| N SI Cd e February 2008

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Douglas College

The Douglas College Newsletter | New Westminster Campus, David Lam Campus, Surrey Training Centre

Our doors are open!

 

The new Health Sciences Centre at the David Lam Campus will be featured at the Education Fair on May 1.
Visitors will travel between the two buildings, visiting displays, meeting instructors and students and taking part
in hands-on demonstrations.

 

Seduction and sex featured in count to 100

Carnal anti-war comedy

and vampiric seduction take
the stage as the Theatre and
Stagecraft Departments
count down to their historic
1ooth production. Lysistrata
(show 99) and Dracula (show
100) open in the Studio and
Performing Arts theatres this
March.

Lysistrata, opening March 7,
carries the warning that “this
play is all about sex and war. .
. and peace.” It’s a bawdy anti-
war comedy where the women
of warring states determine

to put an end to the conflict
by denying men the “pleasure
of their company” until they
agree to make peace.

“It may have been written
over 2,400 years ago” says

David Gordon Duke, Dean
of Language, Literature and
Performing Arts, “but it’s as
topical - and maybe even as
controversial - now as it was
when Aristophanes first staged
it.

»

In keeping with the Theatre
Department's policy of
looking at old plays in new
ways, Lysistrata will have only
one male actor. The female
cast members will play male
and female roles under the
direction of Thrasso Petras.

Dracula by Steven Dietz,
opening March ts, is based

on the original novel by Bram
Stoker. First published in 1897,
Dracula sits atop the horror
pyramid having spawned three
dozen movies, a multitude of

ballets and operas, and graphic
novels. It has never been

out of print and is currently
translated into 25 languages.

“Dracula lives in two

realms simultaneously: the
tremendously theatrical world
of story-telling and metaphor
as well as the intimately real
world of human psychology,”
says director Allan Lysell.
“He doesn’t just represent
something terrifying; he
personifies terror. This
production is sexy and scary
and may be the perfect first-
date play.”

For more details on
Lysistrata and Dracula,
see douglascollege.ca/st or
contact Angela Hubert at

604-527-5723.

 

PD Day

Amelia Douglas Gallery.

Richard Bocking

Avril Orloff

Barbolet

Andrews

 

The 4th Douglas

— don’t miss it!

Registration is now open for PD Day! Daytime
classes are cancelled; buffet lunch is courtesy of
the President's Office. Make your workshop choices
soon as seating is limited.

On February 13 your day begins with a continental
breakfast in the Performing Arts Theatre foyer at

the New Westminster Campus at 8am and ends at
3:45pm with an improvisational theatre performance
by Rock. Paper. Scissors., and a reception in the

The theme this year is Stewardship & Sustainability,
and the keynote speakers are William Rees on “Our
Ecological Footprint” and Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
on “Fostering Sustainable Communities”.

Concurrent Sessions are:
¢ Sustainability of our Water Resources -

¢ World Café Conversation on Stewardship of
Resources at Douglas - Doug Hamilton and

¢ Greening our College Communities - Jonathan
Cote and Fin Donnelly
¢ The Politics of your Dinner Plate - Herb

¢ Sustainability within the Curriculum - Alice
Cassidy and Yona Sipos

¢ Remembering to Play: Building Engaging Work
Environments - Vince Gowmon

¢ Building a Neighbourhood Community for the
Well being of People and the Planet - Cecile

¢ BounceBack Ability - Guy Pilch
¢ Promoting a Better Path for Aboriginal Children
& Youth - Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond

To register online go to www.development.douglas.
y bc.ca/register.html. To register by phone call local
9 5440.

 

 

Aboriginal Reconciliation speakers series starts this month

‘This semester, Douglas
College will host a series

of talks on Aboriginal
Reconciliation -
understanding and redressing
the hardships endured by
Aboriginal people throughout
BC's history. Four speakers
will address issues such as land
claims, treaties, health care,
aboriginal education, and BC
history.

“The series will cover
important aspects of the
experiences of Aboriginal
people in British Columbia,”
says Tad Mcllwraith,
Anthropology instructor.
“It’s important to explore
why and how the process of
reconciliation is relevant to
creating a new relationship,
and we want College
students to participate in the

provincial dialogue about
reconciliation, aboriginal
issues, and history.”

‘The talks are jointly sponsored
by Aboriginal Student Services
and the Anthropology
Department. “We want to
raise awareness on campus of
aboriginal issues among the
general college community,”
says led James, Dean of
Student Development. “We're

very excited by the calibre of
speakers who are agreeing to
participate.”

‘The series kicks off on
‘Tuesday, February 26 with
opening remarks by the
Honourable Steven L. Point,
Lieutenant Governor of
British Columbia and a panel
that includes Chief Rhonda
Larrabee of the Qaygayt First

Nations.

This event is free and open

to the public and takes place
at 2:30pm in the Performing
Arts Theatre at the New
Westminster Campus. Classes
are encouraged to attend;
please call Aboriginal Student
Services at 604-527-5565 or
email seaweedd@douglas.
be.ca to pre-book seating.