Theatre Direct Canada presents Forward March Festival 2024 this weekend. This free, two-day festival invites children between 7- to 12-years-old to experience three brand-new plays curated and created especially for them. All plays are performed with ASL interpretation or, for plays in ASL, with voiceover in English.
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The Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) in partnership with Association des théâtres francophones du Canada (AFTC) celebrate today’s World Theatre Day with award-winning theatre artist Jani Lauzon’s message to Canadians.
“We got a taste of life without these moments over the last few years. We stayed home, we isolated as we were told to do. And now we are faced with a choice; be complacent or rally together to ensure that our ability to be together, learning about each other, remains an important part of our lives,” says Lauzon, award-winning theatre artist and 2024 Canadian Ambassador for World Theatre Day.
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Created and directed by award-winning comedienne Lindsay Mullan (Second City Mainstage Toronto), and featuring Glenys Marshall (Ottawa-based variety show Small Fish) and Mei Miyazawa (Pachinko, Apple TV+), TEASE is a multi-faceted theatrical experience that entertains with humour and sex appeal while drawing audiences in with its underlying heartfelt message.
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Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend PodCamp Toronto 2024 (PodCampTO) – Canada’s largest and longest running two day digital media unconference. This year, the event was held at George Brown College School of Media and Performing Arts in Toronto.
Fellow arts and culture writer and podcaster, Sammy Younan of My Summer Lair has shared details about the event on his social media over the years. This was my first year attending PodCampTO and it was nice to meet and catch up with Sammy at the event… so much so, that we decided to chat about our highlights from PodCampTO and other fun stuff.
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Toronto Union brings us Black Dreams and Aspirations, a free publicly accessible art exhibition co-curated with MakeRoom Inc. featuring special guest artist Yasin Osman. The exhibit is sponsored by TD Bank Group (TD).
Black Dreams and Aspirations started with an open call for artists to address the question: What does it mean to dream while Black? Union’s programming team, TD’s Art Curator, MakeRoom Inc. and guest judges James Yeboah and Shuraine Otto-Olak, selected twelve artists for a two-part exhibition series that explores themes of community, self-possession, connection to the past, creativity, and the power of imagination.
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The first mainstage presentation of Toronto Dance Theatre’s (TDT) 23/24 season, a Winter Double Bill of pieces created by Fran Chudnoff (a dance maker, video artist, photographer) and Andrew Tay (artistic director at TDT).
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Harbourfront Centre’s KUUMBA 2024, Toronto’s largest and longest-running Black Futures Month festival, returns with a stacked line up in February 2024.
Below I list a few highlights of the various events at the festival which I hope you check out all month long.
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Musician turned dog trainer, Tim Almeida CPDT-KA / FDM, takes center stage at the 2024 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah in January with the debut of his captivating project, Dog Spelled Backwards. The social impact film and content series features Tim, as an expert trainer, the lovable dogs he trains within the shelter system, and the dedicated, compelling personalities among the shelter workforce.
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Returning with my In The City series with a personally curated list of events as part of my birthday-celebration of life week. I am starting with Part 1 as there are many events and suggestions I’d like to share with you all.
As always, you will notice some local favourites. I am also listing some theatre and music events that are budget friendly and not mainstream. We may not make it to all of these events, but we can certainly try!
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Presented by Show One Productions, Slava’s Snowshow returns to Toronto for the first time since 2018. The scruffy, charming troupe of clowns will take audiences on a spellbinding adventure, unleashing good-humored chaos amidst enchanting, contemplative moments before roaring to its legendary finale. Audiences of all ages will enjoy the production which is a charming show for the holiday season.
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