Director Michael Greyeyes shares his goals and inspiration around The Birds, a creative collaboration between theatre, dance, digital media and music students together with faculty members and guest artists in York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design.

AMPD’s rising young talent is engaged in all aspects of the show, from concept to execution on stage, backstage and behind the scenes. Students are mentored in designing and producing the play, choreographing, performing and directing, stage management and audience development. In bringing The Birds to life, AMPD’s emerging and established artists join forces to create a groundbreaking production of a seminal work of Canadian and Aboriginal theatre.

Shot and edited by Jason Jenkins of Going on Dreams, this video footage includes a Mask Building workshop lead by First Nations guest artist, master carver Mike Dangeli, clips of the student designers sharing their concepts for the show, and devising theatre workshops.