What’s On Calendar
August 20–26, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
12:00pm 6:00pm
Bringing together artists and practices that create and engage tools to effect change and reconsider social behaviour, Tools for Conviviality includes works that are interactive as well as mechanisms towards self-help, political shifts, ritual devices, potential weapons, and means for critique.
Event run: June 30 – August 26, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
12:00pm 6:00pm
Bringing together artists and practices that create and engage tools to effect change and reconsider social behaviour, Tools for Conviviality includes works that are interactive as well as mechanisms towards self-help, political shifts, ritual devices, potential weapons, and means for critique.
Event run: June 30 – August 26, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
8:40pm
The tale of Oakland Athletic's general manager, Billy Beane, who fought against all odds to put together a team of unlikely heroes.
Event run: August 22, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
12:00pm 6:00pm
Bringing together artists and practices that create and engage tools to effect change and reconsider social behaviour, Tools for Conviviality includes works that are interactive as well as mechanisms towards self-help, political shifts, ritual devices, potential weapons, and means for critique.
Event run: June 30 – August 26, 2012
Dancing on the Pier: Swing and Cha-Cha
Thursday, August 23, 2012
7:00pm 9:00pm
Dancing on the Pier is a social dancer's dream come true!
Event run: July 12 – August 23, 2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
12:00pm 6:00pm
Bringing together artists and practices that create and engage tools to effect change and reconsider social behaviour, Tools for Conviviality includes works that are interactive as well as mechanisms towards self-help, political shifts, ritual devices, potential weapons, and means for critique.
Event run: June 30 – August 26, 2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
6:15pm 7:00pm
After a successful debut of the Taiwanese Prince at the 2011 edition of TAIWANfest, this group of dancers has once again taken the Taiwanese traditional element and incorporated it into their newest and hippest moves.
Event run: August 24–26, 2012
Saturday, August 25, 2012
12:00pm 8:00pm
Bringing together artists and practices that create and engage tools to effect change and reconsider social behaviour, Tools for Conviviality includes works that are interactive as well as mechanisms towards self-help, political shifts, ritual devices, potential weapons, and means for critique.
Event run: June 30 – August 26, 2012
Saturday, August 25, 2012
1:00pm10:30pm
The lives of Taiwanese people from many perspectives are presented through the lenses of seven documentaries.
Event run: August 25–26, 2012
Rose, Rose, I Love You featuring the Line Dancers of Metro Square
Saturday, August 25, 2012
2:00pm 3:00pm
Get ready to sway with the Line Dancers of Metro Square as they celebrate the life of Feng Fei Fei, also known as The Queen of Hats, with a series of her songs in their newest line dances.
Event run: August 25, 2012
Tijimur Dance Theatre presents Kurakuraw
Saturday, August 25, 2012
3:00pm
Inspired by Paiwan traditions, Tijimur Dance Theatre is one of Taiwan’s most exciting indigenous contemporary dance companies.
Event run: August 25, 2012
Daydreamers+ featuring Dance Works
Saturday, August 25, 2012
4:30pm 5:30pm
This Taiwanese tap dancing group has successfully turned tap dancing into one of the most beloved dances in Taiwan.
Event run: August 25–26, 2012
Sunday, August 26, 2012
12:00pm 8:00pm
Bringing together artists and practices that create and engage tools to effect change and reconsider social behaviour, Tools for Conviviality includes works that are interactive as well as mechanisms towards self-help, political shifts, ritual devices, potential weapons, and means for critique.
Event run: June 30 – August 26, 2012
Sunday, August 26, 2012
12:15pm 1:00pm
After a successful debut of the Taiwanese Prince at the 2011 edition of TAIWANfest, this group of dancers has once again taken the Taiwanese traditional element and incorporated it into their newest and hippest moves.
Event run: August 24–26, 2012
FROM THE ARCHIVES / Fern Bayer
Sunday, August 26, 2012
2:00pm
Fern Bayer is an independent curator and art historian, who will discuss the exhibition From Sea to Shining Sea (1987).
Event run: August 26, 2012
Sunday, August 26, 2012
2:00pm 5:00pm
The lives of Taiwanese people from many perspectives are presented through the lenses of seven documentaries.
Event run: August 25–26, 2012
Daydreamers+ featuring Dance Works
Sunday, August 26, 2012
5:00pm 6:00pm
This Taiwanese tap dancing group has successfully turned tap dancing into one of the most beloved dances in Taiwan.
Event run: August 25–26, 2012
Sunday, August 26, 2012
5:00pm 6:00pm
Composed of veteran mariachi musicians from the GTA , Mariachi Fuego offers a refreshing twist to all their performances while maintaining a high degree of respect in their execution of traditional mariachi repertoire.
Event run: August 4–26, 2012
For details inquire at the Info Desk or call 416-973-4000.