Art Matters displays student art

Art Matters, Concordia’s multidisciplinary student-run art festival concluded its third edition on March 21. One of the final events was “digitize” a dance/multimedia party at the Musée d’art contemporain.

The annual festival showcases art by Concordia students in various departments of the university. Left, student Ali Barzegar ponders an exhibit at the VAV Gallery.

We Won't Pay: Theatre students

We Won’ t Pay! We Won’t Pay! will be the final play of the season performed by students in ConcordiaÕs Theatre Department. The political farce was written by Nobel Prize winner Darius Fo and will be directed by Lib Spry.

Fo has a reputation for social criticism. This play is influenced by commedia dellÕarte, vaudeville and street theatre.

A group of theatre design students led by Concordia theatre design alumnus and instructor Raymond Marius Boucher, is taking advantage of the run to raise funds for an upcoming trip to Prague, Czech Republic.

They will auction off student art from April 4-13, to raise funds for the trip to Prague. The paintings will be displayed in the lobby of the D.B. Clarke Theatre, which will open for viewing one hour before and after each performance of We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay! Bid forms with starting bid prices will be posted next to each painting. Bidders must verify if theirs was the highest and pay by April 18.

Boucher and his students plan to participate in the Canadian Student Exhibit at the Prague Quadrennial, the foremost international convention of theatre scenography, from June 12-29, 2003. The students plan to synthesize their experiences into a project when they return and present it in local schools and to other groups.

They will organize additional fundraising events in the weeks leading up to the Prague Quad-riennal, including a concert at Le Swimming on April 10. Also, raffle tickets are being sold at the Theatre Department office, 7315 Terrebonne, room 102 for $2 each or 6 tickets for $10. The winner will have her house cleaned.

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Iranian students celebrate New Year

Iranian students at Concordia celebrated their national new year, Norouz, on March 20. To mark the festival, the Iranian Students’ Association set up a colourful display in the mezzanine. To the left is the Haft Seen, a traditional arrangement of seven items, all of which start with the Farsi letter Seen (S). On the far left are painted eggs, which represent fertility. The dish in the foreground on the left contains dried fruit native to Iran. The coins (sekkeh) beneath represent prosperity. In the background, lentils (sabzeh) grow as a symbol of rebirth. The candles represent enlightenment and happiness.