Since starting in 2016, Laura Nanni has been a driving force for change within the organization, and the artistic community as a whole, using her strategic vision to spearhead SummerWorks through a period of positivity and re-imagining. She has helped increased its reputation as a global leader in contemporary performance, and curated countless new works that continue to engage audiences, and nurture artistic creativity and innovation.

This year, SummerWorks Festival features a wide-range of powerful projects that invite audiences to get to know Toronto and each other again, and re-envision everyday public spaces.

Below, I list some festival offerings that you can partake in this week.

Circling Together
Dance / Music / Participatory
Amy Hull and the Laboratory for Artistic Intelligence
Venue: Outdoor – Ontario Place Trillium Park
AUGUST 10, 7:00 PM | 60 Minutes
Ticket Price: FREE

Ghosts Don’t Need Passports
ASL / Installation / Interdisciplinary
Teardrop Collective
Venue Native Earth’s Aki Studio Theatre
AUGUST 12, 5:00PM
AUGUST 13, 1:30PM
Ticket Price: $15, $25, $35

half n half
Music / Participatory / Theatre
PIECE OF MINE
Venue Daniels Spectrum – Ada Slaight Hall
AUGUST 11, 7:00 PM
AUGUST 12, 6:00 PM
AUGUST 13, 9:00 PM
Ticket Price: $15, $25, $35

Transfers
Interdisciplinary / Participatory
Lucy Rose Coren
Venue Sherbourne Bus
AUGUST 11, 4:00 PM
AUGUST 12, 7:30 PM
AUGUST 13, 12:00 PM
Ticket Price: $15, $25, $35
Ticket price does not include the cost of TTC fare.

I leave you with my interview with Laura Nanni who talks about this year’s festival, her upcoming departure from the festival, and much more.

For full details about Summerworks shows and ticketing info, please visit summerworks.ca.