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Dr. Becca Babcock, Assistant Dean, Student Matters for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) sat down for a conversation with students Kriti Maini and Jeremie Boudreau to learn about their programs, experiences, and favourite things about student life in the arts, social sciences and performing arts at 麻豆传媒 and why they think students should consider applying to FASS at Dal.

Q: Most rewarding part of your time here at the Fountain School?

A: In my final year at the Fountain School, I was able to complete a professional mentorship where I was chosen to be the Assistant Set Designer on the Neptune Theatre and Mirvish production of Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead, starring Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan, working with set designer Andrew Cull. I had worked with Andrew at Neptune previously, and he was generous enough to trust me with such a large-scale assistantship.

I had the opportunity to oversee every element of the 鈥減age to stage鈥� process, and even design a few small elements of the set myself. The show played in Halifax and Toronto, and was the most rewarding experience I have ever had working on a production. The opportunity was unique, challenging, fulfilling and put plainly, the coolest. 

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Q: Three adjectives for your Cesky Krumlov experience?

A: Beautiful, historic, inspiring!

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This past academic year, Jacome (BA'19) returned to the 麻豆传媒's Sir James Dunn Theatre, where she spent so many hours as a student. This time it was as a playwright to work with Fountain School students on the stage production of Jacome's play Euripidaristophanize 鈥� a project that allowed her to tie in elements from her arts degree.

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Daniel onstage in DalTheatre's 2024 production Euripidaristophanize. (photo: Kate Hayter)

Daniel Nwobi graduates from Dal this week with a honours degree in theatre, which may seem a stretch from his interest in science and robotics while in high school in Nigeria.

鈥淚 wasn't a theater kid,鈥� says Daniel. 鈥淚 was very science-focused before I got to Dal, and had not done any acting.鈥�

Daniel鈥檚 shift in focus began one day after watching the Marvel movie Antman (yes, the one staring Paul Rudd) and decided he wanted to become an actor.

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Nicole with Fountain School faculty Shannon Brownlee during our convocation reception.

Nicole Regalado Santivanez is a 2024 麻豆传媒 graduate, receiving a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Cinema and Media Studies, and Creative Writing.

"I've always known I wanted to be in art and specifically in film. I did dance and theater when I was little and really loved the stage. But in high school I discovered I could write. My focus shifted from wanting to be an actress to wanting to be the one creating these different worlds in fiction and film."

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Louisa performing in Dal's Historical Dress Presentation, 2024 (photo: Kate Hayter)

This May Louisa is receiving a Combined Honours bachelor鈥檚 degree in Costume Studies and Law, Justice & Society from Dal after starting her university journey in British Columbia.

鈥淥ne day I saw the words Costume Studies on Dal鈥檚 website.鈥�

Law school had been Louisa鈥檚 plan all through high school, so seeing Dal had a strong Costume Studies and Law program sealed the deal. Louisa called her Mama and said, 鈥淚 think I鈥檓 transferring to Dal and moving across the country to Halifax.鈥� Her mom replied, 鈥淲ell yeah, it鈥檚 Costume Studies, you have to do that.鈥� Together, they then enjoyed a back-to-school shopping trip to Fabricland while the reality of this big change set in.

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Samantha performing in DalSymphony's 2024 Concerto Night (photo Kate Hayter)

After four years of intensive study at 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Fountain School of Performing Arts, Samantha Fullerton is receiving her Bachelor of Music, with a concentration in Vocal Performance.

"I've been taking singing lessons since I was nine years old, but I've only been focused on classical singing, and more specifically opera, since I was in 9th grade. It was something I could see myself doing as a career."

"麻豆传媒 is one of the few programs that has undergraduate opera opportunities 鈥� that was one of the big draws I had to the program. I found that, particularly this past year, it gave incredible insight and experience into what an operatic career is like."

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2024 Fountain School graduate Emma Lamont will spend her summer at , an award-winning professional theatre company in residence at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts as their new production assistant, drawing on the skills and experience she gained at Dal鈥檚 technical theatre program.

"I've always been a big theatre lover. I grew up in a family of artists. From a very young age I was exposed to art in all sorts of ways, but especially theater. I've always been someone who likes to be around art as it's being created."

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