York artists show off

Karolina Wisniewski
Staff writer
The interdisciplinary university” – York University has seized tight on this title and they aren’t letting go, but few of us stop to consider the significance of the claim implicit in that label. This idea of collaboration between disciplines promotes community and cooperation, and this is exactly what Train of Thought’s upcoming event, “We Show YU,” capitalizes on.
Train of Thought is a creative arts club at York headed by Kinny Saral, a fourth-year management and accounting student.

As Saral puts it, the aim of the club is to “unite all the different arts and faculties at York,” namely through collaborative artistic productions and projects. Saral founded Train of Thought (TOT) in 2009, and opened York’s chapter over the course of summer 2010.
Organized in conjunction with the Creative Arts Student Association (CASA), “We Show YU” is the first of Train of Thought’s projects. Having spent much of the first semester planning, fundraising and preparing for “We Show YU,” Saral, as well as everyone else involved, is greatly looking forward to TOT’s first event at York.
“We Show YU,” which will take place Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the Winter’s Dining Hall and Junior Common Room, is a multidisciplinary showcase of all the talent York’s fine arts department has to offer. A variety of performances will be presented, encompassing instrumental music, vocal music, spoken word, dance and film screenings. In addition, a number of visual art pieces will be installed around the space. A magician is even slated to perform with the audience prior to the start of the performance, ensuring that “We Show YU” will be interactive as well as entertaining.
If this impressive display of talent weren’t enough, “We Show YU” will also award a grand prize of $250 to the winning performance. The night’s judges will be a panel of specialists including the assistant curator of the Art Gallery of York University, Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot, and a member of the National Film Board of Canada, Gerry Flahive.
After months in the making, “We Show YU” is nearly upon us, and it promises to be an inspiring look at the remarkable talent to be found at York.
Preview ? “We Show YU” will include roughly 25 performances, according to Saral. Here’s a preview of just a few:
Film
“The Second Ending,” a short film about a young man trying to stay alive in a post-apocalyptic world will be screened. Director Justin Arjune describes it as an “amalgamation
of all the things I am interested in.”
Dance
A dance performance by Arshiya Bhan will fuse elements of hip-hop, belly-dancing and Bollywood. Bhan promises this multifaceted performance will give voice to her specific perception of dance.
Music
Munke Monroe, a band comprised of “five fairly uncommon individuals with an immense passion for music of all varieties,” will perform. Saral attests to their talent and energy, noting, “their music is passionate and electrifying.”
Visual art
Mike Jolly, a fourth-year studio major, is submitting a series of paintings and drawings that he describes as “the story of a man’s perfectly white world, and the black dot that changes it bit by bit.”