Celebrating their 25th Anniversary, Cirque Éloize brings their latest sensation Hotel to Toronto from February 6 – 16, 2019.
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The Bentway Skate Trail will be open for the winter season beginning Friday, December 21 at 12 noon. Expect icy conditions under the Gardiner!
Distinctly, uniquely Indigenous works by eighteen talented artists, artisans and designers will be showcased and available for sale in Toronto at the 4th annual Indigenous & Ingenious: Show & Sale on November 17-18, 2018. Featured artists, diverse in their artistic expressions, both traditional and contemporary, all have a commitment to excellence, pride in their Indigenous heritage, and enthusiasm about sharing their culture through their art.
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The Secret Sessions returns this month with Ghostbusters – The Movie Experience. This slime filled 80s adventure will bring to life the iconic film. Audience members will be transported to New York City in 1984 for a chance to visit Ghostbusters headquarters and meet the four men who are saving the city from paranormal activity. READ MORE
Ranging from features to docs, shorts to animation, drama to comedy, the experimental to international festival highlights from Berlin, Leipzig or Oberhausen, the Goethe-Institut Toronto’s Goethe Films series, curated by Jutta Brendemühl, offers film lovers the opportunity to see a top selection of German contemporary arthouse film. READ MORE
Conchi León is a renowned playwright, actorand director from Yucatán, México. She is the founder of the Sa’as Tún Theatre Company. Her artistic career has been marked by the development of texts and testimonial montages that rescue the memory, tradition and customs of the Mayan culture, with a special focus on women.
This year, her latest work Del Manantial del Corazón (The Spring of the Heart) opens the RUTAS International Multi Arts Festival. To learn more about León and her work, I had the privilege of asking her a few questions. READ MORE
A long overdue In The City listing to let you know of some great events starting TONIGHT in Toronto. Read on! READ MORE
Ryerson University’s annual Social Justice Week Mandela ECI Lecture has always managed to capture the imagination of a wide variety of Torontonians by keeping its finger on the pulse of timely, topical issues tied to race, culture, and the African diaspora. This free event takes place Wednesday, October 25 at Ryerson University.
This year’s Mandela ECI Lecture Black Be/longing: At the crossroads of art, culture, and human rights will spotlight one of Canada’s most important contemporary writers and revolutionary thinkers, M. NourbeSe Philip. READ MORE
Starting this week, the Ontario Science Centre’s new fall speaker series Great Conversations promises to engage us in important topics. From the need for climate change action to the search for extraterrestrial life, this provocative four-part speaker series brings leading global experts to Toronto audiences to share thoughts, ideas and perspectives on a range of critical issues.
Great Conversations launches its journey of discussion, debate and discovery with inaugural speaker David Suzuki this Thursday, September 21 at 7:30 p.m. READ MORE
The InspiraTO festival kicks off its 12th season from June 1st – 10th, and will take over Toronto’s historic Alumnae Theatre over nine days. The festival will showcase the work of 24 writers from across the globe. The plays, which made the very competitive cut out of over 450 submissions, address what it means to ‘grow up’. READ MORE
