What’s On Calendar
April 2012
Free Skating on the Natrel Rink
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Sunday, April 1, 2012
10:00am 10:30am
A century separates the accounts of two pregnant teens: a tapestry of personal and historical stories. Featuring storyteller Harriet Xanthakos.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
10:00am 11:00am
Well-known playground singing games like "Ring Around the Rosie" receive The Backseat Balladeer treatment during this examination of rhymes and chants of Canadian youth.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
10:00am 4:00pm
Take advantage of our lounge area for festival attendees.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
11:00am 12:00pm
Storytellers recite the same fairytale in three different languages. Featuring readings by Mariella Bertelli, Rico Rodriguez, Erol Boran (pictured).
Sunday, April 1, 2012
11:30am 1:30pm
Students from the new Storytelling Toronto course "Storytelling II: Further Explorations" share stories as they traverse the Canadian landscape.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
11:30am 12:30pm
For over 30 years Aubrey Davis has told stories to people of all ages. Don’t miss out on your chance to hear one of his tales.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
12:30pm 1:30pm
For Robert Seven-Crows the sharing of stories and legends, with the sound of traditional songs, drum and guitar, is a way to share the wealth and the tradition of his roots.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
1:00pm 2:00pm
Queers in your Ears returns with a set of exciting stories about the intersection between queerness and being Canadian. Featuring storytellers Jeffrey Canton, Clare Nobbs (pictured) and Ricardo Rodriguez.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
1:00pm 1:30pm
A 17th-century Indian love story about tragedy and loss. Featuring Summi Siddiqui.
All About Miss Lou: What's Your Story?
Sunday, April 1, 2012
2:00pm
Miss Lou's Room is animated with volunteer storytellers bringing their passion for the spoken word with stories from diverse cultural traditions.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
2:00pm 3:30pm
Because God Loves Stories is a storyteller's perspective on politics, fishing, and fatherhood. Featuring storyteller Dan Yashinsky.
SUNDAY SCENE / Meghan Sutherland
Sunday, April 1, 2012
2:00pm
Meghan Sutherland is Associate Professor of Cinema and Visual Studies at the University of Toronto and she will respond to the current exhibitions at The Power Plant.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
2:30pm 3:30pm
Come and enjoy this traditional Korean storytelling experience. Featuring storyteller Seung Ah Kim.
All About Miss Lou: What's Your Story?
Sunday, April 1, 2012
3:00pm
Miss Lou's Room is animated with volunteer storytellers bringing their passion for the spoken word with stories from diverse cultural traditions.
POWER KIDS / Make a Memory Map
Sunday, April 1, 2012
3:00pm 5:00pm
Motivated by artist Kerry Tribe’s exhibition currently on view at The Power Plant, this workshop will give participants the chance to make their own creative map based on short personal narratives.
Legless Stocking: Canadian Eh?
Sunday, April 1, 2012
4:00pm 6:30pm
The Legless Stocking Company combines various art forms along with the ancient art of storytelling to explore different themes and ideas. Featuring performances by Lorne Brown, Jim Blake, Ivan Coyote, and Itah Sadu.
IN CONVERSATION / Luis Jacob & Barbara Fischer
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
7:00pm
Barbara Fischer, Curator at The Power Plant from 1988–90, engages in a conversation with a Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist Luis Jacob, who was included in The Power Plant exhibitions in 2008-09 and 2006.
FROM THE ARCHIVES / Chen Tamir on Mike Kelley and Paul McCarthy
Sunday, April 8, 2012
2:00pm
Chen Tamir will discuss The Power Plant exhibition Mike Kelley and Paul McCarthy: Collaborative Works (2000) as part of The Power Plant's 25th anniversary programming.
Authors at Harbourfront Centre: Heather Birrell, John Boyne, Yejide Kilanko
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
7:30pm 9:00pm
Readings by Heather Birrell (Mad Hope), John Boyne (The Absolutist), Yejide Kilanko (Daughters Who Walk This Path).
SUNDAY SCENE / Ahlia Moussa & Jessica Simas
Sunday, April 15, 2012
2:00pm
Ahlia Moussa and Jessica Simas are both Curatorial Interns at The Power Plant who will respond to the current exhibitions.
LECTURE + LIVE / Kerry Tribe: Critical Mass
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
7:00pm
Unfortunately, the live performance of Critical Mass is CANCELLED. Instead, artist Kerry Tribe will give a FREE lecture about her practice and the current exhibition Kerry Tribe: Speak, Memory, and Tribe will also present compelling video documentation of Critical Mass.
Human Rights Watch Book Series
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
7:30pm 9:00pm
Featuring a conversation about women’s rights in the world today with Rosemary McCarney of Plan International's Canadian operations, author Erna Paris, and Minky Worden of Human Rights Watch.
FROM THE ARCHIVES / Matthew Hyland & Gabrielle Moser on Andrea Bowers
Sunday, April 22, 2012
2:00pm
Former Curatorial Interns Matthew Hyland and Gabrielle Moser will discuss The Power Plant exhibition Andrea Bowers: The Weight of Relevance (2007–08) as part of The Power Plant's 25th anniversary programming.
IN CONVERSATION / FASTWÜRMS & Philip Monk
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
7:00pm
Philip Monk, former Curator at The Power Plant from 1995-2004, engages in a conversation with FASTWÜRMS, a Creemore-based duo of artists who has been included in The Power Plant exhibitions in 2010 and 1997.
Authors at Harbourfront Centre: Sadie Jones, Owen Laukkanen, Liza Marklund
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
7:30pm 9:00pm
Readings by Sadie Jones (The Uninvited Guests), Owen Laukkanen (The Professionals), Liza Marklund (Vanished).
Saturday, April 28, 2012
2:00pm 9:30pm
Experience a "Soul Journey to Bulgaria," featuring a unique blend of traditional Bulgarian culture and modern artistic expression. Co-produced by Bulgarian Arts Festival.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
2:00pm
Brian Price is Associate Professor of Film and Visual Studies at the University of Toronto who will respond to the current exhibitions at The Power Plant.
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