Gradient is the latest album by the Jesse Dietschi Trio. The album is an opportunity to travel along a continuum between modern jazz and contemporary classical chamber music, adjusting position as they navigate compositions that blend these styles.
Terra Bruce Productions presents The Wild Rovers, a new musical inspired by the music and magic of the beloved Irish Rovers.
The Wild Rovers is a mad-cap adventure that sees a famed band whisked away to a fantastical land of Athunia, not to be confused with their sworn enemy, Ethunia (and yes, they are pronounced exactly the same). These fictional countries find themselves on the brink of war and the loveable, hard-working band must help them find a path to peace through song.
Colin Boyd Shafer is a Canadian documentary photographer and social sciences educator. I came to know Colin and his work through his previous projects, INTERLOVE which tells interfaith love stories in Ontario, and Cosmopolis Toronto, a project that features someone from every country of the world who now calls Toronto home.
His latest project, the hardcover book Finding American: Stories of Immigration from the 50 States has just been released by Figure 1 Publishing Inc.
Canadian-born musician James Carson, a gifted child piano prodigy and award-winning filmmaker, will premiere his visually rich and immersive musical documentary Cabin Music at Toronto’s Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival (PIF) this week.
Presented by The Theatre Centre, the 2023 edition of the Comedy Is Art Festival offers five nights of excellent comedy and good vibes curated by comedian and storyteller Liza Paul.
Below is a glimpse at festival offerings including stand-up, music, improv, and sketch. Plenty of ways to enjoy a good laugh.
The 24th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival kicks off in Toronto today! This year’s festival includes an Art Crawl, industry programming, parties, film screenings including sensory friendly ones accessible to all.
Here I list my picks of the film screenings, including feature and short films. Be sure to check one or all of them in person or virtually.
The 24th Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival (PIF) opens this week in Toronto. This year’s lineup is rich in stories from the frontlines of environmental protests, reconciliation efforts and the human impact of climate change.
Every year, PIF offers up some thougth provoking films this year. Below I give you my pick of five films to see at this year’s festival.
The highly anticipated Heart and Sole: The Dylan Kalambay Story documentary film directed by Michael Hamilton (CBC’s Anyone’s Game, Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash’s documentary Nash), produced by Game Seven Media (Netflix’s Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators) world premieres in Toronto this month.
Over the course of 4 days, a group of curious and thoughtful artists, filmmakers, critics, and academics engaging with Latin American artistic production in Canada will take part in the First Latin American Media Arts Symposium (LAMAS). The symposium aims to explore questions about how media arts spaces and institutions are or are not supporting the visibility of Latin American media arts and film in Canada. It will also explore the idea of how we can move forward through local and transnational collaboration.
LAMAS includes panel discussions, round tables, performances, and special collaborations with local arts organizations. The symposium is taking place on October 4-7, 2023 at the Friends House in Toronto.
