Series Season: 2022

The series of workshops will take inspiration from the environment and allow participants to explore various art materials in a fun way. They will learn basic art techniques through demonstration, modeling and self-exploration. Get crafty! 

Danger & dad jokes! Lucky’s show is a “real metal, real sharp!” juggling comedy show for all ages. His ‘hair-raising’ show fuses timeless & modern street theatre with juggling, physical comedy, cigar box manipulation, crowd interaction, and a THRILLING knife juggling finale while standing on boots-of-nails! 

Visitors of all abilities and all ages are invited to join a super fun drop-in dance workshop!  Bust a Move Dance (BAMD) is a leading dance company for children, teens and adults with disabilities. They work with students of all ages and abilities. Classes focus on using dance as a vehicle for social and emotional […]

Inspired by Hiwa K’s artwork My Father’s Colour Periods exhibition at the Power Plant, participants will use clear acetate and colour sharpies to make a coloured film on top of a black and white image. 

The National Ballet of Canada and four guest companies light up the Concert Stage at Harbourfront Centre with an exciting repertoire selection.  Two mixed programs will feature excerpts from Chroma by Wayne McGregor, Christopher Wheeldon’s After the Rain, pas de deux from Swan Lake, directed and staged by Karen Kain, new CreativAction Micro-Commissions from Natasha Powell and Ethan Colangelo as well as new works from four […]

Join us for an opportunity to hear dance artists share their creative processes and how they work. Guest companies Holla Jazz, Rock Bottom Movement, Samantha Sutherland and Tanveer Alam will host interactive conversations that provide a window into their dance forms, sharing excerpts of their specific choreography.  

Local dance artists will share free dance classes, fun for the entire family! The free classes are drop-in and will vary from tap to Kathak and jazz to contemporary dance. 

Inspired by the New York Times article that made famous the “36 Questions that lead to love.” This exhibit aims to foster closeness between the participant, the city of Toronto, and one another.  We invite you to answer all questions, or only the ones that speak to you. Get deep, have fun, and be brutally […]

”Creativity is a miracle that only exists when you know how to share it. Our studio is a special place where this miracle happens every day.”  RPBW For several months, Francesca Molteni and her documentary team had access to one of the most important architectural firms in the world. While inside the Renzo Piano Building […]

Woven Spaces – Woven Forms is a technical weaving exploration of the triple weave technique, which allows a weaver to create multiple planes of fabric simultaneously as they weave on the loom. I am interested in how this technique can be applied to speculative architecture and other three-dimensional forms by intersecting these layers with one […]

Brad Turner typifies the artistic concept of flow or “being in the zone”. It’s about focus and complete absorption in the process – full engagement of embodied knowledge and letting the material lead the way.  Turner is a maker with superb talent. He has an innate understanding of glass and exploits its characteristics to maximum […]

Patrycja Zwierzynska is a self-described process artist. In this current body of work, the material’s characteristics guide her, determining how her hands manipulate and form a series of unique organic forms. The individual elements of the neckpieces could be regarded as beads. The image of beads running through her fingers as she creates each individual […]

The Organization of Calypso Performing Artistes (OCPA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1981 by a group of community-based individuals who saw the need for an umbrella group to guide the growth and development of the calypso art form in Toronto and across Canada. Its mandate is to promote storytelling, political and social commentary and […]

Singing love, life and justice songs, Jamaican-born Ammoye delivers a reggae sound that fuses old-school rocksteady dancehall and dubstep with gospel, soul and R&B. With her infectious voice and messages of empowerment, the five-time JUNO nominee is a lightworker and self-declared soul rebel.   Ammoye’s forthcoming 13-track album Water features a who’s who of the contemporary […]

See one of Canada’s warships – Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Glace Bay! This 181ft Royal Canadian Navy coastal patrol vessel is docking along the waterfront to give people an opportunity to experience an important part of Canada’s maritime history. Launched in 1996, the HMCS Glace Bay vessel served in the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian […]

Dance is back! Dance Ontario presents DanceWeekend’22: a 3-day celebration of performances, films, panels and workshops! Featuring 300+ talented dance artists and a diversity of dance styles. Among the exciting programming will be exclusive world premieres of Creative Partnership Commissions by Zachary Seto and Patrick Parson. Experience an event that reflects the diversity and beauty of our dance […]

Canada-Israel Cultural Foundation is pleased to present Avinoam Silverman Dance premiere of Waiting for the Fall. This contemporary ballet double bill featuring In Between and the new work Waiting for the Fall will excite, move and inspire all who see it!  In Between explores what happens to us when we leave our roots behind — what […]

Bringing together celebrated chefs from Canada and the Nordic Region – and in celebration of Sustainable Gastronomy Day – this talk focuses on the significance of food localism. How can it promote sustainability in the high-end world of culinary arts and eliminating food insecurity in underrepresented communities?

RIGHT? You know it’s a fete anytime Exco Levi hits the stage! Five time JUNO award winning reggae artist Levi will have you on your feet the whole time! Big ups for opener 13-year-old reggae prodigy Kairo McLean, reigning JUNO Reggae Recording of the Year winner. Big bro and little bro, big night for Island […]

JUNO nominated saxophonist Jesse Ryan brings a blending of jazz and Afro-Caribbean musical tradition to our Stage-in-the-Park. Smooth!

Led by Wendy Jones, Pan Fantasy Steelband has performed throughout Canada and the United States. The band has participated in the Caribana Parade for 26 years, copping top honours. They have also participated in the Pan Alive Competition, taking top place and runner-up positions over the past 13 years.

The Arsenals take to the Concert Stage with their big ska sound, headed by Dizzy Minott, followed by JUNO nominated reggae icon Jay Douglas & The All Stars accompanied by JUNO winner Nana McLean and DJ Lord Sassafrass.