The Dome Theatre building is located downtown at 2000 rue Atwater, in downtown Montreal , in Quebec , in Canada . It is part of Dawson College .
55-504: The Dawson Professional Theater Program has greatly contributed to the affirmation and international recognition of its artists, directors and English-speaking support staff. In Montreal, the Dome Theater is a place for advanced training in the performing arts. His students and his theater teachers have greatly enriched cultural life in Montreal. The theater department at Dawson College offers
110-494: A collège classique (the forerunners of Quebec's college system ), Loyola began granting university degrees through Université Laval in 1903. The college moved into the present west-end campus on Sherbrooke Street West in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in 1916. The School of Sociology opened in 1918. Since Loyola College never became a chartered university, it did not have the ability to grant its own university degrees. In 1920,
165-551: A green space on Mackay Street was put on hold. Completed in 2009, the Quartier Concordia project was the result of an architectural competition held by Concordia in 2001, the winning designers of which were those at the architectural firm Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (KPMB) , in joint-venture with Fichten Soiferman et Associés Architectes. The project comprises a rehousing of three of Concordia's schools: Engineering, Computer Science (ENCS), Visual Arts (VA) and
220-496: A measure of friction. We look forward now to a new period of creative friction." The legal existence of Concordia dates from August 24, 1974. The integration of the various faculties of the two institutions into a coherent whole took several years. The five faculties of the new university were a combination of existing faculties and departments prior to the merger. There was a Faculty of Commerce, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Arts at Sir George Williams University. Additionally, there
275-429: A mission to develop and expand the quality of the downtown campus, and to revive the west end in Montreal. The university also acquired the historic Grey Nuns Mother House near its Sir George Williams Campus, for $ 18 million. Built in 1871, it would alone double the size of the current downtown campus. From 2007 to 2022, the university moved into the building in four separate phases. The large property will house
330-400: A professional actor covers a variety of actor techniques. The program notably includes training on the history of the theater, with reference to classical and contemporary texts. It also includes studio lessons on theater, improvisation, voice techniques, actor movements, dance, stage combat and camera games. This training brings students' skills development through performances in studios and on
385-617: A three-year theater program. Studio Productions are performed in Dome Theatre by students in their 2nd year of the Dawson Theatral Program. Major Productions are performed by students in their 3rd and final year of the Program. The Vendôme theater existed at 3990 Notre-Dame West, Montreal, until 1974, the year it was acquired by Dawson College as a rental facility. Then, this theatre was renamed "Dome Theatre". This downtown theater became
440-976: A year and a half to complete. Concordia has more than 400 undergraduate programs under the Faculty of Arts and Science, the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, the Faculty of Fine Arts and the John Molson School of Business. Students are normally enrolled in one of these faculties but may take courses from any of the others as part of their studies. Class sizes vary from 30 to 400 students. The School of Graduate Studies offers about 120 programs leading to master's and doctoral degrees, and graduate diplomas and certificates for professionals seeking to upgrade their knowledge and skills. Concordia Continuing Education offers university-level studies and training to those from diverse backgrounds and stages of life. Quartier Concordia Quartier Concordia
495-493: Is a non-sectarian and coeducational institution, with more than 254,000 alumni. The university is a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada , International Association of Universities , Canadian Association of Research Libraries , Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate , Canadian Bureau for International Education and Canadian University Press . The university's varsity teams, known as
550-559: Is a public English-language research university located in Montreal , Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University , Concordia is one of the three universities in Quebec where English is the primary language of instruction (the others being McGill and Bishop's ). As of the 2022–23 academic year, there were 49,898 students enrolled in credit and non-credit courses at Concordia, making
605-429: Is a neighbourhood redevelopment project centred on Concordia University 's Sir George Williams campus in downtown Montreal , Quebec , Canada . Bordered by Sherbrooke Street , Saint-Mathieu Street, René Lévesque Boulevard and Bishop Street , the district is designed to be a green urban campus that will improve the use and quality of public places and spaces, student life on campus and transportation. As part of
