What if you could hire someone to pay penance for you? This is what The Apologist, the new play by Colleen Osborn aims to
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What if you could hire someone to pay penance for you? This is what The Apologist, the new play by Colleen Osborn aims to
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Monsters through the ages have been vilified for their unconventional appearances, but if you think Monsters ARE BEAUTIFUL, the Super Wonder Gallery hosts a party to celebrate all things Monsters. There will be paintings, sculptures and installations inspired by your most beloved Monsters!
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Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival (PIF) celebrates its 20th anniversary with a lineup including an eye towards the future, with a selection of cutting-edge filmmaking that reflects the globe through a dynamic range of voices and perspectives.
Below are my personal picks for this year’s festival… Always lots of interesting and thought-provoking films.
Rendezvous with Madness (RWM) celebrates its 27th edition from October 10 – 20, 2019. This year, RWM will showcase 14 feature film and short programs from around the globe, 4 live performance pieces, a visual arts exhibition, plus a new event, Laughter vs. The Universe – a one night only comedy showcase designed to remind us that sometimes laughter truly is the best medicine.
To get you organized, I list some of my top picks for this year’s festival. So go on, #GetMad: Join the Conversation.
Factory Theatre opened its latest season with Carmen Aguirre’s Broken Tailbone this past Thursday. This is a co-production with Nightswimming. A rare, intimate journey into the hidden world of Latinx dance halls in Canada, Broken Tailbone explores themes of politics, culture and sexuality through Aguirre’s moving and funny personal stories.
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The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) welcomes another visit from incoming Music Director Gustavo Gimeno this week, October 9, 10 & 12! Gimeno Conducts Daphnis et Chloé features four works by French and Russian composers that give the entire Orchestra the opportunity to shine.
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Aluna Theatre‘s CAMINOS 2019 returns to Toronto from October 3 – 13 at Aki Studio and Artscape Daniels Spectrum. This festival focuses on presenting new work by Pan-American, Indigenous and Latinx artists.
As there are many events vying for your attention this weekend, I’m giving you my picks of some of the shows to experience at this year’s festival.
The Goethe-Institut Toronto is presenting its October film series, Stronger Than Blood, featuring three outstanding and complex German gangster films over the last two decades. DEALER (1999) by Thomas Asan, CHIKO (2008) by Ozgur Yildirim, and STRONGER THAN BLOOD (2009) by Oliver Kienle.
Jutta Brendemühl, Goethe-Institut Toronto’s Program Curator, met with me to talk about current German cinema, selecting the films in this latest series, and much more.
The Alumnae Theatre Company opened its 102nd season with Wendy Wasserstein‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Heidi Chronicles. Over a span of 20 years, the titular character Heidi and her friends seek to achieve political, professional and personal fulfillment in a rapidly-changing world.
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TIFF always offers a good selection of short films. Realistically, I cannot watch all of them but herein I do share my thoughts on three shorts that truly captured my attention — It’s Nothing, The Physics Of Sorrow, and Now It’s The Time.
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