre and performance art practices to create a new performance based on her experience on the CBU campus. Coral will share her process for making art “from scratch” using the body, memory and found research material. All are welcome.
Boardmore Theatre
Auditions
September 14 – 10am to 5pm
September 15 – 1pm to 5pm
To reserve an audition time, please contact Todd Hiscock – todd_hiscock@cbu.ca. Auditioners are asked to prepare a 1 to 2 minute monologue, and bring along a recent photo. Auditions will be held in the Boardmore Playhouse.
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time
A play by Simon Stephens
Based on the novel by Mark Haddon
November 25 & 26 at 10:00am
November 27 to November 30 at 7:00pm
December 1 at 2:00pm
For full details visit cbu.ca/boardmore.
Centre for Sound Communities
The Centre for Sound Communities is an arts-led social innovation lab at Cape Breton University involved in: doing research through artistic practices (mainly dance, music, theatre & digital media) as well as standard methods and strategies across a range of disciplines; providing training for students, faculty and community partners; working with communities to develop connections and access resources; and building research teams and networks to meet partners’ needs and solve concrete problems.
For upcoming events please check out the Centre for Sound Communities Facebook page and the Centre for Sound Communities website.
CBU Art Gallery
The Gallery is a hub for visual arts activity and education on Cape Breton Island. The first and only full-time public art gallery on the island, the CBU Art Gallery is committed to promoting arts appreciation, visual literacy, and critical scholarship. By providing members of the university and the community with exposure to a wide variety of artistic practices, the CBU Art Gallery works to broaden and enhance the knowledge, understanding, enjoyment and appreciation of contemporary and historical accomplishments in the visual arts.
For further details please contact: art_gallery@cbu.ca
Follow the CBU Art Gallery on Faceboook and CBU Art Gallery on Instagram.
Music Department/Rotary Music and Performance Room
Celtic Colors Student Jam Session
Wednesday, October 16, 3-4:30pm
Rotary Music Performance Room
This jam session is hosted by our fiddle instructor, Kyle MacNeil, together with our traditional music students and a Celtic Colours guest artist. All are welcome to bring an instrument and play along or simply listen and enjoy the music.
Sound Discussions
On the second Monday of every month (beginning in October) at 6:30pm, the Rotary Music Performance Room will host “Sound Discussions”, where you listen to and discuss a different album at each session. Everyone is Welcome!
For upcoming events please check out the Culture CBU Facebook page.