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#1733085457559660-430: Is known as the "Computer Centre Incident." Notably in spring 1968, six black West Indian students at Sir George Williams University accused a biology lecturer (later assistant professor) of racism. The complaint was lodged to the dean of students, Magnus Flynn. Dissatisfied with how the administration was handling their complaint, the students decided to make it a public issue in fall 1968. The students occupied and destroyed
715-658: The Jesuit Sacred Heart Convent. In 1896, Loyola College was established at the corner of Bleury Street and Saint Catherine Street , and it was named in honour of Ignatius of Loyola , founder of the Society of Jesus . On March 10, 1898, the institution was incorporated by the Government of Quebec and became a full-fledged college. The same year, following a fire, the college was relocated further west on Drummond Street , south of Saint Catherine Street. Although founded as
770-665: The Stingers , compete in the Quebec Student Sport Federation of U Sports . The roots of Concordia University’s founding institutions go back more than 120 years with the establishment of Loyola College in 1896 and Sir George Williams University in 1926. Loyola College traces its history to an English-language program at the Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal (today part of the Université du Québec à Montréal ) at
825-483: The collège classique education was replaced by humanistic education ( Liberal Arts College ) in 1940, and Loyola became a four-year institution. Theology and philosophy were taught to all students until 1972. In 1940, the Faculty of Science and the Department of Engineering were created. In addition to providing the same undergraduate programs as other colleges, the institution also offered innovative fields of study at
880-789: The Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex opened its doors on Saint Catherine Street West between Guy Street and Mackay Street . In September 2009, the university marked the opening of the new building for the John Molson School of Business . In September 2015, the university held a ribbon cutting for the District 3 Innovation Center 's new space on the sixth floor of Concordia's Faubourg Building. The university opened its interdisciplinary Applied Science Hub in 2020. The university has two campuses, set approximately 7 km (4 miles) apart: Sir George Williams Campus in
935-484: The FOFA Gallery, a primary venue for exhibiting works by faculty, students and alumni of the Faculty of Fine Arts. Concordia's Records Management and Archives stores official records of, or relating to, or people/activities connected with Concordia University and its two founding institutions. The collection consists of manuscripts, texts, photographs, audio-visual material and artifacts. In 2001, Concordia embarked on
990-475: The Faculty of Arts and Science, Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science as well as the District 3 Innovation Centre. Quartier Concordia is a neighbourhood redevelopment project centred around Concordia University's Sir George Williams Campus in downtown Montreal. Bordered by Sherbrooke Street to the north, Saint Mathieu Street to the west, René Lévesque Boulevard to the south and Bishop Street to
1045-748: The Faculty of Fine Arts and possibly the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, and other departments. Concordia Residence Life currently houses nearly 250 students each year in the Grey Nuns Building. The dorm rooms are among the largest in the country, as many of the rooms have been transformed from when the section of the Grey Nuns Building was occupied by the Grey Nuns. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2011. The Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex (EV Building) at Saint Catherine Street and Guy Street
1100-517: The Guy-Concordia Metro station. However, a project to create a green space on Mackay Street was put on hold. Concordia is led by its president and vice-chancellor (referred to as the president), provost and vice-presidents. The Board of Governors and the Senate manage the university's affairs and academic integrity. The president and the senior leadership ensure transparency and accountability of
1155-710: The Hall Building lobby. Starting in 1998, the university entered a major phase of expansion to meet its growing student enrolment. In August 2003, Concordia inaugurated the Richard J. Renaud Science Complex on the Loyola Campus. In 2005, the university launched a major urban redevelopment project in the neighbourhood surrounding the Sir George Williams Campus, known as the Quartier Concordia . That same year,
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#17330854575591210-786: The Hall Building's ninth floor computer lab after threatening to do so should the riot squad be called. The events forced the university to re-evaluate its policies, leading to the creation of the Ombuds Office and establishment of the University Regulations on Rights and Responsibilities in April 1971. (See Sir George Williams Affair ). Following several years of discussions and planning, Sir George Williams University merged with Loyola College to create Concordia University in 1974. Concordia provided students with representative student organizations and greater power over administrative decisions at
