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Enjoy an aperitivo courtesy of The Campari Group with the Southern Italian world music supergroup Kalàscima and Italian-Canadian multiple folk award nominee Andrea Ramolo. This pre-concert meet-and-greet will give you an insight into southern Italy and its ancestral music, dance, and folklore.  Hear some ancient Mediterranean instruments up close and personal and learn a step […]

In this workshop, participants will learn about the traditional floral beadwork of the Métis people through dot art/bead art painting. Participants will be invited to create their own work of art either inspired by what they have learned or something that is important to them. 

Join the Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre and participate in exciting craft activities!

How does a comic book or graphic novel get made? How many different people work on one book? What’s the process for creating a story and turning it into a graphic novel? Writer Stephanie Cooke will take you on a creative adventure, delving into ideas around the narrative building, illustration and steps to publication as […]

Learn and grow as dancers and as leaders, develop the skills necessary to become advocates for ourselves and our communities.   

Try out circus activities, including aerial spinning hoops and trapeze.

Join Power Kids and make a print that celebrates the Humber River! Participants will use ink and water to create colourful monoprints of fish, birds, animals and the landscape of the Humber River to take in its significant cultural, recreational and natural values. Did you know that there are more than 50 species of fish […]

Facilitated by the Harbourfront Centre School Visits team, this art-making activity invites families and groups to create a musical instrument using simple materials and collaging techniques. Participants can consider the following questions: How can we use colour, shape and texture to create a personal musical instrument? Participants will design and build their tambourines using a […]

Facilitated by the Harbourfront Centre School Visits team, this art-making activity invites families and groups to design one creative response by exploring how we perceive colour, shape and texture in the land around us. Participants will consider the different elements of the land: sky, water and land. Participants can consider the following questions: How does […]

Noir Experience is a Black chef collective showcasing the cuisine of the Black diaspora, from the Caribbean to Africa. The collective partners with local businesses, artists and musicians to create unique culinary experiences.  Lentil sambusa is a childhood memory of Chef Asres. It’s an African version of the Indian samosa. Children will learn how to […]

Noir Experience is a Black chef collective showcasing the cuisine of the Black diaspora, from the Caribbean to Africa. The collective partners with local businesses, artists and musicians to create unique culinary experiences.  In this workshop, learn how to make Trinidadian doubles and how each ingredient’s history transports you to Trinidad.  

Noir Experience is a Black chef collective showcasing the cuisine of the Black diaspora, from the Caribbean to Africa. The collective partners with local businesses, artists and musicians to create unique culinary experiences.  This workshop is a one-hour cooking class for children learning the techniques of making a quiche florentine with plantain and garnish. Make […]

Specializing in Bollywood, hip hop, fusion, classical Indian dance and Bhangra, Broken Dance is back with its infectious choreography that fuses South Asian and Western-style dance. The Bollywood-style dance company was a finalist on Canada’s Got Talent. 

Be prepared to have some fun during this lively Japanese Yosakoi-style dance performance and demo presented by Sakuramai Toronto. Feel the energy and come dance along!   Yosakoi style dance originated in Kochi, Japan. It started in the 1950s after the war to revitalize the community. It brought unity and positivity to the community. Sakuramai […]

Dada Masilo leads participants through a chosen excerpt from her repertoire to experiment with various movement dynamics and touch upon her dynamic choreography’s musicality and elasticity. As part of the TORQUE dance season, choreographic workshops are offered to advanced dancers seeking a professional career or willing to extend their dance vocabulary.

When faced with challenges, giving up and making excuses is easy. But with the right mindset, anything is possible. That’s the philosophy behind No Excuses No Limits, a mantra by hip-hop performer Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli. He knows that an open mind allows you to find solutions to any situation, no matter how vulnerable or uncertain […]

This workshop will lead participants to explore an excerpt from the company’s repertoire and to experiment with the range of movement dynamics that Virginie is enthusiastic about dissecting. Through the chosen excerpt, participants will work on several skills, including musicality, attacks, elasticity, ferocity and release. Through rigorous and precise work, Virginie is above all interested […]

The workshop is a basic calypso composing exercise, using a series of rhyming couplets and repetition to tell a story in eight lines of poetry. The workshop leaders will be the well-known bandleader and entertainer Shak Shak, award-winning composer Roger “Rajiman” Gibbs and recording artist and educator Henry “King Cosmos” Gomez.    They will give the […]