documentary, entitled Welcome to Pine Point, produced by the National Film Board of Canada. pinepoint.nfb.ca
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Cornel Gabara, BFA
(theatre), directed Tom Stoppard and Andre Previn’s Every Good Boy Deserves Favor, in collaboration with the Toledo Symphony, at Carnegie Hall on May 7. It was the New York City premiere of the full version of the Cold War-themed political play. Cornel is Assistant Professor of Theater at the University of Toledo in Ohio.
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Dimitris Ilias, BFA 92, GrDip (adv. music perf.) 99 (above,
left), is artistic director of Chroma Musika and Panarmonia Atelier Musical in Montreal. On October 25, Dimitris received an Honoris Causa from the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada in the category of Culture/Living Arts. The award was presented by the Hon. David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (above, right), in a ceremony at the Ontario legislature in Toronto. chromamusika.com
Michael Zavacky,
BFA 94, designed two Canadian Christmas 2010 stamps. Michael is the owner of Ottawabased branding agency McMillan Digital Art.
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in October 2009. I am an outdoor emergency-care volunteer instructor with the National Ski Patrol and Yawgoo Valley Ski Patrol and Search and Rescue. My daughter, Amanda, turned 16 in November and is an honors student, plays mellophone in the competitive band, plays varsity lacrosse, and is an accomplished figure skater. I will never forget the fun I had during my years at Concordia. I hope my friends from my class are all doing well.”
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Paul Shoebridge,
BA (comm. studies) 97, recently co-created an interactive online
concordia university magazine
Julie Groleau,
BFA (études cinématographiques), a produit le court métrage Laisse don’ faire, inspiré de la chanson Oublie ça de Keith Kouna et présenté le 21 février 2011 au Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois à la Cinémathèque québécoise, à Montréal. Le film, réalisé par Patrice Laliberté et distribué par Baikal, raconte les mésaventures d’un jeune homme ordinaire, simplement désireux de boire un verre, tranquille, dans un bar, mais sur qui le destin s’acharne. Information : baikal.ca
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lot of support from Concordia Sociology and Anthropology Professor Vered Amit, as well as from my colleagues at the U.S. Consulate in Montreal, where I worked for the past three years.”
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Leah Selk, BFA
(photog.), recently became the coordinator of the Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society in Williams Lake, B.C., where she grew up. Leah holds a Diploma in Visual Arts from Camosun College in Victoria. She is a specialist in photography and photographic installations and was previously the exhibition coordinator of the Station House Gallery in Williams Lake.
Abigail (Abby) Veronneau, BA (comm.
and ethnic studies & Fr.), and her former roommate, Laura Schnurr, BComm 10, recently began a multi-continental master’s degree in global studies. The program accepts only 30 students annually from around the world, only four from North America, and is conducted jointly by the University of Freiburg (Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany), the University of Cape Town, FLACSO Argentina (Buenos Aires), Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok) and the Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi). “The program focuses on globalization, international governance and cultural change. I received a
Margo Legault, BComm
(mktg.) 01, a former Stingers rugby player, will fulfil a lifelong dream to represent her country when she plays for the Canadian national Australian rules football team at the Australian Football International Cup in August in Sydney and Melbourne.