1265-586: The Joint Steering Committee. The Joint Committee of Representatives of the Board of Trustees of Loyola College and the Board of Governors of Sir George Williams University was formed in December 1971 and in fall 1972 produced a document outlining the basis of a university with two campuses. While the committee considered a number of possible models, including that of a loose federation, the solution finally adopted
1320-595: The Norris Building, in 1956. In 1959, the college requested that the Quebec legislature amend its university charter, changing its name to Sir George Williams University. It established a Centre for Human Relations and Community Studies in 1963. Sir George Williams continued to hold classes in the YMCA building until the construction of the Henry F. Hall Building in 1966. The university gained international attention in 1969 for what
1375-596: The Quebec Dramatic Art Federation. The program also includes information on artists' agents and their selection criteria; on the film and theatrical production industry in Montreal and Quebec. Generally, students and graduates of this theater program have a variety of career opportunities, including working with professional organizations hiring artists in theater, television, film, radio, and today on platforms digital. Concordia University Concordia University ( French : Université Concordia )
1430-480: The School of Graduate Studies. The respective faculties supervise the academic departments/institutes. For example, the Faculty of Art and Science oversees the Department of Applied Human Sciences and Simone de Beauvoir Institute. In the 2021–22 year, Concordia received $ 586.5 million in revenue . Fifty-two per cent of the university's revenue comes from grants of the Government of Quebec , which are given based on
1485-869: The Sir George Williams Campus and the Georges P. Vanier Library is located on the Loyola Campus. On September 2, 2014, the Library opened the Grey Nuns Reading Room, a silent study space for Concordia students located in the former Chapel of the Invention of the Holy Cross. The Concordia Library houses several special and unique collections including the Azrieli Holocaust Collection and the Irving Layton Collection. Most special collections are located in
1540-435: The Sir George Williams Campus moved to the new J.W. McConnell Building . The Norris Building was closed the same year. On August 24, 1992, Valery Fabrikant , a mechanical engineering professor, shot five colleagues , killing four, on the ninth floor of the Hall Building. Fabrikant was convicted of the murders and sentenced to life imprisonment. The university erected a memorial to the slain professors (four granite tables) in
1595-785: The Vanier Library. The Library also maintains the university's institutional repository, Spectrum. The Library is a member of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries. The Library also has partnerships with the Canadian Research Knowledge Network and the Data Liberation Initiative. Concordia's Henry F. Hall Building houses the Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery. Samuel Schecter, an art enthusiast and businessman, set up two funds in 1962 to be used for
1650-566: The administration. The administration is supervised by the Board of Governors and Senate. Under the Charter of Concordia University, the university's highest governing body is the Board of Governors, which has final authority over the affairs of the university. The Senate derives its authority from the Board of Governors. The university has four faculties — Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Fine Arts, Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science and John Molson School of Business — as well as
1705-507: The building was completed and opened in September 2009. The 15-story building now houses the John Molson School's about 9,100 full- and part-time students under the same roof for the first time. The departments of contemporary dance, theatre and music also moved into the new MB Building. It is connected to the EV Building by a tunnel under Guy Street. In April 2010, a 120-metre tunnel completed
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1760-483: The central physical plant of the Dawson Professional Theatre Program and the program's productions were presented there until 2007. In 2000, the first feasibility study for Phase V of Dawson theater extension project was initiated by Director General Patrick Woodsworth and Pierre Beaulieu, Director of Plant and Facilities. The initial proposal design provided 183 seats. After six years of studying
1815-536: The corner of Guy Street and De Maisonneuve Boulevard West, began in February 2007. At a ceremony at Concordia on October 30, 2006, the Quebec Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports , Jean-Marc Fournier , announced an investment of $ 60 million towards the construction of the new building. The government's $ 60 million represented about half of the total construction costs. Construction started on January 22, 2006, and
