Series Season: 2023

ZOOOM Test
Inspired by the iconic children’s book Harold and The Purple Crayon, ZOOOM is a story about a child who makes sense of their world through art with music, lasers and projections for a heartfelt and immersive performance. ZOOOM begins at home or in the classroom, as we invite our audience to “bring a piece of […]
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Family Portrait
Experience the beauty of family life through Family Portrait, an interactive video installation work. This 40-minute theatrical experience captures Barrowland Ballet’s Artistic Director and her three children in striking cinematography and choreography, showcasing candid, natural moments in Scotland’s landscapes and seasons. Through their interactions and stories, you’ll get to know each character intimately, with a […]
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Everyone Can Dance
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 […]
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Pinocchio
What is it to be a human being? What is the difference between right and wrong? What is the meaning of love? Revisit this classic tale with Teater Patrasket’s new version of Carlo Collodi’s well-known story about the puppet who has to learn to become human and his dangerous journey in a world full of […]
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Lemon Bucket Orkestra
Join the world-touring Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Toronto’s original guerrilla-folk super band, for an exhilarating twelve-piece concert and parade! Experience their genre-bending Klezmer, Gypsy, and Party Punk styles mixed into raucous performances, taking you on a legendary tour through the Balkans and beyond. Get ready to dance your socks off and party with LBO as they […]
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Bees
Bees is an interactive piece on the hive of activity as three human-sized bees work to create a colony alongside children who transform into bees as they play. The bees are fascinating, strange and beautiful creatures, traversing invisible pathways and mapping delicate patterns across the festival grounds. Inspired by their mysterious life and work, this re-imagining […]
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ZOOOM
Inspired by the iconic children’s book Harold and The Purple Crayon, ZOOOM is a story about a child who makes sense of their world through art with music, lasers and projections for a heartfelt and immersive performance. ZOOOM begins at home or in the classroom, as we invite our audience to “bring a piece of […]
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A Simple Space
Seven acrobats push their physical limits in a mesmerizing show full of live percussion, where the audience surrounds the stage and is invited to participate. A Simple Space introduces the raw reality of physical performance coupled with intimate personal narratives. Gravity & Other Myths is supported as an organization by Arts South Australia. Gravity & Other […]
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Hollywood Jade Presents: DIVA
DIVA is a celebration of the quintessential foundation of classic Drag: impersonation! DIVA is a fully curated and choreographed show of outstanding drag artists who embody the lyrics, likeness, mannerisms, costumes, hair and makeup of the classic DIVA they are impersonating. The Divas (or Divos) portrayed are legends with recognizable and enjoyable anthems that appeal […]
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The Love. Affair.
Sean Jones’ first performance at Harbourfront Centre will be a Valentine’s Day weekend special! Alongside several notable guest performers and backed by his stellar ten-piece band, Jones will deliver a night of both classic and original long songs that will leave the audience romantically inspired. For the Afterparty Affair, you are invited to an exclusive […]
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Black Ice
Winner of the Toronto International Film Festival’s prestigious 2022 People’s Choice Documentary Award, Black Ice is an incisive, urgent documentary that examines the history of anti-Black racism in hockey, from the segregated leagues of the 19th century to professional leagues today, where Black athletes continue to struggle against bigotry, despite their contributions to the history […]
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When Sisters Speak
When Sisters Speak is North America’s largest and longest-running showcase of Black, female, spoken word artists. Beautifully raw and uncensored, When Sisters Speak is a celebration of the experiences of Black women, featuring Canadian and American poets sharing the stage and their stories. Founded in 2000, When Sisters Speak continues to be curated, produced, and […]
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Letters to My Future Self
Presented by Kuumba and JAYU, Letters to My Future Self is a prompt dedicated to highlighting Black futures and all their possibilities. So often during Black History Month, we center the trauma Black folks have experienced, losing sight of the stories we have yet to write. In each letter, ten artists will explore their questions, […]
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The Sacrifice
With The Sacrifice, choreographer Dada Masilo explores the minimalism and animality of Tswana dance in relation to Igor Stravinsky’s musical work, The Rite of Spring. For the choreographer, who grew up in South Africa in a Xhosa environment, the question is not only to do as usual and mix different dance genres but to set […]
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Homelands
Homelands is a multimedia performance created by Kaha:wi Dance Theatre. Braiding earthy and cinematic media, sound design and performance, Homelands places Yethi’nihstenha (many womxn) within the homelands and waters of Kahnyen’kehàka territory / enhsenonhstate’ of upper state New York and around Ohswé:ken (Six Nations of the Grand River). Onkwehón:we (people of the way of forever) have […]
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Les corps avalés
Springing from an extraordinary union between classical music, performed live by the Molinari Quartet, and contemporary dance, Les corps avalés is a moving human odyssey that reveals Virginie Brunelle’s sensitive intelligence and great musicality in all its luminous power. Against a backdrop of resilience and hope, Les corps avalés explores power relations, inequalities and social […]
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