LA&PS Voices is York University's weekly lifestyle blog inspired by our vibrant LA&PS community. The blog offers thoughtfully written advice, resources, and opinions that centre around life as a LA&PS student- including the aspects of university life that don't always make it into the highlight reel. LA&PS Voices is written by students, for students, and is led by an editorial team committed to producing content rooted in our shared community. Check back every Wednesday for new articles!
The Magic of Community: Putting on VCP’s Kinky Boots
April 3, 2025
By Ani Teengs As a first-year student at York University who loves theatre but is not a theatre major, I was delighted to find out about Vanier College Productions (colloquially VCP), an extracurricular theatre company on campus. I went to auditions and found that there were many opportunities for students to be involved: from belting on stage to designing beautiful sets and plenty more. I have always loved performing in musicals, so when I was presented with the many productions put on at VCP (Show Choir, BIPOC Artist Hub, Vanier Improv Company, Dance Collective, a play, and a musical), I was immediately interested in this year’s musical: Kinky Boots. Over the past five months, I have spent at least two days a week with the wonderful cast of Kinky Boots, learning new dance skills in the dance studio, reciting lines in British accents on the stage, or piecing together enchanting ...
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Messages from our Editors
Hey Lions, welcome to LAPS Voices!
I am an editor of Voices and a third-year student working towards a degree in Professional Writing here at York. (Those of you from New College may also recognize me from the pages of the New Beat newsletter).
When people think of writing as a profession, the image of someone working alone in a dark, dingy room may come to mind. But that’s not all writing can be. In fact, I believe that written communication is often essential to making connections with those around us. Working on LAPS Voices has allowed me to truly feel like a part of our York community and I hope that this blog is a starting point for you to feel the same way. As an editor and content creator for LAPS Voices, I am dedicated to creating a space for our community to thrive. Showcasing your ideas and experiences is at the heart of this undertaking—so I invite you to reach out! Whether you read or contribute, I hope that Voices offers you an opportunity to connect with our LAPS community.
-India
Editor, LA&PS Voices
I am an editor of Voices, and a second-year student, pursuing a degree in Finance. I was born and raised in Panjab, and I am an avid reader, and I love to write and to play the guitar. I was a member of the editorial team in my school, and I am glad that I have found a similar thing at York as well!
Writing is an art, and like any other art, it is a way of transforming what one feels in one’s heart, into a form that can be witnessed by the world, and felt by every viewer. It is the flow of the feelings of one’s heart through his arms and fingers, onto a piece of paper (well, a computer screen too), so that others can find ways to understand what they may feel.
As an editor of the LAPS Voices, I wish to create a platform where we can be a voice for the York community, and for humanity, so that we can come together as one, hand in hand, in joy and sorrow, and live in harmony. I want this to be a platform where students from different walks of life, and different parts of the world can share their experiences and ideas, and for everyone to read and learn from, which will help us become the best versions of ourselves.
I invite the everyone to reach out to us, talk to us, discuss ideas with us, so that we can live up to our name, of being a voice for LAPS.
Akaal Sahai.
- Suhel Singh Randhawa
Editor, LA&PS Voices
Questions?
Contact our editor at imadsen1@yorku.ca for more information.