The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre’s 6th annual Toronto Japanese Film Festival will be held from June 8 to 28 and features over 20 films including many International, North American and Canadian premieres. READ MORE
commonplacetheatre presents No Bombs on Mondays (or, the Dandelion Queen) at The Collective Space from June 1 – 10, 2017. The play, written by Devon Allen Jackson, is commonplacetheatre’s second production of their 2017 season where all of the shows have been written by emerging Canadian Playwrights.
To learn more about commonplacetheatre, their goals, and their upcoming show, Artistic Director Chantel Martin is featured in this 5 Questions With... series. READ MORE
Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival, the largest event of its kind in Canada, has a great selection of films in two of its most popular programming streams: Special Presentations and Icons. Toronto audiences can experience the best in queer cinema featuring immersive documentaries spotlighting real and remarkable LGBT figures. READ MORE
In Situational Anarchy, Graham Isador (Soulpepper Playwright’s Unit, VICE) shares stories about his teenage years spent on internet message boards, in strip mall record stores, and at concerts in basement and backrooms. Runner up for Outstanding Production at the 2016 Summerworks festival the show is about the growing pains of adolescence and the inevitable heartbreak of teenage conviction. READ MORE
The fourth edition of the RISER Project includes playwright and director Marilo Nuñez‘s El Retorno/I Return. READ MORE
Director Charles Officer‘s Unarmed Verses follows Francine Valentine, an intelligent and very observant 12-year-old who lives in Villaways, one of Toronto’s Community Housing complexes. READ MORE
With theatre season continuing in Toronto, it is time for another edition of this personally curated Theatre Crawl listing. The variety of shows currently on-stage include reinterpretations of Shakespeare, and also works based on Robert Munsch’s stories. READ MORE
Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company (EESDC) celebrates its 35th Anniversary with An Iconic Journey: A Celebration of 35 Years which runs Friday, May 5 to Sunday, May 7 at Fleck Dance Theatre as part of Harbourfront Centre’s NextSteps series.
Artistic Director Esmeralda Enrique founded her award-winning Esmeralda Spanish Dance Company as well as her school, the Academy of Spanish Dance, in 1982 in Toronto, and thus began her journey of cementing her reputation as Canada’s premiere flamenco artist. READ MORE
In their first-ever Canadian convention appearance together, the original cast members of iconic cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show will gather at this year’s Fan Expo Canada, the country’s largest pop culture convention. Fans can meet “Dr. Frank-N-Furter” (Tim Curry), “Eddie” (Meat Loaf), “Brad” (Barry Bostwick),“Magenta” (Patricia Quinn) and “Columbia” (Nell Campbell) at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre over Labour Day weekend August 31-September 3, 2017. READ MORE
Native Earth Performing Arts presents Niimi’iwe, their 2nd annual Indigenous Dance Double Bill. An Ojibwe word meaning “to host dance,” Niimi’iwe is a three-night dance series featuring contemporary Indigenous dance works – and a world premiere – from Thursday March 30 to Saturday April 1 in Aki Studio. READ MORE
