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Dive into Ritmo Y Color, a diverse Latin American experience
Ritmo y Color showcases the cultural tapestry and vibrancy of today’s diverse Latin American communities. Now in its ninth edition, the festival features some incredible grooves from the likes of Chilean superstars Chico Trujillo, the Canadian debut of 3Ball MTY and Toronto singer Amanda Martinez among others. among others. To top it off, there’s mouth watering food (think Empanada Throwdown), family activities, tons of awesome Latin dance, workshops and more.
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SoundClash Music Award shortlist announced
Brace yourselves for the third annual Soundclash Music Awards coming to Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre July 12, 13 and 14.
The 2013 SoundClash Festival is sure to be a highlight of your summer. This live (local) music competition/festival is hosted annually by Harbourfront Centre to give independent artists’ within the GTA a chance to showcase their unique music to over 45,000 thousand people who stop by over the three-day festival. Applicants began applying on April 1 of this year in hopes of competing for the top spot. Over 200 applications were received and six lucky finalists were chosen to perform.
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Celebrate Canada Day weekend at Harbourfront Centre
Celebrate Canada’s 146th birthday with your family and friends and be apart of the numerous festivities happening during our Canada Day Weekend Celebrations (June 28 – July 1). We have fun outdoor concerts on the WestJet Stage, Redpath Stage and Canada Stage, high-energy dance events, Canadian-themed food, the official opening of the new Canada Square and, for the first time in over a decade, fireworks presented by OLG June 30th!
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Spend some time with singer/songwriter Oliver Pigott
The world was first introduced to Oliver Pigott when he was a finalist on Canadian Idol in 2008 with his brother, Sebastian, who were the first siblings in the show’s history to make it through to the finals. After the show finished up, the brothers collaborated together and released two albums as The Pigott Brothers. With a harmony-driven acoustic pop sound The Pigott Brothers haven’t stopped.
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The Tale of Harbourfront Centre: Your story will help us tell ours
Harbourfront Centre has been delivering high quality cultural programming for the past 40 years. From unforgettable concerts, lectures, exhibits to performances, hosting names like Celine Dion, Oscar Peterson, Spalding Gray, Philip Glass, Joni Mitchell, Peter Gabriel, Quincy Jones, Jim Carrey and many more. We’ve been a Toronto destination that has played a part in the lives of many of the cities residents.
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KAMP: Important, brave and stunning
Last night, Hotel Modern’s chilling depiction of a day in the life of Auschwitz during the Second World War, KAMP, began it’s five-show run at Harbourfront Centre. Using a scale model of the site and thousands of puppets, this performance is, as Phil Taylor put it, “brave in the telling and provocative.”
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Hotel Modern’s KAMP by Katie McMillan
I walked out of the theatre last night a ghost of myself. I had sat in my seat for as long as I could before understanding that I was blocking the aisles, but I would have remained sitting there all night if I were allowed. Once I was forced to stand, my body walked my brain to the lobby, out into the night, onto the subway, and home. I was wet before I realized it was raining. Everything that surrounded me as I walked towards the subway felt foggy, unclear, and it wasn’t just because I need to update my glasses prescription (which I do). People everywhere were oblivious to what I had just witnessed and it felt appropriate to hold that against them. You just don’t get it, I wanted to say to everyone I passed in the street that smiled or laughed to a friend.
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Ame Henderson has a lot to say about what we are saying
You’ve already heard World Stage artistic director Tina Rasmussen’s take on the genius of Ame Henderson and her upcoming performance, what we are saying.
“What’s really different about Ame’s approach is that she looks at choreography almost as a social experiment,” Tina said.
But what does Ame have to say about the work?
We recently sat down with Ame for a quick chat about the show, the philosophy behind it and why you definitely shouldn’t miss it!
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Ame Henderson/Public Recordings rehearse what we are saying on Toronto island
Ame Henderson/Public Recordings are bringing the innovative what we are saying to The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery as part of the 2013 World Stage season. Last week we joined Katie McMillan on a mid-day trip to Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts to catch a rehearsal of the piece. This world premiere runs May 22-25 and shouldn’t be missed. Looking for more info on the performance? Check …
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Sneaking a peek: Katie McMillan on Public Recordings’ latest world premiere
Last week I had the opportunity to catch a sneak-peek of the upcoming Public Recordings premiere of what we are saying. The work is complex and speaks to a number of relevant conversations regarding performance and social relationships in the here and now. What follows is just a few (of many) issues that this creation brings into focus.
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