World Stage | September 08 - May 09
World Stage Performances

2009

February
Shakuntala

Shakuntala

With exquisite costumes, enthralling music, a multicultural cast and dazzling choreography, Shakuntala is one of the world’s oldest love stories.

THEATRETORONTO
That Night Follows Day

That Night Follows Day

Created by revolutionary artist Tim Etchells, and featuring a cast of 16 children between the ages of 8 and 14.

THEATREBELGIUM
Dance Marathon

Dance Marathon

An interactive, duration-based performance event inspired by the physically gruelling spectator sport of Depression-Era North America.

MULTIDISCIPLINARYCANADA/US
Tshepang

Tshepang

Lara Foot-Newton’s haunting and uplifting masterpiece of redemption.

THEATRESOUTH AFRICA
March
Grupo Corpo

Grupo Corpo
presented by Brookfield Asset Management

Known for its sexy physicality and dramatic visual flair, Toronto’s favourite dance troupe returns!

DANCEBRAZIL
Blind Date

Blind Date

A thrilling, saucy, heart-breaking ride… Not unlike the game of love itself.

THEATRETORONTO
April
AfterImage

AfterImage

Set in a mining town, AfterImage revolves around a family created and devastated by an accidental electrocution and unexpected adoption.

THEATREST. JOHNS
Make Me Stop Smoking: A Presentation of Ideas Under Study

Make Me Stop Smoking: A Presentation of Ideas Under Study

Merging notions of documentary practice within the context of theatre, Rabih Mroué travels through a history and landscape of Lebanon.

MULTIDISCIPLINARYLEBANON
May
Of All the People in All the World

Of All the People in All the World
presented by SIEMENS

Using 15 tonnes of rice, this company brings local, national and global statistics to startling and powerful life.  FREE!

MULTIDISCIPLINARYUK
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The Cleansing of Constance Brown

The Cleansing of Constance Brown

A beautiful , visually-charged piece of theatre.

THEATREUK

Past Performances (2008)

September
25

25

Premiere Dance Theatre turns 25 years young with a spectacular dance extravaganza featuring 25 dancers. All for $25!

DANCETORONTO
Blue Note

Blue Note

A voyeuristic theatrical installation threading together the dynamics of singing with the shape of loss.

MULTIDISCIPLINARYTORONTO
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October
The Spaghetti Western Orchestra

Spaghetti Western Orchestra

A crazy quintet playing the music
and hilarious sound effects of
iconic Italian “spaghetti western” music-maker Ennio Morricone.

MULTIDISCIPLINARYAUSTRALIA
Rankefod

Rankefod

Kitt Johnson returns with a solo performance in celebration of the origin of the species.

DANCEDENMARK
November
Hospitality 3: Individualism Was a Mistake

Hospitality 3: Individualism Was a Mistake

Jacob Wren and PME-ART lead an exciting underground movement in theatre and have amassed a huge following in Europe.

MULTIDISCIPLINARYMONTREAL
La Pornographie des âmes (Bare Naked Souls)

La Pornographie des âmes (Bare Naked Souls)

Dave St-Pierre sweeps you along in a sparkling, grand spectacle in which few taboos are left untouched.

DANCEMONTREAL
Lost Action

Lost Action

International superstar choreo- grapher Crystal Pite investigates the metaphoric implications of movement and dance.

DANCEVANCOUVER
December
The Invisible

The Invisible

Marie Brassard returns to Toronto with a theatrical exploration of the double and of otherness.

MULTIDISCIPLINARYMONTREAL

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