York University | Pqemerging2023

The Department of Theatre and Performance in The School of Arts, Media, Performance, and Design at York University (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) offers BFAs in Production & Design, Performance Creation, and Acting & Performance, as well as BA, MA, MFA, and Ph.D. programs.

Concept Development and Construction: Khaled Eilouti and Emilie Varga

Names of participating students: Mikaela Cordero, Khaled Eilouti, Mattea Kennedy, Eric Koski-Harja, Camren Smith, Rian Tran, Emilie Varga, Claire West, and Alexis Wilson

York University Faculty Delegation: Aaron Kelly and Ian Garett

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Participating Artists

Eric Koski-Harja

Eric Koski-Harja (He/Him) is a theatre student from North Bay, Ontario, Canada. He is going into his fourth and final year in the production and design stream of the theatre program at York University. He has experience in Lighting Design and Technical Direction. He is very excited to see and experience all that the PQ has to offer!

Alexis Wilson

Alexis Celestine Wilson is an Emerging Actor, Singer, Mover, Writer and Multidisciplinary Artist. She completed her performance training at Humber College (2021) where she graduated with top marks. She is currently continuing her studies in theatre at York University in Production and Multi-Media Arts. She is very excited to be participating in the Prague Quadrennial 2023 and hopes to further grow her love for theatre and design.

Rian Tran

Rian is a Canadian emerging artist that is focused on Set and Lighting Design. They are excited to be at Prague Quadrennial 2023 as an emerging artist and to explore what the the rest of the world has for design and performance. Rian is also a freelance technician for various Canadian theatres and has been a Student Production Manager for Theatre@York's 2023 production of Dance Nation.

Camren Smith

Camren Smith is a multidisciplinary theatre artist and story teller originally from Nipawin Saskatchewan and now studying at York University in Toronto!
Camren loves working with experimental theatre forms with skills ranging from collective creation work, to technical skills with lights and sounds, to individual playwriting.
Camren can be reached anytime at mtcamren@gmail.com

Mikaela Cordero

Mikaela is an emerging performer and playwright based in Toronto. She majors in Playwriting and Production Design at York University. Selected credits: If You Ask Me Film Shorts (Rendezvous With Madness/Workman Arts), Paniwala: Acts of Faith (Kultura x AGO Live), Apprentice Electrician (Ruby and the Well S1 - Shaftesbury/NABET), Quiet Revolution (AMY Project - Canadian Stage/Summerworks), GIRLS/GIRLS/BOYS (TIFF Jumpcuts), Distress Signals (Kid's Help Phone), Spring Moon (Mixed Theatre Company), Evita & Cabaret (Scarborough Music Theatre), One Song Glory (Musical Stage Company), Collapse (Carlos Bulosan Theatre Company), Sweet Charity (Mainstage Theatre Company). She is a recipient of the 2023 Ontario Arts Council Recommender Grant for Theatre Creators from Modern Times Stage Company for her new work, "Tokin' Asian". She has trained at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts in Dramatic Arts. In her spare time, she works as a figure skating coach.

Emilie Varga

Emilie Varga is a Canadian Drama and Creative Arts student from York University: Glendon Campus. She has worked in theatre both on stage and offstage for many years, and has recently delved into the world of Graphic and projection design. Her latest work has been with the French theatre of Toronto, as a graphic/assistant projections designer for the French adaptation of the one woman show "Crawlspace" by Karen Hines. You can find her on instagram at @emilievarga.

Khaled Eilouti

I'm Khaled. A carpenter by trade, I grew up in Saudi Arabia learning 3D modelling, video editing, and slowly collecting and learning various technical and artistic skills. Initially I volunteered for York U's theatre department, as my degree is in psychology, but quickly fell in love with the mixed and multimedia approach theatre and set design as a whole encourages.

Design Process

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Selected Work