1870-469: The downtown core of Montreal, in an area known as Quartier Concordia (around the Guy–Concordia Metro station), and Loyola Campus in the residential west-end district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. They are connected by free shuttle-bus service for students, faculty and staff. Concordia University has three main library locations. The R. Howard Webster Library is located in the J.W. McConnell Building on
1925-423: The east, the district is designed to be a green urban campus that will improve the use and quality of public places and spaces, student life on campus and transportation. As part of the redesign, the small Norman Bethune Square was redesigned and enlarged. Sidewalks in the area were also widened, with additional trees. Since 2010, a tunnel links the university's Henry F. Hall and J.W. McConnell buildings with
1980-517: The ever-increasing number of foreign students. Obtaining a university charter was an important issue in the 1960s. Although many wanted Loyola College to become Loyola University, the Government of Quebec preferred to annex it to Sir George Williams University. Negotiations began in 1968 and ended with the creation of Concordia University on August 24, 1974. In 1851, the first YMCA in North America
2035-467: The institution became affiliated with Université de Montréal , which began granting its degrees instead of Université Laval. Memorial bronze honour roll plaques in the entrance hall near the administrative offices are dedicated to those from Loyola College who fought in the First World War, Second World War and Korean War. The inter-war period was marked by the shift of education in the institution,
2090-431: The merger for another year. On August 24, 1974, the Government of Quebec recognized the merger, thus creating Concordia University. The name was taken from the motto of the city of Montreal, Concordia salus (meaning "well-being through harmony"). "When you join together two lively institutions, each with its own philosophies and ways of doing things, each firmly dedicated to freedom of thought and speech, you must expect
2145-656: The new theater has 190 seats and the atrium 350 seats. In mid-November, when the award was announced, Prime Minister Jean Charest said: "This theater is the future of Dawson College to bring out the best talent in Quebec." In Montreal, the main academic establishments providing professional English language theatre training are: Concordia University , McGill University , National Theatre School of Canada , John Abbott College and Dawson College . These educational institutions in English theater in Montreal offer in particular: This Dawson College three-year training program to become
2200-570: The original YMCA in London, England, upon which the Montreal YMCA was based. In 1934, Sir George Williams College offered the first undergraduate credit course in adult education in Canada. Sir George Williams College received its university charter from the provincial government in 1948, though it remained the education arm of the Montreal YMCA. Sir George Williams expanded into its first standalone building,
2255-491: The project, the Quebec government announced in Mid-November 2006 $ 8.5 million for the construction of a new theater and the expansion of an atrium. The new construction which is adjacent to Dawson College, was completed in the summer of 2007. The total construction project which amounted to approximately $ 10.5 million, was subsidized under a Quebec-Canada agreement supporting linguistic minorities. Designed in an Elizabethan style,
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2310-496: The purchase of Canadian art at Sir George Williams University and at Loyola College (Montreal) . When Sir George Williams University and Loyola College merged to form Concordia in 1974, their respective art collections were also combined. The collection of the Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery consists of 1,800 paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs and videos, many of the works by 20th-century Canadian artists. Concordia's Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Complex houses
2365-522: The redesign, the small Norman Bethune Square has been redesigned and enlarged. Sidewalks in the area will also be widened, with additional trees. Within the area is Grey Nuns Motherhouse , a student residence. As of September 2010, a tunnel links the university's Hall and J.W. McConnell buildings with the Guy-Concordia metro station . The hallway was completed in Spring 2010. However, a project to create
2420-563: The stage of the new Dawson theater. The plays performed by the students and directed by the teachers of the theater department at Dawson College are presented to the public at the Dome Theater. The training program to become a professional actor include preparing graduates for the world of professional artists' work. They include in particular the definition of their offer of artist services, their online self-promotion (e.g. photos, voice recording or artistic demonstration), preparation for artistic contests or auditions such as general auditions for
