A person with a Raven mask and cloak holding their hands to their face.

Raven Mother

An embodied narrative to honour the late Elder Margaret Harris

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Man tap dancing against a dark background.

Restorative Culture

Toronto International Tap Dance Festival opens with a screening of Restorative Culture, a 2021 film project produced by Tap Love Tour Productions and curated by Travis Knights. The documentary explores the journey of local Indigenous tap dancer Johnathan Morin. It will be followed by a Q&A and a lovely live performance featuring Jonathan and a […]

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Two women in black and white against a pink background with the CN Tower.

Sounds And Pressure: Reggae In A Foreign Land 

At the height of the golden age of reggae, some of Jamaica’s brightest stars left their homeland behind to shine their light in an unlikely hub of Caribbean creativity: Toronto.   Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land follows the journeys of these icons. This captivating five-part anthology series takes you from Kingston to Kensington […]

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Woman holding a metal try of objects walking in the dark.

Stories At Dusk

Two film screenings featuring feature-length films examining cultural influences and social implications of multiple aspects of Caribbean life, home and abroad. The two films featured are Pressure, a 1975 film directed by Horace Ové, and A State of Madness, a 2020 film directed by Leticia Tonos. 

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Man singing in front of a group of people in an apartment.

Tiny’s Session @ Island Soul

Tiny’s Session is a space for young and emerging artists to practice performance while sharing the love of their craft with an intimate audience. A multi-genre travelling showcase of new music and comedy, Tiny’s Session has produced living room, condo, rooftop and cafe shows in multiples cities across North America and Africa. Think Tiny Desk […]

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An outdoor art performance in front of a crowd with a bubble and purple lights.

La bulle 

La bulle, designed for any public outdoor space and fun for all ages, is the latest inventive theatre performance from CORPUS and a two-time Dora Mavor Awards nominee. The “stage,” a one-of-a-kind bubble tent, offers audiences a glimpse into the world of its quirky inhabitant, Pierrot, living, dancing, miming and drawing as he tries to […]

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A female artist painting a portrait of a woman in a dimly lit room.

Performative Painting: LOOK PAINT REPEAT + International Passport Paintings 

The exhibition covers a range of works from the last five years, addressing the world’s many challenges, particularly in the United States, where Wittenbols currently resides.  During the pandemic, Wittenbols situated her own artworks in her garden or studio and painted them from observation. She views these “paintings of paintings” as a memento mori or […]

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Fefe Dobson and Tyler Shaw.

Tyler Shaw And Fefe Dobson

JUNO nominated multi-platinum pop artist Tyler Shaw makes his debut at Harbourfront Centre with an outdoor performance on our Concert Stage. As one of Canada’s best pop music talents, Shaw has opened for massive international artists like Shawn Mendes and Alessia Cara, toured with Selena Gomez and played for former presidents and prime ministers. This […]

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Yassama

Yassama And The Beaded Calabash 

Created especially for young children, Yassama and the Beaded Calabash is the story of a young girl who, with the help of the old Baobab tree, saves her village from drought and delivers a powerful lesson about the importance of respecting and honouring Mother Earth.   Rooted in African oral tradition, acclaimed artist Lua Shayenne invites […]

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