2475-514: The student population. As of 2022, the university's foundation has $ 358.451 million in its endowment. In November 2017, Concordia launched the Campaign for Concordia. The campaign's original target was $ 250 million, since raised to $ 350 million. Its goal is to support the university's nine strategic directions that will advance Concordia's position as "Canada's next-generation university." In January 2018, Concordia President Alan Shepard reported that
2530-685: The time, such as exercise science and communication studies . Students could enrol in academic majors starting in 1953 and honours programs in 1958. Students graduating from Loyola could afterwards pursue graduate-level education in other universities, with a few earning Rhodes Scholarships . Starting in 1958, Loyola also began offering its first evening courses for students who were not able to go to school full-time. New courses were given in library science and faith community nursing . Since its creation, Loyola College had welcomed almost exclusively young English-speaking Catholic men as students. It became co-ed in 1959 and became less homogeneous with
2585-440: The two institutions. It was proposed, in 1969, to create a university federation that allowed students to take courses at both campuses without paying additional fees. There was also mention of a shuttle bus service linking the remote facilities 7 km (4.3 mi) apart. Criticized for the difficulties encountered by the cohesion of the various departments and faculties, this option was set aside, but not totally rejected by
2640-583: The underground connections of the Guy-Concordia Metro station with the Henry F. Hall Building and the J.W. McConnell Building. Concordia opened the Applied Science Hub on the Loyola Campus in December 2020. The $ 63.1-million state-of-the-art facility — built thanks to $ 36.7 million in support from the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec — was strategically designed to enable interdisciplinary collaboration and research between faculty and students in
2695-568: The university among the largest in Canada by enrollment. The university has two campuses, set approximately seven kilometres (four miles) apart: Sir George Williams Campus is the main campus, located in the Quartier Concordia neighbourhood of Downtown Montreal in the borough of Ville Marie ; and Loyola Campus in the residential district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce . With four faculties, a school of graduate studies and numerous colleges, centres and institutes, Concordia offers over 400 undergraduate and over 120 graduate programs and courses. Concordia
2750-452: The university had already reached "more than halfway" of its goal. As of 2023, the campaign is still ongoing. Students begin their university studies in September or, in some cases, in January or May. An undergraduate degree normally requires three or four years of full-time study, a master's one to three years, and a PhD at least four years. Diplomas and certificates usually take no longer than
2805-576: The university. In 1968, in the wake of the Parent Commission Report, which recommended the secularization of Quebec's educational system, the Government of Quebec asked Loyola College and Sir George Williams University to consider some form of union. The proposed merger was discussed by the Loyola-Sir George Williams Joint Steering Committee, a committee created to analyze all forms of possible mergers of
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#17330854575592860-454: Was a Faculty of Arts and Science at Loyola College. The Faculty of Engineering of both institutions had previously been combined. The Faculty of Fine Arts was created in 1976. The first phase of the combination of the Faculties of Arts and Science began in 1977 and ended in 1985. In the late 1980s, the Georges P. Vanier Library on the Loyola Campus was enlarged, while in 1992, the library on
2915-643: Was established on Ste. Helene Street in Old Montreal. Beginning in 1873, the YMCA offered evening classes to allow working people in the English-speaking community to pursue their education while working during the day. Sixty years later, the Montreal YMCA relocated to its current location on Stanley Street in Downtown Montreal . In 1926, the education program at the YMCA was reorganized as Sir George Williams College, named after George Williams , founder of
2970-553: Was opened in September 2005. The building is directly connected to the Guy–Concordia Metro station and also houses Le Gym, a facility of Concordia's Department of Recreation and Athletics. Across the street, the 100-year-old TD Canada Trust building was donated to Concordia in 2005 by the Toronto-Dominion Bank . Construction of the new John Molson Building (MB), the home of the John Molson School of Business located on
3025-525: Was that of an integrated institution, Concordia University, operating under the existing charter of Sir George Williams University. Following several revisions in November 1972, the document became the main plan of the proposed merger. It was accepted by both institutions, which began the process of consolidating their operations. In early 1973, the two institutions announced the merger would take place that fall. However, legal and administrative procedures delayed
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